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Are there any implementations of camera based traffic safety networks that are actually kind of good, in terms of privacy, responsible data handling, and effectiveness?
Radar traps. They only snap a picture if someone is going above the speed limit, in a wrong lane (e.g. bus lane) or over a red light.
Any arguments against them are usually analogous to sugar companies opposing a sugar tax because it would lead to poor grammy being unable to afford to sweeten her morning coffee anymore.
yeah I still can't believe these got banned in Ontario. so much more effective and safe in school zones than speed bumps or artificial lane narrowing
although fines should have been raised, like all vehicle fines, to a % of income/wealth
and I will admit that I don't know how you ensure that they don't become like Flock
No and none of us should have to live with cameras constantly pointed at us.
I live in a place with a lot of traffic violence, and there's negligible enforcement. I'm looking for a practical way to keep drivers accountable and reduce the violence.
I think cameras on the intersections have to be part of that strategy. I'm inclined to believe a responsible implementation is possible, and I'd like to see more discussion of what that could look like.
You seem to be falling into the quicksand of trying to fix the symptom of one societal ill by introducing another one with its own bad symptoms.
Consider that the problem you have is not "we gotta stop the bad guys", but instead "we gotta stop what makes guys do bad things".
Ok what makes drivers unsafe and unaccountable?
"We gotta stop what makes guys do bad things": lol wtf kinda ignorant ass comment is this
And the people who upvoted it are about as smart
What about a dashcam?
If I'm crossing the street and get mowed down in a hit and run, the car's dash cam footage probably won't be found.
What about a brick?