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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by say_it_as_it_is on Monday October 26, 2020 @06:17AM (#24894514)
The reality is that fines are an important source of revenue at every level of government in America. They are a politically acceptable alternative to raising taxes.

I sometimes think about what government will do when autonomous cars take away a key revenue source and decided that it will invent new problems to fine. Taxation is avoided at all costs.

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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by colejohnson66 on Monday October 26, 2020 @09:34AM (#24895978)
I’ve wondered that too. What’ll happen to speeding tickets when every car is autonomous/self-driving and could just be programmed to not go over the limit? In theory, we could go one step further and remove speed limits from autonomous-only roads as the cars would be smart enough (in theory) to know what speed and distance is safe. But that last part is a pipe dream it seems.
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