• quindraco@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Information not mentioned in this article:

    In Italy speeding fines are a fixed amount based on how far over the limit you’re going, which makes them a regressive tax on going fast - wealthy people can sinply afford to speed as much as they like while the poor suffer. That woman they quoted who clearly thought the cameras would meaningfully deter speeding was full of shit; the cameras are there to generate revenue, not reduce speeding.

  • moitoi@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    As she headed to her son’s grave, she told the BBC that the Fleximan enigma reflected a culture that tells people they have the right to feel that rules do not apply to them.

    Do the rules apply to the rich? It’s how many poorer think it is. Maybe, the authorities should begin with applying them to the rich with for example higher taxes and better welfare aka reducing poverty.

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      9 months ago

      She’s fine with her son dying as long as that driver gets a ticket 2 weeks later in the post.

      These cameras obviously don’t solve the problem…