A new survey conducted by Research found that the majority of Canadians support linking speeding tickets to income, known as "progressive penalties."

According to the survey published on Friday, 65 percent of Canadians surveyed support implementing a progressive penalty for speeding violations in their city. Additionally, 24% of respondents opposed the concept while 11% were undecided.

The progressive penalty system has been implemented in some European countries such as Finland and Switzerland, where the authorities in Finland determined fines based on the available income of the offending driver and the speed by which the driver exceeded the posted limit.

Breaking down the data by region, British Columbia and Quebec residents are more likely to support progressive penalties for speeding tickets (69 percent) while 63 percent of people in Ontario support the system.

Support for this proposal was lower in Saskatchewan and Manitoba (62 percent), Atlantic Canada (60 percent), and Alberta (59 percent).

For his part, Mario Cancico, head of the research company, said in a press release: "Canadians in the higher income bracket are definitely more dissatisfied with the concept of progressive penalties for speeding violations. Opposition to this course of action among Canadians living in households earning over $100,000 per year reaches 34 percent, which is 10 points higher than the national average."

There have been discussions about implementing a progressive penalty system for traffic tickets in some municipalities, such as Saanich, British Columbia, based on the available income of the offending driver and the number of days the fine has not been paid.

Also, in addition to speeding violations, more than half of Canadian respondents (58%) said they would support implementing a progressive penalty system for unpaid parking tickets issued by their city or town, while 31% opposed it and 11% were undecided.