1/ Me, too. Regarding the Vaughan cameras, I think what the city did was smart. They didn't turn the camera off, they just switched to sending warning messages. I'd be in favour of starting that way, here, too, before moving to fines. The point is to change individual behaviour and public norms.
2/ In fact, I'd love too see us go to a graduated system where the first interaction gets a warning, the next a small fine, and then double the fine every subsequent interaction until, some BIG limit (and then install a speed limiter). Let the "count" decrease once a year, or something.
3/ Doing that would let the occasional lapse or mistake off easily, keeps the cost down for those without much money, but eventually raises fines to levels that should make anyone take notice. Again, the point is changing behaviour, not punishment, or making money.
I've always been suspicious that tying fines to income would be hard to administer and could open various cans of worms. I know some countries do it successfully, but, as much as I love Canada, I lack faith… Thus my "low tech" alternative :-)
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