> Maybe some folks need to take a moment to deal with a little discomfort.

Your scooter wouldn’t even clear the snow here, let alone stay upright on the ice.

I think some folks need to realize the world is a big place that doesn’t always look like their local area.

Meh. If a person can't be responsible while driving, then I don't really care what the consequences are for them; they shouldn't be on the road.

In fact, I hope it does make life difficult for them - maybe they'll think twice and not drive like an idiot and put innocent people's lives at risk.

Don't make the mistake of presuming that levying a legal penalty equates to perfect compliance. When faced with a choice between compliance and survival, people will choose the latter.

https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-uninsure...

If policies continue to push more people to operate vehicles extralegally, problems caused by these drivers may get worse instead of better.

Did you miss the part where this can be highly dependent on the officer's judgement?

If you take away someone's ability to get to their job because a racist/corrupt/grumpy/power-tripping police officer decided to perjure themselves to declare that they drove recklessly, you have given police a tool to destroy the lives of anyone they dislike.

I rode my bike to work every day for 4 years in the Yukon. -40 and big snow banks were just part of the fun.

It’s always possible.