Submitted by just_start_doing_it t3_108crpy in philadelphia
flamehead2k1 t1_j3syrdg wrote
Reply to comment by kifn2 in Inky: "Crashes are down 36% on Roosevelt Blvd., thanks to speed cameras" by just_start_doing_it
Do you have another suggestion as to the cause?
Are crashes down similarly on non camera roads?
Mikemo05 t1_j3tf0l6 wrote
Less ppl taking a road with speed cameras.
nihility101 t1_j3tdfrx wrote
I’m not saying this is it, but overall traffic could be down on the road, with COVID. I think traffic volume is the number you would have to compare against.
Mikemo05 t1_j3tf4lg wrote
Actually traffic collisions are up in the city . There are less cars on speed camera road perhaps
kifn2 t1_j3t0ivx wrote
No, I don't. Neither is it up to me to provide one. When someone makes a claim of causation, it's up to that person(s) to prove it. I did read the state's "study" however. It's very biased . Also, I'm not saying that simple correlation isn't a
good argument for keeping the cameras. It could be, but to imply causation when all you have is correlation is disingenuous and biased.
flamehead2k1 t1_j3t3993 wrote
The people making the claim have a detailed report and it isn't just a simple correlation as you claim.
Do you have a critique of the report or are you only critiquing the headline?
kifn2 t1_j3t8sf4 wrote
I know. I read the whole report. Very biased.
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