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Virginia Introduces $3550 Speeding Ticket
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| 6/21/2007
Posted on 06/27/2007 11:35:12 AM PDT by bad company
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To: bad company
"driving with an obstructed view."
Think that's vague enough?
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:44:10 AM PDT
by
visualops
(artlife.us)
To: HereInTheHeartland
So driving 70 mph in a 65 mph zone might be safe; but if they have a speed trap and drop that to 55 mph, and you in your ignorance (or to avoid being rear-ended by every other car on the highway) continue along at 70 mph, you get a $1000 fine?
And what about the people who won’t be able to afford paying that, plus the yearly tax?
Is there going to be a government program to pay for their tickets?
To: bad company
Gotta make up for the dwindling tobacco lawsuit dollars someplace and they aren't going to cut spending...
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:45:26 AM PDT
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("Flying is like Life: Know where you are, where you're going, and how to get there." - 'Ol Dad)
To: My Favorite Headache
Reason # 2892 I would never move to Virginia, and never speed in Virginia. WTF?!?! I simply will not visit Virginia. My wife and I were going to do Jamestown and Williamsburg this next year but that's not in the cards now.
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:45:38 AM PDT
by
PeterFinn
(<i>Sir Salman Rushdie</i> - gotta love it!)
To: bad company
I can guarantee Va won’t be on the “to go to” list when I move the hell out of NJ........
To: bad company
All you have to do is claim you’re in the country illegaly and you’ll get off scott free.
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:45:53 AM PDT
by
newnhdad
To: bad company
WHAT???!!! No 24 hours news feeds of how this is going to hurt children, single mothers and THE POOR???!!!
No aged black grandmothers crying about how they will STARVE if they have to pay the fine?
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:46:04 AM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(VOTE Democrat! You don't those stinkin' Freedoms anyway!)
To: Hi Heels
Driven the Oklahoma Turnpike lately ?
To: bad company
Sounds like a violation of the “cruel and unusual” provisions of the 8th Amendment.
I can see that traffic laws exist for a reason (our safety), and that they need to be enforced with REASONABLE penalties (fines and/or imprisonment). But “reasonable” isn’t in any way what is in Virginia’s laws.
To: Hi Heels
On an empty, three lane wide, 20 mile long stretch of straightaway on a sunny day, with a modern car packed full of safety features since the national mandated 55mph limit? We’re not talking residential areas here.
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:47:25 AM PDT
by
Dan Nunn
To: PeterPrinciple
That's the real reason they issue traffic tickets. Rarely is it about public safety. Let's face it, if a cop wants to ticket you, he can and the court is usually on his side. Its a nice racket for every branch of government as you're taken on a ride to the cleaners.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:47:42 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Clara Lou
“The people of Virginia are being fleeced. Wonder how they like it?”
This is from our “Republican” house.
BTW, what about “our” federal government attempting to pass the immigration y’all come now bill?
It boils down to this: Our “elected” representatives no longer represent the people.
Does anybody know what time it is?
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:47:56 AM PDT
by
OpusatFR
(I'd say it, but I've been out front before and when I turned around, I was alone)
To: bad company
Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment to me, excessive fines..8th amendment
To: Hi Heels
AS LITTLE??? On a highway marked 70MPH, AS LITTLE would be 85MPH. That's just stupid. You're a fellow Californian - you know full well that slowing down to 85 mph on I-5 and I-15 makes you into Public Nuisance #1 in the eyes of other drivers. ;)
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:48:32 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: My Favorite Headache
On the flip-ah-dee-doo-dah side, anyone can open carry in most of the state.
Just sayin’ ....
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:48:54 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
To: newnhdad
Oh if you're a non-Virginian, don't worry. Its a good thing I didn't move to the Old Dominion State.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:48:57 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: XeniaSt
When we caught ‘em, ICE wouldn’t take ‘em! No kidding!
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:49:38 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
I’m in Los Angeles. Hang on and scream land. 65-75MPH 10 feet apart or bumper to bumper all day.
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:49:47 AM PDT
by
Hi Heels
(Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
To: visualops
"driving with an obstructed view." Think that's vague enough?
That's what I was thinking. And the judge is not allowed to reduce or suspend the fine.
To: wideminded
Nope. The state needs your money. The Virginia GOP has shown it'll tax as happily as the Democrats.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
06/27/2007 11:51:16 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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