kristopher_d

I had what I think is a great idea for increasing DOT revenue while reducing our stress on the roads. A specialty STC plate. Pay an extra $200.00 a year for your tabs (on qualifying vehicals) and get an STC (Speed Tax Collected) plate, with STC vertically down the left side of the plate. This special plate would make you exempt from speeding violations (except, of course, in schools and contstruction zones). Other bad driving like irratic lane changes, tailgating, driving on the wrong side of the road, running red lights (that one should be made a traffic offense again, 'cause it's obviously not now) would all still be prohibited. I think $200.00 a year for that would be money well spent, and there are probably enough people willing to pay the extra dough to avoid the possibility of a truly pointless speeding ticket that they could rebuild the highways, build their mass transit systems and enforce the really important traffic laws and still have a surplus. Any body know how to craft an initiative out of this idea. I'm sure the WSP would be opposed (it'd reduce their excuses to drive 100mph), but who cares.

mysql101

unfortunately it would fly in the face of "speeding is dangerous" mindset.

Blue87Sport

Well, the first thing that comes to my mind about this idea is the following scenario:

Two Eastside teenagers driving Mom and Dad's BMWs with the special license plate decide to street race at 130 mph, cause its legal for them right? Of course they end up killing an elderly couple or a van full of nuns.

If you want this law to pass, you just have to make enough bribes, er campaign contributions. How much does a state representative cost these days?

blakew15

sounds like a good idea, as long as the speed is limited to a certain amount over the limit. then its kind of just like buying a slightly increased speed limit..

and either way kids are going to race..no matter what

kristopher_d

There are other laws that would still make the racing and other wreckless driving illegal.