Wudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTraffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.nyc.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down13cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
arrow-up1180arrow-down1external-linkTraffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.nyc.streetsblog.orgWudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square99fedilinkcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIf the goal is to reduce speeding, road design plays more of a factor more than cameras. A fine means that it’s a revenue grab.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoThat’s correct, but cameras still work and are cheaper/easier to install than rebuilding the streets.
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBut they’re not a solution to poor road planning. It’s like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound.
minus-squareSenal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoCauterisation with extremely hot metal works to seal a wound (and as far as upfront costs go, is cheaper). Doesn’t mean modern medical care isn’t the preference.
If the goal is to reduce speeding, road design plays more of a factor more than cameras.
A fine means that it’s a revenue grab.
That’s correct, but cameras still work and are cheaper/easier to install than rebuilding the streets.
But they’re not a solution to poor road planning. It’s like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound.
Cauterisation with extremely hot metal works to seal a wound (and as far as upfront costs go, is cheaper).
Doesn’t mean modern medical care isn’t the preference.