Many speed camera opponents claim that the cameras are just revenue-raisers for local governments. One person came up with a solution:

This camera sends tickets to speeders but also enters everyone who’s not speeding into a lottery to get some of the money back. Instead of just punishing people for breaking the law, they get a chance at a bonus for following it. It also reduced average speeds by 7 km/hour in the place it was tried in Stockholm.

Let’s significantly expand the number of speed cameras around the region, but mandate that they work just like this one.

Tip: Teyo.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.