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> in the US. many drivers feel that some of the laws are in place for the sole purpose of revenue collection That's not a US only phenomenon. For example, in t
by bartread 7y ago
> in the US. many drivers feel that some of the laws are in place for the sole purpose of revenue collection
That's not a US only phenomenon. For example, in the UK there is a - somewhat justified - suspicion that some speed[1] cameras have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with revenue raising.
[1] Ahem, sorry, I mean "safety" not "speed", obviously.
- leetcrew 7y agojust wanted to add some context for the EU readers who I (perhaps mistakenly) assume have a bit more respect for government and for traffic laws in particular. the US has a somewhat fraught history with traffic laws. by default, police are not really allowed to stop you for no reason and possibly search your vehicle/person. of course, this is very inconvenient for police, so over the years many traffic offenses have been created to remedy this. if a cop wants to (legally) pull over the most upstanding citizen in the country, all they have to do is follow them on the road for a mile and they'll have a reason.