Call it hypocritical or whatever else but if I’m on a limited access highway, with weather and traffic permitting, leave me alone.It's seems like it's never looked on favorably by the public. Think about it, think about all the technology in the world. Now ask why the same technology isnt applied to speeding. Answer, bad media attention, bad press.
There was a HUGE case involving a South Carolina town, where automated radar with video recorders were set up on overpasses of Interstate 95. It was a massive campaign that took in boatloads of money for the county or town. The cameras would record the speeding cars with the radar speed imprinted on the video and license plate. They truly were ahead of their time. People all over the northeast states were up in arms getting violation fines in the mail for speeding.
The media had a field day with it. Eventually after fighting for so long the town/county gave up and took the cameras down. So there is your answer, it's the "not in my back yard" mentality. It's great to talk about law enforcement as long as it doesnt affect "me" Its unfair if I speed and get a ticket by a machine but ok if it is by a cop (because the odds of a cop pulling you over are 1000 times less.
Not only that but people who got fined, complete with video and license plate, the county/town only sent out tickets to those traveling (just guessing I forgot) 10 or 15 MPH over the speed limit. But let the press create a media sensation over it and it's all over. The media controls us, not we the media.
ENFORCE THE LAW BUT NOT IF I AM BREAKING IT MENTALITY.
I-95 cameras snap speeders, spark controversy
As Interstate 95 sweeps past this small town along South Carolina's coastal plain, motorists encounter cameras that catch speeding cars, the only such devices on the open interstate for almost 2,000 miles from Canada to Miami.www.nbcnews.com
Put the speed cam in a school zone instead.