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Old Mar 19, 2015, 5:18 pm
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Loren Pechtel
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Originally Posted by airplanegod
Unfortunately, many small towns in this country probably use that as a revenue source. Cops there purposely look for out of state plates so they know you'll just pay the fine. I agree $235 is outrageous, and usually 5 over or under is no big deal, but you were technically speeding.
This. They're using the fines as revenue, not safety.
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