NEW traffic FINES for California drivers.

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NEW traffic FINES for California drivers.

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With this bad economy, + anticipated $5.00 a gallon gasoline by summer, now we have bigger fines for traffic violations (To help California recover from it's recession)

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so don't break any of them and you have nothing to worry about.

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The "Driving while using a wireless phone, not hands free" fine should be $1000 for each offense. If California is anything like NYC, they could balance their budget within a year on that alone.

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If anything, the handicapped violations should be higher. :lol:
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I think its awesome that some uppity trendy a-hole who swings into a handicapped spot to get his Starbucks can get hit with a $1000 ticket....

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We could have the budget balanced within a year if we'd fire all the politicians and abolish the unions.
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HI!... Just be glad you guys don't live in Canada. Our traffic fines are twice to 3 times that. Right now I'm paying $4.80(CAN) a gallon for 94 octane. Since our money is at par it's very expensive. Here, you get caught doing over 50KPH (32Mph) over the speed limit, you can get up to $10,000 in fines, lose your car for 30 days, and lose your driver's license for 30 days. Plus storage/towing/court fees. I won't even get into their stupid "STUNTING" law....... So don't complain. You yanks got it good. :mrgreen:
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I love that the fine for "failing to notify DMV of an address change within 10 days" is:

1. higher than either driving without a seatbelt or riding without a helmet
2. equal to the fine for blowing a stop sign (one of my pet peeves in the NYC suburbs!)

Shows where the priorities are - raising funds vs. safety...

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We are currently at $10 a gallon (UK 4.454 litres) and anything +30 of the speed limit will usually get you a 12 month ban and depending on the circumstances a possible 6 month custodial sentence.
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we have it good in australia compared to you guys :shock: very strict in california it's full on.

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GJW wrote:we have it good in australia compared to you guys :shock: very strict in california it's full on.
but in Australia if you do anything too bad they send out MadMax to get ya :mrgreen:
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And you can have an open container in Australia.
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I have a CDL-A / tanker/hazmat endorsment. Get pulled over with so much as a marker light out and you are there for hours with inspections.

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You should see what NC Motor Carrier enforcement is like ( I am sure there is 95% similarities ) They stopped me with an 18,000# plate with a 24' enclosed race hauler ( 85% empty ) and still did a full check, axle weights and contraband search. 1/10th of a mile from my shop, and all that they could site me for was "Diesel motor exhaust restriction non-compliance" Which meant, they didn't like not seeing the Cat, or the Turkey Fryer sized muffler not where they would have expected to see them-

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RichieRich wrote:If anything, the handicapped violations should be higher. :lol:
Still not high enough :) .

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