Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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In the US they are quietly releasing prisoners serving life caught out by 3 strikes and out type legislation. OK this is the more extreme end of the justice system, but the message is pertty clear, racking up penalties does not discourage transgression.
Fear of being caught is the deterrent. Unless they enforce the rules, people will continue to ignore them. You can't compensate for a drastic reduction in police numbers by simply upping penalties
They want our views? That's novel. But why not just have the punishment reflect the crime and the KSIs that result in people using phones while driving? There must be plenty of evidence.
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