Part of the problem with that is that it generates less income, because then they can't hide the camera. They do that in the UK, any place that has had one or two deadly accidents get a highly visible camera, and apparently it works well... Still, that's less income for them!
Whether you agree with a law (and a speedlimit is just that) or not is irrelevant, you still have to follow it. The advantage of average speed cameras for you (and me), the speeder, is that your average speed is likely to be lower than your top speed.
If you're going to lose your job along with your license, maybe you shouldn't be breaking the law in the first place...
Now, I'm going to have to admit that the day I can't speed anymore will be the day I stop enjoying driving. That being said, I still prefer these over the single-point cameras.
We have average speed checking systems here in the Netherlands, and it just works on averages. They pick stretches of road that don't have the opportunity to stop, or leave the road, and take your average speed. So, if the limit is 60, you drive 80 for the first half, realize you're being clocked, and drive 40 for the second half... no ticket.
To be honest I find this system better than the single-point checking systems that are also widely in use everywhere.
It's ok to speed for small stretches, for passing or from lack of attention to your speed
It enforces a lower speed over a longer stretch. You can't just slam on the brakes for a camera and speed up right after.
Top Gear tends to be better at busting car myths than Mythbusters...
Take the driving-behind-a-jumbo-flips-your-car myth for example...
Mythbusters couldn't find a jumbo jet, so they used a much less powerful jet turbine. Then, the had to rig a complicated remote control system to the car so they could drive it...
Top Gear got a jumbo, put a steeringwheel lock on the car, tossed a large brick on the accelerator, and presto, the car flipped behind the jumbo jet!
I don't know what it's like in the states, and this obviously depends on your plan or not, but in general here in the netherlands, a text message is more expensive than a call. In that first minute you pay for when you make the connection, you can impart way more than 160 characters of text. Most calls I place to my parents (who I see twice a week out in meatspace) last between 15 and 30 seconds, but it would take at least half a dozen textmessages to get the same content across.
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Part of the problem with that is that it generates less income, because then they can't hide the camera. They do that in the UK, any place that has had one or two deadly accidents get a highly visible camera, and apparently it works well... Still, that's less income for them!
Whether you agree with a law (and a speedlimit is just that) or not is irrelevant, you still have to follow it. The advantage of average speed cameras for you (and me), the speeder, is that your average speed is likely to be lower than your top speed.
If you're going to lose your job along with your license, maybe you shouldn't be breaking the law in the first place...
Now, I'm going to have to admit that the day I can't speed anymore will be the day I stop enjoying driving. That being said, I still prefer these over the single-point cameras.
We have average speed checking systems here in the Netherlands, and it just works on averages. They pick stretches of road that don't have the opportunity to stop, or leave the road, and take your average speed. So, if the limit is 60, you drive 80 for the first half, realize you're being clocked, and drive 40 for the second half... no ticket.
To be honest I find this system better than the single-point checking systems that are also widely in use everywhere.
Top Gear tends to be better at busting car myths than Mythbusters... Take the driving-behind-a-jumbo-flips-your-car myth for example... Mythbusters couldn't find a jumbo jet, so they used a much less powerful jet turbine. Then, the had to rig a complicated remote control system to the car so they could drive it... Top Gear got a jumbo, put a steeringwheel lock on the car, tossed a large brick on the accelerator, and presto, the car flipped behind the jumbo jet!
they have more trouble actually, which is the problem with those 'phone home first' type drm schemes.
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I don't know what it's like in the states, and this obviously depends on your plan or not, but in general here in the netherlands, a text message is more expensive than a call. In that first minute you pay for when you make the connection, you can impart way more than 160 characters of text. Most calls I place to my parents (who I see twice a week out in meatspace) last between 15 and 30 seconds, but it would take at least half a dozen textmessages to get the same content across.