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DeconstructionistWax t1_je73jge wrote

Reply to comment by The-Copilot in Connecticut to Test Speed Enforcement Cameras in Work Zones Beginning in April by NewsHugh

I think it’s 15 over, not necessarily 80+. If the work zone speed is 55, 70+ would be the point that it triggers.

I still think it’s reasonable though

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The-Copilot t1_je7b28z wrote

Yeah I have no issue with them trying to protect people working on the roads.

If they start putting them up all over the highway then we riot.

Especially if they put the where the highway goes from 65mph to 50mph. Cops love to sit there.

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L-V-4-2-6 t1_je7rg6f wrote

Lol, you don't think they'll do that eventually? This is how it all starts. Boiling frog apologue and all that.

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optifreebraun t1_je80bjv wrote

Yup, anything that raises revenue will just keep creeping up, particularly when you have private companies profiting from the cameras and lobbying our government officials.

Just look at how the first federal income tax highest bracket was 5%. Or how the Alternative Minimum Tax was intended to hit the 155 highest income families but then by 2017 was hitting 5.2 million households.

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Jayson_n_th_Rgonauts t1_je7vmn1 wrote

Maybe they will, maybe they won’t, we don’t need to scream slippery slope at every good idea

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L-V-4-2-6 t1_je7vouk wrote

But this is not a good idea.

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Jayson_n_th_Rgonauts t1_je7wwin wrote

Construction is among the most dangerous jobs there is and road construction is probably worse, do you have an alternative to help protect the lives of these vital people or do you just wanna save the $40?

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optifreebraun t1_je80jmy wrote

Yeah - I'd rather properly deter speeders and reckless drivers by having a solid law enforcement presence that does actually slow people down. Not a "gotcha" camera that sends fines in the mail days or weeks later that does almost nothing to slow these speeders down at the moment of their violation.

Or do you just want to save the money that we'd spend on overtime / law enforcement to do the job right?

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imangryignoreme t1_jeaatrr wrote

I am also fine with enforcing work zones, but my only concern is that some of our existing speed limits are well below the normal flow of traffic rate. Anything “automatic” could create huge fines for people who were just going with traffic.

For example on 95 in Stamford and Norwalk I think the posted speed limit is 45mph, but of course traffic often goes 75mph+. “Going 75 in a 45” makes you sound like a lunatic driver, except that it’s just a normal highway. Add work zones to that and it could mean crazy tickets.

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