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New York Governor Set to Sign Into Law Speed-Limiting Devices for 'Super Speeders'
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Just take their license. Driving is a privilege not a right. You are putting others in danger when you drive dangerously and just because you don’t like the laws and can afford it doesn’t mean you should be allowed to ignore them.
Of course, taking a license won’t stop them from getting in a car and driving it, but it will dramatically increase consequences for getting caught ignoring it.
I mentioned in a previous thread about this that car suspension behaves weird when you’re accelerating and it unexpectedly lets off. I believe it’s referred to as off-throttle oversteer. You also remove headroom for reacting to other drivers, even if you are a shitty one. This will only make those pushing the limits of these things even more dangerous.
The problem is in practice judges don't impose this penalty because they know in most parts of the country it's an economic death sentence.
Maybe it's a good idea in like NYC but even in NY there are many people who can't use the subway to get around.
sounds like a great deterrent then... drivers are out of control these days
Across the border, in Ontario, get caught speeding 50km over (31 miles) and the following happens:
Car is immediately seized, and stored at $250/day. You also get charged for towing.
Fines up to $10,000, repeat offences, jail time up to 6 months.
14 day licence suspension.
Insurance is cancelled, shunting you to predatory insurers who charge between $18-30,000 a year. 5 years minimum.
So just one charge like this will cost up to $150,000.
Street racing was out of control. This law ended it.
Sure, thats the letter of the law. But those maximums are rarely given out. In those cases of real "stunt driving" the driver is usually some rich kid who gets off with a fine. 14 day suspension? Drive anyway. So many suspended drivers out there dont care. No enforcement especially since carbrain drug ford runs the place now.
And forget stunt driving for a second... the reality, is people regularly go 40 over limit with zero enforcement.
Yep. The entire point of a licence is you're qualified to operate a vehicle on state-owned property open for and maintained by the taxes of the people. Roads aren't some naturally occurring phenomenon everyone has a right to. If they can't meet the minimum standards of operating, take the licence and disallow them from using a vehicle on the property until they able to pass the requirements again. They can superspeed all they want on their own roads if they have them, that's fine, but not on state roads open for and intended for public use with the right certification.
And that's exactly why we need good public transportation and walkable/bikeable infrastructure.