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The bogus bit, I'm sure provided by the police, was this comment: "We are now aware that the police have used traffic information that you have helped to create to place speed cameras at dangerous locations where the average speed is higher that than the legally allowed speed limit."
Since the police are already aware of dangerous locations (statistically higher than average traffic accident rates), they should make use of that information to make their cameras "available" in those locations. If they believe it will improve traffic safety in such areas, they should be acting regardless of whether or not speed is playing a role in the problem. There's no need to buy speed data from an outside source to make such determinations and take such actions.
Buying speed data, on the other hand... that's revenue generation.
I drive the speed limit. Problem solved.
They won't "learn" that, either, because they already have that information. During the investigation of any serious accident, such things are examined carefully, and there's always a box for "Cause-in-Fact" using whatever name an agency might choose to give it. If they feel that vehicle speed (or eating a burrito or applying makeup) is a contributing cause, it's added to the report and becomes part of the summary data for the intersection or piece of road during regular analysis of problem areas. It's not rocket science -- just requires the data get captured at the scene and if the outfit is to small to justify a full-blown database, a simple spreadsheet.... I doubt they'll learn anything they didn't know before, except perhaps where certain sections of roads cause problems, or where accident rates were highly correlated with people exceeding the limit.
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