red light cameras prevent by intimidation.
of course the intimidation now cause more rear end accidents and paralysis victims.
Nah, don't think it works that way.
But again, the key issue here is that the government is using a system that:
a) Gives lots of false positives (deliberately??)
b) Has serious Constitutional flaws
c) Gives every indication that the government sees it more as a source of revenue than anything else
If safety is the goal here, there are more effective ways of attacking the problem