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Doug Ford banned speed cameras. The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after the ban. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit. (feddit.uk)

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[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Speed cameras definitely work, they're getting better at catching folks as the technology matures.

Of course, they're also a form of state surveillance, generally deployed as a money printer, and generally distract drivers (you see those lines on the road, your vision tunnels, you check speed, and you lose peripheral for about 1--2 seconds).

[–] Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world 1 points 38 minutes ago

If you get distracted from a speed camera you should not be allowed to drive. You are the problem.