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Re:Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules... by mylifeandtimes on Monday March 02, 2026 @10:09AM (#47218954)
In other words, 15% of people are ALWAYS speeding, by definition.

So with perfect enforcement (punish everyone over the threshold), how do you enable an 85th percentile rule?

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Re:Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules... by criddell on Monday March 02, 2026 @10:17AM (#47219050)
> 15% of people are ALWAYS speeding, by definition

Not necessarily. If the data is heavily clustered around a single value, the percentile collapses to that number.

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