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In my opinion that system would not only be heavily abused as dave4420 mentioned, but monetary damages and verdicts invoked by fellow drivers would lead to road

In my opinion that system would not only be heavily abused as dave4420 mentioned, but monetary damages and verdicts invoked by fellow drivers would lead to road rage wars and people being followed to their place of residence or work. People are already divided and unhealthy. I think this would amplify those issues. Here [1] is a short film covering the best case scenario of what this might look like. If the goal is safety then I believe that would require re-engineering all the roads so that people can not hurt anyone if they tried but that's a big topic in and of itself and ultimately too expensive for any governments to adopt. It's not a technical challenge. Perhaps a less risky option may be to send Dash-Cam video footage to the highway patrol or police and let them sort it out if they feel that person is a big enough risk. That keeps law enforcement in the loop and keeps the reporting party out of it. This way it is not person-vs-person but person-vs-traffic court and thus if a person is fined that means a cop or a court agreed with you and you are no longer the judge, jury and executioner. Law enforcement could imply it was a road camera that caught them. The camera video footer should have GPS date/time, coordinates and speed. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYaXy5mmA8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYaXy5mmA8 [video][15 mins]

amichail 3y ago
You could have a delay (e.g., a month) until you find that you have been downvoted.
- LinuxBender 3y ago
  I think it would still be problematic. People would become enraged and start assuming anyone near them is the one affecting them and preemptively attacking others it happens here. Some may mitigate the threat by using fake or stolen plates or just risking having no plates at all and all the fun that results in. Wealthy people would not be impacted as they could replace their insurance with a surety bond. The equivalent mitigation here is the throw-away accounts people create.
- ano-ther 3y ago
  Then you wouldn’t know why you’ve been downvoted, so you don’t know how to change your behavior

amichail 3y ago

You could have a delay (e.g., a month) until you find that you have been downvoted.

LinuxBender 3y ago
I think it would still be problematic. People would become enraged and start assuming anyone near them is the one affecting them and preemptively attacking others it happens here. Some may mitigate the threat by using fake or stolen plates or just risking having no plates at all and all the fun that results in. Wealthy people would not be impacted as they could replace their insurance with a surety bond. The equivalent mitigation here is the throw-away accounts people create.
ano-ther 3y ago
Then you wouldn’t know why you’ve been downvoted, so you don’t know how to change your behavior