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Is the freedom to drive without feeling like you're being watched more important than the prevention of texting while driving?
During my commute, it's common to see people looking at their phones. I don't know what the effect is without statistics, but seeing an accident along the way is a usual occurrence.
I'm more concerned about error rates and false accusations
Doesn't it say that each image is sent to a human for review before any charges are laid? Might not be the case forever, but at least for now it's actually a human who ultimately decides whether or not to prosecute a driver.
This has always been the case for road cameras in the UK from the start from when we first had speed cameras introduced, before they are sent out they are (supposed to be) reviewed by a person first to check for false positives.