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08-29-2010, 03:45 PM
It's not that I mind so much the basic fine ($78.50) for supposedly going 88 MPH, it's the fact the total becomes well in excess of twice that, after they add $10 for the "Emergency Medical Services Act," $40 for the "Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund" (sort of rolls of the tongue, doesn't it?), $34.50 for "Costs" (I guess they want to ensure that the fines are 100% profit?), and $10 for the "Judicial Computer Project/Access to Justice." Sheesh!
I noticed the "style" of my vehicle was listed as "sedan, 2-door, auto"; does anyone know, in that context, whether "auto" is simply short for "automobile" or -- dare I hope a technical error that might get me of the hook -- "automatic transmission"? There's also the issue of my registration identifying my car as a coupe, but the ticket listing it as a sedan. (This was not my Porsche.) I understand that the SAE generally uses the coupe classifications to distinguish interior volumes of less than 33 cubic feet , but I wouldn't think that would be as important for these purposes as the inconsistency between what my registration says and the ticket says.
Larry
I noticed the "style" of my vehicle was listed as "sedan, 2-door, auto"; does anyone know, in that context, whether "auto" is simply short for "automobile" or -- dare I hope a technical error that might get me of the hook -- "automatic transmission"? There's also the issue of my registration identifying my car as a coupe, but the ticket listing it as a sedan. (This was not my Porsche.) I understand that the SAE generally uses the coupe classifications to distinguish interior volumes of less than 33 cubic feet , but I wouldn't think that would be as important for these purposes as the inconsistency between what my registration says and the ticket says.
Larry
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