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

[Anonymous]

Nobody has actually answered the question yet. If you are from Maryland there are no consequences for speeding in DC because Maryland, as a state, will not offer reciprocity to DC and enforce tickets by, for example, refusing to register Maryland cars that have DC tickets. Maryland drivers rack up thousands in DC camera ticket fines and do not pay them - and there are no consequences.

I am asking if DC offers reciprocity to Maryland, such that there might be consequences to this camera ticket if I refuse to pay it.

If there are no consequences, seems only fair that I not pay it, since there are Maryland speeders driving dangerously through my DC neighborhood on a daily basis.

[Anonymous]

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

Camera tickets are connected to the car, not an individual person. So it won’t affect my credit.

[Anonymous]

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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).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

[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).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody has actually answered the question yet. If you are from Maryland there are no consequences for speeding in DC because Maryland, as a state, will not offer reciprocity to DC and enforce tickets by, for example, refusing to register Maryland cars that have DC tickets. Maryland drivers rack up thousands in DC camera ticket fines and do not pay them - and there are no consequences.

I am asking if DC offers reciprocity to Maryland, such that there might be consequences to this camera ticket if I refuse to pay it.

If there are no consequences, seems only fair that I not pay it, since there are Maryland speeders driving dangerously through my DC neighborhood on a daily basis.

No, it doesn't. Maryland drivers should pay their DC tickets. You should pay yours. And everyone should stop driving dangerously - which is the whole point of speed cameras.

[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).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

The ticket is void. You should call them up and read the law to them. They can void tickets over the phone for obvious errors like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

The people texting or playing with their phone while driving are dangerous. Speeding is not nearly as dangerous if someone is paying attention. I see people swerving, not staying in their line, and making dangerous maneuvers all the time, and 95% of them are on their phone. Also, many roads used to have 40 mph speed limits, and were totally fine, but now the limit is 30 and there is a camera.

[Anonymous]

I'll answer your question OP. Reciprocity goes both ways so no, you don't have to pay the MD ticket if it's from a camera. VA and MD drivers refuse to pay millions of DC camera tickets a year, a source of revenue Charles Allen was hoping MD and VA would give in. You're essentially a sucker if you pay an out of state camera tickets despite what these DCUM moralists claim.

[Anonymous]

If I kill someone in DC, but they catch me in Maryland can they arrest me?

[Anonymous]

Op, I’d at least try it. If you get turned into collections then pay.

No one else is paying their tickets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

The people texting or playing with their phone while driving are dangerous. Speeding is not nearly as dangerous if someone is paying attention. I see people swerving, not staying in their line, and making dangerous maneuvers all the time, and 95% of them are on their phone. Also, many roads used to have 40 mph speed limits, and were totally fine, but now the limit is 30 and there is a camera.

That is incorrect. Speeding is dangerous. It's basic f = ma. The faster the speed, the worse the crash. Also, the faster the speed, the less time the driver has to react.

And the roads that used to have 40 mph speed limits and now have 30 mph speed limits and there is a camera were not, actually, "totally fine" at 40 mph.

Stop speeding. It doesn't even get you to your destination any faster, it just gets you to the next red light faster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll answer your question OP. Reciprocity goes both ways so no, you don't have to pay the MD ticket if it's from a camera. VA and MD drivers refuse to pay millions of DC camera tickets a year, a source of revenue Charles Allen was hoping MD and VA would give in. You're essentially a sucker if you pay an out of state camera tickets despite what these DCUM moralists claim.

This is what I suspected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

The people texting or playing with their phone while driving are dangerous. Speeding is not nearly as dangerous if someone is paying attention. I see people swerving, not staying in their line, and making dangerous maneuvers all the time, and 95% of them are on their phone. Also, many roads used to have 40 mph speed limits, and were totally fine, but now the limit is 30 and there is a camera.

That is incorrect. Speeding is dangerous. It's basic f = ma. The faster the speed, the worse the crash. Also, the faster the speed, the less time the driver has to react.

And the roads that used to have 40 mph speed limits and now have 30 mph speed limits and there is a camera were not, actually, "totally fine" at 40 mph.

Stop speeding. It doesn't even get you to your destination any faster, it just gets you to the next red light faster.

Distracted driving (which includes texting) causes more accidents. I have no clue why people obsess over speeding when there are cameras out there that could be used to catch texting while driving. When you text, you actually take your eyes off the road. It's awful -- there is a car whose driver is not looking at where they're going! Next time you see a car swerving dangerously, try to take a quick glance to see why -- almost always a driver glued to their phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll answer your question OP. Reciprocity goes both ways so no, you don't have to pay the MD ticket if it's from a camera. VA and MD drivers refuse to pay millions of DC camera tickets a year, a source of revenue Charles Allen was hoping MD and VA would give in. You're essentially a sucker if you pay an out of state camera tickets despite what these DCUM moralists claim.

Can't DC boot an out of state car that is in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

The people texting or playing with their phone while driving are dangerous. Speeding is not nearly as dangerous if someone is paying attention. I see people swerving, not staying in their line, and making dangerous maneuvers all the time, and 95% of them are on their phone. Also, many roads used to have 40 mph speed limits, and were totally fine, but now the limit is 30 and there is a camera.

That is incorrect. Speeding is dangerous. It's basic f = ma. The faster the speed, the worse the crash. Also, the faster the speed, the less time the driver has to react.

And the roads that used to have 40 mph speed limits and now have 30 mph speed limits and there is a camera were not, actually, "totally fine" at 40 mph.

Stop speeding. It doesn't even get you to your destination any faster, it just gets you to the next red light faster.

Distracted driving (which includes texting) causes more accidents. I have no clue why people obsess over speeding when there are cameras out there that could be used to catch texting while driving. When you text, you actually take your eyes off the road. It's awful -- there is a car whose driver is not looking at where they're going! Next time you see a car swerving dangerously, try to take a quick glance to see why -- almost always a driver glued to their phone.

Why are you arguing about this? Yes, distracted driving is dangerous. Put your phone away.

Impaired driving is also dangerous. Drive sober.

AND SPEED IS ALSO DANGEROUS. That's just physics. If you hit a pedestrian at 40 mph, you will almost certainly kill them. If you hit a pedestrian at 30 mph, you probably won't kill them. If you hit a pedestrian at 20 mph, you will almost certainly not kill them. Slow down.