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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/02/24/distracted-driving-camera-bill/

I hate speed cameras, but I am 100% in favor of these cameras because the dangerous driving I see over and over again comes from people using their cell phones. They swerve in their lanes, they don't move when a light turns green, they drive well below the speed limit and jam up traffic -- all because their faces are jammed into their phones.  Accordingly to the article, in a pilot, "we were capturing 2,500 violations per day at these nine locations, basically 20% of all vehicles passed through the automated system violated distracted driving laws."[/quote]

So the new AI technology can also ticket reckless driving, tailgating, speeding, etc. I really question why these cameras are not in place a long 95,  295, 395, 495, 66, 270, etc.[/quote]

Because everything has tradeoffs, and probably lawmakers are smart enough to realize that having people slam on their brakes on highways to avoid camera tickets is really dangerous. People do it all the time when the speed limit is 30, but when the speed limit is 65, it will very likely do more harm than good.[/quote]

Contact the leadership where you live and take it up with them.

WTF? So no law should be enforced? These cameras are not some still picture. They track all vehicles and issue tickets when vehicles break the law. [/quote][/quote]

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