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minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoThere’s always going to be some room for random variation causing a few locations to have worse outcomes after speed cameras are installed, but the overall statistics show a reduction in both accidents and severity. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221267 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/reality-check/2013/jun/07/reality-check-do-speed-cameras-reduce-serious-road-accidents https://www.cochrane.org/CD004607/INJ_do-speed-cameras-reduce-road-traffic-crashes-injuries-and-deaths
There’s always going to be some room for random variation causing a few locations to have worse outcomes after speed cameras are installed, but the overall statistics show a reduction in both accidents and severity.