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The Dutch police issued 9.2 million traffic fines on a population of 17 million. Most of this is a fully automated system from connected speed traps, to an 'inv

The Dutch police issued 9.2 million traffic fines on a population of 17 million. Most of this is a fully automated system from connected speed traps, to an 'invoicing system'. I feel that if these things are fining apparently widespread behavior at such a scale the laws should change. Last week a judge ruled that the Student Loan administration can use mandatory personal RFID equipped train tickets to detect scholarship fraud. A mechanism no-one but the strongest privacy advocates had imagined would be used in this way.

dsfyu404ed 9y ago
>I feel that if these things are fining apparently widespread behavior at such a scale the laws should change. You don't even need the law itself. If you've got the infrastructure to fine everyone who exceeds the speed limit in a place that it's not a big stretch to use dynamic speed limits set to the 90th percentile speed with only a little bit of lag.
- mywittyname 9y ago
  Or just force cars to only be able to drive the speed limit. I don't like this option, but I feel like it's better than turning citizens into rolling ATMs. Eventually, law enforcement will become dependent upon the speeding revenue, but the people will wise up and slow down to avoid the fines. Then how are they going to replace the lost revenue? Especially if it is "needed" because of onerous contract termination agreements agreed to.