Are Illinois Plates a revene target in Wisconsin? (live in, law)

[quijote]

Another thing that occurs to me: If people with Illinois plates are in fact speeding right by police lying-in-wait, does it make sense to think that the police wait until they see the license plate before making a decision on whether to radar-zap and pull over the speeder? Especially when dozens of other vehicles are whizzing by?

In any case, it just seems that Wisconsin has more of a culture of slow driving. As EnjoyEP says, when we Wisconsinites cross the border into Illinois, many of the drivers suddenly are going up to 30 MPH or more over the limit. And I rarely see people pulled over on I-94 south of the Wisc/Ill border. I guess the Illinois troopers have better things to do, and the Wisconsin troopers don't.

[quijote]

Originally Posted by EnjoyEP

... Heck, I couldn't believe how slowly everyone was driving on I-94 when I would go from Milwaukee to Madison for Badgers' football games...

A resounding YES! A friend and I went to Madison last Saturday morning, for a visit to the farmer's market, and we found ourselves in the Madison-bound Badger traffic. (Note to self: Next time, check for Badger games before making plans.) Though a few people whizzed by at 70+ MPH, most everyone else was hauling along at a steady 65. A few were even going 60 or so.

[nicknpick]

I don’t think anyone is denying their guilt. I understand that if you speed you get a ticket. I do feel that IL plates are targeted.



I also agree that folks from IL do drive very to fast, which would be a good reason to target them.



If I speed in IL, I understand that there is the possibility of a $75 ticket. I never would have imagined that WI would have such high ticket charges. Plus, in order to plea not guility, you must show up to court only to be given another court date. I actually followed through, and got my ticket threw out.

[EnjoyEP]

Originally Posted by quijote

A resounding YES! A friend and I went to Madison last Saturday morning, for a visit to the farmer's market, and we found ourselves in the Madison-bound Badger traffic. (Note to self: Next time, check for Badger games before making plans.) Though a few people whizzed by at 70+ MPH, most everyone else was hauling along at a steady 65. A few were even going 60 or so.

Too funny. The worst is that that thing is a 4-lane highway (2 lanes in each direction) and here you are, plodding along at like 58 mph, because two or three cars decided to glob up the left hand lane at 65 mph - max - and people in the right hand lane aren't flying any faster!

I remember when I would toil in that once a year while visiting from Albuquerque...I would be pushing my imaginary gas pedal, just trying to get everyone to give it 10 more mph or so!

[berries]

OVer 43,000 people die on the roads each year. Is it really worth it to get to the dells 10 minutes earlier

[hc7612]

Sorry, I read this and laughed. Not at your situation, but at the whole speeding issue in Wisconsin. We lived there for 3 years. I was pulled over 2x's for speeding. We lived in Appleton. I had never been pulled over anywhere else in my life. Our running joke was, the fact that there is very little crime, the police have nothing better to do than sit in speed traps. I am sorry about the ticket. But I do not necessarily feel it is because of your state's license plate, it is just the police officers.

[lem]

It's so damn weird to think, if you break the law you get pulled over and pay the fine, get over it. I've been pulled over in Missouri, they must have been looking for Wisconsin plates that day.

[Wi_Girl]

I just think its all over that people are cracking down on speeders. Here in Va, they raised the fines like crazy and the cops are EVERYWHERE. Read this and just be happy you are not a Virginia resident!!! The Va board is full of people who actually had to pay these outrageous fines. So I'd just pay it and be thankful it wasnt here.

Virginia Introduces $3550 Speeding Ticket

Virginia legislator introduces new speeding ticket tax that boosts penalties beyond $3550, driving business to his traffic law firm.

Virginia motorists convicted of minor traffic violations will face a new, multi-year tax beginning July 1. Led by state Delegate David B. Albo (R-Springfield), lawmakers slipped a driver responsibility tax into a larger transportation funding bill signed by Governor Tim Kaine (D) in April. Albo, a senior partner in the Albo & Oblon, LLP traffic law firm, can expect to see a significant increase in business as motorists seek to protect their wallet from traffic tickets that come with assessments of up to $3000 in addition to an annual point tax that tops out at $700 a year for as long as the points remain.

"The purpose of the civil remedial fees imposed in this section is to generate revenue," the new law states. (Virginia Code 46.2-206.1)

Driving as little as 15 MPH over the limit on an interstate highway now brings six license demerit points, a fine of up to $2500, up to one year in jail, and a new mandatory $1050 tax. The law also imposes an additional annual fee of up to $100 if a prior conviction leaves the motorist with a balance of eight demerit points, plus $75 for each additional point (up to $700 a year). The conviction in this example remains on the record for five years.

Other six-point convictions include "failing to give a proper signal," "passing a school bus" or "driving with an obstructed view." The same $1050 assessment applies, but the conviction remains on the record for eleven years.

Although the amount of the tax can add up quickly, the law forbids judges from reducing or suspending it in any way. The tax applies only to Virginia residents, so that out-of-state motorists only need to pay the regular ticket amount. Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Texas also impose a somewhat more modest driver responsibility tax which they apply to out-of-state residents.


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[Trabbz]

Wisconsin does love to pull people over. I have been pulled over many many times in Wisconsin but never received a ticket for anything under 12 over. Everything else got me a warning. The fact is that Wisconsin loves to write tickets, but they are reasonable if you fight it in court (at least Eau Claire County). For every ticket I received, I fought it in court. In every case they either dropped the ticket, or lowered it to the 1-10 mph bracket (lower fine, lower points) every time. My whole driving record at that time was amended tickets and fines. I moved to Pinellas County, Florida and received 1 ticket in the same time I got 5 in Wisconsin. I took that one to court and that was a nightmare to fight. I ended up cutting my losses and paying the fine. In Florida it is not unusual to be traveling 80 MPH on I-4 from Tampa to Orlando and see cars fly by you 90+. The speed limit is 70 and I rarely see speed traps. If you are that worried about it, move to Florida!

[HKB]

Originally Posted by nvr/vaca/in/wiscn/again

Just a few weeks ago we got stopped in Jueanu County for doing 11 miles over the speed limit in a 55 mile per hour zone by a Juenau County Sheriff.

Here's a thought. Don't go 11 MPH over the limit and you won't have to worry about it.