Do I have to pay a MD camera ticket if I have a DC plate?

[Anonymous]

I know there are basically zero consequences for MD and VA drivers who refuse to pay their DC camera tickets. But is the same true for DC drivers who get tickets in MD?

I got a $40 ticket and I kind of want to stage my own protest of MD refusing to agree to reciprocity by not paying this ticket …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know there are basically zero consequences for MD and VA drivers who refuse to pay their DC camera tickets. But is the same true for DC drivers who get tickets in MD?

I got a $40 ticket and I kind of want to stage my own protest of MD refusing to agree to reciprocity by not paying this ticket …

Just pay the ticket.

[Anonymous]

Do you want it to go to collections and mess up your credit?

[Anonymous]

? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

[Anonymous]

Pay the ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

I agree that not speeding is part of being a decent human. But paying a ticket does not undo the risky behavior.

Does the existence of speed cameras increase public safety? I could be wrong but I don't believe that's the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

I agree that not speeding is part of being a decent human. But paying a ticket does not undo the risky behavior.

Does the existence of speed cameras increase public safety? I could be wrong but I don't believe that's the case.

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Of course you have to pay the ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

Has it changed? It used to be 11 mph over the limit earned you a ticket…except the cameras weren’t always calibrated correctly and sometimes people got tickets without going that much over the limit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

I agree that not speeding is part of being a decent human. But paying a ticket does not undo the risky behavior.

Does the existence of speed cameras increase public safety? I could be wrong but I don't believe that's the case.

In my case it absolutely does. I have been driving on Jones Bridge Road almost every day for 30 years since it goes from my house to my office. I used to regularly go 55 in a 35 and since the cameras arrived I never go over 40 even when I know the cameras aren’t there - they’re not permanent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

Has it changed? It used to be 11 mph over the limit earned you a ticket…except the cameras weren’t always calibrated correctly and sometimes people got tickets without going that much over the limit.

It's at least 12 mph over the limit, see MD. Transportation Code § 21-809(8). The reasoning (such as it is) is: you're not really speeding unless you're at least 10 mph over the speed limit, plus another 1 mph for camera calibration, so at least 12 mph over.

[Anonymous]

My brother is so funny. He is from out of state but seems to collect MD speed camera tickets. He is obviously driving too fast but he claims it is his out of state plate. I am not sure a human is even involved in the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

I agree that not speeding is part of being a decent human. But paying a ticket does not undo the risky behavior.

Does the existence of speed cameras increase public safety? I could be wrong but I don't believe that's the case.

Yes, there are plenty of studies that show this.