[HN Gopher] Speed far above the limit and we'll take your car, A...
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       Speed far above the limit and we'll take your car, Austria says
        
       Author : mfiguiere
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2022-12-05 19:24 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | xrayarx wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/0McbR
        
       | chrismeller wrote:
       | The Ontario Provincial Police can also seize your car, though I
       | believe it's temporary.
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       | One of the suburbs of Toronto also has signs up saying that
       | they'll seize your car if you're doing something like 50kph over
       | the limit, but I can't for the life of me remember which.
        
       | xrayarx wrote:
       | Quote:
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       | The planned change in legislation announced by the governing
       | coalition of
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       | conservatives and Greens is aimed at toughening Austria's rules
       | to bring them
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       | closer to those in other countries like neighbouring Germany and
       | Switzerland.
        
         | spurgu wrote:
         | > coalition of conservatives and Greens
         | 
         | Sounds like an interesting combo.
        
           | prennert wrote:
           | Has been happening on state level in Germany for some time
           | [0], even in highly industrial states.
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           | Think of it of conserving via green means. Establish and
           | support industries of the future, protect the environment,
           | but remain fiscally responsible.
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           | Especially in Germany conservatives are very linked to the
           | Church which also has been traditionally very strong in
           | environmentalism. Particularly in the East where much dissent
           | against the socialist regime evolved in church groups,
           | partially through concerns about the massive pollution by
           | (amongst others) coal plants.
           | 
           | [0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarz-
           | gr%C3%BCne_Koalition?w...
        
           | version_five wrote:
           | It shouldn't have to be so strange. While I don't know
           | anything about Austria in particular, both fiscal
           | conservatism and conservation have a lot in common, and there
           | is a small government, efficiency focused version of a green
           | philosophy. In practice, both parties end up generally
           | diverging along ideological lines.
        
       | Otek wrote:
       | Poland is doing the same for drunk drivers
        
       | dfex wrote:
       | Australia (not to be confused with Austria) has had "anti-hoon"
       | laws in effect for quite some time, varying by state, but with
       | most states being able to impound your vehicle, and for repeat
       | offenders in some states, have said vehicle destroyed.
       | 
       | https://www.liquisearch.com/hoon/anti-hoon_legislation_in_au...
        
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