Did you know that many of the companies that serve these cameras are data collection firms that sell the data they collect, often to governments for the purpose of tracking people wherever they go. But yeah I guess this the only way we can get people to slow down.
Its just a modern tech version of the “speed traps” used by small towns all over the country since speed laws first came into existence. They’ll slap a “25MPH” sign on a 55MPH road just outside of town and have a cop sitting there to fine each and every driver who doesn’t know about it already. These have been so abused for years that some towns’ entire revenue streams come from these traps.
That other user’s ideas can only work in a world where everything is done in good faith. In our world, everything that can be abused for personal gain will be, so ideas and rules need to account for that to help balance things out.
Did you know that many of the companies that serve these cameras are data collection firms that sell the data they collect, often to governments for the purpose of tracking people wherever they go. But yeah I guess this the only way we can get people to slow down.
Rest of the world: speed cameras work
Americans: nuuuh, they are the devil…
Not the cameras are the problem, the American way is the problem.
And I’m sure they never give bad tickets to the wrong driver or someone not actually speeding.
Its just a modern tech version of the “speed traps” used by small towns all over the country since speed laws first came into existence. They’ll slap a “25MPH” sign on a 55MPH road just outside of town and have a cop sitting there to fine each and every driver who doesn’t know about it already. These have been so abused for years that some towns’ entire revenue streams come from these traps.
That other user’s ideas can only work in a world where everything is done in good faith. In our world, everything that can be abused for personal gain will be, so ideas and rules need to account for that to help balance things out.