Do you ever speed? 31 in a 30 is a violation.
Do you come to a total/complete stop at every stop sign? If not, that's a moving violation as well.
When you turn right on red, do you make a complete stop (if not, here that is 4 points violation.)
Have you ever found yourself stuck in an intersection when the light turns red? That can happen innocently if traffic flow is suddenly interrupted. I recently had a guy switch lanes in mid intersection. That's illegal, but he made it through the light but I did not before it turned red because I had to almost stop to avoid an accident. A LEO would have ticketed HIM for changing lanes in an intersection. A red light camera would have ticketed me. I have reviewed the "excuses" you can use if you are caught by a red light camera. The "language" is essentially "if you can prove" you are not guilty, you can use 1 of 5 "excuses." None of them mentions "avoiding an accident."
When you leave a drive way (such as your drive way or leaving a business, etc.) Do you make a complete stop BEFORE you cross the sidewalk which you must cross before entering traffic? Most jurisdictions have that as a requirement and most people don't know it and way fewer obey it.
What I'm trying to suggest is that there is a difference between driving safely and obeying all the traffic laws. Obeying traffic laws might make you a safer driver, but it might also cause traffic issues which would not be safe. For instance, we have a major highway we must use virtually every time we leave our apartment. If we go the speed limit, folks blast around us and perform dangerous lane changes to get ahead.
If there is no "human" (LEO in this case) to evaluate the actual safety of your driving, then most of us wouldn't get to Costco or Home Depot or the bank without racking up several traffic violations. When that is monitored by cameras or in-car computers or GPS instead of a LEO, most of us would lose our DLs in a day.
I understand your point, but electronic surveillance - which has its uses - should not be why we "obey" laws. We should drive "safely" because it's good for us and good for others. We all have our own opinions about the level of privacy and autonomy that we are willing to give up for "safety", so YMMV.
By the way, not a "rant" but end of whatever it was.
