cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/44712264

These up-eds usually complain that photo radar would be fine if the radar worked properly. This one doesn’t even do that. It just complains that speed limits aren’t fair and now drivers have to change their behavior. jfc

It is true that drivers can avoid such tickets by sticking to the posted speed limits, but it is also true that drivers are hardly ever expected to strictly observe those limits.

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It’s like the generally accepted contract between drivers and police – just drive at a reasonable speed and you’ll be fine – has been broken.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-photo-radar-is-becoming-increasingly-common-that-doesnt-make-it-any/

  • @mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
    31•11 days ago

    Suddenly there’s no accounting for the flow of traffic, the time of day, the weather conditions, any of that.

    what a fucking stupid line

    The maximum is set for good weather and visibility. you are allowed to go up to that speed at any time, you already have all that excess buffer over what might actually be reasonable for the conditions you are driving in at that time.

    Yes, lots of roads have inappropriately low speed limits. other ones have inappropriately high speed limits. this is nothing to do with the speed camera, and saying that it is is addressing the wrong thing. address the root cause - road design and the signed speed limit.