“I am eagerly anticipating the first court challenge to this, I don’t think it is going to hold up.”
I don’t think you can get a jury in traffic court. And I’m not sure if you can even appeal.
Why ever not?
The last time my husband got a traffic ticket he asked for and received a jury trial. His ticket was thrown out and both the cop and the prosecutor got chewed out by the judge. he was ticketed for running a red light, yet on the stand the cop admitted he had made a right turn on a yellow light, which is perfectly legal in Delaware, as is right turns on red lights.
Neither he nor I have ever been ticketed in Virginia, but I do not see why there would be no appeal process.
The difference might be that these are civil penalties, not fines. But I'm no legal expert.
I would think you could appeal under the equal protection clause in the Bill of Rights. Both US and Virginia constitutions have equal protection clauses.