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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do we all agree the main purpose of fines is to deter people from reoffending? If that’s the case, if you have a HHI of say $300,000 or more, as many people who post here do, would a $50 fine deter you? Do you think it might deter people on a HHI of $50,000? Do you see that a fine set at the right level to deter a low income earner would be ineffective for a high income earner?

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I don't understand your logic.  I follow the posted speed limit.  Have I made a mistake in the past and received a camera speeding ticket?  Yes - once in 30 plus years of living in DC (Received the ticket in front of the Russian Embassy on Wisconsin Ave.heading South down the hill).  I was doing 33 mph in a 25 mph zone.  I am not deterred by the amount of the fine I may receive from speeding.  I'm deterred from speeding by trying to be a good citizen and not endangering others (and the fact that I don't want to give DC any more money than I do already)!

What are you suggesting?  Those with a HHI of $300,000 or above (your example) should receive a $3,000 fine for speeding and those with a HHI of $50,000 should receive a $500 fine for the same exact offense? SMH

Off subject but still makes me angry: Those that live in Maryland and Virginia don't have to pay DC for traffic violations.  I also happen to live in a DC neighborhood where daily parking is challenging.  Our streets are full of parked cars from out of state who violate the two hour parking rule.  They do receive tickets (not often) but they throw them on the ground because they don't have to pay and DC has no recourse to pursue those violations.[/quote]

You are clearly the exception if you have spent the last 30 years driving at the speed limit. Yes, in principle what you says above is exactly how it should work. I have observed there is very little enforcement of road laws. People drive with dogs in their laps or on devices ALL THE TIME. I see parents pulling into schools to pick up their kids with one hand on the wheel while they turn the corner and the other holding their phones to their mouths.  When there are few consequences, people don’t do the right thing. [/quote]

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