[RP TownTalk] speed camera "report"

[Euniverz at aol.com]

Not only does everyone not agree with its implementation; I do not  forget 
that that article and "study" is based on a press release from the  
manufacturer/promoter/distributor of the equipment and I believe they have a  vested 
interest in its continued use and the revenue generated.  The  "study" 
doesn't indicate, for instance, what percentage of the of the so  called 
"benefit" is speed reduction caused by increases in traffic volume  which would 
skew the results.  
 
I believe all it really does is slow down traffic | -- within the  
measuring hash marks -- |.  Many who know the cameras are there have  made an art 
form of the "precision slow down"; maintaining or exceeding the  speed limit 
just out of camera range.  Many slow down to way under the  speed limit 
within the hash marks.  Very often, that speed differential is  quite dramatic.   
Hope you're not behind me and daydreaming when  I have to mash on the 
brakes!
 
 
Adrianne Lefkowitz
 
 
 
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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:24:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:  David Lingua <djlingua at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [RP TownTalk] speed camera  report
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Hello to all,
The link below was  forwarded to me and I thought it would be good to share 
as well. Understanding  that not everyone agrees with their implementation,
the findings are  something to  consider.
Best,
David

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/optotraffic-speed-cameras-cause-significant
-driver-behavior-change-in-school-zones-2011-10-27


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