Five figure fines are completely unreasonable Don't fines exist to create some real tangible downside to engaging in the behaviour? If the fine was $1,000 then

Five figure fines are completely unreasonable Don't fines exist to create some real tangible downside to engaging in the behaviour? If the fine was $1,000 then there'd be a financial incentive to get around the laws. Much like with using public transport without paying, if the fine is 5x cost and you're only getting caught every 30 times it works out much cheaper. There's also got to be a real cost to the local government to keep checking up on the people that have been previously caught, a fine large enough to put a serious dent in the finances of the person responsible should be large enough to cover the costs associated with investigations and court cases.