bigjohn2441
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Speed Cameras Appearing on U.S. Roads - AOL Autos
looks like more "big brother" stuff to me disguised in the name of saving the children.
As you might know, im from PA which is like the 2nd strictest state on speeding, behind Ohio. I believe some speed limits are good to have, such as in school areas with heavy student traffic on the streets. But I feel most of them are way too low and the speeding tickets are waaaay too expensive for the "crime" committed. These speed traps are mostly just for towns to make easy money because they know people speed and will probably always speed. And they are unconstitutional in the sense that if you try and fight a ticket you are guilty until proven innocent. The idea that you can get a ticket in the mail because a camera took your car's picture supposidly "breaking the law" is pretty frightening to me. An then you have to PROVE your are INNOCENT to the judge, who probably gets kickbacks from the companies that make the cameras and also gets a piece of the money from the speeding tickets written by an actual human being.
I speed a lot. I dont agree with most of the speed limits and certainly dont agree with the fines associated with them. I know it's against "the law", but i dont care and im not going to try and deny that. I feel that when i drive ill go as fast as i want to, within reason. But i know how fast i can go depending on the conditions up to the point of becoming unsafe. I never talk on the phone while driving, and i am always on the alert and i've never had an accident yet. And i've had training in defensive driving, so that helps.
Thankfully i'm in the virgin islands right now where the police dont give a shit about traffic laws.
looks like more "big brother" stuff to me disguised in the name of saving the children.
As you might know, im from PA which is like the 2nd strictest state on speeding, behind Ohio. I believe some speed limits are good to have, such as in school areas with heavy student traffic on the streets. But I feel most of them are way too low and the speeding tickets are waaaay too expensive for the "crime" committed. These speed traps are mostly just for towns to make easy money because they know people speed and will probably always speed. And they are unconstitutional in the sense that if you try and fight a ticket you are guilty until proven innocent. The idea that you can get a ticket in the mail because a camera took your car's picture supposidly "breaking the law" is pretty frightening to me. An then you have to PROVE your are INNOCENT to the judge, who probably gets kickbacks from the companies that make the cameras and also gets a piece of the money from the speeding tickets written by an actual human being.
I speed a lot. I dont agree with most of the speed limits and certainly dont agree with the fines associated with them. I know it's against "the law", but i dont care and im not going to try and deny that. I feel that when i drive ill go as fast as i want to, within reason. But i know how fast i can go depending on the conditions up to the point of becoming unsafe. I never talk on the phone while driving, and i am always on the alert and i've never had an accident yet. And i've had training in defensive driving, so that helps.
Thankfully i'm in the virgin islands right now where the police dont give a shit about traffic laws.