10 states with the toughest speeding tickets - Page 3

Julie Rains · 01-16-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by amarrone

The maximum fine is not where you get burned. I wish Forbes had done a slideshow of how each state reports their speeding tickets to the Department of Motor Vehicles. In New York, if you plea guilty or are found guilty of a speeding violation, depending on how fast over the speed limit you were going, the State will assess "points" on your license. If you accumulate more than 11 points in 12 months, you forfeit your license for a period of time. Also, there is a widely-spread, unconfirmed rumor that insurance companies will adjust premiums upward 10% for every point on your license.

I have never actually gotten a speeding ticket (I would have to go about 90 mph to look out of place on the speedway/highway) but I have heard that there are DMV points and there are insurance company points. Our goal in life is to avoid insurance points, and attorneys can help prevent the insurance company points as part of their negotiations.

Will, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (your link) is an all-time favorite of mine but it was removed due to a copyright violation (sigh).

Annie · 01-16-2008, 05:22 PM

Virginia - $1,350. Additional $3,000 if you have a DUI conviction.
Oh, wow. $1,350 is insanity. The DUI conviction amount is super-high, and rightfully so. It'd be nice if it was $3,000 for a DUI in every state.

Cziki · 01-16-2008, 09:29 PM

Yikes...I'll never drive in Virginia. I only got one speeding ticket in my life...in one of the states listed..Oregon...2 years ago and it was for $170. Not a proud day to be stopped by the police

rorich · 01-18-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Cziki

Yikes...I'll never drive in Virginia. I only got one speeding ticket in my life...in one of the states listed..Oregon...2 years ago and it was for $170. Not a proud day to be stopped by the police

I've set my cruise control to about 5 miles over the speed limit when I'm on highways. Once, I was driving through Virginia on my way to South Carolina and the Troopers were there in full force.

P.S. I also heard that radar detectors are illegal in Virginia. Is this true?

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01-16-2008, 05:22 PM	#22
Annie Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Virginia - $1,350. Additional $3,000 if you have a DUI conviction. Oh, wow. $1,350 is insanity. The DUI conviction amount is super-high, and rightfully so. It'd be nice if it was $3,000 for a DUI in every state.

01-16-2008, 09:29 PM	#23
Cziki Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: washington Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Yikes...I'll never drive in Virginia. I only got one speeding ticket in my life...in one of the states listed..Oregon...2 years ago and it was for $170. Not a proud day to be stopped by the police