Speeding

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Twistii

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Hi everyone,
Minor here,
If there are red lights, and it’s nighttime, and there’s no cars around, and I have a person in the car about to die or something, I think it’d probably be okay to drive quickly
But for all the times that I have driven at a certain amount above the speed limit without a good excuse, whether unintentional or intentional,
What should I do about that in terms of monetary payment?

I think there are fines that exist for driving fast
But I don’t know if they are, from a legal perspective that is, paid when a law enforcement officer gives you a ticket or something, or if you should still pay up regardless of if someone pulled you over

Should I just dump a lump sum of money at a police station when I’m legally an adult?

What are y’all’s thoughts?
 
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Twistii

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Twistii said:
Hi everyone,
Minor here,
If there are red lights, and it’s nighttime, and there’s no cars around, and I have a person in the car about to die or something, I think it’d probably be okay to drive quickly
But for all the times that I have driven at a certain amount above the speed limit without a good excuse, whether unintentional or intentional,
What should I do about that in terms of monetary payment?

I think there are fines that exist for driving fast
But I don’t know if they are, from a legal perspective that is, paid when a law enforcement officer gives you a ticket or something, or if you should still pay up regardless of if someone pulled you over

Should I just dump a lump sum of money at a police station when I’m legally an adult?

What are y’all’s thoughts?
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Unless this is wrong, there’s no fine for driving 0-5 above the speed limit (for ur first offense) in my state
But also there’s the moral argument of driving above the speed limit
[btw I’ve edited this msg]
 
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Twistii said:
I think there are fines that exist for driving fast
But I don’t know if they are, from a legal perspective that is, paid when a law enforcement officer
gives you a ticket or something, or if you should still pay up regardless of if someone pulled you over

Should I just dump a lump sum of money at a police station when I’m legally an adult?

What are y’all’s thoughts?
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No.
 
tourist

tourist

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Twistii said:
Hi everyone,
Minor here,
If there are red lights, and it’s nighttime, and there’s no cars around, and I have a person in the car about to die or something, I think it’d probably be okay to drive quickly
But for all the times that I have driven at a certain amount above the speed limit without a good excuse, whether unintentional or intentional,
What should I do about that in terms of monetary payment?

I think there are fines that exist for driving fast
But I don’t know if they are, from a legal perspective that is, paid when a law enforcement officer gives you a ticket or something, or if you should still pay up regardless of if someone pulled you over

Should I just dump a lump sum of money at a police station when I’m legally an adult?

What are y’all’s thoughts?
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No, don't dump a lump sum of money at a police station. Obey as best that you can all traffic regulations and you will be fine. By all means, get the dying person to a hospital regardless of a red light as long as it is safe to do so.
 
Genipher

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It's not a one size fits all. Do as your conscience dictates.

IF you decide to pay some kind of "restitution", perhaps honor a police officer by paying for his or her meal. Or see if you can have pizzas delivered to the station. You don't have to just dump off a lump sum of moola.
 
Subhumanoidal

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Taking someone to the hospital is not a legal justification to speed. Thats why they have ambulances. People can still be fined for doing so.

Your constant concern for every minute, tiny detail of every little thing and whether it's bad or not is going to make for a miserable life. You can't go looking for evil in every step you take and think that will lead to anything good. The OT lived like this and proved man can't save themselves.

And in many circumstances there is no black and white areas. Some things come down to personal conscience.
 
Lanolin

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If you are given a speeding ticket, you pay the fine at the police station or online.

Parking tickets are also paid online or in some areas, at designated pay stations (we used to pay them at the council offices or at libraries)

If you dont pay and they mount up, debt collectors might go chasing after you or you might have to go to court. You can lose your license if you are speeding too often, you get demerit points. You can state your case though and they might be lenient.

Good thing to do though is stick to speed limit and dont run a red light. Its definitely safer to be under and stop at red lights. Cars could be coming the other way.
 
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Twistii

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Lanolin said:
If you are given a speeding ticket, you pay the fine at the police station or online.

Parking tickets are also paid online or in some areas, at designated pay stations (we used to pay them at the council offices or at libraries)

If you dont pay and they mount up, debt collectors might go chasing after you or you might have to go to court. You can lose your license if you are speeding too often, you get demerit points. You can state your case though and they might be lenient.

Good thing to do though is stick to speed limit and dont run a red light. Its definitely safer to be under and stop at red lights. Cars could be coming the other way.
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I mean, my Dad wants me to drive 0-5 above the speed limit.
 
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EnglishChick

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Twistii said:
Hi everyone,
Minor here,
If there are red lights, and it’s nighttime, and there’s no cars around, and I have a person in the car about to die or something, I think it’d probably be okay to drive quickly
But for all the times that I have driven at a certain amount above the speed limit without a good excuse, whether unintentional or intentional,
What should I do about that in terms of monetary payment?

I think there are fines that exist for driving fast
But I don’t know if they are, from a legal perspective that is, paid when a law enforcement officer gives you a ticket or something, or if you should still pay up regardless of if someone pulled you over

Should I just dump a lump sum of money at a police station when I’m legally an adult?

What are y’all’s thoughts?
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You didn't steal anything so no need to make restitution. Biblically restitution was for stealing.
 
Lanolin

Lanolin

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Theres speed cameras that can catch you so be careful.
Then you have to pay up if you go over.

The limit is mean to be the limit not the minimum speed. In my part of the world anyway.

I mean if you are rich and dont care about wear and tear on your car and impact on your wallet, I suppose you can go over but you'll be the one paying for it if its your car! Do you want to keep forking out for speeding tickets?

Unless you are on a race track. be considerate of others. Nobody likes to be in the path of a speed demon, nor involved in a high speed crash. People can die in car crashes you know. Its not just you on the road. A car had heaps of fuel in it that if spilled can be dangerous as its flammable. and toxic!
 
Lanolin

Lanolin

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also day or night it doesnt matter.
If you break the law during the night, it counts the same as the day....!

Just cos there seem to be no other cars around doesnt mean people living on or near those roads arent affected either.
 
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EnglishChick

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Mind you, I don't know the laws where you live about how fast to go on the interstate or how fast people do go, I guess if others are going fast it would help you to go fast too.
 
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Twistii said:
Hi everyone,
Minor here,
If there are red lights, and it’s nighttime, and there’s no cars around, and I have a person in the car about to die or something, I think it’d probably be okay to drive quickly
But for all the times that I have driven at a certain amount above the speed limit without a good excuse, whether unintentional or intentional,
What should I do about that in terms of monetary payment?

I think there are fines that exist for driving fast
But I don’t know if they are, from a legal perspective that is, paid when a law enforcement officer gives you a ticket or something, or if you should still pay up regardless of if someone pulled you over

Should I just dump a lump sum of money at a police station when I’m legally an adult?

What are y’all’s thoughts?
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No IMO you should donate money If you feel like you should to charity.
 
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Twistii

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EnglishChick said:
Mind you, I don't know the laws where you live about how fast to go on the interstate or how fast people do go, I guess if others are going fast it would help you to go fast too.
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Yeah of course, I shouldn’t expect you to know haha
 
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