Post paid speeding tickets

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

Here in Alberta we have mail in speeding fines, no points, no insurance 
surcharge, the faster you were going when the Multanova radar-triggered 
camera photographed your license plate, the more you pay. Very civilized, 
quite stupid and virtually useless, for speed control anyway!

Here's the drill, drive fast past a parked car with the Multanova unit in 
it, the radr triggers the camera which photo's the back of your vehicle. 
Three weeks later you get the ticket in the mail and you just mail in your 
tax..oops ...fine.

It would be unconstitutional to hold the owner responsible for the driver's 
offence, so we manufactured a special owner's offence, essentially lending 
your car to a scofflaw. The neatest irony is that if the car is stolen and 
used to speed, you're innocent! Lend your car to a guy who assures you he 
won't speed and then does and you're guilty. Baffling, but no points, no 
insurance surcharge.

Trouble is, they have regular enforcement too so you can't rely on just 
having to mail in the cheque.  BTW, out of State plates can't be ticketed 
by the photo radar, no way to get you to pay much less prove who you are.

Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
91 Alfa 164L, White, original owner

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