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In response to "I don't have the time to get into a big discussion on this today. Summary is I know I'm in the minority on this but we should have more of them in US -- nm" by Strongbad

The big problem (it seems to me, as an outsider) is that people don't trust the enforcement.

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Jul 31 '20, 09:36

It's seen as a revenue raiser by both drivers and cities, not as a safety measure.

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If the enforcement is faulty, that is one thing. But speed limits are valid everywhere, not only where cameras are installed. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 09:40 1
- Speed limits are valid everywhere, but the risks of not complying with them are different in different places. - Roger More Jul 31, 09:52
This is how the red light cameras have been around us also. It doesn't seem to reduce accidents either as people would get into accidents slamming - oblique Jul 31, 09:38
Yes, just like shoplifting prevention equipment in commercial businesses can be seen as a revenue raiser -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 09:38 2
- Yes, it's exactly like that. - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 31, 09:53 1
  - I warned you I'd be in the minority. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 12:46

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