115 would cost that man his license for months.
115 would cost that man over $2000 in ticket/responsibility fees
115 is an automatic 11 points and a serious increase in insurance for the next few years.
Yeah I would have plead not guilty also. F*** the courts "time" this is my LIFE that is at stake.
Can't pay the fine, don't do the crime? Again, we all do dumb things; we're human. It's not as though that guy would have gotten off scott free. Between lawyer fees and whatever the ticket was dropped to, he'll still have learned an expensive (likely still near $2000) lesson.
That's poor logic when it involves your license and in a lot of cases your job. People make mistakes. Some people have above average work commutes and when the average person is only capable of FOCUSING for around 20min.... You don't need 100% focus to drive but you do need 100% focus to drive and keep it under the speed limit in today's world.
- Most people drive above the speed limit, meaning traffic flow is above the speed limit.
- Personally, I find it more dangerous when everyone and their mother is flying past me because I'm concerned with doing the speed limit. The last thing I want is to be rear ended by some texting teenager.
- Artificially low speed limits are a thing in this country. A thing for generating revenue; this becomes evident when "speed traps" are a real thing. You know the ones, those areas where the speed limits suddenly and unexpectedly drops about 20mph.... like right after a bridge *coughClearviewExpresswaycough* (coincidentally the exact speed you need to get a 6pt ticket)
- Modern cars (for the most part) are numb. Numb to the point where older drivers who are use to driving largely by feel end up speeding.
There are plenty of things you can list. There are plenty of people that would call those things excuses, but the fact of the matter is they aren't all excuses.
Yes there have to be speed limits, Yes we should obey those speed limits, Yes you should have to pay for your mistakes BUT you should
always fight a moving violation. Money is one thing, points can screw your life for years and are largely unnecessary. People mess up, they have for years and will continue to do so till the end of time... no need to often be as heavy handed as the law tends to be.
This didn't sound absurd when you wrote it?
I don't know about you but I'd like to think I'd keep my speed respectable but the honest truth is if speed limits didn't exist I'd treat most roads like road courses at least 75% of the time.