In Europe fines are strictly civil- they can take the vehicle but not the driver, no arrest powers on civil matters. If money losses don’t deter then the only thing left is jail, which some don’t mind either.

Probably road design and flexible traffic controls are more effective overall at reducing risks. The suggested changes aren’t really changes from the driver’s point of view, but of course are well-advised as to removing the incentives to bad behaviour by LEO.

BTW- always register the vehicle out-of-state and in a company name. Can’t tell you how many tickets are avoided that way, all “business offenses” or paperwork violations are immunized. These only apply to in-state vehicles and to drivers with personal registrations.

First of all I truly do respect police men and women. However the true corruption that goes on (and I’m not talking about every officer) ruins our respect and personally mine. The corruption in my town and the surrounding town is ludicrous including a lot of the state police.

My Uncle frank is an ex-MA statie. And of my good friends who is a cop want to quit because of the bullsh*t that is going on in the system nowadays. Yes officer Joe we do need you and want you to be there when shit hits the fan.

However, there is feeling that why should I trust an officer just because I now need his help. Slow response times and sh*tty please work isn’t solving anything!!!

I just read a recent study that guess how many accidents were caused by speed??? 50, 60, 70% no 4% just four.

Honestly tell me when a True traffic survey was done about reasonable and prudent speed limits which is required? Look at our Europeans palls this done at least every two years. But not us. Please tell me in a honest opinion that 75 or 80 miles per hour on a three or four lane highway is not reasonable and prudent.

Also what up this general speed limit settings just because of a population section where it is actually prudent to drive a different higher or lower speed limit (if that makes any sense).

Anyways I digress that look at the unfair judgment on speeding. Oh no its cool because you dont have a speeding record and youre ONLY going 90 in a 55. Oh wait Mr. I have two tickets on the books Ill charge you for 10 maybe even five over the speed limit.

Obviously people are going to speed when the speed limits are unreasonable!

I completely agree with this article that a point system not a monetary system is a much better reasoning for speeding etc.

The more tickets the higher youre Insurance rate goes up. Also though I think serious offenses like OUI and DUI should be STRICKLY enforced and with severe punishments HIGH fines and long I mean very long license suspensions aka years just for the first one. etc. This is just one example. Also the quotta is illegal but states have gotten around this. MA just 3 years started a system that every ticket a statie writes he gets an hour of overtime and half an hour of overtime for a written warning.

I know this is just a rant and possibly some good ideas but then again Im probably f*cked in the head by OJ’s standards (no offense). Obviously are system is F*CKED up and something needs to be done about it. At leat restate joe I do truly respect ya maybe not trust ya but respect ya. Im out for now. Peace and love

However, that scenario likley represents 1% of tickets written. The other 99% of speeding tickets go to average citizens that are driving safely for conditions, but are deemed “speeders” nontheless. That’s what everyone hates and that’s why traffic cops that write such citations are disrespected.

Common sense, really.

For example:

They catch some jerkoff doing 120 in a 35 zone. No ticket, no fine. They take him home to his family and give him a revolver with one round and he has to point it at the head of someone he loves. He pulls the trigger. Then he can understand just how f’ing stupid it is to drive recklessly and endanger someone else’s life. If he’s going to kill someone, he may as well kill someone close to him, rather than someone close to me.

This works especially well for drunk driving. Each time the person gets caught, they add another round to the gun, until eventually he does kill someone he cares about.

One idea I’ve always liked would be; everytime some young punk in a ricer is caught racing, they take a part off his car. “That wing cost you $2000? Too bad”. Personally, I’d take his steering wheel first.

Most of you people posting here are just bitter because studies have shown that 60% of the people who get tickets and cause accidents, do it over and over again. And guess what? They then come on this website and whine about it because Mr. Big Bad Policeman stopped them from driving like a douchebag.

Look at what’s happening with the DOT Numbering regulations. The enforcement officers are citing ordinary hobbyists, driving their cars to the race track. Calling them “commercial”. Bologna.

Officers are stretching these numbering regulations beyond what the law is to try to get everyone to have a number. Why? Because it’s easier for them than trying to figure out if a racer is in business or just recreation. AND the State gets the fines.

Just because you’re not breaking a law doesn’t mean you won’t be cited.