• then_three_more@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Maybe you guys ought to campaign to get the law changed. They used to be grey over here, but pressure was put on the government and how they’re all high vis yellow with loads of warnings before them.

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      20 minutes ago

      I don’t want the law changed where I live, because these cameras are prohibited!

      Several states in the USA prohibit speed cameras and traffic light cameras, because a citizen must be able to face their accuser when accused of a crime. This is a great example of freedom in the USA, where we do not let machines automatically issue fines against human beings.

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      2 hours ago

      how about just not ripping off people for doing 37 in a 35?

      If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class. if it were a percentage of your annual income, completely different story.

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        2 hours ago

        Over here if you’re just a bit over they’ll normally put you on a speed awareness course for the first time getting caught.

        And I 100% agree on fines being income based. I think some of the Scandinavian countries have done that. I also think there needs to be some kind of catch for the super rich who work the system so they don’t really declare an income. Maybe if your net worth is x times the national average the fine is the greater of either a percentage of your net worth or income.