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[–] Blake 67 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Intentionally loud exhausts are obnoxious and selfish. As much as I dislike it, however, I'd far rather deal with the noise than having yet more surveillance. We're already the #3 most surveilled country in the world, only the USA and China is worse.

[–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We may be number 3 but we must be number 1 in terms of % of people monitored by some form of camera. The USA road network is nowhere near as heavily monitored as the UK.

Driving through France, Belgium and the Netherlands was very free compared to the UK.

[–] burningmatches 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A taxi driver in Singapore once told me that they hold this title, ahead of the UK. He then pointed out the cameras on almost every lamp post.

[–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ahh yeh that sounds about right actually.

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