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Re:Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-inco... by simonebrunozzi on Thursday August 23, 2018 @02:37AM (#17825081)
Most fines, including speeding tickets, are bullshit. Why? Because they are enforced in a random/chaotic way, they are unfair, and there's almost no proof that expensive tickets increase security on roads.
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Re:Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-inco... by zaarn on Thursday August 23, 2018 @05:25AM (#17825804)
You get a speeding ticket when you drive to fast. The easy solution is not to drive over the limit.

This is not hard nor is your life at risk if you do 80 in a 80 zone instead of 90 kph. (Unless it is, which is why Ambulances don't really have to adhere to traffic law where I live)

Don't drive too fast and you don't get speeding tickets, problem solved, no?

(There may be no proof that tickets make roads safer but appropriate speed limits do)

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Re:Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-inco... by throwawaymath on Thursday August 23, 2018 @08:18AM (#17826590)
They’re not bullshit. If you don’t speed you can’t be penalized for speeding. Claiming it’s unfair because you were caught and penalized when so many others were not is not a substantive refutatation of the system. It is unfair, but you have total control over your culpability.

Furthermore, do you have any studies supporting your claim that expensive tickets don’t reduce speeding?

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