Why do people take risks? [multiple questions inside]?

Asked by Meego (4697) November 11th, 2011 from iPhone

In my city letting dogs off leash in non designated off leash parks is against the law.

Lets assume that law is the norm. I’m at the soccer park, and it is empty of players but it is not a dog park. Sitting here for 15 minutes I’ve now seen 2 different parties letting their dogs run around leash free.
might I add that driveway to this park turns off right onto an 80km/50mph road.

This is just a fine example of law abiding citizens who take risks by testing the limit of the law, an easy answer is that they do it because they don’t get caught, I’m aware of that but there are also people who get caught and continue to take the risk.
Why?

And why does the law make it easy to be risky on laws like this?

Maybe you have done this, why? Is it plausibly OK to allow someone to put live’s at risk whether it’s their own, someone else’s or even a pet?

I just want to add that I am only wondering why and I am not judging, but that I myself would never let my dogs run around in an unfenced area, one of my dogs has no idea what boundaries are, he’d get hit by a car and I would never risk that