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That's short sighted and I'm guessing, wrong. People, in general, don't want to follow speed limits when they are comfortable with a road or running a little l
by Broken_Hippo 6y ago
That's short sighted and I'm guessing, wrong.
People, in general, don't want to follow speed limits when they are comfortable with a road or running a little late. This doesn't in any way mean there are too many laws or even that the speed limit is too low. It is just an instance of not wanting to follow laws.
In Indiana, people are required to pay sales tax on online orders. Voluntarily. Technically, you can be charged the tax, but there is little enforcement and little voluntary tax paying. This doesn't mean there are too many laws. The problem here is generally that it is too cumbersome to follow: If the sales tax is added at point of purchase, people pay since there is no need for recordkeeping or saving money for tax time.
Sometimes, laws simply aren't aligned with the wants/needs of the people. I think this is a large part of why states are decriminalizing recreational and medical pot: It more reflects the will of the people and enforcement doesn't help the population. Enforcement simply costs money and tends to ruin lives (by putting a drug charge on their record for something less destructive than alcohol).
A contractor might cut corners to save money. It doesn't mean we should have fewer building codes, though, since so many are there to keep folks safe.
Not wanting to follow laws doesn't mean too many laws.
- closeparen 6y agoLow probability selective and/or random enforcement is a pernicious effect. The real effect of a speed limit that’s too low according to most road users is not to declare society’s intentions about how you should drive. It’s a way to fund the police department by taxing the unlucky, at best. And more likely a pretext to pull people over for looking like they don’t belong. Contemporary traffic engineers understand that you modulate speed with road design, not signs.