Shootings are so rampant in "gun-free" Brazil that city officials have stopped enforcing traffic laws. They hope that if people can just zip through the city without stopping, they're less likely to be attacked.

Rio de Janeiro legislators voted to end enforcement of speed limits in parts of the crime-plagued city at night to try to cut down on attacks on slow-moving cars.

The city's legislative assembly passed a bill on Thursday to turn off cameras used to enforce speed limits of 40 kph (25 mph) in accident-prone points of the seaside city.

It was unclear whether Mayor Cesar Maia would approve the legislation, which is necessary for it to go into effect. He argues that most accidents occur during the night.

Many drivers already ignore traffic signals late at night for fear of being robbed or killed in a carjackings. The city has one of the world's highest murder rates.

If there weren't so much money in enforcement, I'd recommend that Washington D.C. take the same approach.