Another discussion earlier this year says bad drivers can plead poverty and get their fine reduced a lot, so large fines don't affect those people. The large percentage of irresponsible jerks driving without insurance aren't affected by increased insurance rates they don't pay. Some people fall in both of those categories.chasfm11 wrote:I'd like to see a show of hands of those for whom the fine for speeding is really a deterrent. I'm raising my hand and I suspect that perhaps 20% of the population who are equally cheapskate motivated will do the same. For most others, speeding tickets are simply the "price of doing business." OK, if you get 20 in a week, that could be a drag but there are a lot of people out there who are speeding, some of them significantly (20+ over the posted limit) who do not appear to dissuaded from the practice of speeding by an occasional fine.
It seems it's mostly the responsible people who work hard and pay their taxes who are affected. Being responsible, most of them don't speed unless conditions make the reasonable speed higher than the posted limit. All that to say I agree with you. Those laws are primarily about revenue, not safety.