Comments on: July 27 roundup

By: Bill Evans ( Virginian)

Bill Evans ( Virginian) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:55:29 +0000

I drive I-81 between Christiansburg and Roanoke several times a week. What has happened is that Virginians have slowed down to avoid the fees, and out of state drivers haven’t. As a result there are now what I refer to as rolling traffic jams. I-81 is already extremely busy, and now add the congestion created by slower drivers who no longer match traffic flow, and there is a major accident waiting to happen.

The first day after the law went into effect, in the 28 miles I drive, there were 5 State Troopers out there, all had cars pulled over, all were Virginia Drivers.

By: rbb

rbb — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:51:11 +0000

Virginia ought to put a windfall profits tax on all lawyers specializing in traffic offenses. Do you think it to be a coincidence that the main sponsor of the bill is Dave Albo, who is (imagine the odds) a lawyer who specializes in traffic offenses. The online petition to repeal this travesty has over 163,000 signatures - http://new.petitiononline.com/va3202/petition.html

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:52:00 +0000

I wouldn’t be happy the “John Doe” amendment was reinstated. The reinstatement is a smokescreen, its language was changed. A new requirement was added: the informant’s basis for making their claim must be “objectively reasonable”. That is a loophole any competent plaintiff’s attorney can drive an army division through.