Who came up with this stupid idea?! Just seize the car.
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Revoking drivers licenses would probably be more appropriate than seizing vehicles. The upside to that is revoking licenses, I'd wager, is a whole lot cheaper than installing and monitoring speed trackers.
So long as the person with the speeding problem is paying for that I guess it's acceptable. But then we have yet another example of people without much money getting a raw deal. Means testing? Everything gets complicated when it gets to the implementation details.
I suppose the older I get the more I can get behind this, similar to interlock devices for people that can't control their drinking, I would imagine the offender would have to pay for it or lose their license. I know it seems crazy to force people to stay within the speed limit, but fining and tickets don't work for some people.
Both options are potentially bad for low-income earners. If you force them to pay for a speed limiter they lost the money for that, which they might not able to afford. If you take away their license they will have difficulty getting around and might lose their job.
So from that perspective the speed limiter might be the less dangerous choice.
I feel like the better option is to have local government foot the bill - but the driver owes the value of the device if it's lost or damaged. In theory, insurance would have to cover at least some of this (given it'd be wired into the car) and they can still use their car. AND if they drive safely, they should owe nothing long-term.
That's idealistic though. I'm sure the "tough on crime" crowd would want the individual to foot the bill despite it making everyone safer.
Or you could go for a tiered scheme where the device is free if the owner's income is below a certain level. There's always options; whether or not they're taken is another question.
That's a really good point. Sliding scale payment maybe (with no cap on income - if you make a million bucks a year and are always speeding, you're going to be paying a hefty fine)
People on a budget can just slow the fuck down. Speeding tickets are not cheap.
Flip that on its head.
Rich people can speed however much they want because who cares about a little fine?
That's why this model sucks.
Yep. Need tickets proportional to income to solve that, and photo radar to solve acab interactions.
Yup the rich will get around it by hiring a driver and paying them to speed. Or just swapping to one of their other cars that is not limited.
In the UK, you can get your license revoked for speeding. You can lose your license if you’re going a lot over the speed limit. If you’re going a bit slower you can get 3 or 6 points and if you get more than 12 points you also lose your license.
It doesn’t seem to do a huge amount to discourage speeding in my experience.
It used to be exactly that way here in the US as well.. unless it varies from state to state? I've lived in a few and they all seem to have this sorted with the point system.