Virginia House Makes Rolling Right Turn Reckless Driving

thenewspaper.com ^ | 02/15/2011 | n/a

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Close that deficit!!

[556x45]

‘In practice, the state uses the reckless charge to discourage motorists from challenging citations by forcing a plea bargain that is favorable to the state.’

Its all about the $. Nice, glad to see the republicans are about a profitable business, just another way of getting your $.

[pnh102]

Did Virginia finally make it illegal to drive past stopped school buses?

[Red Badger]

AKA, The California Stop..............

[goldi]

Stay out of VA.

[jacknhoo]

It is reckless driving.

[luv2ndamend]

If we can’t tax them with speeding, we will tax them for rolling stops! /sarc

[Never on my watch]

Oh good grief! I wonder if the illegal aliens will get deported when they roll through?

[BigBobber]

I will NOT be spending any vacation time or money in Virginia.

Thanks for the warning.

[Zeppo]

Virginia continues its “war on drivers”...

Remind me to stay out of that state in the future.

[devattel]

Here is a direct excerpt from the Constitution of Viriginia:

Section 9. Prohibition of excessive bail and fines, cruel and unusual punishment, suspension of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws.

That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in cases of invasion or rebellion, the public safety may require; and that the General Assembly shall not pass any bill of attainder, or any ex post facto law.

Apparently the sponsors of this bill are ignorant to their own state Constitution.

Citizens of Virginia, it is your civic duty to fight any infractions you incur under this law should it pass. Take this case to the Virginia Supreme Court and beyond, if necessary. Do not let tyrants rule your lives.

[Fractal Trader]

We always called in the California sliding stop.

[MinorityRepublican]

I have no choice but to go through Virginia from North Carolina where I live to visit my parents in Maryland. Always have to watch out for highway patrol lurking somewhere hidden.

[boomop1]

In NC that is the standard stop sign procedure, slow and go sometimes not slow.

[Lazamataz]

Shouldn't speeding be a 10,000 dollar offense, and forfieture of your car?

I mean, we gotta cover the state budget SOMEhow.

[556x45]

Then by your very strict defn all infractions would be reckless driving. Are you prefect? If not then you’ll likely have to ante up significant $ and take a driver ins premium hit. I think the unintended consequences of an overly strict set of traffic laws won’t work out well. In the end they’ll cause far more problems than they solve.

[556x45]

LOL, both terrible states to drive thru, lucky you.

[Lazamataz]

It is reckless driving.

That was reckless posting. I want you to be hit with an Aggravated Felony for such a reckless post.

[beezdotcom]

Pass it in Tennessee first - then we’ll talk.