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Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive
(theconversation.com)
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Governments have never been dependent on speeding fine revenue. This is a myth perpetuated by people who are indignant that they can't drive recklessly without consequence.
Do you have a source for that? I don't mean dependent like the government would collapse without it, but that they have included it in their budget expectations and would very much like to keep it.
Its absurd to think that traffic fines are any substantial part of the budget but here you go, I did 2-3 minutes of research for you.
In the 2023-24 financial year, fines issued from road safety cameras amounted to $473 million. This figure represents a fraction of the overall cost of speed and distracted driving and seatbelt-related crashes. Link
The total state budget is 111.7 billion. Link
ie. Around half of 1%
I used victoria just because when i typed "traffic camera revenue" into DDG it was the second result.
I ask this as a non-hoon. I hate reckless driving and have never got a speeding ticket in 25 years of driving.