Wudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTraffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.nyc.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square132linkfedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down19cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1external-linkTraffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.nyc.streetsblog.orgWudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square132linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·7 days agoThat’s correct, but cameras still work and are cheaper/easier to install than rebuilding the streets.
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 days agoBut they’re not a solution to poor road planning. It’s like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound.
minus-squareSenal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoCauterisation with extremely hot metal works to seal a wound (and as far as upfront costs go, is cheaper). Doesn’t mean modern medical care isn’t the preference.
That’s correct, but cameras still work and are cheaper/easier to install than rebuilding the streets.
But they’re not a solution to poor road planning. It’s like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound.
Cauterisation with extremely hot metal works to seal a wound (and as far as upfront costs go, is cheaper).
Doesn’t mean modern medical care isn’t the preference.