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Doug Ford banned speed cameras. The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after the ban. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit. (feddit.uk)
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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

or there is a large number of unsafe drivers who only stopped in the presence of cameras, and who went right back to unsafe driving without issue

...thus proving the effectiveness of cameras...

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Only if you have cameras on literally every road. No substantial action is being taken, so they go right back to dangerous driving as soon as they aren't on-camera, as this graph seems to indicate.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    You don't have stop lights at literally every intersection. You're being foolish.

    The point of speed cameras isn't to stop you from speeding, it's to stop innocent people from getting fucking slaughtered. We can put up with you speeding where the risks are relatively low.

    Jesus fucking christ, it's like you people are going out of your way to find the stupidest takes. I think on some level, that's exactly what you're actually doing, because you simply don't want to draw the obvious and correct conclusions.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    The point of speed cameras isn't to stop you from speeding, it's to stop innocent people from getting fucking slaughtered.

    If speeding isn't a meaningful measure for safety, why are we enforcing the current limits? If it is, why are we allowing drivers to consistantly drive over those speeds?

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