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      07-05-2018, 02:38 PM   #1
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The Drive: Best and worst states for speeding

Here are the Best and Worst States for Speeding Infractions, Ranked - The Drive

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      07-05-2018, 02:51 PM   #2
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I thought Montana would be number 1.
Texas is heavily patrolled in many suburban areas, though we do have high speed limits in many areas.
I also thought Georgia would be ranked higher in strictness. The highway from Atlanta to Savannah is usually swarming with state troopers.
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Seems weird. I drive through NM frequently and they have a policy that anything under 15 over isn't reported to insurance. So on the interstates, the speed limit is 75, and I set cruise at 88 and have never been pulled over.

Of course I got a ticket last week in the most lenient state, TX. So I'm clearly a f' up.
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I like how the image at the top of the article is a guy busted in his F32.
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Illinois, 8th strictest
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Been pulled over a dozen times in CA, maybe about 8 times for speeding.

California CHP always show up to court and pull you over for anything if your car is modified. Got pulled over for just having window tint (35% all around). Showed up to 3 speeding trials against CHP and they showed.

Rancho Cucamonga Sheriffs have always let me off with a warning.

Rancho Cucamonga Motorcycle cops never show up in court and the case is always dismissed.
(4 times where I've won a case)
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South Florida, Miami area is effectively a race track... 0 enforcement of laws, no one cares but dangerous... you could drive 100 and not be questioned... i kid u not.
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Iono, i seem to pick up tickets just fine... :
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With that article, I guess you have to key in to the criteria for the rankings being around reckless speeding instead of just simple speeding. With that in mind, I'm surprised and not so surprised about Delaware being so high on the list. Surprised because, I have blown through speed traps there being run by state troopers at 10 over and didn't get pulled. But in Delaware, there are tons of areas where the speed limits seem very artificially low where major highways such as RT 404 are set at 50 MPH. As such I can easily see someone from out of state blowing through a speed trap on a road like this doing 65, 70, and above winning the reckless driving lottery.
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Weird. I think NC is more forgiving than VA. And DC has speed cameras where the speed instantly drops. People complain but they won’t do anything about it. They need the cash for their mismanaged city.
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South Florida, Miami area is effectively a race track... 0 enforcement of laws, no one cares but dangerous... you could drive 100 and not be questioned... i kid u not.
I need to move there lol.
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Weird. I think NC is more forgiving than VA. And DC has speed cameras where the speed instantly drops. People complain but they won’t do anything about it. They need the cash for their mismanaged city.
Total agree about DC. Hate going there. As soon as you cross the city limits, you feel this weird tugging. When you look down, it's some DC employee trying to pick pocket your cash away from you. Whether it's the speed cameras (which DC will not disclose what the threshold is for one to trigger over the speed limit), the red light cameras (where they have unusually short yellow lights), the parking tickets (with overly aggressive meter maids and confusing signage meant to entrap you into a violation), you just don't know how you're going to get robbed.

I have another comment but that will be political.....
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Weird. I think NC is more forgiving than VA. And DC has speed cameras where the speed instantly drops. People complain but they won’t do anything about it. They need the cash for their mismanaged city.
Total agree about DC. Hate going there. As soon as you cross the city limits, you feel this weird tugging. When you look down, it's some DC employee trying to pick pocket your cash away from you. Whether it's the speed cameras (which DC will not disclose what the threshold is for one to trigger over the speed limit), the red light cameras (where they have unusually short yellow lights), the parking tickets (with overly aggressive meter maids and confusing signage meant to entrap you into a violation), you just don't know how you're going to get robbed.

I have another comment but that will be political.....
The title doesn't say no politics. Freedom of speech. Anyone who disagrees to it should respectfully disagree and not launch a forum war.
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Weird. I think NC is more forgiving than VA. And DC has speed cameras where the speed instantly drops. People complain but they won't do anything about it. They need the cash for their mismanaged city.
Total agree about DC. Hate going there. As soon as you cross the city limits, you feel this weird tugging. When you look down, it's some DC employee trying to pick pocket your cash away from you. Whether it's the speed cameras (which DC will not disclose what the threshold is for one to trigger over the speed limit), the red light cameras (where they have unusually short yellow lights), the parking tickets (with overly aggressive meter maids and confusing signage meant to entrap you into a violation), you just don't know how you're going to get robbed.

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100% agreed, I lived there for 3 years... absolutely ntohing is worse than DC... it feels like a militant state where someone always watches you; its awful. The cops will pull you over for doing 2 mph over and 10 over is a felony... faq that.

I think if I lived there now I would own a minivan...
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I-65 south of Montgomery Al isn't heavily patrolled.
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What are the laws like around Lapland, or Karelia?
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I think this list has a lot to do with states need for money. Since Prop 13 shut down a lot of property tax revenue in the late 1970s, CA has increased the fees and fines on everything, to stratospheric levels. The cost of the fine itself isn't so bad, but there are typically many additional fees tacked onto a ticket, that it can easily increase the cost 4-7x

Doing 1-15 over is $35. Then the state mandates a 20% surcharge on all traffic citations. Then on top of that:

- court operations assessment - $40
- conviction assessment - $35
- state penalty assessment - 100% of fine
- county assessment - 70% of fine
- dna identification fund assessment - 40% of fine
- state court construction assessment - 50% of fine
- EMS assessment - 20% of fine

And then any local assessments....

Try to get a building or renovation permit for real estate...
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What are the laws like around Lapland, or Karelia?
They're good. They out up speed limits outside cities too, but the closeness of nature makes us unable to comprehend numbers. Our "assistant" polices are efficient enough in keeping the speeds down in demanding bits.
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Agree. In addition to that, laser jammers are illegal here. Definitely would have installed one otherwise. Radar detectors are almost useless here as almost all highway cops use laser.
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Grew up in NJ and was thinking the same thing. NJTP troopers beg to differ!
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