Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoShower thought: Rather than traffic speed signs telling drivers how fast they are going, they should post what the consequence is for their current speed.message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareShower thought: Rather than traffic speed signs telling drivers how fast they are going, they should post what the consequence is for their current speed.Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
It might be more effective for the sign to read “4 points + $280 fine” instead of “80km/h” when you’re in a 40km/h zone, no?
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoImpact energy and estimated chance of death in a collision
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days ago and estimated chance of death in a collision For them or others? I don’t think most reckless drivers are worried about hurting others, or themselves, for that matter. 🫢
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoYou might be right, as evidenced by how common drunk drivers are. It’s like the risk of financial penalties is more of a deterrent than the risk of serious injury or death.
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days ago as evidenced by how common drunk drivers are That’s another issue! When our regional police do “traffic blitzes”, they catch a considerable number of DUI drivers. But then why do they only do these blitzes for like a few days? Do it every day, catch as many as you can! Fine them enough to pay for the enforcement. Simple!
Impact energy and estimated chance of death in a collision
For them or others? I don’t think most reckless drivers are worried about hurting others, or themselves, for that matter. 🫢
You might be right, as evidenced by how common drunk drivers are. It’s like the risk of financial penalties is more of a deterrent than the risk of serious injury or death.
That’s another issue!
When our regional police do “traffic blitzes”, they catch a considerable number of DUI drivers.
But then why do they only do these blitzes for like a few days? Do it every day, catch as many as you can!
Fine them enough to pay for the enforcement. Simple!