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Originally Posted by SkankyFrank
I think better driver education is the key to improved road safety, not speed limit enforcement. That's the German model.
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I see you've never lived in Germany.
We are quite well trained. Many people don't pass their test the first time, and it's an expensive failure. At least when I went through it, we had to pay for the class again if we failed the test.
The biggest difference between the US and Germany with the speed cameras is, the German government doesn't pretend it's about safety. it's clearly a revenue generation, and with the MWSt and Einkommensteuer as high as they are, there's a lot of complaining going on when you get caught.
I've been zapped by a "Blitz Kamera" doing well over the 120 limit on A7 heading home to Hannover from working in Hamburg. Somehow, that ticket never got to me. When I was in the Army though, I saw quite a few tickets come in, as they came through my office before they went to the soldier. Polizei Hessen used to set up a camera on the road to the post and catch people on a very regular basis going 90 or more in the 70 zone.
The point, and I think this is what you were trying to say, is that in Germany it's all about education, and the revenue stream is not shrouded with the claim of safety.