Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:41AM
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I know you don't have rust in CA but if they had a $1k fine where I live that would be just a massive slap in the face to poor people driving old cars (the exhaust rusts out and you don't know until it happens). I get that making cars more expensive is popular in certain places but unfortunately the reality is that a ton our infrastructure is based around them and the negative consequences of hidden costs like this are greater than then gain from forcing a few people to give up driving because they can't afford it.
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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
by phaedrus on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @10:01AM
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I don't know why you're getting downvoted but I'll second this. I had the same thought when my home state decided to double-the-double damages for some tickets (e.g. speeding in construction zone). For many if not most individuals and families in my low-income state a $1,000 ticket could start a cascade of disasters that ends with them losing their transportation, job, and place of living. It's cruelty pure and simple. Especially since a lack of public transportation means you don't have a choice not to own a car, here.
Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
by gamblor956 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @05:02PM
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Maybe people who can't afford a $1000 ticket for speeding in a construction zone shouldn't speed in a construction zone?
One of the reasons states increase fines regressively is because the targeted acts are committed most frequently by those at the lower end of the income spectrum, and existing fine amounts were insufficient to deter such activity.