The speed booths in Sweden have not increased in the past 15 years. Now law enforcement will be allowed to set up speed bumps, as has happened in Denmark.
The police in Sweden have proposed to the country's politicians to have the speed booths, which otherwise have not increased in the past 15 years.
The role model is Denmark. But the Swedes have also leaned towards Finland, where the speed booths are regulated according to how much the individual motorist earns each year.
It is now almost 15 years since the toll rates in Sweden were last changed. And according to an experienced traffic officer in Sweden, this is not in line with the general price trend in the country.
Anders Schääf, who works in Gothenburg's Police, points out that Sweden's prison system is significantly below the level of the neighboring Nordic countries, which particularly affects low-income people.
– It has been many years since they changed the fines now. If you look at inflation and how the real wage has changed, it is only fair that the fast food stalls follow suit, says Anders Schääf, who believes that the stalls should be adapted to the economic development, to Carup .
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An example of a system Schääf finds interesting is found in Finland. Here, fines are allocated in certain cases according to income, which gives higher fines to people with higher incomes for serious violations of the Traffic Act.
The Finnish penal system hurts the most those people who, despite high incomes, cannot keep their foot on the accelerator.
– In Finland you have a system where speeding over 20 kilometers per hour results in fines depending on the income, I think it is a system that is worth looking at, explains Schääf.
Schääf points out that the current Swedish parking system is economically lopsided. For people with a high salary, 2,000 Swedish kroner is an affordable fee, but for someone with a low salary it can be a significant amount.
– For a person who has a very high salary, 2,000 kroner is not very much. But if you turn and turn the kroner, that stall can be food for ten days, says Anders Schääf, who emphasizes that the consequence of a stall living could be felt in all walks of life.
Schääf emphasizes that he does not think it should be more acceptable to sing too loudly just because you don't earn as much.
But that the stalls must be adapted so that they hit proportionately and affect everyone regardless of income. In Sweden, there is otherwise a tradition of economic justice, e.g. through the progressive tax system, which he also highlights:
– Sweden is a country where we strive for justice. We are good at equality, and there is a spirit that you have to pay more in tax for higher wages, but strangely enough, this does not seem to apply to speed booths, says Anders Schääf.
He proposes a review of the stall system and adaptation of the stalls according to income, which he believes will promote road safety and create a fairer system.
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