Anonymous
03/27/2022 16:19
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Part of the problem is lack of reciprocity with other states, including MD and VA.
That's not really the issue. As one of the PPs mentioned, the city could just boot their cars until these reckless drivers pay up. How many more children need to be mowed over on their way to school before DC takes any action?!
Anonymous
03/27/2022 16:07
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
I'm pretty sure it would all be ok if we didn't have bike lanes.
Anonymous
03/27/2022 15:51
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Part of the problem is lack of reciprocity with other states, including MD and VA.
Anonymous
03/27/2022 15:43
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Why is that? Can't DC just boot the car the next time they're in DC?
Because DC's boot squad cannot possibly keep up:
https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1460323482818985990?s=20&t=bvy0ClCNNKhDK1IdyFlGkg
Until DC works something out with DC and Maryland, nothing will improve. Obviously those states have told Bowser to take a flying leap.
Then hire more boot squad people. Or empower all those private tow truck companies to make a bounty. So tired of crazy commuters racing through red lights and hitting pedestrians.
The argument is that traffic enforcement disproportionately hurts the poor and those in communities of color, and since you can’t only target the real or imagined rich with civil/criminal enforcement, there is no public or political support for traffic enforcement in this jurisdiction.
I call BS. I see plenty of fancy cars from VA racing through our neighborhood. If you can fly through our neighborhood in a souped up Mercedes, you can pay that speeding ticket.
Also, here is a radical idea: Don't go 50 in a 25 mph residential zone!
The facts the OP laid out are that the person had thousands in unpaid traffic fines. DC Police did enforce the law. The court probably found him guilty in absentia and failed to take steps to collect it or suspend his license. It’s the court’s fault. He should be labeled a repeat offender. This is not the same as “DC not enforcing the law.” It’s the court. But why ruin a trash rant?
Anonymous
03/27/2022 13:39
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Why is that? Can't DC just boot the car the next time they're in DC?
Because DC's boot squad cannot possibly keep up:
https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1460323482818985990?s=20&t=bvy0ClCNNKhDK1IdyFlGkg
Until DC works something out with DC and Maryland, nothing will improve. Obviously those states have told Bowser to take a flying leap.
Then hire more boot squad people. Or empower all those private tow truck companies to make a bounty. So tired of crazy commuters racing through red lights and hitting pedestrians.
The argument is that traffic enforcement disproportionately hurts the poor and those in communities of color, and since you can’t only target the real or imagined rich with civil/criminal enforcement, there is no public or political support for traffic enforcement in this jurisdiction.
I call BS. I see plenty of fancy cars from VA racing through our neighborhood. If you can fly through our neighborhood in a souped up Mercedes, you can pay that speeding ticket.
Also, here is a radical idea: Don't go 50 in a 25 mph residential zone!
Anonymous
03/27/2022 13:37
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:This idiot with thousands of dollars in speeding tickets could have killed someone today. It's only a matter of time before he does. WHY can't this city start enforcing the law with regard to unpaid tickets? And don't give the the progressive b.s. about how it's unfair to the poor. If you can afford to speed around this city in a Mercedes, you can afford to get your car out of a boot or tow for unpaid tickets.
https://mobile.twitter.com/tuckcomatus/status/1507794020260622341
Racial equity issues. It will disproportionately impact people of color.
Anonymous
03/27/2022 13:34
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Why is that? Can't DC just boot the car the next time they're in DC?
Because DC's boot squad cannot possibly keep up:
https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1460323482818985990?s=20&t=bvy0ClCNNKhDK1IdyFlGkg
Until DC works something out with DC and Maryland, nothing will improve. Obviously those states have told Bowser to take a flying leap.
Then hire more boot squad people. Or empower all those private tow truck companies to make a bounty. So tired of crazy commuters racing through red lights and hitting pedestrians.
The argument is that traffic enforcement disproportionately hurts the poor and those in communities of color, and since you can’t only target the real or imagined rich with civil/criminal enforcement, there is no public or political support for traffic enforcement in this jurisdiction.
Anonymous
03/27/2022 12:30
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Why is that? Can't DC just boot the car the next time they're in DC?
Because DC's boot squad cannot possibly keep up:
https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1460323482818985990?s=20&t=bvy0ClCNNKhDK1IdyFlGkg
Until DC works something out with DC and Maryland, nothing will improve. Obviously those states have told Bowser to take a flying leap.
Then hire more boot squad people. Or empower all those private tow truck companies to make a bounty. So tired of crazy commuters racing through red lights and hitting pedestrians.
This. It's a solvable problem if you wanted to solve it.
Anonymous
03/27/2022 11:52
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Why is that? Can't DC just boot the car the next time they're in DC?
Because DC's boot squad cannot possibly keep up:
https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1460323482818985990?s=20&t=bvy0ClCNNKhDK1IdyFlGkg
Until DC works something out with DC and Maryland, nothing will improve. Obviously those states have told Bowser to take a flying leap.
Then hire more boot squad people. Or empower all those private tow truck companies to make a bounty. So tired of crazy commuters racing through red lights and hitting pedestrians.
Anonymous
03/27/2022 10:15
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Why is that? Can't DC just boot the car the next time they're in DC?
Because DC's boot squad cannot possibly keep up:
https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1460323482818985990?s=20&t=bvy0ClCNNKhDK1IdyFlGkg
Until DC works something out with DC and Maryland, nothing will improve. Obviously those states have told Bowser to take a flying leap.
Anonymous
03/27/2022 08:58
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Anonymous wrote:Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Why is that? Can't DC just boot the car the next time they're in DC?
Anonymous
03/27/2022 07:38
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Get rid of cars, speeding problems solved.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 22:34
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
Nope. Human traffic enforcement has been deemed racist so it's nothing but cameras now, issuing tickets that Maryland and Virginia drivers know they can throw in the trash without paying.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 17:23
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
If you converted that street into bike lanes, this wouldn't be a problem.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 17:06
Subject: DC Needs to Start Enforcing Traffic Laws
This idiot with thousands of dollars in speeding tickets could have killed someone today. It's only a matter of time before he does. WHY can't this city start enforcing the law with regard to unpaid tickets? And don't give the the progressive b.s. about how it's unfair to the poor. If you can afford to speed around this city in a Mercedes, you can afford to get your car out of a boot or tow for unpaid tickets.
https://mobile.twitter.com/tuckcomatus/status/1507794020260622341
https://mobile.twitter.com/tuckcomatus/status/1507794020260622341