Speeding Tickets

TheMercenary · 12-26-2007, 05:36 PM

OUCH!

The Most Expensive States For Speeding Tickets
Tom Van Riper, 12.11.06, 10:00 AM ET

Taking a road trip home for the holidays this year? Be sure to go easy on the gas pedal, particularly if your travels take you up or down the East Coast.

According to the stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the I-95 corridor between the deep southeast and New England includes four of the ten U.S. states carrying the highest fines for speeding--Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland and New Hampshire. All hit up speeders for a maximum of $500 or more for a first offense. Judges in Carolina and Georgia, not to mention 16 other states, have the discretion to add jail time.

The national median for a first offender's top-end fine is $200, according to the NHTSA. And even states with lower standard fines sometimes have exceptions. Connecticut, for example, generally caps fines for first-time speeders at $50, though exceeding 70 miles per hour on a "multiple lane, limited access highway" will usually bring double or triple that amount. In Massachusetts, anyone caught going more than 10 miles per hour above the limit is socked for $10 for every additional mile, over and above the state's $50 minimum.

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http://www.forbes.com/logistics/2006...1speeding.html

12-26-2007, 05:36 PM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Speeding Tickets OUCH! The Most Expensive States For Speeding Tickets Tom Van Riper, 12.11.06, 10:00 AM ET Taking a road trip home for the holidays this year? Be sure to go easy on the gas pedal, particularly if your travels take you up or down the East Coast. According to the stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the I-95 corridor between the deep southeast and New England includes four of the ten U.S. states carrying the highest fines for speeding--Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland and New Hampshire. All hit up speeders for a maximum of $500 or more for a first offense. Judges in Carolina and Georgia, not to mention 16 other states, have the discretion to add jail time. The national median for a first offender's top-end fine is $200, according to the NHTSA. And even states with lower standard fines sometimes have exceptions. Connecticut, for example, generally caps fines for first-time speeders at $50, though exceeding 70 miles per hour on a "multiple lane, limited access highway" will usually bring double or triple that amount. In Massachusetts, anyone caught going more than 10 miles per hour above the limit is socked for $10 for every additional mile, over and above the state's $50 minimum. continues: http://www.forbes.com/logistics/2006...1speeding.html __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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