Post #372,695
3/19/13 5:35:59 PM
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Finally, a limit
http://www.dispatch....e-no-cameras.html
A southwestern Ohio judge yesterday ordered a halt to a speeding-ticket blitz in a village that installed traffic cameras, saying itÂs Âa scam against motorists.
Here's the amazing part:
The village began using the cameras in September, resulting in 6,600 speeding citations in the first month, triple the number of village residents.
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Police say up to 18,000 vehicles a day drive through the village, which links some big employers with I-75.
So about 1 in 3 cars that go through the town got ticketed in the first month.
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Drew
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Post #372,696
3/19/13 6:34:54 PM
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Check the units again. ;-)
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Post #372,697
3/19/13 6:42:39 PM
3/19/13 11:41:00 PM
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bah... whatever.
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Post #372,700
3/19/13 7:02:54 PM
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Make an assumption
That area is busy because it connects to local employers. That means ~15,000 of those 18,000 daily drivers are commuters. If you were one of them, you had about a 1-in-3 chance of getting popped.
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Drew
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Post #372,702
3/19/13 7:46:21 PM
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18000 cars per DAY. 6600 tickets per MONTH.
Sorry.
-Mike
@MikeVitale42
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
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Post #372,705
3/19/13 8:00:57 PM
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Yes, read my assumption
Mostly THE SAME 18,000 cars every day. And 6,600 of them got tickets.
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Drew
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Post #372,707
3/19/13 8:07:10 PM
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You may have a point there.
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Post #372,718
3/19/13 10:54:22 PM
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Bah
Logic, schmogic. :)
-Mike
@MikeVitale42
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
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Post #372,719
3/20/13 12:14:15 AM
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And - as usual . . .
The truth is probably somewhere in between.
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Post #372,720
3/20/13 4:12:26 AM
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Re: Finally, a limit
I have a strange relationship to speed limits and speeding.
On the one hand, I detest nearly all mandatory limits. I make exceptions for some urban and residential areas, and variable mandatory limits on motorways to manage congestion.
On the other, I have zero sympathy for any driver that gets nicked for speeding. Didn't see the camera/police? Observation inadequate. Didn't know the limit for the road you're on? Oh, please.
So, in summary, fuck this judge, cuz he's enabling shit drivers.
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