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Legality of Issuing Speeding Tickets via Readers?
Posted by: Future Speeding Tickets? ()
Date: September 17, 2017 04:26PM

Anyone know if it would be legal for a county or state authority to issue a speeding ticket based on average speed between passing two plate reader / EZPass devices? I suppose this could be accomplished in a few other places too, namely the hot lanes on 495. However, these readers are real close together on 66.

Is there a law that prevents speeding tickets being issued similar to how they are with speed cameras or red light cameras? It would suck if they do that.

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Re: Legality of Issuing Speeding Tickets via Readers?
Posted by: cdlge ()
Date: September 17, 2017 05:04PM

It would require a change in how speeding laws are currently interpreted. If an officer pulls you over and gives you a ticket for doing 15 mph over the posted limit, it requires the officer have proof that when he observed you, you were doing at least 15 mph over the limit.

Using a between the readers method means that a ticket could be issued for doing 15 mph over the limit even though the driver was not ever observed doing that speed. I could for example be driving through both the readers at the speed limit but at some point in between have done 25 mph over, so I averaged out at 15.

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Re: Legality of Issuing Speeding Tickets via Readers?
Posted by: Eric d Molina ()
Date: September 17, 2017 06:41PM

Waze provides your data to po po .
Stop using waze and go back to printing out pages for mapquest!

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Re: Legality of Issuing Speeding Tickets via Readers?
Posted by: mjs ()
Date: September 18, 2017 09:10AM

Honestly I'm surprised that they don't do it now. could have done it on the dulles toll road or even places like the NJ turnpike...

distance over time

In england they monitor traffic in construction zones with average speed cameras. and issue tickets accordingly...

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Re: Legality of Issuing Speeding Tickets via Readers?
Posted by: Future Methods ()
Date: September 18, 2017 12:06PM

Transurban is working on the program to put this method into practice. They will collect the money on behalf of the county/city for a percentage of the fees/fines.

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