Traffic tickets here in California have become very expensive. The cities and counties have become starved of funds from this never-ending recession, and they are going after people’s money in the traffic court now it appears. Last March I got a ticket for an illegal right hand turn at a red light…

“For example: In Kansas there is a law that says if a speed limit sign is wrong then the public still has to obey the sign.” A speed limit sign is right by definition.

Are fines too high, in many cases - yes. $475 in the case cited by the OP is too high. But, folks with tea party and conservatives pushing back on high taxes, where do you expect the money to come from? You can expect higher fines. You can also expect rates for utilities supplied by government t…

“A speed limit sign is right by definition.” True…unless it was installed by mistake which this one was. If you saw a right curve sign on a road with a left turn would you turn right or left? Using your logic you would have to turn right with disastrous results.

@GeorgeSanJose, Assuming you left nothing out of your story, then yes, I would say the fine is excessive in your case. However, are fines too steep in general now? I’d argue no, based on the driving behavior I see everyday. Clearly people aren’t being deterred by the fines. Here in Ohio, the fi…

I hate to say that the police have become the new tax collector in many, if not most places. Almost 20 years ago a seat belt ticket in Seattle was over $350. I’m sure it much more now. Basically fines are the new tax, with the police as the collectors, and the police wonder why nobody respects them…

“missileman 9:28AM Report "A speed limit sign is right by definition.” True…unless it was installed by mistake which this one was. If you saw a right curve sign on a road with a left turn would you turn right or left? Using your logic you would have to turn right with disastrous results." What par…

I’m happy to see most everything agrees the fine amount is out of line. The fine was about $370, and add to that about $105 to attend traffic school, giving a total of $475. Traffic school is optional, so yes I could have avoided that cost, but if you don’t attend traffic school, your insurance r…

Why do we have fines? Hopefully we have them to encourage drives to drive safely. Not to make money. So what should they be. IMO they should be high enough to encourage drivers to drive safely and in most cases to obey the law. If a speeding ticket is $1.00 it likely will not discourage driver…

Littlemouse…I will concede on this one but you have to promise to concede on the next one. GeorgeSanJose…“When you are making a right turn and are within 200 feet of the corner or other driveway entrance, you must enter the bicycle lane only after ensuring there is no bicycle traffic, and then make …

Are traffic ticket fines too much money now?

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DfromSD February 13, 2012, 11:29pm 21

Actually in South Dakota I don’t think they’re high enough. Maximum speeding fine is $200…for 20mph over plus.(first violation) Most tickets are much less. Last I saw red light violations were $85.

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