Comment on In France, to slow down traffic, they have these fake children by the side of the road

nexttech@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • nexttech@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Interesting , why do you that?

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    • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Because even though specifically your father chooses to follow the law, there is effectively no enforcement mechanism to prevent him from breaking it. It’s not illegal for me to loudly announce the next stop on the bus, but I still abstain from doing it because I’m not an obnoxious asshole. Your father obeying the speed limit can be seen in the same way (plus, of course, that he may have a decent sense of self-preservation).

      Fact is, if a rich person like your father is in a rush, they can choose to say “fuck it, I don’t have time for this”, and go speeding. Of course, anyone can do that, but the potential fine can be a strong deterrent for others, while having no influence on the rich. If you’re caught and the fine is incurred, the punishment that can be debilitating for most people is a less than minor inconvenience for the rich.

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      • nexttech@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Ah yes that is true . Your answer made me see things in another way , Thanks !

        So can we consider putting a toy kid on the side of the road genuis?

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• unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Tie them to income or wealth instead.

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  • nexttech@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Tie what ? the kids ?

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• Miaou@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  What’s the point when those are never enforced? Enforcement of trafic law is much more important than the concrete punishment. As you said yourself, being able to pay a fine does not mean you want to receive one.

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