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Photo radar is becoming increasingly common. That doesn’t make it any less infuriating (archive.is)
submitted 1 year ago by miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/44712264

These up-eds usually complain that photo radar would be fine if the radar worked properly. This one doesn't even do that. It just complains that speed limits aren't fair and now drivers have to change their behavior. jfc

It is true that drivers can avoid such tickets by sticking to the posted speed limits, but it is also true that drivers are hardly ever expected to strictly observe those limits.

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It’s like the generally accepted contract between drivers and police – just drive at a reasonable speed and you’ll be fine – has been broken.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-photo-radar-is-becoming-increasingly-common-that-doesnt-make-it-any/

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[–] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is wrong. They only trigger when a driver exceeds the often already unsafe speed limit.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Policing through some kind of surveillance?

Weird how that makes my statement incorrect apparently.

[–] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is no surveillance of people that do not drive like lunatics. I can't grasp how you are not getting it.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you HavE NoThIn tO HiDe ,whYs iT maTtEr?!

Fucking braindead take. It's still more surveillance. They probably have the cams feeding Palantir for facial recognition for ICE and whatever else is coming with these techno fascist fucks.

[–] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It's not "nothing to hide" but "they're not even looking" mate. Data sharing between surveillance agencies" is a whole different and an order of magnitude more important story, no disagreement there. Photo radar is quite good in terms of data minimization since it only triggers when an infraction is detected. It can be (and in many places, is) modified to black out the passenger's side. How else do you think speed limits should be enforced?