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Governor signs Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act - Mid Hudson News
NEW YORK – Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an amended version of the Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act, ending the practice of suspending a person’s driver’s license when they cannot afford to pay a traffic fine. The legislation will allow hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to regain...
Only if mistress allows me to.
I’m sure they will suspend your pistol permit though. Fuck them.
And your right to operate the motor vehicle on the roads comes from the fact you pay for the roads.
We got you for that.
Did you ever hurt anyone while speeding? The speed limits are bullshit and need to be raised. They like them low so the state can rob you of your money .I've been caught in that very cycle that the article mentions. But... I deserved it. I sped like a demon and kept on driving (and speeding) with a suspended license. It's not like someone else put me in that position. Eventually, I slowed down a bit and broke out of the cycle. Which is exactly what the cycle was designed to do, right?
It's hard to argue with such personally identifiable results, but I also recognize that there is an issue here. Fines are inherently unfair to those with lower incomes. Those fines that were crippling me back in the day would mean nothing to me now. I think there's an argument to be made that fines should be in proportion to one's income, but that is a really ugly can of worms that I don't want to open. My point here is that I recognize that there is a problem, but I don't think Cuomo's solution will fix it.
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Funny story about fines and suspensions: during my aforementioned young-and-dumb years, I was pulled over by the same trooper, in the same spot, two days in a row. Both times speeding, and both times I was given bonus tickets for tint/stickers/etc. Six tickets altogether, all in front of a judge at the same time. My lawyer, who was pretty impressive at his job, could only do so much for me this time. I ended up getting a combined fine of $710. I didn't exactly have that kind of money sitting around. Since that would have been my third (and fourth) speeding tickets in 18 months, I knew my license was going to be revoked for six months anyway, so I figured I'd wait to pay the ticket until the six month revocation was over.
The court suspended my license for non-payment of the fines, and I waited for the revocation period to start. And waited. And waited. For over a year. The revocation never came through. So when I got my tax refund that year, I paid the fines and got the suspension lifted.
One month later, I received a notice from the DMV that my license would be revoked for six months due to 3 speeding convictions in 18 months. Turns out the conviction didn't get filed until I paid the fine. The state definitely won that round, hah.
This truck was going an estimated 100 mph in a 45 mph zone when it left the road. It hit the first tree almost 8' up. We didn't have to extricate though as both occupants were found about 30' away. Both survived at least long enough to get a helicopter ride to the hospital.
The 7 states with "May Issue" firearm permitting schemes. (of which NYS is one) will potentially be facing SCOTUS and having to defend that BS, - as long as SCOTUS doesn't get packed by the Dems first, as there are now a couple of lawsuits working their way to SCOTUS. IF, and I say that again, IF, SCOTUS doesn't sell us out, - which is still a distinct possibility, then NY's May Issue scheme will go away. And with it, the ease with which they can currently suspend or revoke our CCW permits, - even when we haven't been charged with any crime whatsoever.
Most people are unable to handle driving at these limits. I spend most of my day writing reports about why two idiots crashed into each other.
I'm not saying remove limits but on major highways , thruways it should be raised to 75.
