Mike Hosking Breakfast

The AA says higher fines for wealthier drivers won't necessarily lead to safer roads. Transport officials have been giving the Government advice on potential changes to the system of fines, which have mostly remained unaltered for two decades. Potential changes could include linking fines to people's incomes. AA Speed Policy Advisor Dylan Thomsen told Mike Hosking we need a smarter approach, than income-based fines. He says suspended sentences, where a fine may jump up if a person is penalised more than once, has had success overseas. LISTEN ABOVE