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If I could get 10% of the fine, I could quit my job, stand by the road and record all the drivers who did that. I would make bank. Around here the fee for talk
by tomjen3 5y ago
If I could get 10% of the fine, I could quit my job, stand by the road and record all the drivers who did that. I would make bank.
Around here the fee for talking with a handheld phone is more than twice what a headset costs + points off your license. Yet people still do it all the time.
- ryandrake 5y agoAccording to [1], in California, total out of pocket for a first time cell phone violation is ~$150, total out of pocket for a subsequent offense is ~$250. Let's conservatively assume that for 75% of drivers, it's a first time violation. Average fine is $175. According to random internet search [2], the saturation flow of a lane of traffic is about 1900 vehicles per hour. Let's assume a 4 lane highway at rush hour is about 80% of saturation, which yields 6,000 vehicles per hour. Assume 50% are offending, and you can positively catch/convict 10% of those, so 300 vehicles x $175 = $262,500 in fines per hour. At 10% finder's fee, you could make $2,625 PER HOUR just sitting by the side of the road with a camera. Not bad! 1: https://www.drivinglaws.org/sb1613.php https://www.drivinglaws.org/sb1613.php 2: http://www.mikeontraffic.com/numbers-every-traffic-engineer-should-know/ http://www.mikeontraffic.com/numbers-every-traffic-engineer-...