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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
You disagree with that assessment? The purpose of speeding enforcement is to change the behaviour of drivers at all times, not just when the see a cop car.
Personally, I'd be fine with Calgary adopting the system used in the UK, where major roads are lined with camera boxes, any of which may contain a speed camera. The best way to change driver behaviour is to make them aware that their speed is being monitored at all times.
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That may be all well and good at face value, but in reality its just another form of Taxation.
The proof is in the very behaviour your describing, people are prepared to slow down when they see one rather than maintain a constant steady speed.
If the purpose is behaviour modification then why be sneaky about it? There should be a 10 foot tall camera with a big sign that says: "SPEED BY HERE AND YOU'LL GET A TICKET!"
Then you might modify behaviour, but at the moment all they accomplish is:
1. Distracting drivers who are paying more attention looking for photo-radar than they are to the road.
2. Generating Revenue.
Theres a reason they're consistently
placed hidden where speed limits change dramatically and it isnt for the Public Good.
And: "If they speed on the highway then they'll speed by where your children play!!"
That argument is hilariously naive.