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Kind_Session_6986 t1_j1w68vn wrote

This is why traffic regulations and enforcement needs to be prioritized. It’s time to lock up dangerous drivers and throw away the key.

Proposing speeding cameras and volume enforcement was downvoted. Those are components of this tragic incident. You stop allowing racing, behaving with disregard, and start increasing financial penalties, you decrease these events. Start taking away access and privileges to vehicles if a person will not operate it in a safe way. We need both automatic enforcement and law enforcement personnel to stop this on the streets.

RIP to the victims. How horrible for their families and friends to suffer such a loss.

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Scumandvillany t1_j1wfw2a wrote

I've been saying this for years. Objective enforcement is the only way forward. Since we've de facto decided that urban traffic enforcement by live stops is problematic and we aren't doing it, we must enforce the rules by other means. Speed cameras/stop light cameras and auto detection of expire plates etc is the only way. There is no other option, really. We'll come around to it by default, eventually. Hell, DC has stop sign cameras for christsake. The only thing standing in the way is the PA legislature.

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GlioBlastoMultiforme t1_j1xj14s wrote

Traffic calming is another option. Hard to get up to lethal speeds whenever hitting a speed table at 25+ mph will trash your suspension. No need to enforce rules or write tickets. The results are immediate.

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mustang__1 t1_j1xui1l wrote

People still drive like idiots on Washington and there are several sections with speed tables. The number of people that want to hit terminal velocity before jamming their brakes on makes me want to open a brake shop in Philly.

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TheBSQ t1_j1x1fg6 wrote

Even cameras are not immune from claims of being problematic:

https://www.propublica.org/article/chicagos-race-neutral-traffic-cameras-ticket-black-and-latino-drivers-the-most

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Scumandvillany t1_j1x2ram wrote

As long as the cameras are placed equitably and equally, there's not much more you can do. Most of these stories are about how some cameras are on relatively unused roads, high concentrations in low income areas, etc. CC is a no brainer, cameras everywhere, south to callowhill. Outside of that, just as many cameras in hunting park as there are in chestnut hill, and we'd be on the right track

Also, don't speed. If you're low income, maybe, not speeding in your blacked out charger is a good idea. I think

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