Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two

Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by saiya-jin on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @08:55AM (#19085251)

$150 for going on red light I have no problem with, do it few times and have driver's license revoked temporarily (as in Switzerland, on top of massive fee). That's how innocent people are killed, be it pedestrians or other drivers, by arrogant/DUI folks.

I understand that on empty roads at 3am in the middle of nowhere there are no consequences whatsoever, but generally that's a big infraction. Just watch few car crash compilations, ignoring lights is like 50% of the reason and the results are often very grim

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by droithomme on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:45PM (#19087553)

You might be assuming the cameras work as they do in Switzerland.

In the US a common scenario is a private company installs the cameras for free and gets to collect most of the revenue. They adjust the yellow timing downward so that you don't have time to stop between the light turning yellow and it going to red. Then they send tickets in the mail to people who ran the light. Then if you do a study proving that they adjusted the timing downward to unsafe levels as a state sponsored scam, you get arrested and fined for "unlicensed practice of engineering".

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by anoncoward111 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @08:27PM (#19091874)

So then why am I getting red light tickets at 3am on empty roads. Why is the state fine capped at $30 and the "processing fee" $120?

Being Swiss, you give the American government too much credit. The government absolutely does not care about safety.

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