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daenz on Feb 16, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: New York is using cameras with microphones to tick...

Not OP and can't speak to constitutionality, but red light cameras drive some perverse incentives. There have been a number of verified reports[0] that cities with red light cameras shorten the length of the yellow light in order to get more tickets, and therefore revenue.

0. https://time.com/3505994/red-light-camera-problems-tickets/

kilotaras on Feb 17, 2022 | [–]

IMO all Pigovian taxes and fines (alcohol, tobacco, speed fines, etc.) should go in special pool and then distributed to citizens.

Fixes moral hazard pretty good.

rbanffy on Feb 16, 2022 | [–]

Does any agency have the authority to enact a rule that mandates a minimum duration for the yellow light?

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