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Originally posted by losthellhound
My question (coming from a society where speeding tickets are based on how fast you were going) is.. Is it working?
what happens if someone is unemployed? Do they get to speed all they want?
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It works. It really does. I lived in Finland for 25 years, and I'd say the system is pretty good. If you're unemployed, or make average money, the fine is about right and just, and the curve from thereon to wealthier people is relatively smooth. I got fined when I was unemployed, and that (unemployment) is definitely a consideration.
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Originally posted by matthew330
Yeah, along the lines of Lost's post, everyone seems to be assuming that rich people are speeding or have a tendency to speed more often than working class people because the tickets are easily affordable. I've never seen any evidence of this, and I doubt anyone posting has any evidence for this - even though it's the basis of the argument.
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I've no evidence for this either, but I feel like I should point something out. These large fines have always hit the news in Finland, and in each case the speeding was not minor, it was significant. Honestly, the speed these people were going, you'd think they really thought they were above the law. Like that one guy that went well over 220 kmh, that's 2x the highway speed limit. You don't just do that accidentally...besides, mind you, if I had done that, the unemployed me, I wouldn't have just gotten fined, I'd have lost my license permanently on the spot and have had my car towed away. Rich people DO get away with enough without them having to pay just nickles and dimes for violating the law.