Quote Originally Posted by honeybee View Post
You were 50% above the speed limit! With all sympathy, I think a harsh punishment will help keep you away from speeding so much.

On a different note, do you all think a harsher punishment at the first instance would be a better deterrant than a gradually severe 'punishment ladder' that's typical everywhere? For e.g. a typical scenario might be that for the first offence, you pay x in fines and get y points docked, for each subsequent offence either x or y or both keep increasing and at some point when x or y reach a specific limit the punishment changes into something more severe. Assuming that you stand to lose your licence on the third repeat offence, and assuming that you stand to lose it on the first offence itself, which assumption would lead to a better compliance with the law?

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In my opinion, punishment "ladder" is better. A small punishment in the beginning will make the driver extra cautious so that he wouldn't repeat it later.