I hear ya! I also don't understand how anyone thinks the couple of miles of doing 60mph is going to make such a big difference in the amount of time it takes to get somewhere. It's going to take a heck uv'a lot longer when they're on the side of the road talking to Johnny! :lol:
You could always take out a loan, since you figure that come November you will not be here! :mrgreen:
So that makes it about $350-$375 just because someone is impatient. No, I can't see any reason that would be used as a revenue source .
It was brought down to 60 mph when they started the construction. Back when they were tearing up the road and such as there were workers out there, I agree with the speed limit. However now there is no reason why it should be that low and the DOT has failed to bring it back up to at least 65 mph.
I disagree, construction work is still occuring. Granted not on a daily basis, but if there is the possibility of saving even one life it is worth 6 more months of 60 mph.
Until they are able to remove the barrier rails it will most likely remain at 60mph. That will most likely be one of the last things that happens.
I somewhat understand the DOT's mentality there. The road contractors (S.T. Wooten, I think) look like they are pretty much done on the I-40 end, but there will be some end-of-project stuff to do like removing those concrete barriers. There's probably some other things needed to that the DOT just doesn't want to raise the limit and then have to drop it again.
I had a revelation the other day, if tickets are NOT for revenue and there are NO quotas... Then HOW on EARTH do they measure the results from their CAMPAIGNS they always have going on? Example - Click it or Ticket. Hmmm?
I don't know about other campaigns, but Click it or ticket definitely is not based on tickets issued. There results are published in percentage of seat belt use which would be a survey type mode. Latest percentage usage rate is the highest ever at 82%
Well, whether it is meant to be a cash cow or not, it does turn out that way because of the number of speeding citations. If the state is handing out over 400,000 citations just for speeding in a year, consider the fines and court costs and attorney fees. Its a profitable institution, but of course it wouldn't be so without the speeders. Consider it a State Economy Stimulus Plan. :-D
Yea with all that money they are bringing in, the counties and states are still saying they are having trouble paying for schools, roads, and etc. It doesn't add up to me, jsut more political BS. 400,000 x 100 (just court cost alone) = $40,000,000 just in speeding tickets.
