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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[–] Rangelus 10 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Interesting that they're coming here. They are a common form of speed camera in the UK I believe, where they are generally hated. I'd love to see some data about their use and reducing crashes.

My concern is you could speed through an area, realize your mistake and pull over for 5 minutes, and avoid any fine. Perhaps this is an unwarranted concern, however.

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Doing the math:

100km/h is ~1.6km/minute
Assuming they place the cameras 10km apart then it should take you a little under 6 minutes to get between the 2 points.
If you've got there fast enough you have to wait 5 minutes to not be over the average limit, then you were travelling 10km/minute or 600km/h, and yeah, probably should pull over and take a few deep breaths

[–] master5o1 2 points 1 year ago

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