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Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

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Yes, 41 in a 30 is speeding, but if you think 41 in a 30 is dangerous, you probably shouldn't be allowed to drive - because you’re a hazard to everyone around you if your “danger speed” threshold begins 25 or more mph below the interstate cruising speed.

Please do everyone a solid and move your 1997 Dodge Caravan out of the left lane, turn off your left blinker, accelerate to at least 55 mph, and get off at the next exit, granny.

41 in a 30 can definitely be dangerous. There are roads in D.C. with 30 mph speed limits that run right by houses.

Taking a shower can also be dangerous. Normally it isn't though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

DP
Yes, 41 in a 30 is speeding, but if you think 41 in a 30 is dangerous, you probably shouldn't be allowed to drive - because you’re a hazard to everyone around you if your “danger speed” threshold begins 25 or more mph below the interstate cruising speed.

Please do everyone a solid and move your 1997 Dodge Caravan out of the left lane, turn off your left blinker, accelerate to at least 55 mph, and get off at the next exit, granny.

41 in a 30 can definitely be dangerous. There are roads in D.C. with 30 mph speed limits that run right by houses.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind paying for contractually agreed-upon work. But paying somebody a civil penalty, which is all unconstitutional, and there is no enforcement mechanism they can go stuff it.

Speeding contributes to nearly 1/3 (29%) of annual driving deaths. As for not paying your traffic violation tickets and claiming to have the constitution on your side, grow up.

There should be cameras to catch people playing with their cell phones, who are the far greater menace. I wonder how that 29% figure is even determined -- unless the car is totally stationary, speed will always be a factor, but it doesn't mean that it was the determining factor. The cameras actually cause really erratic behavior by drivers (people brake really hard out of nowhere as they approach the cameras), and make roads more dangerous as a result.

With all this said, I have never gotten a camera ticket, but would pay it if I did.

Those who use their phones while driving deserve no sympathy, but it is also true that phone-use-while-driving is neither necessary nor sufficient to result in injury and death. Speeding is both necessary and sufficient to result in injury and death. Speeding should not be a sole focus of any enforcement mechanism, but jurisdictions are well justified in making it the primary focus.

This makes no sense. If I'm texting while going 10 mph and I kill a pedestrian because I was staring at my phone, you're saying that speeding is the cause of the crash, not the phone use?

You make no sense. Go back to physics class.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

DP
Yes, 41 in a 30 is speeding, but if you think 41 in a 30 is dangerous, you probably shouldn't be allowed to drive - because you’re a hazard to everyone around you if your “danger speed” threshold begins 25 or more mph below the interstate cruising speed.

Please do everyone a solid and move your 1997 Dodge Caravan out of the left lane, turn off your left blinker, accelerate to at least 55 mph, and get off at the next exit, granny.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

It was 41 in a 30 on a 4 lane road. Simmer down.

41 or 42 in a 30? Yes, that's driving dangerously. Pay the ticket and stop speeding, please.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:? I always my tickets, regardless of the state. It's called being a decent human.

Do what's right, OP.

Oh please. Thinking this is about right and wrong is as silly as OP thinking anyone anywhere will care about her protest.

DP. I mean, OP shouldn't have exceeded the speed limit in the first place. In Maryland, you only get a citation if you were going 12 mph or more over the speed limit. That's speeding by a lot, which is dangerous. Not driving dangerously is part of being a decent human being, in my opinion.

Given that OP was driving dangerously, and received a ticket for it, the responsible thing is for OP to pay the ticket (and be grateful that nothing worse happened).

Has it changed? It used to be 11 mph over the limit earned you a ticket…except the cameras weren’t always calibrated correctly and sometimes people got tickets without going that much over the limit.

And they love putting cameras at the bottom of hills and in poor neighborhoods.

And they love reducing the speed limit down to 25 on a four-lane highway and putting the camera right there to catch you where it changes and as you are slowing down…

They care about money and not safety.

If they cared about safety, they’d arrest all these carjackers and gunslingers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind paying for contractually agreed-upon work. But paying somebody a civil penalty, which is all unconstitutional, and there is no enforcement mechanism they can go stuff it.

Speeding contributes to nearly 1/3 (29%) of annual driving deaths. As for not paying your traffic violation tickets and claiming to have the constitution on your side, grow up.

There should be cameras to catch people playing with their cell phones, who are the far greater menace. I wonder how that 29% figure is even determined -- unless the car is totally stationary, speed will always be a factor, but it doesn't mean that it was the determining factor. The cameras actually cause really erratic behavior by drivers (people brake really hard out of nowhere as they approach the cameras), and make roads more dangerous as a result.

With all this said, I have never gotten a camera ticket, but would pay it if I did.

Those who use their phones while driving deserve no sympathy, but it is also true that phone-use-while-driving is neither necessary nor sufficient to result in injury and death. Speeding is both necessary and sufficient to result in injury and death. Speeding should not be a sole focus of any enforcement mechanism, but jurisdictions are well justified in making it the primary focus.

This makes no sense. If I'm texting while going 10 mph and I kill a pedestrian because I was staring at my phone, you're saying that speeding is the cause of the crash, not the phone use?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind paying for contractually agreed-upon work. But paying somebody a civil penalty, which is all unconstitutional, and there is no enforcement mechanism they can go stuff it.

Speeding contributes to nearly 1/3 (29%) of annual driving deaths. As for not paying your traffic violation tickets and claiming to have the constitution on your side, grow up.

There should be cameras to catch people playing with their cell phones, who are the far greater menace. I wonder how that 29% figure is even determined -- unless the car is totally stationary, speed will always be a factor, but it doesn't mean that it was the determining factor. The cameras actually cause really erratic behavior by drivers (people brake really hard out of nowhere as they approach the cameras), and make roads more dangerous as a result.

With all this said, I have never gotten a camera ticket, but would pay it if I did.

Those who use their phones while driving deserve no sympathy, but it is also true that phone-use-while-driving is neither necessary nor sufficient to result in injury and death. Speeding is both necessary and sufficient to result in injury and death. Speeding should not be a sole focus of any enforcement mechanism, but jurisdictions are well justified in making it the primary focus.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind paying for contractually agreed-upon work. But paying somebody a civil penalty, which is all unconstitutional, and there is no enforcement mechanism they can go stuff it.

Speeding contributes to nearly 1/3 (29%) of annual driving deaths. As for not paying your traffic violation tickets and claiming to have the constitution on your side, grow up.

There should be cameras to catch people playing with their cell phones, who are the far greater menace. I wonder how that 29% figure is even determined -- unless the car is totally stationary, speed will always be a factor, but it doesn't mean that it was the determining factor. The cameras actually cause really erratic behavior by drivers (people brake really hard out of nowhere as they approach the cameras), and make roads more dangerous as a result.

With all this said, I have never gotten a camera ticket, but would pay it if I did.

Anonymous wrote:In my case, in my opinion you shouldn't have to pay a camera ticket, in Washington DC. They are doing it for revenue (money), which is for money. Read 1 Timothy 6:10. Washington DC using camera tickets, to generate money, which is the root of evil.
Also, read the Sixth Amendment. This includes, the right to be present at trial( which is guaranteed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 43. How can ask a speed camera questions? And how can a speed camera be at trial? Also says a person, accused of a crime, has a right to confront a witness against him or her.