01-18-2008, 09:16 PM
Andy Wrote:I don't know Rex. I'm there with you in terms of not trusting our gov't to give up cash cows, but how do you account for the lack of revenues from these fines? Maybe folks aren't speeding as often or cops are being more judicious with their traffic stops. On my end of things, I've noticed that 66 is a lot slower than it use to be but the traffic stops are just as frequent so from what I've seen, I would have to think that folks are slowing down.
You've got the same argument as Feersty, and it doesnt' hold up. I never said it wasn't an effective speeding deterrent. I *said* that the roads aren't any safer. If you can prove to me that this slowdown you see on 66 has reduced accidents or somehow made us more "safe" then I'll concede. (My wager is that there are more accidents from people driving too damn slow, but I digress).
So saying "Well, the fines slowed everyone down" is not the same thing as "The fines made everyone safer." Because I maintain, were there any proof that the fines made anyone safer, there would be no talk about eliminating them.
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