City Institutes Speed Cameras, Fines a Quarter of Its Population on the First Day
Looks like the cameras were needed.
Published 1 hour ago in Facepalm
Skopje, Macedonia has an urban population of around 422,000 people. As anyone who has been to the city can tell you, every single one of these people is a bad driver.
Now, the city has decided to crack down on these poor drivers by instituting what they’re calling a “Safe City” policy. This will try to make the roads safer by automatically fining people who run red lights, speed, and park illegally.
The first day they implemented the program, a lot of tickets were handed out. How many? According to BTA, the answer is “110,000 tickets.” For the math wizards in the audience, that means that there was a ticket for every four people in the city.
The people, understandably, are reacting to this pretty poorly. The government has been peppered with questions about the policy from people who are apparently not used to needing to follow traffic laws.
For example, Chief Sasho Topalovski was questioned about whether people who are speeding because they’re on the way to the hospital will be fined. He responded that, if they can prove they were only speeding to save their own or a loved one’s life, they will get their fine reversed. At least there’s that!