EDIT: since apparently a bunch of people woke up with the wrong foot this morning or forgot to check the group they’re in:

This is a joke. Do not steal or vandalize speed enforcement cameras (or anything else for that matter). That’s against the law and you will likely get arrested.

If you’re addicted to crack or any other drugs, please seek professional help.

    • @[email protected]
      3•10 months ago

      Bullshit. You are allowed to cross examine your accuser which you can’t do for a camera. It is not the same. Random tech should not be judging humans for crimes.

    • @[email protected]
      3•10 months ago

      We also need to keep in mind the mechanism it is using to detect speed. If it uses radar it will need regular calibration. Handheld units for example are supposed to be spot checked before and after each shift with tuning forks and sent back to the manufacturer to be recalibrated every 6 months or so.

      Lidar and optical flow most likely have different requirements, but I am not as familiar with them.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•10 months ago

        Lidar is supposed to be checked like radar. You have a standardized distance and you check that the machine is exactly matching.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•10 months ago

      Sorry but it’s a black and white thing in this case, r either you’re under the speed limit and not breaking the law or you’re over the speed limit and breaking the law.

      This isn’t actually true. It’s entirely possible to be breaking the law while driving under the speed limit: “driving too fast for conditions” is very much a thing.

      But that’s beside my point, which really was just that changing the design of the street to make people not want to speed in the first place is way more effective (and frankly, way less totalitarian) than punishing them after-the-fact for doing so.

        • @[email protected]
          1•10 months ago

          if it’s too low, good, drivers shouldn’t go fast. If it’s too high, fine, drivers can go fast.

          Eh … What?

            • @[email protected]
              0•10 months ago

              So you consider the law to be the definition of safety?

              My question was intended to get you think about the fact that laws (and speed limits) are made by people, with all their flaws and biases, and they don’t always do a good job.

                • @[email protected]
                  0•10 months ago

                  Sorry but it’s a black and white thing in this case, r either you’re under the speed limit and not breaking the law or you’re over the speed limit and breaking the law.

                  Your words make it sound like you think the speed limit is some objective truth that cannot be questioned.

    • @[email protected]
      -1•10 months ago

      What would you prefer? That some people drive slightly over the speed limit? Or a spot where people suddenly slam on the brakes to avoid getting a ticket, endangering those who might be behind them with their sudden change of speed?

      Because the latter is what these devices tend to do.