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My Slogan:
Enforcement for SAFETY,
NOT for revenue
I've been lurking around and posting to web sites and newsgroups for a long time. I've seen a lot of bad information given out and some very good information ignored; depends how it was all presented.
I decided it was time to try and give a "no frills" site a chance. Nothing flowery or fancy, just plain talk and answers. If I don't have the answer to your question, I'll find it or tell you where to look. If I don't know, I'll tell you. No sense wasting everybody's time here. I hope you like the site.
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Whaddya wanna know?
My main area of knowledge is in California law. Most state laws are very similar in that they pretty closely follow the Uniform Vehicle Code and pattern their own St
ate codes after it. Municipalities vary considerably however and answers to any questions in that area can best be answered by making a simple phone call to your local jurisdiction.
On the links page, you will find some useful sites such as the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration, California Codes and TARO to name a few.
Some scoff at my slogan to the left. Laugh if you will, but I firmly believe in it. Sure, I've written my share of tickets and THEN some. BUT, I've also given many a break to errant motorists. I couldn't care less about a monetary fine being imposed if I can just get a few scofflaws to change their driving habits. If a warning will suffice, so be it. But let's face it, some people just don't/won't learn until you hit them in the pocketbook. I can give warnings all day long, but how do I know you didn't just get one last week, yesterday or 10 minutes ago. As a rule I think I'm a pretty good judge and can easily determine when to cite or warn. I try to treat people fairly and honestly; if I'm not sure I won't write the ticket. There are enough GOOD violations without writing the "squeakers."
As to the monetary fine though, realistically we operate like any other business. We have to make money somewhere as we are not self supporting. If you don't want to financially support your public servants and contribute to the General Fund, then don't break the law.
Anyway, whaddya wanna know?
Citations?
Violations?
Collisions?
Penalties?
Traffic School eligibility?
Statistics?
RADAR?
Some of these can be found on my links page; others may need to be obtained via E-mail.
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