We have a totting-up system here in the UK, first offence you’ll typically be offered re-education if it’s only minor. After that, if you don’t contest a minor offence it’s a £100 fine, plus costs, plus 3 points on your license per offence. If you contest it and lose, or it’s such a major offence that you get taken straight to court, you’ll be fined a percentage of your weekly income (depending on how bad it was), court costs and surcharges, and extra points. 12 points in three years and you get your license revoked. Best case, you can get four speeding tickets in three years. Any more than that, and you lose your license. Or if you’re a new driver, it’s 6 points and you have to start over taking your driving tests again.
All this to say… someone getting 16 speeding tickets and not having their license taken away is baffling to me.
Every state is different - while I’m not sure how mine handles multiple speeding tickets, ask me how I know that 30 mph over counts as a major accident on your insurance. At that point, the cost of the ticket is almost irrelevant (approaching a toll both on a highway, when I passed the new speed sign I hadn’t yet slowed enough, the assholes. If they looked at my speed like 50’ later…).
Anyhow I have to expect it’s more “good old boy” corruption, where at each step he gets dismissed or charge reduced
Edit: oh, speed camera infractions. I believe those can’t be criminal since you have the right to face your accuser.
We have a totting-up system here in the UK, first offence you’ll typically be offered re-education if it’s only minor. After that, if you don’t contest a minor offence it’s a £100 fine, plus costs, plus 3 points on your license per offence. If you contest it and lose, or it’s such a major offence that you get taken straight to court, you’ll be fined a percentage of your weekly income (depending on how bad it was), court costs and surcharges, and extra points. 12 points in three years and you get your license revoked. Best case, you can get four speeding tickets in three years. Any more than that, and you lose your license. Or if you’re a new driver, it’s 6 points and you have to start over taking your driving tests again.
All this to say… someone getting 16 speeding tickets and not having their license taken away is baffling to me.
Every state is different - while I’m not sure how mine handles multiple speeding tickets, ask me how I know that 30 mph over counts as a major accident on your insurance. At that point, the cost of the ticket is almost irrelevant (approaching a toll both on a highway, when I passed the new speed sign I hadn’t yet slowed enough, the assholes. If they looked at my speed like 50’ later…).
Anyhow I have to expect it’s more “good old boy” corruption, where at each step he gets dismissed or charge reduced
Edit: oh, speed camera infractions. I believe those can’t be criminal since you have the right to face your accuser.