This considers the idea of removing government-imposed traffic laws and relying instead on individual responsibility for road safety. Proponents argue that voluntary compliance respects individual freedom and personal responsibility. Opponents argue that without traffic laws, road safety would significantly decline and accidents would increase.
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@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@B8FCVDZ 6mos6MO
Traffic laws should be investigated across Canada, and abolished. It's a scam and police use this to hand out tickets to citizens to meet their quotas. Most of the so called traffic laws in my opinion, are a violation of our rights and freedoms. Speeding a little over the speed limit should not be a crime or warrant a ticket, tickets should only be implemented when it's excessive speeds like over 25k the speed limit. I think people are responsible for their own health and safety not laws, police or government.
@9LXDZSKLibertarian 1yr1Y
You don't need traffic laws for people to abide by the rules of driving. The same applies for seatbelts. The vast majority of people won't deliberately put themselves in irrational danger if their life in on the line, and the ones who do put themselves in danger are doing it anyways even with laws in place.
People violate traffic laws all the time with zero repercussions. These are unenforceable laws. If it's unenforceable, it shouldn't be the law. The only enforceable traffic law you need is for reckless driving. This also applies to drunk driving. How many people on a dai… Read more
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@B8FCVDZ 6mos6MO
@9LXDZSKLibertarian 1yr1Y
The status quo. People die everyday from drunk driving. People die everyday from not wearing thier seatbelt. All of this is happening despite there being laws against it. These are people who will do irresponsible things regardless of the laws in place. Take your own responsibility for your safety and security. You don't need the government to tell you to be safe.
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@B46V7MRLibertarian1yr1Y
While this would be preferable to the current system, this model could be improved upon greatly by privately owned and managed roads with voluntary and negotiable rules. For instance, one could imagine an individual that has an immaculate driving record but for frequent violations for speeding. That person could negotiate terms that would allow them to drive at excessive speed without punishment, but in the event that they cause an accident, they would be personally, financially and criminally responsible. A private owner of a road may choose to voluntarily engage with such a driver because… Read more
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@B5WJ3KYNew Democratic 11mos11MO
Definitely not! I say implement a device in the vehicle that records the driver's speed and behaviour at traffic lights and if there's any violation, heavy fines and possible criminal charges.
Almost everytime I go out to run a few errands, bad drivers nearly hits me and looks at me like I'm stupid, so yeah put a device in the vehicle that records the speed and behaviour of the driver in traffic because nobody knows how to actually drive anymore and also drivers have gotten too aggressive and laziness with a God complex and narcissism.
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