T wrote:
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>> BTW.... we also had a problem with insurance. For years, the maximum
>> fine for driving without insurance was only $500. For most people, it
>> was cheaper to pay the fine than to pay for insurance. I knew of one
>> case where a guy had three convictions within 6 months and got reduced
>> fines for each of them, totalling only $450. Then they boosted the
>> minimum to $5,000 for a first offence, and $10,000 for a second offence,
>> and those were minimums. They could go a lot higher. It is no longer
>> cheaper to pay the fine that to buy insurance.
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>> Then there is our new speed laws. If you get caught driving more than 50
>> kph (30 mph) over the limit, the fine is $2,000. Your driver licence is
>> automatically suspended and your vehicle is impounded. Thousand of
>> people were caught within the first few months, but they eventually
>> clued in. I don't see too many people speeding like that any more.
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> That is what you call draconian enforcement. In the U.S. that would
> NEVER stand.

Isn't the US the land where people have had their property seized
because someone was growing pot on it? They get their cars back.

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