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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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