If it’s catching that many violations then, regardless of the absolute trigger threshold, any sane city authority would start the cameras at a very high threshold and gradually reduce it. Having people start driving exactly at the speed limit, while many are still expecting to go significantly faster, will cause more accidents and avoidable road rage.
Give people time to adapt, be clear about what’s happening, and it will still bring speeds down.
Of course, not as much in ticket revenues. Then again, a sensible country would not allow police forces to keep fines, because that’s fucking insane.
I hated driving through the Chicago area because that’s how they do this and I had out-of-state plates, making me more likely to catch the attention of traffic cops.
They weren’t in Ontario. And it pissed people off so much there was a huge backlash and they got taken down. If they had just upped the trigger it would have been good.
What’s the trigger threshold?
I know technically 1 mph over the limit is illegal, but somehow as a society it’s become the standard to go 5-10 over, at least where I am.
If it’s catching that many violations then, regardless of the absolute trigger threshold, any sane city authority would start the cameras at a very high threshold and gradually reduce it. Having people start driving exactly at the speed limit, while many are still expecting to go significantly faster, will cause more accidents and avoidable road rage.
Give people time to adapt, be clear about what’s happening, and it will still bring speeds down.
Of course, not as much in ticket revenues. Then again, a sensible country would not allow police forces to keep fines, because that’s fucking insane.
flashback to Alt 90 in Houston with a 65 MPH speed limit but if you aren’t going 85, you’ll cause an accident
I hated driving through the Chicago area because that’s how they do this and I had out-of-state plates, making me more likely to catch the attention of traffic cops.
Typically they are set well above the speed limit.
They weren’t in Ontario. And it pissed people off so much there was a huge backlash and they got taken down. If they had just upped the trigger it would have been good.