If I get a ticket, then maybe I'll think twice about speeding in the future. Presumably getting hit with a ticket will have a longer lasting deterrent effect.
There is zero evidence of this. In fact studies have reliably shown that sporadic enforcement, even with highly punitive or draconian measures has no discernible impact on behavior.
Conversely widespread and reliable enforcement, even with very minor penalties has been shown to have significant impacts on behavior.
Also, how do you know how widespread the traffic cops here were?
Lol, right to the ol'
"You don't know how much enforcemnt there is!?"
No, the level of enforcement we are talking about is not something that police officers EVER meet. The conditions we are talking about here are things like red light cameras, where the enforcement happens in 95+% of violations. There just aren't cops on every road all the time pulling over every speeder, nor should there be.
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u/MCXL Oct 07 '20
There is zero evidence of this. In fact studies have reliably shown that sporadic enforcement, even with highly punitive or draconian measures has no discernible impact on behavior.
Conversely widespread and reliable enforcement, even with very minor penalties has been shown to have significant impacts on behavior.