Solomon, we already established that we fell into a slimy hole as a country. We are now trying to climb out, albeit, without much needed input from those who *really* know how a human being's behavioural patterns can be harnessed for his own good. -- Ndungi Kyalo neno.co.ke ~ Your word O Lord, lights my $PATH. On 11 July 2013 10:33, solomon kariri <solomonkariri@gmail.com> wrote:
You can talk all you want. But no matter what you propose, it boils down to how much the cop is willing to take for a bribe vs how much is wasted going to court in terms of time, criminal record and court fines. What you are all doing here is building the top stories of a tall building suspended on a very weak and unstable base. We rank 4th world wide corruption wise. Increasing the fine amounts through a traffic act only improves the bargaining power of the cop. "Utanipatia elfu tatu ama unaka kwenda kortini utoe elfu kumi?" And then you think ah if I give the three K it'll save me time and money because even if I become patriotic and go to court, they\ll eventually embezzle the funds, then say funds have been embezzled, form a commission to investigate the case which runs on the same money. The commission comes up with a report that is totally non conclusive and then it becomes a double loss. That's the basics of the logic.
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Ndungi Kyalo <ndungi@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10 July 2013 18:09, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
@William - all am saying is these ideas look good on paper, but behavioural change has all to do with behaviour and not legislation
Okech , I think William is still on behavioral change only that he has
gone
further to suggest a process of conditioning. Methinks conditioning in such small doses will work better in the long run than a big bang changeover of rules and penalties. Does it surprise you that despite the dangers associated with certain vices people cant stop indulging? It is because logic or threats cannot overcome a long-term conditioning.
I like the idea about insurance getting dearer and dearer for the bad driver, while getting cheaper and cheaper for the good driver.
And how about a simple computer game, simulating a real local driving environment. The game rewards you depending on how well you drive. Make it popular via local media, give it away for free to kids and adults alike. After a while we will all be driving less like we on NFS or Grand Theft Auto.
-- Ndungi Kyalo
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