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[+] -6 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Another way to say it, is that they haven't installed enough average speed cameras.

If you install a few of those, suddenly drivers do manage to keep to the speed limit.

The US system is stupid. Most drivers drive too fast and overestimate their driving capabilities.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    Designing a street so that people naturally drive a given speed is a pretty well-solved problem and you don't have to expand the surveillance state to do it. Also it usually makes the road more pleasant for everyone!

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Cool create perverse incentives that do nothing to physically stop a car from barreling down a residential street, but also generate tax revenue so now the government is further discouraged from fixing the problem of a car barreling down a residential street, lest they lose revenue. Good job!

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