•  𝚝𝚛𝚔   ( @trk@aussie.zone ) 
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    910 months ago

    Speed is such a nothing burger when it comes to safe driving, yet it seems to be the only thing the police focus on.

    A more cynical person might point out the fact that it’s the easiest one to generate revenue from, and when budgets predict a rise in speed camera revenue year on year the focus is maybe not on safety.

    •  zurohki   ( @zurohki@aussie.zone ) 
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      710 months ago

      They could pass laws fining people for anything, I think the reason speeding is the focus is because it’s easy to enforce. You can’t just point a radar gun at a lane of traffic and have it pick up all the fatigued or drunk drivers.

      The people in charge tend to focus on what they can measure, regardless of how important it is.