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Re:How Much Does a Mile of Road Cost? by bartread on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @02:49PM (#22173362)
> in the US. many drivers feel that some of the laws are in place for the sole purpose of revenue collection

That's not a US only phenomenon. For example, in the UK there is a - somewhat justified - suspicion that some speed[1] cameras have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with revenue raising.

[1] Ahem, sorry, I mean "safety" not "speed", obviously.

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Re:How Much Does a Mile of Road Cost? by leetcrew on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @09:47PM (#22188460)
just wanted to add some context for the EU readers who I (perhaps mistakenly) assume have a bit more respect for government and for traffic laws in particular.

the US has a somewhat fraught history with traffic laws. by default, police are not really allowed to stop you for no reason and possibly search your vehicle/person. of course, this is very inconvenient for police, so over the years many traffic offenses have been created to remedy this. if a cop wants to (legally) pull over the most upstanding citizen in the country, all they have to do is follow them on the road for a mile and they'll have a reason.

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