Wudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoTraffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.nyc.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1758arrow-down13
arrow-up1755arrow-down1external-linkTraffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.nyc.streetsblog.orgWudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·7 hours agoIf the goal is to reduce speeding, road design plays more of a factor more than cameras. A fine means that it’s a revenue grab.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·7 hours agoThat’s correct, but cameras still work and are cheaper/easier to install than rebuilding the streets.
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 hours agoBut they’re not a solution to poor road planning. It’s like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 hours agodeleted by creator
If the goal is to reduce speeding, road design plays more of a factor more than cameras.
A fine means that it’s a revenue grab.
That’s correct, but cameras still work and are cheaper/easier to install than rebuilding the streets.
But they’re not a solution to poor road planning. It’s like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound.
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