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Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year

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1163 points DaveZale | 2 comments | 30 Jul 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | source
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max_ ◴[02 Aug 25 19:46 UTC] No.44770751[source]▶
"More than half of Helsinki’s streets now have speed limits of 30 km/h."

This is the only secret.

People over speeding is what kills.

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dilyevsky ◴[02 Aug 25 22:03 UTC] No.44772000[source]▶
The real reason is Finnish absolutely draconian fines that scale up with income and really really strict enforcement. Make fines start with $500 and go to thousands and actually enforce them and not what SF is doing and we'll have the same but people over here don't like to hear it...
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1. EasyMark ◴[03 Aug 25 20:45 UTC] No.44779625[source]▶
do they charge as a % of annual income or wealth? I think that would be the key in the USA. I'll risk a $300 ticket for speeding, probably not a $3000 ticket
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2. anilakar ◴[04 Aug 25 08:06 UTC] No.44783166[source]▶
Income after taxes. The maximum count is 120 fines, or approximately sixty days' net income. They can be levied without a separate court order.