the essential liberty to not be photographed while running a red light in a public intersection ? why is that essential? and how is the safety “temporary” if they reduce accidents in the long term?

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they physically do not work for surveillance. like you need to get into very simple mechanics here

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The big benefit of red light cameras (which generally only activate when triggered by a vehicle entering the intersection after the light change) is that they reduce police/civilian interactions.

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However, there are other *better* social and design solutions. I'm pretty clear about that. As a cycling campaigner, I've also been arguing for those for years. All of these are part of moving away from a society that prioritizing the "right" to drive superheavy vehicles over the lives of others.

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That is how they are used in the UK, so yes - and they are effective, which is why selfish drivers hate them. There are cameras for different kinds of purposes. If you've got a government that wants to use them for something else, then your problem is the government, not the cameras...

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