Vazalian@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoArizona reckless drivers may soon avoid license suspension for speeding. Lawmakers have a new stupid idea. azcapitoltimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkArizona reckless drivers may soon avoid license suspension for speeding. Lawmakers have a new stupid idea. azcapitoltimes.comVazalian@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 day agoJust use exponential, income based fines. Something like: 5% of your monthly salary or 0.05% of your networth, whichever is higher, adjusted by how much you were speeding of course. Then double the fine for each infraction within one year after the first.
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agothis is how all fines should be although I would go 1% yearly or .1% net worth just because some people don’t work all year.
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYou’re gonna need a provision for people who don’t have an income.
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agogood point. might need to have public service for that case or even people below an income threshold were even 1% can screw them up massively.
Just use exponential, income based fines.
Something like: 5% of your monthly salary or 0.05% of your networth, whichever is higher, adjusted by how much you were speeding of course.
Then double the fine for each infraction within one year after the first.
this is how all fines should be although I would go 1% yearly or .1% net worth just because some people don’t work all year.
You’re gonna need a provision for people who don’t have an income.
good point. might need to have public service for that case or even people below an income threshold were even 1% can screw them up massively.