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Originally Posted by 240FaLKoN
Hey, I don't know about you, but I work, and working takes my time. In return for my time, I receive money. Time = money. That's why they take so much of it.
I'm not agreeing with the raise of the penalty, but at the same time, I couldn't think of any other punishment that is more fitting than people getting charged money for being unsafe, or stealing time that isn't theirs legally (car pool lane.)
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Yes, but if you make $100 an hour and I make $25 an hour there is a significant difference in how you and I are going to feel it and the amount of time it takes to pay a ticket. I guess now I am ranting, but I think there are better ways to punish offenders, or at least give people an option.
It shouldn't be about the money it should be about public safety. To me illegally driving in the break down lane is way more dangerous than being in the car pool lane.
I'm a salaried employee so I can't simply work more hours to make more money. So to me an option to work off the hours by doing community service would be better. It still doesn't make the playing field even but at least it gives me an out. I have never had a moving violation of any kind in my 10 years of driving, but if I received a $1000 fine that would put a serious hurt on my disposable income and I if community service was an option I would seriously consider it.
The best way to punish someone is to take their license or suspend it. Get caught in a carpool lane twice lose your liscense for a month. That, I think, gets everyone's attention equally.