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It's not a business transaction, you aren't paying for the opportunity to go too fast, it's meant to be a deterrent. As such scaling with income makes sense, it

by wlll 4y ago

It's not a business transaction, you aren't paying for the opportunity to go too fast, it's meant to be a deterrent. As such scaling with income makes sense, it's only a deterrent if it affects you, and realistically people with lots of money aren't going to be deterred by a relatively (to their income) fine that's going to deter people who are less well off.

2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
How come wealthy people don't drive at 200mph at all times then?
- black_puppydog 4y ago
  come to southern germany and see how your premise is wrong. they absolutely are.
- colejohnson66 4y ago
  In some places, tickets are strikes on your license. So even if you can afford to pay the measly $500 fine, you can only do so maybe twice. Your third time in two years (or whatever your laws are) will cause your license to be suspended.
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  - wlll 4y ago
    This is effectively the system in the UK. You get "points" on your license, at a set number of points you lose your license and can't drive legally.