Thursday, July 24, 2008
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since 2007.
SB801: Reckless driving; raises speed that constitutes regardless of speed limit.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Frank Ruff (R-15)
Frank Ruff
(R-15)
Served: 2000–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Reckless driving; speeding. Raises from 80 to 85 miles per hour the speed that constitutes reckless driving regardless of the speed limit.
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Poll Results
2 votes
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Comments
I abhor the never-ending increase in penalties and lowering of the bar in what constitutes crime, and so I'm glad to see Sen. Ruff's proposal bucking this trend.
But I have to wonder -- why 85? (Or, for that matter, why 80?) Is there some reason to think that 80 wasn't working? What are the data used to arrive at this new number?