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Another point though, why should someone who is very rich, compared to someone who is very poor, speeding at the same rate, be punished the same? The issue is, that there are too many very rich people here, who don't care about the fines, because to them, the fine is just a drop in the bucket.
Let's say we reverse this, say there is somebody who was driving a shitbox, worth $500. But this is the car he uses to drive to work at 2 full time jobs, making minimum wage, just to support his family. And if he gets caught speeding, and gets his car taken away and forfeited, it would not make nearly as big a splash across the media. But most likely, the guy who had his shitbox taken away will be hurt way more, financially speaking.
Obviously, because this is a car enthusiast forum, there is quite a lot of backlash towards this. But at the same time, I sort of agree with a punishment that is in line with your income. I understand the issue behind civil rights though, and I'm not sure what my exact opinion of that is. But I personally think that driving at 200+ km/h on a road like that is very irresponsible. I've walked around that area on some of the trails, and I don't think that people should have to cross the road in fear that a ferrari might come around the corner and smoke them, even after looking both ways.
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