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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can tell people on this thread have no experience with poverty.

Poor people don't live within walking distance or biking distance of their jobs. They don't live anywhere near subway stations. They can't afford Uber. They're not going to spend three hours a day on the bus when they have families to take care of and long hours to work. They're going to drive no matter what, even if their license gets taken away.

A lot of cities have abandoned traffic cameras and heavy fines on drivers for parking in the wrong place or speeding (DC's traffic fines are absurd, BTW) because those fines, especially when they snowball with late fees, can wreak havoc in low income families' lives. 
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I don’t care how poor you are, laws are laws. There are already programs to allow for free transit in urban areas. [/quote]

Bicyclists ignore every single traffic law. There are gangs of 14 year olds riding ATVs down the middle of the major streets. Seems like we have better things to do than hassle poor people trying to get to work.[/quote]

How are they insured? And if they don’t have to have a drivers license or insurance, then why do I?[/quote]

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