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by presentation 97 days ago
One time when I was living in Shanghai, I accidentally took the train to the wrong airport and had to take a cab to the other one. The cabbie was driving on the highway right at the speed limit, and I was worried I wouldn’t make my flight. I asked him if he could rush a bit, but he replied that he would not speed because 100% he would get a ticket.

It only doesn’t work if the system is half assed. But I agree that in low speed pedestrian areas, the built form is a better solution, but knowing you will get caught is also effective (if you accept the privacy tradeoffs).

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It is effective if there are cameras everywhere, meaning you are tracked and spied on everywhere you go.

I'd prefer we spend a bit more on the road infrastructure than live in a surveillance hell.