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Uh... No sir, not me, not these days. When I was younger, and in the US, and frequently traveling between states I did manage to rack up a significant number
by cdent 11y ago
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No sir, not me, not these days.
When I was younger, and in the US, and frequently traveling between states I did manage to rack up a significant number of speeding tickets. There were all, to use a UK term, a fair cop: I was speeding and I was caught by an officer of the law patrolling the roads who stopped me and gave me a ticket in person.
Getting them in the mail several days after the fact, without ever knowing you were speeding in the first place is a) confusing, b) not great for immediate enforcement and safety concerns.
- themartorana 11y agoBut let's be fair, traffic tickets are rarely about safety.
- cdent 11y agoDisagree. The one UK speeding ticket I have was for being over 30mph in a 30 zone. The limit is set to 30 in those zones because of Science™ about braking distance and impact with human bodies that appear suddenly. If I'm being careless and/or distracted in one of those zones, I want to know about it immediately, not up to 14 days later after I've already plowed through a bunch of schoolchildren.
- nitrogen 11y agoSpeeding tickets on freeways are rarely about safety. One should never speed in a school zone or neighborhood street.
- jhallenworld 11y agoI got a ticket for not making a full stop before turning at a red light (this was in Long Island). The mail came with URL to a video of my infraction. It was fun giving to other people to watch.. Well here they all are: http://www.longislandredlightcameras.com/ http://www.longislandredlightcameras.com/