Pennsylvania Launches a 30 day Speeding Ticket Frenzy

Rusty · #1 04-17-2008, 07:29 AM

Sorry... just found out this is a hoax: http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/speeding.asp

Starting Wednesday (4-16-2008), Pennsylvania will launch a 30 day speeding ticket frenzy.

The state estimates that 9 million dollars will be generated in speeding tickets. 1 million will go to pay state troopers' overtime. There will be 50 state troopers on duty at all times patrolling major intersections and highways as well as smaller roads.

They main roads are the following:

I-476 north and south
I-276 east and west
I-76 east and west
I-80 east and west
I-95 north and south
I-79 east and west
PA-202
PA-66
US-422
US-30
US-322

And many other roads and thoroughfares statewide.

5 mph above the limit can justify a ticket and every state trooper is supposed to pull a car over and write a ticket every 10 to 20 minutes.

They have issued 30 brand new unmarked Dodge Charger Police cruisers and are bringing in all of their part timers on full time. If you work in Pennsylvania, you will probably take one of these highways. It's up to you how fast you are going when they clock you.

Driving Ticket fines have increased steadily in PA:

In addition, the price of a ticket for violation of PA Law 39:3-29 (failure to show your driver's license, registration, or insurance card at the time you are stopped) is going from $44.00 to $173.00.

Please make sure your vehicles have the proper documents in them. If you jump in the car to run to the store and forget your wallet with your license in it and you are stopped.... Oh well... you just spent $173. And the fine for not having all three documents is $519!!!

Sgt Randy Crawford#23
Phila Warrant Unit
1 401 Arch St 3rd floor
Phila P.A 19102
215-683-3723

Tracy · #2 04-17-2008, 07:32 AM

whoa....thanx for the warning Rusty....I'll make sure not to be in Pa for the next 30 days

Kid Lester · #3 04-17-2008, 07:33 AM

Holy Schnikes!

My wife usually takes 95 to the Blue Route and back every day!

I'm glad as hell she's off for the next couple months!

I gots not business at all in PA...unless I go to a ball game or Lou Turks.

SCRAPPY · #4 04-17-2008, 07:35 AM

Lou Turks?!? My god, I haven't been there in years.. My dad said it used to be a dive back in his day.. Some things just never change..

SCRAPPY · #5 04-17-2008, 07:36 AM

Thank god I don't live or need to travel in PA.. PA sux as it is..

Sorry Rusty...

Rusty · #6 04-17-2008, 09:25 AM

Whoops!!! it's a hoax guys... I better tell my boss who distributed it to our whole company here

http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/speeding.asp

Sorry about that

Kid Lester · #7 04-17-2008, 10:11 AM

Well, hoax or no hoax...I've been watching myself a whole lot more lately.

Delaware's got itself a lot of financial trouble right now. And whether there is an effort to up the fine totals or not, I'm not going to be the one to find out.

I give myself an extra 5 to 10 minutes to get wherever I'm going, and I drive like there's a cop behind me 24/7.

I'm probably going to get rear ended at some of the Stop/Merges around here, but that's SEP.

SCRAPPY · #8 04-17-2008, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kid Lester

Well, hoax or no hoax...I've been watching myself a whole lot more lately.

Delaware's got itself a lot of financial trouble right now. And whether there is an effort to up the fine totals or not, I'm not going to be the one to find out.

I give myself an extra 5 to 10 minutes to get wherever I'm going, and I drive like there's a cop behind me 24/7.

I'm probably going to get rear ended at some of the Stop/Merges around here, but that's SEP.

Not me.. I've got a little bit of a lead foot, which runs in the family.. WHICH is also bad nowadays with gas the way it is...
Not that I fly at 90-100 mph.. But I can't stay at the speed limit.. Plus, my truck is a bit quick and I like it.. I like it a lot..

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