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Old 11-01-2016, 10:40 AM   #81
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Except it doesn't. Best way in practice is to pull people over and give them demerits, not send them tickets in the mail 3 weeks after the fact. That does nothing.
If getting tickets in the mail means nothing, why do people who get them complain so much about photo radar?
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Old 11-01-2016, 10:44 AM   #82
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If getting tickets in the mail means nothing, why do people who get them complain so much about photo radar?
It does nothing to change behaviour or increase safety. Surprisingly, the main group isn't just a bunch of speed demons - they're advocating for more real police enforcement with demerits as opposed to mobile radar. That's how you change behaviour. The complaint is how and where radar is done, not the fact that they're doing it.
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If getting tickets in the mail means nothing, why do people who get them complain so much about photo radar?
They complain and then they pay them and vow to pay more attention next time.

Thats all that happens. No changes in behaviour other than committing more resources to watching out for Photo-Radar than paying attention to the road.
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That argument is hilariously naive.
And extremely insulting. The police service actually wants us to believe photo radar is there to improve safety.
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I'm guilty of looking for the camera boxes as I approach an interection, which probably isn't the safest thing in the world. And its not that I plan to run a light, but I want to know if I need to be ready to jam on the brakes or slow down in case its a radar light as well.
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Old 11-01-2016, 11:24 AM   #86
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They complain and then they pay them and vow to pay more attention next time.

Thats all that happens. No changes in behaviour other than committing more resources to watching out for Photo-Radar than paying attention to the road.
So you'd be in favour of the approach used in the UK, where devices like dummy photo boxes and average speed sensors mean you could be caught speeding pretty much any time? They make it pointless to be watching out for radar, since it could be anywhere. They've proven very effective at reducing collisions and traffic fatalities.
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Old 11-01-2016, 11:32 AM   #87
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So you'd be in favour of the approach used in the UK, where devices like dummy photo boxes and average speed sensors mean you could be caught speeding pretty much any time? They make it pointless to be watching out for radar, since it could be anywhere. They've proven very effective at reducing collisions and traffic fatalities.
Its better than the current system and probably cheaper.

So if it were one or the other then I'd probably choose the camera boxes, but in a huge place like Canada that presents its own practical challenges.
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Old 11-01-2016, 11:51 AM   #88
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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!"
Isn't that what the speed limit sign is for? If they posted a sign the same effect would happen, everyone would just slow down at that sign.
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Isn't that what the speed limit sign is for? If they posted a sign the same effect would happen, everyone would just slow down at that sign.
Thats the desired effect.

You want people to go a certain speed in this certain area, with just the limit sign theres no stick so people will not always vigilantly adhere to the desired behaviour.

What you dont want is having people's head on a swivel looking out for photo radar rather than paying attention to where they're going and what they're doing because this location is presumably more dangerous than most.

So if you're into Safety and Behviour modification then a static camera will do the trick but it wont make you much money because everyone would know its always there.
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So you'd be in favour of the approach used in the UK, where devices like dummy photo boxes and average speed sensors mean you could be caught speeding pretty much any time? They make it pointless to be watching out for radar, since it could be anywhere. They've proven very effective at reducing collisions and traffic fatalities.
Perhaps if we start adjusting roads to the speeds they are calculated for, then yes, that is something we can start discussing.

There is no excuse for Stoney Trail to slow down to 80kms per hour in sections or parts of crowchild dropping to 50 in the "construction zone", aside from the cops putting photoradar at those locations. Those speed limits do nothing to improve road safety.
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The way it's currently enforced is cash grabby.

I'm much more of a fan of the red light enforcement. They looked at statistics of high collision areas, posted very obvious camera structures, and reviewed the results showing decreased speed and collisions through these intersections.

On the speed side they should follow the same methodology. Identify locations with high speed related collisions, put in cameras and announce it, review accident statistics. There also should be a radius at speed changes where they cannot place cameras.
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Perhaps if we start adjusting roads to the speeds they are calculated for, then yes, that is something we can start discussing.

There is no excuse for Stoney Trail to slow down to 80kms per hour in sections or parts of crowchild dropping to 50 in the "construction zone", aside from the cops putting photoradar at those locations. Those speed limits do nothing to improve road safety.
Speaking of which - why is the limit down to 50 there still? The overpass is now complete and people are using it, and I don't see any more workers there either.
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Police Forces also need to justify their budgets which is a big reason for deploying manpower into these situations.

They know they won't get the dollars they want without taxing the population with tickets and citations so they go about it in other means.

I wonder if the average Albertan puts 2 and 2 together on these sorts of things when reflecting on the effectiveness of the flat tax.

These kind of things get clawed back in all sorts of different ways that aren't explicitly labelled a 'tax'. The BC government does this with MSP premiums, which are paid into general revenue and account for roughly the same amount of income for the province as corporate taxes. They get to crow about lowering taxes without having to mention increasing MSP premiums year on year.
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Thats the desired effect.

You want people to go a certain speed in this certain area, with just the limit sign theres no stick so people will not always vigilantly adhere to the desired behaviour.

What you dont want is having people's head on a swivel looking out for photo radar rather than paying attention to where they're going and what they're doing because this location is presumably more dangerous than most.

So if you're into Safety and Behviour modification then a static camera will do the trick but it wont make you much money because everyone would know its always there.
To be honest, the best approach would be to simply have hidden speed trap cameras, if no one knew where they were they would just drive the limit instead of keeping their head on a swivel.

Edit: I'm pretty sure there is some law against them being hidden but I'm not sure what it is exactly
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I'm pretty sure there is some law against them being hidden but I'm not sure what it is exactly
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A few years back a dude in Lethbridge shot at one with a shotgun as he drove by.

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Police Forces also need to justify their budgets which is a big reason for deploying manpower into these situations.

They know they won't get the dollars they want without taxing the population with tickets and citations so they go about it in other means.

I wonder if the average Albertan puts 2 and 2 together on these sorts of things when reflecting on the effectiveness of the flat tax.

These kind of things get clawed back in all sorts of different ways that aren't explicitly labelled a 'tax'. The BC government does this with MSP premiums, which are paid into general revenue and account for roughly the same amount of income for the province as corporate taxes. They get to crow about lowering taxes without having to mention increasing MSP premiums year on year.
The Police service does not get the money from tickets. It goes into general city revenues. The police budget is determined independant of the amount of ticket revenue brought in.
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A long time ago, but one of the things I remember about a TV show called Seaquest was how the future would have automated popup turrets that would catch people speeding. Would immediately message the dashboard of the driver of the car that they were speeding and that $200 had been deducted out of their bank account (and demerits too perhaps?)

Honestly, I don't see why we can't do this today.
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Best part of this article.

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Brand, who was charged in 2012, has been relieved of duty, but with pay.
Wow. He's been getting paid for the last 4 years to not work while being 'investigated'.

4 years.

He also had a firearm stolen from his vehicle back in 2006.

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n January 2006, police charged Brand with two Criminal Code offences dealing with unsafe storage, handling and transportation of a firearm. The officer’s loaded service pistol was stolen from his car while he attended the Calgary Folk Music Festival the summer before.

He admitted to failing to comply with regulations and received an absolute discharge. He does not have a criminal record.
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