Virginia Traffic Tickets

VVextreme said

well if it's a pedestrian, and you run them over and don't apply the brakes, maybe?

or if they have a super weak heart, and have a heart attack cause they are so ****** you hit them, maybe? anything is possible.

However 70 mph on the interstate is legal, depending on the state. And it's very possible to be driving 65-70, and kill someone. So should we require everyone to drive light-weight mopeds and go only 1 mph so no one ever dies in a car wreck again?

just curious, but how often do you drive 2 mph? if that's as fast as you are gonna go, you might as well walk.

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Right, the chances are slimm. However, if I hit someone doing 80, even in a car the chances are great that someone will die. I guess you could say that it would depend on the speed of my car to determine whether or not I would kill them with my car then, right?

You can argue, whine, etc. all you like, but only people who speed are going to complain about this law. (ie. people who are breaking the law) I think that a similar law needs to be instituted in Baton Rouge ASAP. I bet people would get one speeding ticket in their life. After that, they'll start leaving home or work earlier. A $3,000 fine is a fantastic deterrent if you ask me. It won't stop everyone, but it will stop a lot and as a result, the roads should be safer.