Most drivers are under the impression that they can drive 5 or 10 mph over the speed limit and not get a ticket or at least get nothing more serious than a warning ticket.
According to an article in USA Today, some cash strapped jurisdictions are eliminating that cushion. Excerpt:
As cities and states scramble to fill budget gaps with revenue from traffic citations, "not only are the (speeding) tolerances much lower, but the frequency of a warning instead of a ticket is way down," says James Baxter, president of the National Motorists Association, a Wisconsin-based drivers' rights group that helps its members fight speeding tickets. ...
A study published last year in the Journal of Law and Economics found that police issue more traffic citations during recessions. From 1990 to 2003, counties in North Carolina issued significantly more tickets in the year following a decline in general tax revenue.
Researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock found that a 10% decrease in revenue growth caused a 6.4% increase the following year in the growth rate of traffic tickets.
Now that's a low blow.
Seems as if there is no grace limit portion. Let me show you how to protect yourself from lawsuits and legal matters.
Posted by: Ann | June 09, 2010 at 02:03 PM