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[–] WarGy 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
That's completely ignoring what a speeding fine is though. Speeding fines don't make anyone safer, the only thing they do is provide funding to the local police department. The only thing equitable speeding fines would cause is the police to give more tickets to people in expensive cars to get more money out of them.
[–] AlphaWookie 3 points 2 points 5 points (+5|-3) ago
Wrong, insurance companies study this you know because they have to pay up for accidents speeding fines reduce the overall number of traffic accidents, the severity of traffic accidents, and the number of fatalities from traffic accidents. So stop pulling shit out of your ass and come with sources next time faggot.
Source: https://economics.missouri.edu/working-papers/2011/wp1117_leedn.pdf
[–] WarGy 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Okay, here's a source: https://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-limits-slower-safer/
Some prudent quotes:
Also, look at some safety statistics on the German Autobahn, a highway system without a speed limit:
This all comes together to show that speed limits, and hence speeding fines, only make roads more dangerous. Whereas a speed limitless road forces people to observe prevailing driving conditions and other cars' speed, the speed limit divides cars into two separate speed groups causing people to have more crashes.
[–] 51rH0n3y84d93r 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Generalization may be fair to question.
No analysis on remote enforcement such as rural highways. IE: The increase in accidents for Montana following the posting of daylight speed limits. I wouldn't consider this conclusive evidence.
[–] lucifirius ago
That escalated rather quickly.