Do fines really modify our behaviour ?

**davereid** · 19th October 2007, 19:58

Do fines really modify our behaviour ? Do we .. take the risk as we may not be caught.. do we assume we will just get away with it.. do we just pay it and treat it as another unavoidable charge ?

**kiwifruit** · 19th October 2007, 19:59

they did mine, or rather my bike...

fitted a 62mph limiter to take away the temptation

**sunhuntin** · 19th October 2007, 20:16

nup... otherwise people wouldnt be racking up thousands of dollars worth, lol.

**Oakie** · 19th October 2007, 20:24

Fines don't
Demerit points do.
I get back to zero demerits in 4 days. Yippee. (And Mrs Oakie still doesn't know I got them

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**cowboyz** · 19th October 2007, 20:28

I dont particularly like getting fines. I will try to talk my way out of it if pulled over. But if it happens then it happens.

**Toaster** · 19th October 2007, 22:32

Never been fined. Never been caught. Never say never.

**<G>** · 20th October 2007, 04:45

"Fines are a tax on fun"

**Ralph** · 20th October 2007, 05:17

Tax is a fine for doing well and a Fine is a Tax for doing wrong.

If I wasn't prepared to pay it I wouldn't take the risk.

**Dave Lobster** · 20th October 2007, 07:04

Do burglars and vandals get fined?

**Grahameeboy** · 20th October 2007, 07:16

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

they did mine, or rather my bike...

fitted a 62mph limiter to take away the temptation

Utter bollocks.....................

**RC1** · 20th October 2007, 07:24

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

nup... otherwise people wouldnt be racking up thousands of dollars worth, lol.

i think its mostly cage drivers that let there fines get that high isnt it ??

**scumdog** · 20th October 2007, 07:33

Originally Posted by Toaster

Never been fined. Never been caught. Never say never.

Wot 'e sed.

(almost)

**hospitalfood** · 20th October 2007, 07:41

I'm not as stupid as I was in the past, and it is less expensive........I think they do modify our behaviour.
but not our opinions.

**DMNTD:Me** · 20th October 2007, 07:51

I suppose they(fines) have altered my riding.
Decided that it was a good idea to sell off my hyper sports bike and buy something that made it easier to ride at the open road limits.

After a bloody awesome Police Officer reduced a speeding ticket from a jail-able offence to 139kmph it woke me up big time re my open road riding style and lack of right handed "maturity".

**007XX** · 20th October 2007, 08:49

Originally Posted by DMNTD

After a bloody awesome Police Officer reduced a speeding ticket from a jail-able offence to 139kmph it woke me up big time re my open road riding style and lack of right handed "maturity".
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I bet you the cop was a "she", right?

She obviously thought you were awesome too...

Anyway, more seriously: I'm an old fashion kind of gal...if you don't want the punishment, don't do the offence.
Only ever got one ticket in my time driving and I deserved it. I knew it, I bowed my head in shame, paid the price and never did it again.

So the fines (or the possible threat of one) definitely affects my riding.