Comments on: Public Saftey Fail http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/04/public-saftey-fail.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A.N.Onymous http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/04/public-saftey-fail.html/comment-page-1#comment-18084 A.N.Onymous Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:09:55 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=7609#comment-18084 Get a Spel Checquer? "Public Saftey Fail" ?? Perhaps you meant "Safety"? Get a Spel Checquer?

“Public Saftey Fail” ?? Perhaps you meant “Safety”?

]]> By: John Moore http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/04/public-saftey-fail.html/comment-page-1#comment-18081 John Moore Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:57:04 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=7609#comment-18081 Traffic engineers understand that the best way to set a speed limit (which can be thought of as an advisory) is to measure the 85th percentile the speed naturally driven , round it up to an even 5 or 10 mph, and call it the speed limit. Unfortunately, the rapid proliferation of speed radars has made it way too profitable for government to ever consider anything rational like that. I normally pass 1 red light camera and two lurking photo-radar trucks on my 11 mile commute. Traffic engineers understand that the best way to set a speed limit (which can be thought of as an advisory) is to measure the 85th percentile the speed naturally driven , round it up to an even 5 or 10 mph, and call it the speed limit.

Unfortunately, the rapid proliferation of speed radars has made it way too profitable for government to ever consider anything rational like that. I normally pass 1 red light camera and two lurking photo-radar trucks on my 11 mile commute.

]]> By: ElamBend http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/04/public-saftey-fail.html/comment-page-1#comment-18073 ElamBend Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:41:49 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=7609#comment-18073 I disagree with Radly on one point. They are more than just make-work projects for cops, they are fantastic revenue generators for municipalities. I disagree with Radly on one point. They are more than just make-work projects for cops, they are fantastic revenue generators for municipalities.

]]> By: Bob Hawkins http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/04/public-saftey-fail.html/comment-page-1#comment-18071 Bob Hawkins Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:52:11 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=7609#comment-18071 One of the odd facts about people. As stupid as they're willing to be on their own, they're extremely resistant when you try to make them be stupid. One of the odd facts about people. As stupid as they’re willing to be on their own, they’re extremely resistant when you try to make them be stupid.

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