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I completely agree with you and yes it's a constant struggle against drivers and politicians catering to them to get anything that's even remotely pedestrian friendly.
The other person out of curiosity did ask the reasoning behind it and i can give one, even though it's from a positive perspective which isn't that accurate for the reason why those cameras have been implement. That doesn't mean that i support it, in every response iv said how those cameras have become the worst ways to control traffic, but i can't deny the beneficial effect of traffic cameras. Those do work, with a huge cost to privacy.
I've just seen too many drivers slowing down to speed limit when a map says a traffic camera is coming up. Same on intersections, it reduces how many drivers try to slip over when it's "orange"(just turned red). Similar around police (excluding the corruption argument), people start to behave better. So imminent threat of a punishment does have a positive, even if limited, effect.
And I can get the screw at least partway in if the dildo has a simulated dick hole I can squeeze it with and screw it in with, but relying on individual non-experts who are given no resources or expertise and just punishing them for not spontaneously coordinating while discouraging communication and putting a little Hobbesian wedge in there isn't a good or sane system, you don't get good results, you spend lots of resources.
Even philosophically; do we think people are hitting kids on their way out of school busses on purpose? Do we teach and refine best practices for avoiding accidental child murder? Or do we just threaten people who don't do the thing and punish them when they don't live up to our standards?
And crucially, it gives you a lot of latitude to abuse and violate people. Which is the actual goal of every single one of these systems. The dead kids are just an acceptable cost.