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- RealmDown, on 07/01/2008, -2/+61If my ticket is dismissed, or I am found not-guilty, I expect a $12 "gas surcharge" refund from the offending court to compensate me for my court appearance.
- jnattress, on 07/01/2008, -2/+44Isn't this just another incentive for the guy being chased to run harder?
= more epic chases. - bimtott, on 07/01/2008, -4/+38Dear Police,
Please replace your Crown Vic gas guzzlers with more fuel efficient vehicles.
Then we'll talk. - sooska, on 07/01/2008, -3/+20How much money do they waste hauling that cop's fat ass around...look at the thumb!
- drakelord, on 07/01/2008, -1/+18No reason to be speeding right now with gas prices the way they are anyway.
- 9bpm9, on 07/01/2008, -2/+18Why are the British telling me this?
- sladek, on 07/01/2008, -2/+15News just in: you don't need a 4.6 litre V8 to catch criminals
- koonchu, on 07/01/2008, -2/+12I'll pay the chase bill if the cops pay for the nerve damage from my recent tasering.
- Myonosken, on 07/01/2008, -1/+11Because your media outlets are generally *****?
- HA5TY, on 07/01/2008, -0/+9What are they gonna do next.... Charge you for the electricity they use to tase you?!!!
- WiseElben, on 07/01/2008, -0/+8I'll be sure to travel at around 55mpg the next time I'm being chased. You can be a mean criminal, but at least be green.
- cli006, on 07/01/2008, -0/+8Sometimes the money paid is justified to avoid traffic school, court appearance, etc. It's really not that much more than the ticket itself.
Time is money. - SlimeyBooger, on 07/01/2008, -1/+8Are they saying that they depend on people to break the law for funds?
"I was hearing that Delta (Air Lines), pizza deliverers, florists were adding fuel charges to their services, and I thought, why not police departments?"
Because you are a public service. What's next, the Fire Dept? - t0x2c, on 07/01/2008, -1/+8Non-working lights signal lights can happen to any of us, and it's not always easy to know. Other than that, if you drive illegally, you understand the consequences.
- IllBeBack, on 07/01/2008, -1/+7"if your not driving like a dumbass"
I would have read the rest of your dumbass comment if you weren't such a poor writer. - simplenation, on 07/01/2008, -1/+7why is a story like this on BBC news? i mean i can understand US polictics and federal government polices on their news. but a municipal charge on speeding tickets?
- Y0tsuya, on 07/01/2008, -1/+7While you're at it, tell the Army to replace their hulking gas-guzzling M1 tanks with something that has thinner armor plating.
- hakkola, on 07/01/2008, -0/+6I will paypal you money if you can manage to travel at 55 miles per gallon during a chase.
- WiseElben, on 07/01/2008, -0/+5I mean to drive without air conditioning and my main source of energy will be gravitational energy (downhill only).
- cli006, on 07/01/2008, -2/+7Just don't let the pigsters catch you riding dirty.
Seriously though, a decent radar detector is your best friend on the highway. - mizatt, on 07/01/2008, -0/+5They should take into account the weight of the police officers in question and the adverse effects it has on fuel economy
- badjoke, on 07/01/2008, -0/+5Good for you?
We haven't. - metalclay, on 07/01/2008, -0/+5it's funny cause it's true.
- Revolutionista, on 07/01/2008, -1/+6If the police are complaining that gas is so expensive, use bicycles.
- pciulla, on 07/01/2008, -0/+4whats the world coming to with these high gas prices....high speed chases on public transportation?
- spawnfree, on 07/01/2008, -0/+4this is the best system, next should be rent for time in jail cells for drunken antics.
we need that really badly in England. - Seph7, on 07/01/2008, -0/+4I don't think the British are telling you anything, BBC news is primarily a British news source for the British, and happens to be a lot of people in Britain's primary or only news source. Now it might just be that somebody in Britain (like myself) would find this piece of news interesting therefor the BBC have reported on the story. Then somebody who looks at BBC news decided to digg the story and a lot of other people dugg it as it is an interesting news article from a reliable source.
