But that would require giving money away rather than making money.
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underline960@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I remember a Freakonomics episode that described an experimental alternative to traffic cops: a “good driver” lottery.
If you’re “caught” driving the speed limit, you get entered into a lottery. Less adversarial relationship with traffic cops and more drivers would be incentivized to drive safe more often.
pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 1 day ago
altphoto@lemmy.today 1 day ago
I heard that episode before. Its good stuff. Unfortunately reality includes other people. Today, Sunday, I was driving from the local park to the house with all my kids onboard. The road starts as a 30mph and a minivan was following very closely behind my bumper. The road changes idiotically to a 25mph zone. So I slow down. Its 25 everywhere… Painted on the floor and on a blinking speedometer sign showing your speed and the required 25mph. The van start almost kissing my bumper. I make my left turn into our street and as I’m making the turn the guy honks and steps on it. Those people need to be bus riders. They are dangerous.
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just fucking stop in the road at that point. Or tap your breaks.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Maybe they would have been a better driver with the lottery system. Clearly current criminality didn’t help your situation.