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Originally Posted by Solumina
I'm actually kind of happy about that change as I have almost been hit multiple times by people turning on a red just because the person in front of them was able to go.
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So you are happy that you now can get a $2500 fine, year in jail, and lose your license for not coming to a complete stop even when you are totally clear to drive?
You have to love your statement.
You were ALMOST hit MULTIPLE times. That means you have never been hit nor even been in an accident like this, because people drive well enough not to cause an accident, a fact you in your statement verify has happened multiple times.
This combined with the fact, and I quote from the article, 'US Department of Transportation statistics show that rolling stops rarely cause accidents' - less than 1% of accidents are caused by this, meaning it's not really a huge issue.
So why the legislation? It's another cash cow that local authorities will use to rake in thousands while giving tickets to people who really shouldn't get them.
Like the $1000 speeding tickets for Virginia residents.
I for one would hate to live in a place where I was viewed as 'cattle' for local authorities to impose inane taxes on to fund the state.