Speeding tickets

[T5_X]

My gf said she heard on the radio that it's gonna go up to 50$ for every km/hr that you're over the limit and failing to yield to a pedestrian is gonna be like, a 500$ fine soon. Is this true?

[BarryBeach]

I don't know, this seems a bit high to me ... if this does happen there's going to be some Mad protesting going on.

[2000impreza]

i thought the $500 failing to yield to a pedestrian fine was aready in effect

[Ben]

50 dollars per KM...thats Bull fucking shit...ok, so my ticket for 77 over would be what...3800?! 3850!!! F that S! 10 over is $550!!!!! its only 52 bucks right now!!!

[shadowz]

Ouch I might as well just sell my car and then get a pinto

[bol]

AFAIK it hasn't passed.


Reasons I think it wont:

10km/hr over = $500 fine. With a fine like that you'll find a lot of people fighting their tickets. That means busy courts and that means higher infastructure costs.

Now what I could actually see passing is a graduated system punishing people getting ticketed for say, 40km/hr+ over the limit and those individuals getting hit with $50/kmhr fine.

[gpomp]

Originally posted by Benny
50 dollars per KM...thats Bull fucking shit...ok, so my ticket for 77 over would be what...3800?! 3850!!! F that S! 10 over is $550!!!!! its only 52 bucks right now!!!

Well, don't speed then...

[Audi Kid]

jesus.....im gonna tone it down a little.

[Ben]

I dont speed much anymore...

my ticket was a sheer act of stupidity, and I can Maturly admit my error.

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by Benny
I dont speed much anymore...

my ticket was a sheer act of stupidity, and I can Maturly admit my error.

Way to capitalize the M

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by Benny
50 dollars per KM...thats Bull fucking shit...ok, so my ticket for 77 over would be what...3800?! 3850!!! F that S! 10 over is $550!!!!! its only 52 bucks right now!!!

It could be a LOT worse. In sweden, your fine is based on a percentage of your annual income...not a small percentage either.

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by 4wheeldrift


It could be a LOT worse. In sweden, your fine is based on a percentage of your annual income...not a small percentage either.

yeah, I read awhile ago that someone in Sweden got like a couple million dollar fine for a speeding ticket or something.

But does that mean if your unemployed you can't get speeding tickets?

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by buh_buh

yeah, I read awhile ago that someone in Sweden got like a couple million dollar fine for a speeding ticket or something.

But does that mean if your unemployed you can't get speeding tickets?

Some Nokia exec I believe...

[rage2]

The $50/km over is only after a certain point or something... like first 10 over is $100, 20 over is $150, 30 over is $200, then it starts into the $50/km scale.

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by buh_buh


But does that mean if your unemployed you can't get speeding tickets?

If I'm living in a country where I'm paying about 70% of my income in taxes, the government had better find me a job when I end up unemployed I'm sure theres a formula they apply or something for low income peoples.

[Import_Girl]

I got a ticket this morning coming out od china town on center....he poped out of the bushes with his radar right by aberdeen...he said i was going 73...in a 50 zone....opps....uh oh..one more ticket and my licence is gone for a month...shity....and to think all i have is a "non-vtec"civic...scared to think what would happen if i actually had a better car...haha...

TIP OF THE DAY: did you no....when you get a ticket weather it is in the mail or you are pulled over....to avoid geting demerits off...send a check right away to pay the ticket...but pay like $1 or $2 over the amount required...and the city will send you a check for the differene....DONT CASH THE CHECK....and they cant remove demerits because all transactions are not complete....but you have paid your ticket so there is nothing they can do.....hmmm....if only i new this sooner,

[bol]

Originally posted by Import_Girl
I got a ticket this morning coming out od china town on center....he poped out of the bushes with his radar right by aberdeen...he said i was going 73...in a 50 zone....opps....uh oh..one more ticket and my licence is gone for a month...shity....and to think all i have is a "non-vtec"civic...scared to think what would happen if i actually had a better car...haha...

TIP OF THE DAY: did you no....when you get a ticket weather it is in the mail or you are pulled over....to avoid geting demerits off...send a check right away to pay the ticket...but pay like $1 or $2 over the amount required...and the city will send you a check for the differene....DONT CASH THE CHECK....and they cant remove demerits because all transactions are not complete....but you have paid your ticket so there is nothing they can do.....hmmm....if only i new this sooner,

I lost my license 16 days ago due to demerits(21 in total baby!)

And your TIP OF THE DAY is an urban legend - it doesn't work.

[Import_Girl]

really....urban legend ....shity ...so maybe my licence will be gone now for a bit....shity for me....so it for sures doesnt work....

[bol]

Originally posted by Import_Girl
really....urban legend ....shity ...so maybe my licence will be gone now for a bit....shity for me....so it for sures doesnt work....

It takes em about a month to print up and send you the notice that you're license is being suspended... and you have an additional month from around the time you recieve that notice.

PLUS for $100 you can apply for a 'restricted' license while suspended.

So it's really not all that bad... dunno about insurance ramifications about suspensions though(as if my insurance wasn't bad enough already...)

[D'z Nutz]

Anyone know how long it takes for a speeding ticket to clear from your record? 3 years?