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> I agree people are taken advantage of for things like parking tickets Remember that some speeding tickets come from cops raking in cash at the bottom of a hi

> I agree people are taken advantage of for things like parking tickets Remember that some speeding tickets come from cops raking in cash at the bottom of a hill where the speed limit suddenly drops by 15mph according to a sign that's hidden behind a tree. I think it's possible to call this out while also acknowledging that driving too fast is dangerous. About parking tickets: one day my office mate parked her car on the street where she always did. But when she went to leave for the day, she found a ticket on her car, and its cause: a brand new parking meter right by her car. It had been installed while she was inside. (She successfully contested the ticket.)

throwawaymath 8y ago
I'll concede that's a crappy situation, yeah. That's definitely something worth talking about as a distinction from speeding in general.
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e_proxus 8y ago
How big a percentage are "some"? If it is a problem of police corruption, it should be tackled as such, not as a sign that the ticket is too high.
- justinpombrio 8y ago
  I think the money typically goes to the city, which controls both the speed signs and (at least somewhat) where cops are stationed. So its the typical US thing where there's technically no corruption but, huh, that is a bit of a conflict of interest, isn't it? I've been in the car for 3 tickets, and I'll include one more I recently heard about from a family member. In one case, the driver took a turn on red at 2am when the streets were completely empty. In another, there was a very large and steep hill, and the driver didn't break sufficiently to not go over the speed limit. (The road was straight and the visibility was perfect.) In another, the speed limit quickly changed from 35mph to 15mph for no apparent reason. In all these cases, these drivers weren't putting anyone in danger. I don't think the cops were waiting in these spots by coincidence; I think they were trying to make money for the city. In the fourth case, the driver sped on a windy street, and totally deserved the ticket.

throwawaymath 8y ago

I'll concede that's a crappy situation, yeah. That's definitely something worth talking about as a distinction from speeding in general.

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e_proxus 8y ago

How big a percentage are "some"? If it is a problem of police corruption, it should be tackled as such, not as a sign that the ticket is too high.

justinpombrio 8y ago
I think the money typically goes to the city, which controls both the speed signs and (at least somewhat) where cops are stationed. So its the typical US thing where there's technically no corruption but, huh, that is a bit of a conflict of interest, isn't it? I've been in the car for 3 tickets, and I'll include one more I recently heard about from a family member. In one case, the driver took a turn on red at 2am when the streets were completely empty. In another, there was a very large and steep hill, and the driver didn't break sufficiently to not go over the speed limit. (The road was straight and the visibility was perfect.) In another, the speed limit quickly changed from 35mph to 15mph for no apparent reason. In all these cases, these drivers weren't putting anyone in danger. I don't think the cops were waiting in these spots by coincidence; I think they were trying to make money for the city. In the fourth case, the driver sped on a windy street, and totally deserved the ticket.