Re:The War on Waze
by bsder on Thursday April 26, 2018 @02:33AM
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> Look at how speed cameras and red light cameras get shouted down
The problem with both of those is that they get put in places where they maximize revenue rather than maximize safety.
San Diego has several extremely dangerous intersections which regularly result in fatalities--which never so much as see a policeman let alone a red light camera.
Instead of putting them on those dangerous intersections, the cameras got placed on high-volume intersections that weren't particularly dangerous but were particularly good at trapping people at a yellow light--especially during rush hour. The cameras had the added bonus that they increased the number of accidents at those intersections.
Speed cameras tend to be similar. Rather than speed cameras getting placed on stretches of road where it's critical to get people to slow down, they get placed on roads where the speed limit is particularly out of whack with the 85th% speed.
The problem with both of those is that they get put in places where they maximize revenue rather than maximize safety.
San Diego has several extremely dangerous intersections which regularly result in fatalities--which never so much as see a policeman let alone a red light camera.
Instead of putting them on those dangerous intersections, the cameras got placed on high-volume intersections that weren't particularly dangerous but were particularly good at trapping people at a yellow light--especially during rush hour. The cameras had the added bonus that they increased the number of accidents at those intersections.
Speed cameras tend to be similar. Rather than speed cameras getting placed on stretches of road where it's critical to get people to slow down, they get placed on roads where the speed limit is particularly out of whack with the 85th% speed.