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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday February 20 2020, @09:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the gotta-fine-them-all dept.

WJLA reports: Washington D.C. issued a record $1 billion in traffic and parking tickets in three years

D.C. has long been considered one of the most onerous places in the country for traffic fines, seeing a steady climb year to year in tickets issued and revenue generated. But recently the District broke into stunning new territory, issuing more than $1 billion in tickets in just three years. [...] We asked the District to show us its evidence that D.C.'s cameras, and the high fines, translate to fewer accidents, fewer injuries and fewer deaths. The District told us it hasn't done any studies.
Yet the fines keep increasing, generating more money than alcohol, cigarette, motor vehicle, fuel and estate taxes and all revenue from licenses and permits, and personal property taxes combined.

I don't know another local jurisdiction in the entire nation that has generated as much money from traffic tickets, parking tickets and moving violations," said John Townsend, Public Relations Manager of AAA Mid-Atlantic. "That tells us that things are out of control and out of hand in the District of Columbia."
"No one really believes this is about traffic safety any longer," said Townsend, "which is the reason we're withdrawing support for the automated enforcement program in the District."

That means AAA is likely to declare Washington, D.C. a "traffic trap" (or speed trap as it is commonly referred to) to its 60 million members. In 2005 AAA declared D.C. a "strict enforcement zone," one step below the "traffic trap" designation.

The AAA is the American Automobile Association, also frequently called "Triple A," known for its roadside assistance and other motorist related programs.


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 20 2020, @10:31PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 20 2020, @10:31PM (#960469)

    Also to keep an eye on the darkies.

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday February 20 2020, @11:55PM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Thursday February 20 2020, @11:55PM (#960500) Homepage

    Not really. We all know as consumers of tech news that facial recognition doesn't work on Blacks, especially if they aren't smiling and at those distances. So if the car is stolen or not stolen either way the perp isn't identified. And when Aunt LaQuisha gets that ticket in the mail, she can take it to court to prove she wasn't in that car because that was when one of the local hoodlums took it out for a joyride and she has no idea who that was.

    Chinese people have the same mechanism of defense, except that facial recognition can identify their facial features...but again, good luck proving it was Ching Chong Ding and not Wong Chang Dong.

    • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Friday February 21 2020, @10:04AM

      by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 21 2020, @10:04AM (#960647)

      In other words, facial recognition technology doesn't work on people it isn't trained to recognise. What a shocker!