Here's an idea: Only use the cameras to compound fault to unthinkable scales in the event of an accident. Triple fines and threaten felony jail time for accidents that can be shown to involve running red lights.
I think, had the premise of traffic cameras been introduced under the pretext of evidence application in cases of true harm and fault, they might have been embraced.
Instead, they've been opportunisticlly exploited to rip people off, and steal money, leading to a proliferation of more cameras stealing more money. And the money pretty much goes where local government payola dictates.
Had traffic cameras only been applied to accidents after the fact, especially when fatalities were involved, they might have been praised for revealing truth.
The lesson: only punish those that inflict harm, and only after the harm is inflicted.
If the harm is too frequent, reconfigure the timing of the lights, or redesign the intersection, so that humans aren't tempted to cause dangerous or conflicting situations.
I think, had the premise of traffic cameras been introduced under the pretext of evidence application in cases of true harm and fault, they might have been embraced.
Instead, they've been opportunisticlly exploited to rip people off, and steal money, leading to a proliferation of more cameras stealing more money. And the money pretty much goes where local government payola dictates.
Had traffic cameras only been applied to accidents after the fact, especially when fatalities were involved, they might have been praised for revealing truth.
The lesson: only punish those that inflict harm, and only after the harm is inflicted.
If the harm is too frequent, reconfigure the timing of the lights, or redesign the intersection, so that humans aren't tempted to cause dangerous or conflicting situations.