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What if a manually operated car mechanically breaks down, runs out of gas, or causes an accident are you going to give them a “traffic delay” fine?
by vuln 4y ago
What if a manually operated car mechanically breaks down, runs out of gas, or causes an accident are you going to give them a “traffic delay” fine?
- stingrae 4y agothat is an edge case.
- vuln 4y agoNot really. In the Tidewater area of Virginia, the area with the most per capita tunnels, AT LEAST once a day someone runs out of gas or breaks down in one of the 7 tunnels causing 30 minute -hour delay. Definitely not an edge case.
- Dylan16807 4y agoWhether we do or not, it doesn't have to be tied to the same law. If the driver just stops driving of their own volition, while in the way, that can be its own kind of ticket.
- mattmcknight 4y agoWouldn't that apply to the bus in the article as well?
- Dylan16807 4y agoIf the bus doesn't have right of way, it should be given it. But "ticket both" would still be an improvement.
- Ajedi32 4y agoMaybe? Seems like a good incentive to keep your vehicle well-maintained, fueled, and to drive carefully. You could use the funds to pay for services and infrastructure designed to mitigate traffic delays. Obviously not every breakdown is going to be a result of something under the driver's control, but it's probably more under their control than it is under the control of all the other people the breakdown is inconveniencing.