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I have been driving for a living for the majority of the last 20 years. Today I got my fourth traffic ticket in the last two years and I am so fucking done. I can't do a job where I am constantly at risk of the state intervening and deciding I'm not going it correct or safely. I am a better and safer driver than I have ever been, but my confidence in my ability is to my detriment. I drive faster because I know I can safely handle the speed and read the road and traffic conditions. I don't stop at stop signs as much as I should to avoid a ticket because I'm checking the intersection and crosswalks before I even get there. To the traffic cops that witness these actions I am flaunting the law and my attitude is arrogant, and there is no reasoning with them.

I'm not sure these are habits I can change, so I'm thinking it's time to pivot to something else. I'm not sure what that is, but for now I will focus on my mental and physical health which has been getting neglected lately.
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Ronin 2y ago

That's the life of every driver here in my city, you own a car your risk of tickets is very big, you either get a parking ticket were you live or work or risk get your car towed and pay a lot, or you risk getting a speeding ticket because there are hundreds of speeding cameras in the city. They try to get your money since you wake up until you get home.

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Crizzo 2y ago

Automated tickets are such bullshit. We used to have red light cameras all over, but the city got sued for shortening the yellow light so they could issue more tickets. They actually caused more accidents because people would slam in their brakes when a light turned yellow. It's not even about safety, it's about revenue for the bloated bureaucracy.