This. Apart from the privacy stuff, this is actually what we want.
If this could be done without massive privacy implications it would be optimal to have a device in every car that instantly fines you for every wrong action you take in traffic.
Change lane without blinking? That’s €2.
Follow too closely? Another €2.
Just briefly made it over the speed limit? Costs you another €2 per second over the limit.
Honking in no-honking-zones? That will be €2 again.
Don’t let a pedestrian cross at a pedestrian crossing? Again, €2.
If every infraction is fined, the fines themselves don’t be massive like they are right now. That takes away that gambling-like excitement and also punishes bad drivers significantly (since they break the laws all the time) while not incurring significant fines for someone who drives well but accidentally made a mistake once.
Love the idea, but let’s add one zero. Or we make it a point system and once you hit 10 penalties the car shuts off until someone qualified to drive comes around to take over.
The reason why fines currently have to be so high is because drivers aren’t caught in 99+% of cases when they break the law.
You can speed all day every day and only get caught once a month, so the fine needs to be high to compensate for the low rate of getting caught.
If you get caught every single time you do something wrong, that means that someone who routinely ignores the laws will accumulate high fines while someone who drives well but made a mistake once doesn’t get high fines.
Imagine this scenario: You missed a speed limit sign. Your in car entertainment system beeps and shows a small message: “Too fast, €2”. You immediately reduce your speed and comply with the law.
Alternatively, you ignore the message and continue to drive too fast. Every few seconds the system beeps again and fines you another €2. By the end of the trip you racked up €200 in fines.
That’s a much fairer system than the current one where missing one speed limit sign once can cost you a lot of money while someone who memorized the locations of the speed cameras can get away with speeding all the time without getting caught.
This. Apart from the privacy stuff, this is actually what we want.
If this could be done without massive privacy implications it would be optimal to have a device in every car that instantly fines you for every wrong action you take in traffic.
Change lane without blinking? That’s €2.
Follow too closely? Another €2.
Just briefly made it over the speed limit? Costs you another €2 per second over the limit.
Honking in no-honking-zones? That will be €2 again.
Don’t let a pedestrian cross at a pedestrian crossing? Again, €2.
If every infraction is fined, the fines themselves don’t be massive like they are right now. That takes away that gambling-like excitement and also punishes bad drivers significantly (since they break the laws all the time) while not incurring significant fines for someone who drives well but accidentally made a mistake once.
Love the idea, but let’s add one zero. Or we make it a point system and once you hit 10 penalties the car shuts off until someone qualified to drive comes around to take over.
You’re being vindictive. The fines should be as low as they can be and still change motorist behavior, while being scaled to wealth/income.
The reason why fines currently have to be so high is because drivers aren’t caught in 99+% of cases when they break the law.
You can speed all day every day and only get caught once a month, so the fine needs to be high to compensate for the low rate of getting caught.
If you get caught every single time you do something wrong, that means that someone who routinely ignores the laws will accumulate high fines while someone who drives well but made a mistake once doesn’t get high fines.
Imagine this scenario: You missed a speed limit sign. Your in car entertainment system beeps and shows a small message: “Too fast, €2”. You immediately reduce your speed and comply with the law.
Alternatively, you ignore the message and continue to drive too fast. Every few seconds the system beeps again and fines you another €2. By the end of the trip you racked up €200 in fines.
That’s a much fairer system than the current one where missing one speed limit sign once can cost you a lot of money while someone who memorized the locations of the speed cameras can get away with speeding all the time without getting caught.