To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force - Streetsblog New York City
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One of the city’s most-dangerous drivers is an officer with the NYPD, which does nothing to stop his reign of terror on Staten Island.
  • pHr34kY@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    This is the penalty system where I live:

    https://online.fines.vic.gov.au/Your-options/Fine-amounts-and-demerit-points

    To convert into hamburger units: 11mph over the limit is a $290USD fine. If you do that 4 times in 3 years, you lose your licence.

    You can get a fine 2.5mph over the speed limit. However, there’s a small tolerance for the equipment (~1mph). It’s still quite tight.

    Is the whole US this lax on speeding?

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Yes, the socially/culturally accepted driving speed is the speed limit plus 10 mph. Driving slower than that is considered rude and imposing. No, a cop will not pull you over or even notice you for speeding less than 10pm over. Unless they are specifically looking for trouble, then they have always legal pretext. It’s a “great” system.

  • SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    5 months ago

    It appears that NY has a points system, and around 3-4 tickets in a two-year period should result in a disqualification: https://dmv.ny.gov/points-and-penalties/the-new-york-state-driver-point-system

    Do these only apply to convictions before a judge, excluding camera-issued tickets? And no cop is willing to issue him tickets in person?

    Firing him is one thing but he definitely shouldn’t have a license.

    Edit: I should have kept reading the article…

    • Veedem@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Camera violations don’t result in points since they can’t prove who was driving the car.

  • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zipEnglish
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    5 months ago

    While I 1000% think he should have his license revoked and be fired from his job, perhaps the bare minimum babiest of steps could be to just increase the ticket price by $1 each new violation. $50 for speeding clearly doesn’t phase him, his about the next one is $597?

    A chance that would have monomial effect on rare offenders. Hell, you can even drop it back down $1/month if you want, just fuck this guy in particular.

  • ultranaut@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Paying over $15k in speeding tickets per year is insane. Everything about this story is crazy. Not surprised NYPD doesn’t give a shit, when he plows through kids in a crosswalk the taxpayers will fund the settlement and none of the people who choose to allow this reckless behavior will face any consequences.

    • titter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Didnt read the article; however, I am surprised to hear the tickets were paid.