• EherNicht
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    5 months ago

    The first makes money with cars. The second makes money with train - at leat sometimes.

  • drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    Denmark will also confiscate and scrap or resell your car if you go a certain percentage over the limit. 100 in a 30 zone would be enough.

    You don’t have to be a citizen or the owner of the car; if the car is found speeding, that car is getting taken.

    It was a huge thing a few years ago when it was implemented because we caught a few lambos joy riding from Germany up through Jutland

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    8 months ago

    Germany knows whats up.

    Don’t like the loud kid next door? Run it over with your car. Your wife left you? Kill a bunch of pedestrians to blow off steam. You are below 18 years old and don’t have a car? Fuck off, your age is a YOU-problem.

    After we build that one more lane we will be even greater than the USA.

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    8 months ago

    Where I live (Australia) it’s $962 (€586) and a 12 month licence suspension. $2,212 if you do it in a truck.

    What’s interesting is that if you turn your head to look at a phone in your passenger’s hand while stationary at a red light, it’s a $545 fine and 4 points off your 12-point licence.

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      8 months ago

      Drives me up the wall when people talking “oh it’s all just revenue rasing!” No, it’s no where near harsh enough.

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        8 months ago

        I’m not a fan of cameras popping up in 40 zones that were once 60 zones… but at least the speeding fines can scale by severity.

        Things like phones and running red lights, are absolute. You can inadvertently crawl forward at 1km/h, trip the red light camera, and stop again without actually obstucting oncoming traffic. The offence (and punishment) is no different to blasting through at full-speed 10 seconds after it has turned red.

        While using a phone while stopped at a red light is bad, it is nowhere near as bad as sending a text at highway speed. The fine will also apply if the phone is turned off, or you’re just taking it out of your pocket and passing it to a passenger. Absolutely no chill with it.

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          8 months ago

          In Germany red light cameras take two pictures shortly apart to determine whether you just stopped too late or ran the light.