… [A]chieving Vision Zero still needs a level of political courage and determination rarely seen in the Bay Area. At rallies, politicians always claim “one life lost is too many,” but then flounder when it’s time to back that up with a serious street intervention or far-reaching regulations. Perhaps the most obscene examples of this were Governor Newsom’s decision to veto Scott Wiener’s speed-governor bill last year, or Supervisor Myrna Melgar’s sabotage of a safety plan in West Portal after a family of four was wiped out by a reckless driver. My fear is that cities will install speed cameras and celebrate the marginal safety improvements, allowing the politicians to declare victory. In reality, speed cameras should be viewed as the least a city can do, not the most.
There is no assumption of privacy when operating heavy machinery. You are quite literally wearing an identification tag on the vehicle at all times, such that you can be identified in the case of violating rules.
Speed cameras are good, actually. As mentioned in the article, speeding was reduced by 71% at the installation sites.
So is using design to manage speeds - also mentioned in the article.