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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They have them around Kenilworth. I see they have moved them into the mostly white parts of town now.

I stopped driving into DC as much. That means I spend less money in DC and get fewer tickets, too. [/quote]

If you're not driving in DC anymore because you get too many tickets, then the citizens of DC definitely come out ahead.  Do your terrible driving at home.[/quote]

Cameras can’t discern who is a terrible driver. Cameras are for raising revenue. [/quote]

Wrong, if the camera repeatedly catches you for running a stop sign, then you are a terrible driver. The camera is just the messenger, so don't shoot the messenger as they say.[/quote]

You don’t have to run the stop sign to get a ticket. Imagine two drivers:

Driver A speeds toward a stop sign, quickly stops behind the line and waits four seconds. They then continue because its their turn and oops, they hit a pedestrian.

Driver B sees the pedestrian and slows as they approach the intersection, essentially signaling to the pedestrian that they see them. The pedestrian clears the crosswalk before the car reaches the stop sign. The driver stops for one second and proceeds after determining the intersection is clear.

Driver B is the better, safer driver. They are also the car that receives a ticket. [/quote]

well hopefully Driver A gets a ticket (or criminal charges) too. You’re just describing different types of enforcement. [/quote]

Yup. Both drivers A and B committed traffic violations for different reasons. Both should get a ticket/prosecuted.[/quote]

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