Originally Posted by
zoste
Something is inherently wrong when the fine for the endangerment aspect is less than the fine for littering. (for some reason Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant just started playing in my mind)
I think you will find, that most of the fines are set at a certain point in time, where the amount involved is in real money. The fine for endangerment could have been set in 1899 when the average man made $1/day, few fines however are designed to go up over time. Littering became a much bigger issue some 20-30 years ago, and the fine was increased, remember the adverts with The Native American who was crying over the piece of litter? You need to talk to your government representative, and see about an increase in that endangerment fine, although seriously I think it should involve a couple of years at the "crowbar hotel". Although I really wonder why there is a distinction between endangering someone operating a motorized versus non-motorized vehicle....