On November 1, 2023, Vancouver City Council will decide whether to call for the installation of more speed and red light safety cameras at intersections in the city and have enforcement revenue be …
Hello Vancouverites, you may have heard about an upcoming motion in Vancouver council that calls for the installation of speed and red light cameras at more of the city's high-crash intersections. On average there are 22 car crashes resulting in death/injury in the city every day. This is a public safety and public health crisis, and automated enforcement with speed and red light cameras is an effective and efficient way to make roads safer.
I dunno. My research lab is a small room in my house, so have to lean on the research of so many universities. It's carefully balanced out - teach both sides of the cash cow, right? - by groups on behalf of impoverished cities and equipment vendors; I just don't know whom to trust.
Careful with your own references. There's a lot out there both for and against the idea, all the research and data seems woefully biased, and it's only all the victims to blame.
the cameras are just going to sit there and document
Thankfully it looks like in many cities the observed effect is more than just documentation, it's a tangible reduction in injuries. But to be honest, if the only thing we got from cameras was documentation, that's already a good thing? These pay for themselves so at least we'd get more accountability and justice.