[MississippiMasterpiece]

Who's the whiskey-eyed carrotflosse that proposed this change?

[Lowell]

can't get away with raising taxes so FINE THEM TO DEATH.

[Centurion2000]

Cruel and unusual punishment comes to mind considering this.

[John Jorsett]

And if you're speeding, Hispanic, here illegally, and driving without a license, what's the fine going to be?

[alkaloid2]

We voters give these imbeciles too much dang power...

tSG

[RightWhale]

Boulder is a major atrocity committed on one of the most scenic places in America.

[Hardastarboard]

Tickets for street racing or eluding police would jump from $300 to $1,000

Only, of course, if you get caught doing the latter. :-)

[14erClimb]

Thank goodness I only commute to Boulder rather than actually live here. There is a reason they call it "The People's Republic of Boulder."

[ClearCase_guy]

I believe that one of the Scandinavian countries tied ticket amounts to annual income. There was a businessman who was caught speeding and assessed a $200,000 fine.

[taxed2death]

Hmmmm, I got whacked at 152 mph in Ct....when I was younger. The cop gave me a 1 dollar "break" off of the maximum fine of $340.00....he liked my custom painted bike ;)


I fought the ticket and won....it seems like there is a state law (or there WAS) that says Troopers are supposed to break off persuit if they lose visual contact with the person being chased.

$1000.00 does seem a bit steep though.

[paul51]

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 provide new opportunities to rip off the citizens and increase revenue to allow for additional traffic enforcement personnel to capitalize on the new scam....er... opportunities

[Fresh Wind]

This will just give speeders more incentive to try to elude the police. More high speed chases will be the result, and more innocent bystanders will be injured or killed.

[mhking]

Translation: "REVENUE ENHANCEMENT"

[annyokie]

This is just criminal.

[Mark17]

$1,000 Speeding Tickets Proposed For Boulder

I wonder if it will affect the tourist industry much?

[foobeca]

local and state governments have figured out that they can't raise taxes directly anymore. They have to find alternative sources of revenue to fund thier pet projects.

[G.Mason]

How much does Boulder make from speeding violations a year? A million?

Save the cops and robbers (politicians) the time and trouble.

Simply catch the first speeder and fine them a million bucks, then all the rest of dummies, that elect these morons, can ride another year ticket free.

[bmwcyle]

I already call police, Rolling Tax Collectors.

[Goldwater4ever]

Here in Vegas, you can run a red light, smash into another driver and get away with a parking ticket. Hence, we have one of the highest rates of running red light highway deaths in the nation.

I believe in more punishment for traffic offenders. Make the criminals finance the budget rather than the law abiding citizens.

[elbucko]

City officials said the hefty fines will give judges more bargaining power...

"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed..."
8th Amendment, Bill of Rights.

Since the bogus concepts of "States Rights" and "Collective Rights, this restraint only applies to the federal government. The states are now free to tyrannize its citizens and those passing by at will.

[tracer]

"$1,000 Speeding Tickets Proposed For Boulder"

I think that this is entirely appropriate. Have you ever seen the damage that can be done by a speeding boulder?