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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best example I can think of that speed cameras actually work is Connecticut Ave in Kensington. South of downtown there are I think 4 cameras and rarely does someone go above 45 mph. Occasionally you’ll get a car speeding up and slowing down by the camera but the reality is they are so close it’s not really worth it. (For what it’s worth I’ve also never seen or heard of any camera related crashes due to these sudden stops.) Put enough cameras and there’s no reason to speed between them.

North of downtown there are no cameras (because the speed limit is 40 mph in the first section) and it’s a raceway. I’ve tried to travel the speed limit and you’re getting passed aggressively. The prevailing speed is about 50 mph during the times of day I drive there.

Similarly, the county just did a speed study on a section of Veirs Mill and something like 11% of cars were in violation meaning 12 mph over the limit—the average speed was 52 mph in a 35. The max speed recorded was 94! I’d love to see the study repeated after cameras. [/quote]

Similar in the stretch of CT Ave  just north of Ch Ch Circle. Cameras keep the wary under 30 mph. Once north of Bradley and no cameras? Boom!

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Nah, longtimers like me just speed from camera to camera. [/quote]

All that speeding up and then slamming on the brakes. Hilarious to watch. 😆[/quote]

Whatever. I do get there faster than the cranberry-colored 2007 Prius with a Hillary! bumper sticker, every time. It adds up over a year.

I do probably replace my brake pads more frequently than the average person, it’s true[/quote]

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