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From: welty@sunbarney.steinmetz (richard welty)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio,rec.autos
Subject: Re: Robocop spotted (Photo radar enforcement)
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Date: 13 Feb 88 21:22:15 GMT
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In article <1070@uop.edu> mrapple@uop.edu (Nick Sayer) writes:

>The big problem is that Robocop won't know who is DRIVING the car.
>In this country, moving violations go against the record of the
>driver, not the owner of the car. So you can say, "Gee, Judge Wapner,
>I was in a bar in Cincinati at that time. I don't know who was driving
>my car..."

This proves to be alterable via local statute.  Communities that are
trying out the robocop have altered their laws so that they may charge
the owner if said owner refuses to identify the driver at the time of
the infraction.  I wonder if the owner gets any points from this ...

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