5 posted on 12/23/2004 8:57:47 AM PST by John Jorsett [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]
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A nice new Drivers License with bennies....
And an autographed Photo of Jorge Arbusto.
Posted on 12/23/2004 8:55:06 AM PST by MississippiMasterpiece
Getting caught speeding Boulder, Colo., could cost you big time, if the City Council's plan to increase traffic fines gets final approval.
If you're caught speeding 4 to 19 mph over the posted speed limit, you'll pay $500 and if you are speeding at 20 mph or more over the posted speed limit, you'll be slapped with a $1,000 ticket.
The current rates, which haven't been increased since 1982, are $100 and $300 respectively.
Tickets for street racing or eluding police would jump from $300 to $1,000 under the proposal that is expected to get preliminary approval Wednesday night.
City officials said the hefty fines will give judges more bargaining power when they accept plea bargains and they hope will make motorists think twice before breaking the law.
I won't be doing buisness in Boulder. Too expensive if a simple mistake is made.
No kidding, it would cost you less. What twits.
I don't agree with singling out people just because they have Mexican heritage. You can use other criteria like credit rating, driving record, arrests, employment, etc. to screen out the dirtbags, whatever their descent. I know plenty of Hispanic people who deserve insurance much more than a lot of Mayflower-derived scum. (A couple of my relatives come to mind in the latter category.)
They do say the way to get rid of a bad law is to enforce it. ;^)
A free trip to Hawaii.
I am glad that someone else around here besides me sees this point.
They are mad because they haven't been able to catch a speeder in 10 months because most have cars faster than theirs.
Free healthcare, food stamps, and education for your kids.
How does one go about getting Mexican citizenship? Isn't it as easy as bribing the right person.
It's starting to sound like a pretty sweet deal.
A Mexican who speaks english natively. There has got to be some demand for that.
If you work there it is a shame that you contribute to supporting these loonies. That is why I never do business or purchase things in Denver or Boulder.
I agree. Reckless driving is the equivalent of shooting a pistol out of your window onto a busy street without looking. The car is actually potential more dangerous since the bullet weighs 2 tons, and there isn't a vest in the world that's going to help you.
I never understood why "reckless assault with a deadly weapon" did not apply to the at-fault party of an accident.
I am glad that someone else around here besides me sees this point.
I agree with you as well. If you are paying for the roads, and have proven yourself competent to drive through what I think should be a more strict licensing procedure (a/la aircraft pilots) - then you have every RIGHT in the world to drive.
Your parents give you priveledges, not the government. We own the roads.
Your rights are granted by the benevolent bureaucrats at the DMV.
I am surprised that the likes of Rhenquist and Scalia can look at themselves in the mirror in the morning afters kow-towing to the power of the state in this regard. It is an unsighltly blemish on otherwise respectable records.
5 posted on 12/23/2004 8:57:47 AM PST by John Jorsett [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]
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A nice new Drivers License with bennies....
And an autographed Photo of Jorge Arbusto.
Do you have the right to marry or buy a toaster? Do you have a right to whistle while you walk down a sidewalk? Do you even have a right to walk down the sidewalk? Or the right to walk at all? None of these things are spelled out in the Constitution.
Newsflash: American citizens have more rights than just those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution. The Constitution didn't have to grant people the right to own horses, and yet many did, and were free to ride them without government licensing, registration, or fees, and this is even on government postal roads. Where in the Constitution is the power for any government agency to regulate private transportation spelled out?
You have it backwards.
How fast was the Boulder going????
What has inflation done to a $100 & $300 fine since '82? I think that this is waaaay in excess of that.
I tried to slow down the last time I was there, but I damend near got run over by a Local Cop on his way home in the squad car.
There was a Caltech prank back in the late 80s when a bunch of cars, that spelled out "CALTECH," drove on a major five lane LA highway, during rush hour, at exactly the speed limit. Needless to say, the traffic jam this created lasted for hours and many miles. Yes, it made it on the news, including aerial footage of the cars clearly spelling out CALTECH. For obeying the speed laws.
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