Comment on Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive

• HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Governments have never been dependent on speeding fine revenue. This is a myth perpetuated by people who are indignant that they can’t drive recklessly without consequence.

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  • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Do you have a source for that? I don’t mean dependent like the government would collapse without it, but that they have included it in their budget expectations and would very much like to keep it.

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    • HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Its absurd to think that traffic fines are any substantial part of the budget but here you go, I did 2-3 minutes of research for you.

      In the 2023-24 financial year, fines issued from road safety cameras amounted to $473 million. This figure represents a fraction of the overall cost of speed and distracted driving and seatbelt-related crashes. Link

      The total state budget is 111.7 billion. Link

      ie. Around half of 1%

      I used victoria just because when i typed “traffic camera revenue” into DDG it was the second result.

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      • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Thanks

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    • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I ask this as a non-hoon. I hate reckless driving and have never got a speeding ticket in 25 years of driving.

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