What do you call a grumpy, old dinosaur?
A Cantankersaurus.
"There are no finger prints under water."
You've been to California before, right? The base fine for a 1-15 over speeding ticket is only $35, but can be more than $300 with all the additional fees and taxes.
A few other fun ones (these are the minimum fines imposed by the state and do not include county or local fees and taxes):
Operating a vehicle without fenders or mud guards: $197
If your vehicle is disabled and you don't turn on your hazard lights? They can kick you in the junk with a $238 fine.
Broken windshield: $197
Not wearing a seatbelt? $167
Towing a trailer more than 10mph over the statewide 55mph speed limit? $490
Unnecessary use of the horn: $238
Not having a horn at all? $197
"Sudden stop without signalling" (whatever that means): $238
"Coasting in neutral on downgrade": $238 Really? You cannot legally coast down hills?
Operating a vehicle with an unlicensed snow plow on the front: $238
Operating a vehicle with the license plate partially or wholly obscured: $1,105
Driving with inadequate tire treads: $197
Driving an armored car without a license: $440.
Riding a bicycle drunk: $690. Drunk without a helmet? $887
Equipping a vehicle with or possessing radar jamming equipment: $197
Possession of 4 or more radar jamming devices: $895.
Transporting a child in the case of a life threatening emergency without the proper child seatbelts? $238 (Yes, this is a real thing)
If you knowingly transport radioactive materials illegally it's a $20,580 fine.
And finally, If you hire a valet without a proper "parking lot attendant license" YOU can get a ticket for $238.
It gets better: An “additional penalty” of between $22 and $27 shall be levied upon every $10, or part of $10, of every fine, penalty,or forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses. Also, $10 gets added to the base fine for each previous offense, which then gets the "additional penalty" tagged on, along with a handful of other things, so if it's your second time running a stop sign or light within 10 years, your ticket could be a MINIMUM of $366 and that doesn't even include state taxes or local fees and taxes. If you pay it a day late, you can add another 50% bringing it up to $549.
But yeah, she deserves a $600 ticket and some national social attention.
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"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." -Frederic Bastiat
"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."
― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
I never realized just how ignorant of traffic fines I was this whole time. I didn't get a license until I was almost 30 though so I missed a lot of time behind the wheel compared to most.
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"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." -Frederic Bastiat
"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."
― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
The commentator in the CBSN clip did mention "school zone."
https://www.facebook.com/topic/Palm-...054?source=stm
ETA: changed my video link to the full vid on Youtube (thanks newracer)
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Credit TFOGGER : Liberals only want things to be "fair and just" if it benefits them.
Credit Zundfolge: The left only supports two "rights"; Buggery and Infanticide.
Credit roberth: List of things Government does best; 1. Steal your money 2. Steal your time 3. Waste the money they stole from you. 4. Waste your time making you ask permission for things you have a natural right to own. "Anyone that thinks the communists won't turn off your power for being on COAR15 is a fucking moron."
My favorite thing about California is the C.A.R.B. requirements.
Anyway, where are all the crazy gun pictures?
"There are no finger prints under water."