Check the bond rating for the Commonwealth vs. that of California's credit rating and get back to us on that.....

Virginia still sucks

I am number 41,306 to sign this petition. Yesterday I heard the number exceeded 80,000. The people of VA will kill this.
regards,
Mark

I wonder how much of this has to do with Virginia being a red state, i.e., thick headed and self-righteous.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Too bad the 80,000 petitioners didn't care enough *before* they were fleeced by the VA General ASSembly. Too late now.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

I guess I won't speed through Virginia any more.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

I think VA still has an annual property tax assessment on cars. The newer the car, the more you pay every year. It seems that would discourage ownership of new cars.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

The extreme revenue generator only applies to state residents.

Out-of-state resident drivers, and illegal alien drivers, are exempt from the Virginia Civil Remedial fees. This includes much of the military based in Virginia, and many of the students attending Virginia schools - they are exempt from these fees.

Also, in refering to the hypothetical legislator "John Doe", I meant to make no correlation with board members, living or dead.

Such things as failure to "properly" signal a lane change, improper (worn out) tires, and so on, bring a $300 or so fee that is paid for three years (i.e. $900)

I always thought NY or NJ was the "Kalifornia of the East" but am re-thinking that.



Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles

So we have a business oppurtunity.

I will rent my address to VA residents to get an Il drivers License !!!

Oh, but speaking of dumb Polititians and their laws.

Here in Chicago, they are trying to set it up so that if you are caught driving w/o a license they will impound your car.
(Suspended, revoked, none ...)

Ok, that ain't a bad idea, but the impound lots have stated they will not be able to handle the 25k / year cars !!!

AND (this I find really funny)

They currently can impound your car for playing your stereo too loud !!!!

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KLK, MCSE

1990 500SL

I was always taught to respect my elders.
I don't have to respect too many people anymore.

The amount of drivers that do not signal really tick me off.. as well as those tards that do not put their headlights on in a mid afternoon Florida monsoon.

not signaling when changing lanes is annoying but when you are in front of me and you slow down and turn left without a signal prompts me to lay on it and give you the salute.... I need bigger horns... or a really big SUV with a steel bumper... how I hate the idiots

Remind me to stay away from Virginia.

Even Ohio is getting fairly reasonalbe. My #1 lovely daughter lives there and driving on the interstsate I can run about seven over with impunity, now.

cmac.... I wouldn't be surprised if this type of thing makes it become a blue state....that is if the blue pols have enough sense to act wisely.....

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

If you look at the voting on HB 3202, which is available on-line at several sites, you can see that this form of fee collection greed passes across all party lines. To me, the message that should be sent is not "I'll vote for party 'x'" but instead, "I'll vote against the incumbent". That's because I'm not sure you can blame one party or the other for what happened.

Virginia already has "aggressive driving" laws that deal with sudden lane changes that force other drivers to adjust. But now, simply gliding over from one lane to another on the open interstate is subject to more than a $1000 overall ticket.

More and more low income people end up driving on suspended licenses because they don't have the money to pay ticket and court costs. I think this new law will increase that situation, and may result in more violent traffic stops and car chases - due to the stakes being much higher for the driver.

I used to live near Williamsburg and drove a highway often called the "Colonial Parkway". It's a nice scenic park drive between Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown. Park police patrolled and enforced traffic laws. They had a policy - your first traffic stop ALWAYS resulted in a warning. I drove the road just about every day for five years, and I only needed that one warning (to slow down).



Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles

If the $3550 fine were for poking along in the left lane, I'd be all for it. Too bad the simple "left lane is for passing" theory gets so little attention/enforcement. Sigh...

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

And you still work at Publicks.