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If you look at the recent history of speed and red light cameras, you see large revenues on the front-end, tapering off over time. Which is entirely consistent with an effective safety program.

No, it is entirely consistent with a human response to incentives. It tells us nothing about increased safety whatsoever, or effective safety.

The fact that speeds have slowed down at a specific location may or may not have a meaningful effect on safety, if speeding was not a genuine safety issue at the location to begin with.

The problem with Mayor Gray's proposal is that it is not made to discuss the need for each of those speeding cameras, or even that MPDC/DDOT have identified an additional 250 (or X) locations where speeding cameras would materially enhance safety, and the budget will provide for those, and it will result in added revenue.

by ah on Mar 27, 2012 5:48 pm • link • report

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