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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 10:34 am) These things all vary from state to state. While many traffic laws are uniform, many of the nuances vary. For example, in California, "speed traps" are illegal, and laying-in-wait with radar can be construed as a speed trap, while this is perfectly legal in some other states. Some states set all speed limits as maximum limits (i.e. any speed above that limit is illegal, no matter what), while others have some prima facie limits that are presumed safe but can be exceeded if the driver can prove them to be safe. Some states are certainly more radar-happy than others, and love to enforce those speed limit decreases with a bit more vigor than you'd find elsewhere. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 10:32 am) http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/10/1050.asp The AJC is our major newspaper here in Atlanta. There are other links along the left edge of the page.
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Replying to: gee35coupe (Jul 10, 2006 11:35 am)
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 10:33 am) Do you think they are just going to drop it there? No, they are going to get their search warrant. Even though they don't have probable cause.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 10:32 am)
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Replying to: redmaxx (Jul 10, 2006 12:22 pm) Thats enough of trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.
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Replying to: socala4 (Jul 10, 2006 10:39 am) I wonder if there is such a thing as an "obvious" speed trap? On a highway here they park inconspicous looking vehicles on the side of the road, but they have police officers inside with radar guns checking for speeders. For example, on one trip home I saw a mid 90s Tahoe parked on the side. As I got closer, I saw a light bar on top and as I passed, sure enough, there was a guy with a radar gun inside.
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Replying to: redmaxx (Jul 10, 2006 12:26 pm) Its not about who or what to trust its the point that I would like to have proof before I make a wholesale comment that they are inaccurate. It's very clear, from others posters that this violates Constitutional rights, How in the world does it violate Constitutional rights? Last time I checked the Constitution didn't grant anyone the right to run a red light. |
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Replying to: redmaxx (Jul 10, 2006 12:28 pm) |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 12:26 pm) Thats enough of trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. If it were only that simple. In Avondale (near Phoenix) they send you an official, ticket-looking document saying you ran the red-light. They give you the option of: A) Self-incriminating B) Certifying exactly who was in the car at the time C) Certifying that the car was stolen at the time What if you don't know? What if you lent it to a friend, who lent it to a friend? It's bad practice, but you should not be responsible. If you don't respond within 30 days, they send out a process server. HOW can they send out a process server when they haven't verified who committed the offense? BTW - They don't get to check your picture from the MVD. This is not a mole hill, this is them plowing straight over our Constitutional rights.
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