I didn’t say anything like that, though. You’re attacking a position that hasn’t been argued.
If public safety is the goal, maximizing the number of drivers that are driving an appropriate speed and following the rules of the road is the pathway to success. Utilizing marked cars on patrol accomplishes this, as already noted earlier. Having varied patrol routes would keep reasonable people from assuming there were “safe” speeding areas, so reasonable people would choose not to risk speeding in order to avoid consequences.
If punishment and money extraction is the goal, sure, unmarked cars are the best bet. I would argue that public safety should be the goal, though.
Public safety is the goal. Some people don’t learn to follow speed limits and do full stops at reds or other road rules until they have had a consequence from it. I’d rather they learn that lesson through a speeding ticket than accidental manslaughter of a pedestrian.
Unmarked cruisers gives a cop a more unbiased view of the reality of traffic flow/conditions than a marked cruiser cause most drivers will notice a marked cruiser and drive accordingly. Ultimately road safety is many many factors, but i believe enforcement of the rules is one of them.
Just look at the pushback against automated speed cameras, even the ones in school zones often get vanadalized. Many drivers only give a shit about a speed limit because of fines and their insurance costs.
Automated speed cameras are also bullshit though… How much of a police state are people actually on board with? Holy moly… I really don’t think we need, nor should we accept, robots policing us.
Actual good patrolling along varied or semi-random routes is the way you illustrate to the public that you are watching for people to be on their best behavior, not playing “gotcha” style entrapment games. Show people you are there and actually interested in their safety.
Yea the whole “gotcha” of exceeding a posted speed limit in area where a sign often warns you a camera is checking your speed in a position the municipality will often publicly announce its presence. Real gotcha moment.
Y’all are bitching cops shouldn’t be allowed to enforce speed limits, we have a modern solution that is often deployed in areas with high pedestrian injury rates and you’re calling it some mass surveillance state.
The internet is doing far worse things to your privacy than a speed camera. Dont trust them? Your city probably has a map of them on their website. Dont drive or walk that specific spot.
Getting people to slow down and behave is the entire point though?
If that only works when they see a police cruiser then we are going to need a lot more cops. Like, a lot.
I didn’t say anything like that, though. You’re attacking a position that hasn’t been argued.
If public safety is the goal, maximizing the number of drivers that are driving an appropriate speed and following the rules of the road is the pathway to success. Utilizing marked cars on patrol accomplishes this, as already noted earlier. Having varied patrol routes would keep reasonable people from assuming there were “safe” speeding areas, so reasonable people would choose not to risk speeding in order to avoid consequences.
If punishment and money extraction is the goal, sure, unmarked cars are the best bet. I would argue that public safety should be the goal, though.
Public safety is the goal. Some people don’t learn to follow speed limits and do full stops at reds or other road rules until they have had a consequence from it. I’d rather they learn that lesson through a speeding ticket than accidental manslaughter of a pedestrian.
Unmarked cruisers gives a cop a more unbiased view of the reality of traffic flow/conditions than a marked cruiser cause most drivers will notice a marked cruiser and drive accordingly. Ultimately road safety is many many factors, but i believe enforcement of the rules is one of them.
Just look at the pushback against automated speed cameras, even the ones in school zones often get vanadalized. Many drivers only give a shit about a speed limit because of fines and their insurance costs.
Automated speed cameras are also bullshit though… How much of a police state are people actually on board with? Holy moly… I really don’t think we need, nor should we accept, robots policing us.
Actual good patrolling along varied or semi-random routes is the way you illustrate to the public that you are watching for people to be on their best behavior, not playing “gotcha” style entrapment games. Show people you are there and actually interested in their safety.
Yea the whole “gotcha” of exceeding a posted speed limit in area where a sign often warns you a camera is checking your speed in a position the municipality will often publicly announce its presence. Real gotcha moment.
So police should hide behind bushes, use unmarked cars, and also deploy cameras to watch and make sure no one gets out of line. K.
Yay, surveillance state!
Y’all are bitching cops shouldn’t be allowed to enforce speed limits, we have a modern solution that is often deployed in areas with high pedestrian injury rates and you’re calling it some mass surveillance state.
The internet is doing far worse things to your privacy than a speed camera. Dont trust them? Your city probably has a map of them on their website. Dont drive or walk that specific spot.
Nope. Robots shouldn’t be able to enforce anything. And entrapment is already a thing we’re supposed to not do.
Voluntarily giving up your rights without being asked is what’s fucked up.
Edit: your whataboutism about the internet is noted, and is still a whataboutism. Again, it’s arguing against a point that was never made.