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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's counter-intuitive, but traffic cameras make streets less safe because:

1. Now, no one is policing drunk and stoned drivers

2. Dangerous drivers will just avoid the streets that have traffic cameras (and they know that no traffic camera = no traffic enforcement). They can do whatever they want on streets that don't have cameras (which is most of them). [/quote]

Actually, I always felt they made the streets less safe because my automatic reflex when I see one is to tap the brakes and check my speedometer. If someone is tailgating me, a sudden, unexpected brake could result in an accident. Similarly, there may be other things happening on the street that need more attention than my speedometer.

I always felt that posting the signs that display your speed would be safer than just installing cameras, because they keep your eyes on the road and let you know if you need to reduce your speed. I also like the speed bump recommendation from another PP. [/quote]

So you:
-aren’t paying attention to speed limit signs when driving
-aren’t aware of your speed when driving
-aren’t paying attention to cars around you enough to not notice a tailgater
-are slamming on brakes hard enough to be rear ended in a &lt;35 mph zone
-need expensive devices on the side of the street to tell you how fast you are going rather than paying attention yourself

It sounds like maybe you shouldn’t be driving. 
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Hey- give me a break, I’m usually drunk![/quote]

The driver claiming to be usually drunk wasn’t the one who posted about cameras making things unsafe.  I know because I’m the one who posted about tapping the brakes and checking the speedometer.  What’s more, I don’t drink (or do drugs), let alone when I’m driving.

I do pay attention to speed limit signs, but sometimes the speed limit changes on a stretch of road and if I missed a sign I wouldn’t know - because I missed it. What’s more, there isn’t a speed limit sign posted at every entrance to a road.  Sometimes you have to drive on a road for a while before you see a speed limit sign.

I do not stare at my speedometer so I that I know my exact speed at every moment.  I do know approximately how fast I’m going, although it can vary a little bit both ways.

I do pay attention to the cars around me, but if a car zooms up behind me to crowd my tail, I may not notice it immediately, because I’m also not staring into my rear view mirror.

[b]I didn’t say I slammed on my brakes, but a tap is enough to cause an accident if someone is tailgating. 
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As I said above, I know approximately how fast I’m going, but a device that provides information to drivers about their speed seems much safer than cameras that distracts drivers and interrupts their driving.  Spending money on a device that isn’t a moneymaker may seem expensive in comparison. Ultimately it comes down to what you value more, dollars or safety.[/quote]

Got any other wild what ifs? Like what if the effing sky falls while you’re passing a speed camera? In all my years I’ve never been tailgated so close that a “tap” of the brakes causes a collision.

Has this ever happened to you or are you making crap up? Because honestly if you’re going 30%+ over the speed limit and have to tap your brake at exactly the same time a tailgater is also going that much over the speed limit you both deserve the collision. [/quote]

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