Episode 5: Traffic Cameras are More Popular than You Think + Our First Times (Riding Transit)

In this episode of Look Both Ways, David & Wes take a closer look at traffic cameras and why they consistently poll better than most people expect. Rather than treating automated enforcement as a political third rail, they explore what the data actually show about public support, behavior change, and safety outcomes. Listeners will come away with a clearer understanding of why traffic cameras succeed where many other safety interventions stall, and what that popularity reveals about how people experience streets day to day.

Today, we also talk about:
🔹 Our first times riding transit & how those early experiences shaped how we think 
🔹 Exporting car bloat & why oversized vehicles have become a global safety problem
🔹 99% Invisible & making a city 10% better for no money, & how small, low-cost changes can add up to meaningful improvements

And stick around to the end for some rail drinks... stay tuned for bi-weekly conversations about all things transportation! 

If you are interested, here is David’s article on the popularity of automated traffic enforcement:
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-28/automated-traffic-enforcement-is-more-popular-than-you-think

Music by Charlie Van Stee
(courtesy of bensound)

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