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Subject: Re: Radar Detector Legislation
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Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 17:54:42 EDT
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			MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH

I have done quite a bit of cross country driving in my time and have
found only one state to have its act together regarding the 55 MPH law.

That state is Montana. Before 1974 Montana had no speed limit on its highways.
The speed limit was whatever was considered safe for your car and current
conditions. When the Feds stuck their big noses into the Speed limit
jurisdiction, Montana was forced to  enact the 55 MPH law or lose its funds.
So this is how the law is enforced.

All speeding tickets in the day time on an interstate in good conditions
are $5.00 if you are going 85 (YES 85) or less. The speeding ticket
is not a moving violation either, it is a conservation ticket (i.e.,
you are wasting a natural resource). Thus, your insurance company will
not find out.

I know the above is true because I used to live in Montana and have gotten
several tickets (one was for 83mph) and all were $5.00. In fact, when
you do get a ticket you can just pay the cop $5.00 and he will write
you out a receipt on the spot.

It is absurd to have 55 mph speed limit laws in states when you can drive
for several hundred miles without seeing another car (take a hint
Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, North/South Dakota). I think we should
require all the people in the Congress and Senate to drive to their
home states at least once a year. Maybe this would show them how
stupid the 55 mph law is. Of course if they were forced to do this
then they would probably write a law saying every politician needs a $80,000
car to perform this function and the car would be provided to them
free of charge. They would also say they need another month of vacation
(on top of the huge amounts they already get) to perform this. So as I think
about it the above probably is not a good idea, just a nice thought.

-- dave burritt

The above is the personal opinions of the author and has nothing to do with
his employer.