| Galaki said: How about some mandatory community service or jail time? Picking up trash on the streets has to be able to deter some offenses. |
Yup, definitely for repeat offenders. And also raise the fine on repeat offenses.
3rd strike, a fine high enough to cover for what it costs to put you through the community service system.
It depends of course if you actually want to change peoples behaviour or make some money. I believe the Netherlands leans more to the latter with a fully automated system from speed camera to a bill send to your home address. Based on some formula for every km/u measured over 3 km/u over the speed limit, ranging from 23 euros to 300 euros.
Ofcourse technology isn't perfect, for example a tractor got a fine for doing 144 km/u on the highway.
Here they impose your car if you're caught racing. But I guess a million dollar fine works too:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/110081327904/1-million-speeding-fine-in-switzerland-for-swedish-sls
Anyway a simple 100 dollar fine is not going to change anyones behaviour.
Losing your car, license or your time for repeat offenses or excessive offenses works much better.
