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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Proposing booting cars with speeding tickets.  
Isn't this sort of double jeopardy? Paid your fine but still face extra sanctions?
I could see someone deciding not to pay speeding tickets if they're still at risk for being towed.
IMO it would make more sense for owners of vehicles with multiple tickets to be required to go to traffic school or some such. Or maybe escalating tickets
Many of DC's speed zones are also unreasonable,  IMO, or not clearly marked
I got a ticket for traveling at 37 in a 25mph zone, but the speed limit sign was covered by trees[/quote]

That's not at all what double jeopardy is. And by the way, the "speed limit sign was covered by trees" argument doesn't play well, I get it if it's a stop sign, but speed limit signs are posted multiple times and are available on maps. Just because you didn't look at one of the probably multiple signs doesn't excuse your speed. And if you really thought it did, you could have fought the ticket.[/quote]

Hmmmm: https://wtop.com/dc/2022/12/md-man-fought-his-100-dc-speeding-ticket-now-its-easier-for-others-to-challenge-theirs/[/quote]

What a dogshit ruling.  Really?  There are like a handful of roads in all of DC that have signed speed limits above 25 mph.  If you turn on a road and the speed limit sign was before the turn and you drive 40 mph down the road and turn again before the next speed limit sign, did you not break the law?  Dogshit![/quote]

The ruling is not worth appealing. The most logical response to this would be for DDOT to set the speed limit on every road under their jurisdiction to 20mph. This may inconvenience a few lead-footed drivers but will resolve any semblance of confusion while saving lives and encouraging [b]commuters[/b] to adopt more environmentally-friendly modes of transport.[/quote]

And everyone else who is driving, for whatever purpose they might be driving. [/quote]

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