Originally Posted by
trooper
Evidence please.
In precisely which Australian jurisdiction is the fine for 5kmh over the limit AUD$350...
I call BS......
In NSW (fr'instance) the current fine for <10kmh over (full license/not in school zone) is $93... Even IN a school zone it is under $200 (but then I suppose restricting speed around schools is fascist too...)
Revenue raising? Here's a thought.. Don't speed.. and you don't contribute!
The idea that restitution for breaking the host countrys laws can be ignored if one THINKS the the laws are silly, or the penalties too high is quite fascinating.
Would boraxo and others apply the same reasoning to OTHER offences too?
Just curious....
I must be weird... I got a parking ticket in Gettysburg... cursed myself for not reading the (somewhat confusing) sign properly.. and paid the same day....
Call whatever you want, a few years ago I received a notice from the state in which Melbourne resides - $350 for 5 kph violation. Sorry but I didn't save the notice for ya, it went into the circular file.
IMO speed laws are quite worthless, particularly on a freeway which is what we were driving. Of course, being a non-resident, I did my best not to exceed the limit and who knows, maybe I didn't as 5 kph is easily within the margin of error. It's easy to drive the limit and slip a couple of miles over. That is why in the US you rarely see cops issuing tickets unless you are 10+_ mph (22kph?) as it takes away the margin of error argument. Again, there is no evidence that Australia properly calibrates its equipment. Judges in the US have thrown out red light camera tickets for entire cities because the cameras were shown to be miscalibrated (and the city officials and police uniformly lied about it) so why would I trust a speed camera in Australia?
Clearly $350 for a few kph is revenue enhancement, pure and simply. Don't try to sell it any other way.
As for morality, feel free to preach all you want, but save it for the church. The OP was asking about the consequences of not paying, not whether he was going to hell for allegedly (and not proven) violating a very minor law of another country. In the US traffic tickets are considered an infraction, the lowest form of violation, and we don't make a capital case out of it. I could go into more detail on the traffic court being filled with people who don't pay fines, but that's OT.