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Got my first traffic ticket in China, the endless AI cameras are all knowing and all seeing, you can’t dodge them. Was fined 100 RMB (~$14) for crossing a white line from the straight turn lane into the right turn lane. The local government was kind enough to text me about it image

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↩ replying to NoStrFromObject
The violation was for β€œζœΊεŠ¨θ½¦ι€šθΏ‡ζœ‰η―ζŽ§θ·―ε£ζ—ΆοΌŒδΈζŒ‰ζ‰€ιœ€θ‘ŒθΏ›ζ–Ήε‘ ι©Άε…₯导向车道”. There are various ways to translate it, but basically the AI detected I was in a go straight lane and then detected my right turn. My friend who was in the car at the time told me that the violation is given when you illegally cross the solid white lane dividers. Luckily I only got a fine, no points deducted. Illegal right turns are 3 points deducted, running a red light is 6 points, get 12 points in one year and you lose your license and have to go to driving school to get it back.
↩ replying to GregAsks
I never claimed I was innocent which is why I’m waiving my right to contest the ticket and paying it. In China you are allowed to cross dashed white lines but not solid white lines. It also depends on each intersection as there are different cameras for different violations (speed, yielding to pedestrians, red lights, etc) and each camera is owned by a different department (public security bureau, traffic bureau, urban management bureau etc)
Many guys here still have not figured out how to become ungovernable so they complain, like good plebs. They rely on you having a bank account or something similar with a third party for the extortion to work. Once you unbanked your life you let them figure out how to tax you, fine you, extort you. The system is not prepared for you not having a bank account. It's one of the best weapons you have over them. Privacy and a simple lifestyle also help. People say it's not possible to live without a bank account and then someone came and didn't know it's impossible. You are infinite possibilities condensed in one powerful body. Use it.
Alex Li's avatar Alex Li
Got my first traffic ticket in China, the endless AI cameras are all knowing and all seeing, you can’t dodge them. Was fined 100 RMB (~$14) for crossing a white line from the straight turn lane into the right turn lane. The local government was kind enough to text me about it image
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I mean, from an automated rules based system perspective this is incredibly smooth and efficient. If the rules are something you want followed, having a high chance of being caught and a low punishment is better than the opposite. You remove any police bias, but also discretion. I have mixed feelings on this. I want to live in a world with just and fair rules are universally applied to the charismatic and the bums equally, and not a world where unjust laws are inescapable. So basically, China level survenence and rules enforcement with Bitcoin level freedom and right of exit.