In a surprising move, the communist state of VA actually listend to its constituents and repealed the widely unpopular Abusive Driver Fees that ranged from $750 to $3,000 for drivers convicted of reckless driving, driving with a suspended licence and drunken driving. These fees were assesed in addition to the regular price of such a conviction. Don't get me wrong, those who are convicted of drunken driving deserve what's coming to them but to incur these fees for reckless driving?!? According to legislators these fees were enacted strictly to make the roads safer, (actually it was pretty clear that they were enacted to raise revenue for the Transportation Department) however the death toll for VA roads rose to over 1,000 for the first time since 1990. I say good riddance!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...=moreheadlines

 

This is something worth celebrating. These sinister fee's created an uproar amongst Virginia's population; fitting that the guy (Albo) who created the bill voted to repeal it. Whats wrong pal, a little worried that EVERYONE IN THE STATE hates you and would end your term come next election?

Whats better is that they are going to refund the drivers have already paid these draconian fees.

 

uh, thats not communism lol more like fascism, but anyway.

So are all the fees repealed? Or just those pertaining to drunk and reckless driving?

 

All of the fees have been repealed and those who incured them while the law was in effect will get a refund.

 

.. lets not count our chickens before they are hatched ...

the repeal has passed the house, it now needs to go to the senate, and be signed by the gov. and then be assigned an effective date.

good news indeed.. but once the whole process is complete, I'll party

 

I'm glad I read this post. I planned on going 150 on the way home

Now, not so much.

 

I already went out and drifted around a cop in celebration, and then I came back and read this post

 

This is great news and all once it gets passed but wtf is the 1% tax now? Isn't the new car tax 3.5% and on top of that, an annual personal property tax of 3%?

 

Did you get his number?!?

 

umm, of course, isn't that the whole reason you drift.

 

This is great news.

 

Most definitely, was he hot or what?!?

 

wait so, it's not 100% removed yet ?

 

Nope, not even 1%... still needs to pass a State Senate vote and the Governor has to sign it.

 

do you think that'll happen ?

 

All signs lead to the law being repealed, but no one should get their hopes up just yet.

 

Don't they teach how our government works in schools these days?

 

fixed

 

<mild_applause>clap</mild_applause>

Rob (Waits to see what the replacement is)

 

Well it seems that even if they manage to get this changed, overturned or however you wanna put it we are still gonna get screwed somewhere. They just find another hole to F us in lol