By Futurist Thomas Frey
For over a century, the flashing lights of a police cruiser pulling someone over were a dreaded and familiar sight. Speeding tickets, parking fines, and traffic violations funded entire municipal budgets, quietly pulling in over $14 billion annually in the U.S. circa 2020. For many local governments, this revenue stream was less about public safety and more about predatory dependence.
By 2040, that entire system has collapsed. Traffic tickets haven’t just declined—they’ve become museum pieces.
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