Best action ever.

[Tribesman]

I say awesome. Let's not pretend it's about safety.

How about its just a publicity stunt .
You are allowed a 10% discrepancy in Britain due to cars speedometers innaccuracy, so if you take their usual minimum speed liit for urban areas add the 10% and top gear pays no fines for anyone whatsoever .

[Fragony]

How about its just a publicity stunt .

Of course it is, but if it's all about the money you open new markets, that's the beauty of it.

[PBI]

People speed because they do not understand basic physics. The main thing which determines how much damage will be done in a crash is the kinetic energy of the vehicle, not its momentum. Since kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the velocity it increases dramatically with increasing speed. Thus a car going at 100mph actually has twice as much energy as a car going at 70, even though to the driver it may not feel that much faster. Not to mention obviously the chance of crashing increases with velocity as reaction time is shorter and stopping distances are longer. Of course the other reason people speed is that they overestimate their driving abilities, which almost all drivers do without fail.

So I take your point in that speeding fines are ultimately a tax on the stupid, which is always a morally iffy concept. I would argue a mandatory 6 month ban would be more appropriate and effective.

[macsen rufus]

speeding fines are ultimately a tax on the stupid, which is always a morally iffy concept.

Oh, I don't know, my favoured solution would be capital.....

But eugenics aside, I find the whole motoring offence penalty system overly lenient. I mean you can KILL someone, and only get a couple of years. You can get away with murder if you do it with a car.

Driving isn't a right, it's a privilege - that's what "licence" means. If you want to be in the club, you follow the rules, simple as.