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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Traffic fatalities spiked the year that cameras, and all the assorted other measures, went in but have since fallen back in line with the long term historical range.

That doesn't show what you think it shows.[/quote]

What "long term historical range" are you talking about?

If current trends continue, DC will record about 19 traffic fatalities in 2025.

You can view the 20 year traffic fatality trend here: https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/traffic-data

In the past 20 years, there is only year (2012) when DC recorded less than 20 traffic deaths. Most years are substantially higher than that. [/quote]

DP. It seems reasonable to believe that the traffic cameras are not covering the areas with traffic-related deaths. More cameras in the same areas are unlikely to yield any benefit. Remember, the cameras are not smoothly distributed throughout the District. Additionally, more cameras doesn't mean more coverage if they just increase density in the current coverage areas.[/quote]

The cameras are mostly in black neighborhoods. There's hardly any in rich white areas. When people point out that this seems pretty racist, the response is invariably that this is where the traffic deaths happen. [/quote]

I haven't seen a heat map of the traffic cameras versus traffic deaths. Again, it's also possible the District has reached a saturation point meaning that more traffic cameras with have no impact on the scofflaws that ignore the cameras and their tickets. [/quote]

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