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New kind of speed cameras more effective - Waka Kotahi (www.rnz.co.nz)
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It looks like instead of pinging carelessness, we will soon be keeping people to the speed limit.

With the reducing of speed limits being pulled, at least this will give another way to reduce the impact of crashes.

Unlike the comment on reddit saying this won't reduce crashes, I'm going to point out that it's not designed to. Road to zero is about recognising crashes will happen, this move is about reducing the damage when crashes inevitably occur.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Matthew is a lead-foot and doesn't want to change, because he is 'a safe driver' who always 'drives to the conditions'. He knows that speed limits are set 'for the people with the worst reaction times' and an accident 'will never happen to him' because he is a great driver.

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I was Matthew when I was 19. Whether we want to admit it or not, a lot of us were. There are good reasons why insurance is more expensive for drivers that age.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember LTSA ran a campaign about that back in the 2000s. One stat that stood out to me was that over half of people estimate that they themselves are an "above average" driver...