Primus
Regular Member
Do any of those claims of cameras increasing crashes discuss the cost and injury comparison between the rear-end crash (which yes, probably does increase, but costs less and has less-severe injuries) and the T-bone (which from what I understand usually drops in number/%/rate)?
This is a good question.
Also, red light cameras are one of those things that were designed with a good intention and have either been manipulated by people (yellow light stuff) or just hasn't worked in some places.
The point is people don't stop at red lights when they don't see a cop there (hmmm crime prevention? Lol) so they put a camera so people know they can't run it. Well the point is to keep people from running the red light. Instead of people just doing the right thing they need to "beat the light" and try to go fast. Well they realize they can't so they jack their brakes (like they do if a cop is sitting there). If people just stopped trying to beat the light they wouldn't get a ticket or have to jack their brakes and cause an accident.
Again its bad that they try to manipulate the lights. But that doesn't happen at every place.
Also with the numbers.... if a small town has 2 crashes a month at an intersection and it goes up to 4 crashes.... well this a 100% increase! But just 2 more accidents..... my point is those numbers seem insane but its just more stats. The ones that actually count the incidents show they really aren't that many more.
So good I intentions (safer intersection) maybe bad execution and manipulation.
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