Automatic Fines Are About to Change NYC Traffic #enforcement #trafficlaw #news

If every street in New York had automated speed enforcement, the psychology would change instantly. First violation, fine. Second violation, bigger fine. Hit a serious threshold, say thousands of dollars in unpaid fines or repeated dangerous offenses, and your car gets flagged. Keep going, your car gets immobilized or impounded. Game over. In every street in New York, or if every street in New York, at automated speed enforcement, speeding would disappear almost overnight, not because people suddenly become saints, because the odds change. Right now, speeding is like gambling at a casino where you win 99% of the time, and hey, yes, I have speeded before, I'm not proud of it. Of course, people keep playing, but if you knew every time you sped, you'd get caught, fined, and eventually lose your car, guess what, you wouldn't speed. I know I wouldn't, or you do it once and that would be the last time. This isn't about human nature suddenly improving, it's about incentives. Change the odds and you change the behavior instantly. Ultimize. Ultimize.