DC issued nearly one million tickets to drivers over six month period in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

It’s funny to me how certain DC people are so wrapped up in victimhood.

Huh, you don't believe people should be held accountable for crimes? Ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

It’s funny to me how certain DC people are so wrapped up in victimhood.

Huh, you don't believe people should be held accountable for crimes? Ok.

Just keep the violent DC criminals in DC and everyone in the DMV will happy. Ok? LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I always pay camera tickets. Am I a fool? Should I just not pay them? I don’t get them often.

You are a fool for paying camera tickets.
It's highway robbery. It's not about safety.

[Anonymous]

I got 5 in 5 weeks. South Dakota Ave is a trap. I feel like DC puts million year old drivers in front of my driving super slow and I need to speed up to pass them.

[Anonymous]

I used to consider DC's traffic cameras as predatory, but while I live in Maryland, I always pay my tickets. I have started working in DC and travel frequently down South Dakota Ave, where there are a number of cameras. I have become a better driver because I am following the 25 miles-per-hour speed limit. South Dakota Ave (and so many others) are busy streets, but they are neighborhood streets. This is where people live; we don't need to be tearing through people's neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

I got one recently in DC near Union Market - $100 for 11 over. Yeah, I was going too fast, but everyone goes fast in that area. Either way, it's getting paid.

With that said, $100 is too high for 11 over the limit.. That makes me just not want to spend time or money in D.C. any longer. If the government is willing to charge those absurd fines, people will get fed up and stop visiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to consider DC's traffic cameras as predatory, but while I live in Maryland, I always pay my tickets. I have started working in DC and travel frequently down South Dakota Ave, where there are a number of cameras. I have become a better driver because I am following the 25 miles-per-hour speed limit. South Dakota Ave (and so many others) are busy streets, but they are neighborhood streets. This is where people live; we don't need to be tearing through people's neighborhoods.

Historically two of the highest revenue cameras in the city are the K St underpass and E St expressway. Pedestrians are not allowed in either location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

The suburbs get your carjackers and robbers, so it’s a fair trade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I always pay camera tickets. Am I a fool? Should I just not pay them? I don’t get them often.

Your only risk -- and it's a minuscule risk -- is if they catch your car parked on a city street (DC cannot ticket on private property, including parking garages). Then they can call the tow truck, but even then it probably will take hours until one is available. Otherwise you can safely throw those tickets in the trash (not paying them will not ding your credit, because the credit agencies no longer consider debt that arises from parking tickets).

And now the DC attorney general can file suit against the owners of cars with unpaid tickets and put a lien on the car. The odds are against this happening to you, but if you have a job with a clearance or a bar membership or something, it seems wise to avoid that or just avoid getting tickets in the first place.

But does that actually happen? I know that DC likes to steal poor residents’ houses with tax abuse, but hadn’t heard about grabbing cars too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I always pay camera tickets. Am I a fool? Should I just not pay them? I don’t get them often.

Yes. Once I learned that there is no reciprocal agreement between the states, I immediately stopped paying my *Maryland* camera tickets as a DC driver. And I get a fair amount driving along Wisconsin and Connecticut Ave corridors

I recommend that everyone who lives close to the DC-MD line do the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One million traffic camera tickets issued in six month is around 5,500 ticket issued daily. Is that possible?

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

Yes, there are a lot of really bad drivers in the region. If people don't want tickets, they should not speed or run red light.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One million traffic camera tickets issued in six month is around 5,500 ticket issued daily. Is that possible?

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

Yes, there are a lot of really bad drivers in the region. If people don't want tickets, they should not speed or run red light.

Unless you are a minority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

The suburbs get your carjackers and robbers, so it’s a fair trade.

Just looking for excuses to not obey the law? Criminal is a criminal whether it is carjacking or driving recklessly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

The suburbs get your carjackers and robbers, so it’s a fair trade.

Just looking for excuses to not obey the law? Criminal is a criminal whether it is carjacking or driving recklessly.

Hilariously doesn’t understand difference between a violent felony crime and a civil infraction. This is what DC victimhood doesn’t people’s brains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I always pay camera tickets. Am I a fool? Should I just not pay them? I don’t get them often.

Your only risk -- and it's a minuscule risk -- is if they catch your car parked on a city street (DC cannot ticket on private property, including parking garages). Then they can call the tow truck, but even then it probably will take hours until one is available. Otherwise you can safely throw those tickets in the trash (not paying them will not ding your credit, because the credit agencies no longer consider debt that arises from parking tickets).

And now the DC attorney general can file suit against the owners of cars with unpaid tickets and put a lien on the car. The odds are against this happening to you, but if you have a job with a clearance or a bar membership or something, it seems wise to avoid that or just avoid getting tickets in the first place.

These suits will only be filed in truly egregious cases, like people owing tens of thousands of dollars. He's gonna gonna go after someone with like two unpaid tickets.