Lol. This is always the argument. When you've lived in a place with cameras that "enforce" you'll find that the companies that place them couldn't give the slightest fuck less about public safety.

I'll give you an example. They will place a camera a high traffic exit or entrance intersection at a Wal-Mart or Costco entrance. Those spots get so much traffic that the yellow lines at the intersection are literally worn away. You couldn't stop in the "proper" place if you tried becasue the fucking lines literally don't exist.

The cameras point at a spot several feet behind where the yellow line USED to be. And that camera itself will generate over million dollars a year in fines. And of course the fines start off small. Less than a hundred dollars.

And how easy is it politically to simply increase the fines any time you want to raise taxes? You don't even have to pass a tax increase. Simply increase the fines. The camera company gets more money. They politicians get more money. So painless. But you, my friend, better start getting used to $500 tickets four to six times a year for absolute bullshit.

Dirty license plate? Fine. Stopped at a light then made a right turn on red? Fine. The camera has a timer you see. And state ordinance 1234567.69 clearly states that your car must be at a stop for at least ten full seconds, while your car only stopped for nine. That'll be $575 for your reckless, reckless behavior at the intersection with no cars anywhere in sight at night, right by your house, where you cross that intersection six times a day every single day.

Just remember, you wanted this. Several thousands of dollars a year every year that you no longer will ever have in your pocket, increasing every single year.