Comment on Fixed speed camera toppled hours before switch-on

• captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They don’t though. The people who can afford a traffic lawyer or know how the system works just get them dismissed. It’s just another tax on those with the least resources.

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  • blackn1ght@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s just another tax

    Nobody is forcing people to drive over the speed limit. It’s a fine, not a tax.

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  • SunshineJogger@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends on the country.

    X percent fee based on monthly income is a good one

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    • PlungeButter@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And in the UK (where Yorkshire is) we have a points system. If you build up 12 points you lose your license, and speeding can get you between 3-6 points per offence depending how serious it was. So it’s really not just a case of the rich speeding all the time, paying the fines and carrying on.

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