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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it's true you only get a ticket for going at least 9 over

The District’s speed camera program, which began in 2007, has collected $764,512,631 in revenue through March 31 of this year.  That is crazy[/quote]

That is great.

Slow down or pay.

Seems fair to me. [/quote]

Seems dumb. [b]Speed limits are supossed to be for saving lives and preventing injuries or damage, not a revenue source.[/b] Clearly, with this much revenue coming in people are not slowing down, so it is ineffective. Anyone have a map with stats for volume of tickets issued and avg. speed over the limit?  This might be telling of the political drivers of this phenomenon.

Anyhow a better approach would be this: eliminate speed limits in favor of speed targets. Drivers must sustain speeds within plus 5 to 7 mph of the speed target. If not sustained around target you get a ticket and your license is suspended for one week. For second offense one month, third offense three months and so on. If you drive without a license you go to jail. No fines. Instead loss of the privilege to drive. Also, on the driving too slow side this is called reckless driving.  If you are in normal flow of traffic and not signaling to pull over / stop / turn off the road and are driving more than 10 mph under the speed target, then you’re being reckless and the same progression of penalties would apply as speeding. I.e you’re demonstrating either way that you’re not fit to drive. This same approach can be used for texting, drinking, drugs, etc. while driving. [/quote]

They would stop being a revenue source if drivers would obey the law.

I can't believe that somebody is arguing in favor of eliminating speed limits. The goal for roads is not maintaining the flow of motor-vehicle traffic. The goal for roads is everybody (including people who aren't in cars) arriving safely. That should go without saying, but evidently it doesn't, unfortunately.[/quote]

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