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stevekempyesterday at 2:46 PM1 replyview on HN

Look up the concept of "day fines", which are used in Finland elsewhere:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-fine

Surprisingly they were experimented with in the UK, for a very brief period of time. But not taken into use.

Every now and again a particularly large fine, often for speeding, will make the news. For example this story does the rounds now and again "Finland, Home of the $103,000 Speeding Ticket":

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland...


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parineumyesterday at 4:17 PM

That doesn't answer the question, do they work better than flat fines and points on licenses (that lead to suspensions)?

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