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Yes, it is. Studies have shown that the best deterrence to unsafe drivers is punishment that is swift and certain, like the kind that comes from human traffic stops. Camera tickets might be swift, but if you don't have to pay the fine, it doesn't matter.

And the massive changes coming to 16th Street and Connecticut Avenue disprove your notion that drivers have the power to stymie any and all changes.[/quote]

Are you joking? First and foremost, why do you think it took 10 years to install these soon to be bullshit bus lanes on 16th? Because it truly takes that long to take away parking spots and paint the road? Lol, it's because drivers fight against and interfere with every attempt to take road space and give it to non drivers. The 16th St bus lanes are gonna be a huge waste of time and effort anyway because drivers will continue to park in them and DDOT won't do anything about it.

Secondly, better infrastructure and road design to slow down drivers is more critical than human traffic stops, though traffic stops need to take place to enforce car registration.[/quote]

Disagree. Traffic enforcement by actual officers  - for cars and cyclists - would be a better option. Instead, we have revenue generating speed cameras that only deter drivers when in the vicinity of the camera. [/quote]

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