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> This is automation of a dangerous job that is expensive to pay the labor costs of. That's our thing, folks! That's what tech is all about!

Automation can't solve what good government and good civil engineering can. This didn't roll all the way over to us because anyone sane actually thinks we're going to solve jack shit.

[lukas099]

Enforcement is part of good government and good civil engineering.

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Good civil engineering is invisible deterrence. Cities insist on putting overbuilt 4+ lane stroads in neighborhoods with speed limits set far lower than they're designed for. This is what causes people to speed. Speeding seems safe and ok until they run over a pedestrian and/or miss a stop or yield sign that is far out of the field of view of the driver. Stroads are also bad for pedestrian safety in general even if nobody is speeding because of the long crosswalks. A proper street would feel narrow for the driver and discourage speeding. Neither cameras nor speed bumps work as well as just reducing the lanes. One solution is road dividers, but they look ugly and are frequently damaged.

Good government shouldn't backseat drive civil engineers to make dumb decisions that hurt public safety.

[lukas099]

I agree that we shouldn't build stroads, but all of California is not going to remove their stroads overnight. In the meantime, enforcing the speed limit would be nice.