Comment on There you go little guy

• Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If that were the case, they would be hidden.

  They are a deterrent for speeding most of all.

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  • remotedev@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The ones around here, everyone just slows down getting to that intersection, and then picks up speed again after crossing through

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    • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That’s the main purpose of that cams. Slow drivers on strategic spots that have more chances of accidents.

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      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        That does make sense. Never thought of it that way.

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• Nurgus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In the UK (Where the op picture is) the police cannot collect the revenue from cameras and other fines. It all goes to the gov so the cops have zero financial incentive to install speed cameras.

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  • SSJMarx@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    money goes to the government

    cops get their money from the government

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    • Nurgus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yes but they get the same amount regardless of the fines. The police see no direct financial connection.

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      • SSJMarx@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Unless the police are an entirely independent organization, they can still receive orders from the top directing them to seek out fines even if they’re not the ones who directly benefit.

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• LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20927736/

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• Evotech@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  cochrane.org/…/INJ_do-speed-cameras-reduce-road-t…

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  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    More crashes and deaths means less cars and people.

    Double win for the environment.

    Environmentalists should be encouraging speeding and drink driving.

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    • Morphit@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You know the person who had the greatest positive impact on the environment on this planet? Genghis Khan, because he massacred forty million people.

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      • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I have a treat for you

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    • Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Leans into the window

      You think y’all can get this thing home?

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• NENathaniel@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  heraldnet.com/…/after-traffic-cameras-went-in-eve…

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