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Anaxamenes t1_j11j3s7 wrote

I don’t think after an accident is a good time. The simple reason is their car is banged up in a ditch. Their already occupied with insurance and recovery so I actually think another ticket on top of that would be lost on that type of person. You’d have to do something before they got in the accident so perhaps enforcement beforehand that is harder to ignore.

Perhaps a state mandated insurance increase if you get in an accident without the proper traction devices. It’s something you could advertise ahead of time and most people are price sensitive and might actually pay attention.

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revilo825 OP t1_j11pn1b wrote

I think you’re probably right about the timing of a ticket like that. Insurance would definitely be a spot to hit people.

Enforcement beforehand is so tough. It would be nice in theory, but the time it would take to enforce, both in law enforcements time (and their safety) and in taxpayer dollars. I feel like it just never pans out.

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Anaxamenes t1_j11tzcn wrote

That’s why I thought of you could advertise a negative effect like insurance rates going up for not having traction tires, the perhaps it might help people make better decisions. Once they crash, you’ve already lost, they will blame it on anyone but their own lack of preparedness.

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