Gave me a ticket 1/5
Classify each interaction with cops, e.g. traffic stop, wellness check, house call, etc.
Then compare ratings for each classification to see who's performing above/below average.
The rating system puts the public in danger as a result if the right punishment (proper fine) is not given.
In either case, without any proper oversight, this money just ends up going towards the funding of police departments, who are then incentivized to give out more tickets. Ultimately they act as tax collectors rather than protection for those living in their jurisdiction. Our people used to run bad cops out of town, now we can't even be bothered to fire them.
this is why tickets should be income-contingent, if not wealth-contingent (much trickier and more invasive, so unlikely).
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/in-finland-speeding-t...
However, improving traffic infrastructure (separating bicycles and pedestrians from cars and trucks with physical barriers, reducing the flow of traffic through city centers, etc.) is a much more effective way of reducing traffic-related injuries and fatalies, which is what the fines are supposed to encourage.
that's mostly unrelated to multi-modal infrastructure, which i'm an ardent proponent of. if i had a magic wand, i'd turn all the street parking in LA into protected bike/scooter lanes, narrow all non-bus lanes to 8 feet, plant street trees everywhere possible, and increase public transportation tenfold.
but to reduce injuries/fatalities measurably, we mostly need to target distracted driving, which is beyond obeying traffic laws, and gets into the design of cities, cars, and devices.
Of course, some people are shameless.