The UK is the holy grail for pushers of technology and intrusive surveillance designed to capitalize and profit from motorists exceeding speed limits. If it were effective, and not a cash grab as the shameless promoters claim, wouldn't the number of scofflaws decline?

"My office is taking decisive action in response to unethical arrangements that have come to light regarding the red-light camera industry," Mendoza said. "As a matter of public policy, this system is clearly broken. I am exercising the moral authority to prevent state resources being used to assist a shady process that victimizes taxpayers."

“Last February, Ford attended the Vision Zero Summit in Surrey, where close to 100 road safety experts, municipal government staff, civic leaders, researchers and public health professionals discussed the issue of road safety.

One of her takeaways from the event, she said at a subsequent council meeting, was that a 30 km/h speed limit makes sense, as research shows the probability of pedestrian survival is about 90 per cent if struck by a vehicle at that speed, but reduced to 20 per cent if struck by a vehicle travelling at 50 km/h.”

“These cameras would work much like the red-light cameras used to catch red-light runners. The cameras would be mounted on poles or other county vehicles and would capture footage of drivers’ side windows. Artificial intelligence would then help officers identify the offense following which tickets would be mailed out to the offending drivers. Officials say the fines resulting from these violations could be used to pay for bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements.”