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Re: Speeders, FYI



In article <3lp93d$q@shark.sb.grci.com>,
Rick Nakroshis  <rnakroshis@grci.com> wrote:
}cjfred@clark.net (Chris Frederick) wrote: 
} 
}>> Someone with 8 violations by his mid-twenties (as a guess at age) is 
}>> not a safe driver. 
}> 
}>Er... he said _three_ traffic convictions, so please refrain from 
}>lecturing.  Five incidents resulted in acquittals and warnings, 
}>both of which probably meant that the cop was not (or would not have 
}>been) justified in issuing a ticket.  Remember that receiving a 
}>citation or warning doesn't necessarily imply guilt. 
} 
}While he won't lose his license just because he's been charged eight times with speeding or 
}other moving violations, I'd say it more than sufficient to show
intent. 

Oh, I can clear that up.  They were all more-or-less justified
according to the law -- some of them had inflated speeds, and one of
them was a stupid right-turn-on-red violation (the cop testified that
it was safe). Intent?  You bet.  I intentionally violate the speed
laws.  (they're malum prohibitum anyway, so there's no point in
denying that).  Safe driver?  Well, I've been in one accident.  Wasn't
speeding at the time, either-- a tire blew out on me while I was
negotiating a sharp turn.  I beat the ticket for failure to control
speed on the grounds that the cop had no witnesses or any other
evidence for that matter.





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