Re: speeding, NMA, etc.

[Andrei Talalaevskii <andrei@felix.physics.sunysb.edu>]

Sorry guys,
it might go slightly away from Audi but I think there is enough interest
to the speeding topic to continue this thread.

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> From: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
> Subject: Re: Speeding in NY State (no Audi content)... hear-say in MA
> Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 17:01:10 -0400
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> If you're serious, there's tons of stuff on the web.  www.nma.com is a good
> starting point.  I think www.yahoo.com has a whole section dedicated to
> this topic: Recreation | Cars | ???  should get you in the right direction.
> 
Thanks:)

I had all that in my bookmarks list. Moreover, I am an NMA member (not
an activist though). However, their website is http://www.motorists.com

> The basic problem is most states define traffic citations as civil
> infractions, so the criminal side of the law doesn't apply.  It's legalized
> extortion...
> 
Yes! And the only way I see to stop it is to fight every single ticket
giving them as much trouble as possible to prove EACH case. As long as
this extortion will be profitable it will continue. When a ticket is
fought it is becoming a money loosing case for the People of the State
of X, Town of Y, Village of Z.  Also hiring a lawyer should be avoided
if possible, because they belong to the group lobbying to keep this
legalized fraud. Other members of this group are authorities on various
levels happy to get extra money and insurance companies happy to
surcharge safe drivers for no true reason.

Still interested to hear whether that hear-say case was appealed and if
yes, what was the end of the story.

Andrei