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Originally Posted by Madman
I read that article this morning and loved one of the comments left.
Would the object of these cameras be to catch speeders and make money, or to reduce the amount of accidents and make the road safer? If it is to make money, then great - that's all it will do. If they want to reduce the amount of accidents, then I suggest the cameras be used in the fashion as quoted above.
How about CPS patrol Deerfoot and spot the scared sheetless drivers that are merging incorrectly, holding up all traffic by driving too slow, (in whatever lane), panic braking for no reason....how about that?
Sure, some guy driving 150-160 at 3am and plowing into the median doesn't meet the above criteria, but you could almost guarantee that the largest amount of accidents on Deerfoot are NOT caused by speeders.
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Totally Agree! People trying to merge, but are too chicken-poop to step on the gas pedal, people who signal and merge without considering the fact i am going 2x as fast, in a big truck, and driving right at them (probably the same people who failed drivers ed for not doing something called a shoulder check), and people who are just plain bad drivers (16-24 year old girls in the sunfires their daddy bought for them, yapping on their cell phones have a knack for doing stupid things) cause way more accidents than the people who go 110, 115, or on occasion 120 in the left lane. i wish there were annual drivers tests, or phone numbers on everyone's car, so i could call in ######s.