The same can be said for anything that the government contracts out. Road building is another good example, and there’s a lot more money to go around there than with speed cameras.
The local community campaigned to get these speed cameras because people were speeding. Redesigning the road would be great, if the council had money to, but I doubt they do.
Poor people aren’t getting screwed over by this because poor people can’t afford to drive, they’re the ones that have to deal with the unsafe driving of the middle class dada on their German coupes that can’t bare to drive at less that 50mph.
They wouldn’t make money if people managed to, you know, just follow the speed limit. If you can’t follow a basic rule of the road you shouldn’t be driving.
I’m sorry I didn’t think I needed to spell it out that much to you. Obviously I don’t think all poor people don’t drive. But the poorest don’t, and statistically poorer people drive a lot less and are more impacted by things like this.
The poorest people own the fewest cars, and are the most affected by things like air pollution, and if they do have to own cars they’re the ones most at hurt by car dependency (which is perpetuated by road violence caused by things like speeding).
I wouldn’t replace it. Some people will still speed even with traffic calming so the camera is still useful.
If you want to reduce the council’s income from speed cameras, the first thing would be to elect a central government that will properly fund local councils so they have the budget to make decisions like that.
I don’t agree that speeding is ok if poor people do it, and I don’t think the removal of the speed cameras is a step to the better alternative, unless it’s part of removing cars from the road in question entirely.
I’m not a lib, I’m not a fan of Keith, and I’m not saying “fuck the poor”. Poor people are the most impacted by car dependency which is perpetuated by dangerous driving. If you don’t want to have this conversation anymore you can stop replying.
TL;DR: Norway subsidised electric cars a lot, that money went to the rich more than the poor, and left them with less money to spend on transit which delivers better outcomes for cities.
TL;DW: The “just buy everyone a car” instead of subsidising transit argument doesn’t work. Even on the least cost efficient bus routes it doesn’t make sense. Also “demand responsive transit” is worse than fixed routes.
Speed camera cut down for second time in Cornwall (www.bbc.com)
It’s insane the lengths that some people will go to save a few seconds on their commute, while also endangering others.
Europe’s politicians are dEsPeRaTe to tackle e-scooters, why aren’t they bothered by monster SUVs? (www.transportenvironment.org)
Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution (www.theguardian.com)
Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts (www.vox.com)
TL;DR: Norway subsidised electric cars a lot, that money went to the rich more than the poor, and left them with less money to spend on transit which delivers better outcomes for cities.
Cars Are A Disaster For Society -- Here Are the Numbers (www.youtube.com)
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, everyone 🤦 (lemmy.ml)
We’re all in on the culture war now
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
It’s nice to see more car free places, but it’s also hard not to criticise the capitalistic hellscape in which your neighbourhood has a CEO
When your city implements confusing cycling infrastructure (lemmy.ml)
Source: twitter.com/urban__bird/…/1678222512637767681
Britain's addiction to cars is built on a financial house of cards (www.theguardian.com)
There's 3000 cars on fire in the North Sea (lemmy.ml)
Source: todon.eu/
85% Of Car Drivers Break 20mph Speed Limits, Reveals U.K.’s Department For Transport (www.forbes.com)
4chan gets it (lemmy.ml)
European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
There’s a bit of good news in here:...
Just Buy Everyone a Car (www.youtube.com)
TL;DW: The “just buy everyone a car” instead of subsidising transit argument doesn’t work. Even on the least cost efficient bus routes it doesn’t make sense. Also “demand responsive transit” is worse than fixed routes.
It's time to replace urban delivery vans (www.youtube.com)
It’s nice to see larger outlets talking about urbanism topics and Vox has made a few videos in this area recently.