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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

To the surprise of nobody at all I'm sure. If they're do worried about the speed limit they should not allow cars. They should have trains, trams, trolleys and buses.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But then how will the impoverished law enforcement make money? They don't get enough money to keep us safe as it is. They work so hard... yeah, I can't keep this up.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

Maybe is those cameras gave automatic tickets and deportation notices?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

something something $1/oz reflective spray-on something something under weather-resistant plate cover sounds like civil d'oh-bedience 🤌🏼

Totally unrelated side question: how many blue-ribbon piglets did the city catch abusing their "public servant" station? Just asking.

edit: Aww, my bad, I didn't notice the instance before replying. Enjoy your Trumpland, fucknuts. 😜

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Speeding is not civil disobedience, it's being an asshole.

[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Keeping cameras that record your license plate as you travel through intersections should be fucking outlawed, I don't care how much speeding they stop.

I don't care how much companies and municipalities claim they don't record info on non-speeders, until your entire system is FLOSS and goes through regular 3rd party audits, that shit isn't to be trusted.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

They don't stop speeding just like harsher penalties don't stop most kinds of crime

If you want people to slow down, you paint the lanes smaller, make them narrow regularly, add roundabouts and plastic bollards between the lanes - you have to actually address the problem, which is the speed people feel natural driving at on any given road

The ones you can go after are the people weaving between traffic and racing, but I doubt a letter in the mail is going to do much

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Speed cameras that are controlled explicitly by the same group that directly benefits from their inaccuracy are not infallible, citizen.

Think.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Something rifle something bow ting somethin

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch -1 points 3 days ago