[SES1066]

As the various 'organs' of government become aware of potential revenue streams, we are moving from a society of taxes to a society of fees on top of taxes. Your specification demonstrates the problems with a single fee operation and the difficulties of tracking a specific 'violation'.

I noticed on a trip last week that I went through a city with multiple traffic cameras and wondered at that time what were they measuring, traffic light violations or that plus speed? If I violated any parameter, would I be willing to contest it in a city hundreds of miles away? Are we now becoming the locality-determined potential victims of revenue-need. Thus we move from 'speed traps' to anything?

[beachn4fun]

we are moving from a society of taxes to a society of fees on top of taxes.

Exactly. I'm seeing more and more of this. And, MVA is like IRS, you can't seem to win in the fight.

[Roccus]

Are we now becoming the locality-determined potential victims of revenue-need.

My money is on the notion that the local jurisdiction has ALREADY gotten its revenue. I'll bet they have sold the rights to a private company (some politician's BIL) for money up-front while the company collects the down-stream revenue or part thereof. It would also explain why the author must send the MD fine payment to PA.