Hey NACT, wanna make some real money?

Introduce some fines to our dangerous road users

Not wearing a seatbelt - $1000

Mobile phone use while driving - $500

Running red lights - $200

Lane changing without indicating - $200

Then you can use those funds to ̶l̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶p̶o̶c̶k̶e̶t̶s̶ ̶f̶u̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ subsidise public transport.

On my 25 minute commute from one side of Christchurch to the other this morning, I counted seven instances of red light running and four phone users. Easy revenue generation.

Can’t pay the fine? Driver license demerits.