Now if you want your home grown American news source I'm pretty sure Fox will be happy to help. - feliks2, on 07/01/2008, -2/+6Speed limits are so ***** useless.
- T8erT0T, on 07/01/2008, -2/+6...so if I'm being chased on foot, can I give the Pig a bill for the much needed exercise he received on my behalf??
- ryusen, on 07/01/2008, -0/+3from what i've read a lot of police departments have made it a policy NOT to chase people at high speeds because of the danger that chase would cause.
- bdbr, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3You might get the original offense dismissed, but that doesn't mean your reckless driving and evasion will be dismissed. They'll most likely have that on camera.
If they tell you to pull over, pull over. - ryusen, on 07/01/2008, -0/+3Not surprised by this at all considering the 55 MPH speed limit is mostly used to generate revenue anyhow.
- Revolutionista, on 07/01/2008, -0/+3I forgot to add my "/sarcasm" tag that would have [potentially] garnered more diggs.
- badjoke, on 07/01/2008, -2/+5Preferably, they should switch to cars slightly slower than mine.
- dunktim, on 07/01/2008, -1/+4First it was bring your own booze, now it's bring your own petrol!
- fatTJ, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3Or If the courts couldn't give two ***** about a $50 Speeding Ticket like most of them do
- mandarin, on 07/01/2008, -1/+4Good luck hauling your groceries around.
- PopcornDave, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2No, charge you for the wear and tear on their uniforms from getting in and out of the car. Plus the additional rubber lost on their tires during the chase.
- feliks2, on 07/01/2008, -1/+3Yeah, how about they just ride bikes. That would be excellent news for me.
- rothgar, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2Good! I hope they pay part of my cable bill too for making me watch them run.
- enantiodromia, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2so, when oil prices go down, we can expect these fines to go down as well, right?
- kemp34, on 07/01/2008, -0/+2High fuel prices have got to be busting municipal budgets across the country. Expect to see many more Vallejos...
- leerayIG88, on 07/01/2008, -1/+3but i'm a robot. IG88.
- colasrtney, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2Cause cops should drive cars that do 0-60 in 20 seconds, they don't have to hurry.
- Y0tsuya, on 07/01/2008, -1/+3Still, they should make pranksters who pull fire alarms during finals pay all the fire engines' gas bills.
- Tenoq, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1What I don't get is the $12 per fine = $26000 per year? Does that only apply to those who run or all fines? Because if my sums are right, that means they're only handing out a little over 2000 speeding fines a year. What the? We're handing out hundreds of the buggers each day!
- dougmc, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Did you read the article? They actually said that you could, at the end. (I don't believe it, but it was said.)
Of course, fuel prices aren't likely to go down significantly, so we'll probably never know. - alvarezg, on 07/02/2008, -1/+2Police cowboys need to stop endangering the public with these wild chases. You install a camera in the car, take a picture of the offender's license plate and the radar information (this is off-the-shelf equipment) and mail him the ticket. Ho-hum, nobody gets hurt or excited, and yes, you save gas.
- bimtott, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1But that's a terrible idea! I don't get it!
- dougmc, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Did you read the article?
The digg summary and article title suggests that the surcharge is for those who attempt to evade the police, but if you read the article itself --
Holly Springs' city council approved the $12 surcharge in all fines for those who commit moving violations late on Monday.
... it's not entirely clear, but it looks like this surcharge will be applied to all who get moving violations, not just those who attempt to flee from the police. So even if the police tell you to pull over, and you pull over, you're still paying that extra money.
I wonder if they charge extra if a cop pulls you over on a bicycle or on foot ... I'll bet they do.
And the article suggests that the surcharge could be scrapped if the cost of fuel goes down ... I seriously doubt it. Extra fees, fines and taxes rarely go away, even when the original cause for them does. -
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