And I don’t mean things you previously had no strong opinion about.

What is a belief you used to hold that you no longer do, and what/who made you change your mind about it?

  • Argongas@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Traffic enforcement and red light cameras. I used to be very opposed to them, but I’ve since come to appreciate the absurdity of America’s car central culture.

    Additionally, traffic stops by police disproportionately effect minorities and lead to escalations and other issues, while taking away enforcement capacity from more important things.

    I still don’t think the cameras should necessarily be run by private, for profit entities. Nor would I really want cameras that ticket you if you go 1 mph over. But in general I’m much less opposed to the idea than I used to be.

    • magiccupcake@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I still hate them. Their goal isn’t to increase safety but to increase revenue, or they’re placed by incompetent people.

      Americas aproach to road design is so backwards and gets many people killed.