Hit The Brakes: State Governments Raise Traffic Fees.

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/r...?ArtNum=286093

They are Laying it On!
cuhulin

Those traffic cameras, like Jay Leno said, Why don't you just shoot them
out?

http://www.ukspeedcameras.co.uk
cuhulin

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> They are Laying it On!
> cuhulin
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Have to pay for all those attorneys somehow.

> wrote in message
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> Those traffic cameras, like Jay Leno said, Why don't you just shoot them
> out?
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> http://www.ukspeedcameras.co.uk
> cuhulin
>

That would be a big mistake.

"hls" > wrote in
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>> Those traffic cameras, like Jay Leno said, Why don't you just shoot them
>> out?
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>> http://www.ukspeedcameras.co.uk
>> cuhulin
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> That would be a big mistake.
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>


Speed enforcement has little or nothing to do with "safety".


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Tegger

"Tegger" > wrote in message
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> "hls" > wrote in

>> That would be a big mistake.
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> Speed enforcement has little or nothing to do with "safety".

> Tegger
>

Perhaps...knowing that you are being watched, can be identified, and
will be held to task for your misbehaviour will, I believe, cause people to
drive more responsibly.

The old saw "When the cat's away, the mice will play" is as true
now as ever.

"hls" > wrote in
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> "Tegger" > wrote in message
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>> "hls" > wrote in
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>>> That would be a big mistake.
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>> Speed enforcement has little or nothing to do with "safety".
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>> Tegger
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> Perhaps...knowing that you are being watched, can be identified, and
> will be held to task for your misbehaviour will, I believe, cause
> people to drive more responsibly.



Perhaps, except that your belief is not backed up by any sort of evidence.

Collisions, injuries, and death trends tend to follow the weather in the
short term, and the economy in the long term. When the cops report the
success of their latest "crackdown", they usually report the ostensible
effectiveness of their efforts without mentioning that the trend was
heading in that direction anyway. I've seen it where collisions, injuries,
and deaths INCREASED during a "crackdown". The cops are notably silent in
those cases.



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> The old saw "When the cat's away, the mice will play" is as true
> now as ever.


Getting ticketed for a moving violation happens so infrequently that it's
about as close to winning a reverse-lottery as you can get. Most people are
not at all thinking about getting nabbed by the cops; they're just driving
according to road design and ambient conditions.

Most speed limits these days are too low for the design of the road. The
cops and prosecutors love this, as it ensures lots of tickets and
convictions; this is how their respective job performances are measured.

Traffic enforcement is more political and personal than anything else.
"Safety" has little or nothing to do with it.



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Tegger

"hls" > wrote in
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> "Tegger" > wrote in message
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>> "hls" > wrote in
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>>> That would be a big mistake.
>>>
>> Speed enforcement has little or nothing to do with "safety".
>
>> Tegger
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>
> Perhaps...knowing that you are being watched, can be identified, and
> will be held to task for your misbehaviour will, I believe, cause
> people to drive more responsibly.
>
> The old saw "When the cat's away, the mice will play" is as true
> now as ever.
>
The one thing that decreases crime as well: knowing or thinking you will
be caught.

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(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

On 2010-03-23, hls > wrote:
> Perhaps...knowing that you are being watched, can be identified, and
> will be held to task for your misbehaviour will, I believe, cause people to
> drive more responsibly.

I think you're on to something. Perhaps we should permit government
to put cameras in our homes. This will certainly curtail a lot of
misbehavior that otherwise goes unreported.

> The old saw "When the cat's away, the mice will play" is as true
> now as ever.

Indeed. So you are saying that your vision of the ideal society is something
like this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...5623984168940#

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Roger Blake
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On 3/26/10 7:36 AM, in article ,
"Roger Blake" > wrote:

> On 2010-03-23, hls > wrote:
>> Perhaps...knowing that you are being watched, can be identified, and
>> will be held to task for your misbehaviour will, I believe, cause people to
>> drive more responsibly.
>
> I think you're on to something. Perhaps we should permit government
> to put cameras in our homes. This will certainly curtail a lot of
> misbehavior that otherwise goes unreported.
>
>> The old saw "When the cat's away, the mice will play" is as true
>> now as ever.
>
> Indeed. So you are saying that your vision of the ideal society is something
> like this:
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...5623984168940#

We're already past that.