• Preußisch Blau@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    All this effort instead of constructing traffic calming road features. Oh wait, that doesn’t generate revenue…

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      8 days ago

      All this effort instead of constructing traffic calming road features. Oh wait, that doesn’t generate revenue…

      Speed cameras actually generate very little revenue compared to the financial cost of car crashes: Ambulances, drugs, police, surgeons. If speeding fines were to truly reflect the social cost of car crashes, they would be significantly higher.

      Also, the people who oppose speed cameras will absolutely FREAK OUT if you propose to reduce lanes. Look at what just happened to Toronto bike lanes.