DC Council & Traffic Enforcement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's already points for speeding and everything else.

In DC? No not really - MPD has averaged a few thousand traffic citations a year over the last 10 years and a lot of those are actually attached to accidents where MPD is supposed to investigate and issue a citation.

There are no points attached to camera citations which are about 99% of the citations now issued in DC.

And everyone knew from the very beginning that camera citations cannot be attached to points because cameras can only cite vehicles not people. Adding points to camera citations would be blatantly unconstitutional.

"it's a car, not a driver" sounds like bullshit to me.

The vehicle has an owner, and the owner has responsibility for whoever is behind the wheel. So unless the owner can provide some documentation of circumstance (for example the car was leased out to someone else or the car was reported as stolen) or who it was behind the wheel at the time of the citation (such as a commercial vehicle with assigned drivers), the owner should be the one taking the citation and any penalties associated with it.

Agree it's BS.

Alt. solution - send information about the citations to the insurance company covering the car. I doubt Allstate etc. will really care if it's mom,dad, or junior who's speeding. Rates will go up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's already points for speeding and everything else.

In DC? No not really - MPD has averaged a few thousand traffic citations a year over the last 10 years and a lot of those are actually attached to accidents where MPD is supposed to investigate and issue a citation.

There are no points attached to camera citations which are about 99% of the citations now issued in DC.

And everyone knew from the very beginning that camera citations cannot be attached to points because cameras can only cite vehicles not people. Adding points to camera citations would be blatantly unconstitutional.

"it's a car, not a driver" sounds like bullshit to me.

The vehicle has an owner, and the owner has responsibility for whoever is behind the wheel. So unless the owner can provide some documentation of circumstance (for example the car was leased out to someone else or the car was reported as stolen) or who it was behind the wheel at the time of the citation (such as a commercial vehicle with assigned drivers), the owner should be the one taking the citation and any penalties associated with it.

Agree it's BS.

Alt. solution - send information about the citations to the insurance company covering the car. I doubt Allstate etc. will really care if it's mom,dad, or junior who's speeding. Rates will go up.

Yes, this will really stick it to the uninsured motorists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, I know this meeting is about traffic safety and so I'm going to want to really talk about all these freaking bike lanes which are just a scourge on the city.

- Nick Delledonne

This is not really an issue anymore since the Bowser Admin has finally faced reality and effectively pulled the plug on the Connecticut Ave bike lanes plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, I know this meeting is about traffic safety and so I'm going to want to really talk about all these freaking bike lanes which are just a scourge on the city.

- Nick Delledonne

This is not really an issue anymore since the Bowser Admin has finally faced reality and effectively pulled the plug on the Connecticut Ave bike lanes plan.

Keep dreaming, Nick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's already points for speeding and everything else.

In DC? No not really - MPD has averaged a few thousand traffic citations a year over the last 10 years and a lot of those are actually attached to accidents where MPD is supposed to investigate and issue a citation.

There are no points attached to camera citations which are about 99% of the citations now issued in DC.

And everyone knew from the very beginning that camera citations cannot be attached to points because cameras can only cite vehicles not people. Adding points to camera citations would be blatantly unconstitutional.

"it's a car, not a driver" sounds like bullshit to me.

The vehicle has an owner, and the owner has responsibility for whoever is behind the wheel. So unless the owner can provide some documentation of circumstance (for example the car was leased out to someone else or the car was reported as stolen) or who it was behind the wheel at the time of the citation (such as a commercial vehicle with assigned drivers), the owner should be the one taking the citation and any penalties associated with it.

Agree it's BS.

Alt. solution - send information about the citations to the insurance company covering the car. I doubt Allstate etc. will really care if it's mom,dad, or junior who's speeding. Rates will go up.

How does this work for vehicles not registered in DC?