An update on a post from a year and a half ago: Stimulus? Michigan speed limits set illegally low to generate speeding ticket revenue. To 'serve and protect' has become 'serve and collect.' 5 years ago Public Act 85 was passed that required all municipalities in Michigan to conduct studies to set proper speed limits. Most Michigan municipalities from cities to villages to townships have not complied. Thus, there are plenty of speed limits that are themselves unlawful. Why would municipalities do this? One word: money.
If anyone in Michigan gets a speeding ticket, it can actually be successfully thrown out in a court of law if the speeding occurred on a road with a speed limit not set by study. It's already been done and more Michiganders need to be aware of this. Turning public safety on its head and converting that directive into a money maker for local communities isn't anything new. Last March, I posted about how tickets have skyrocketed in some Michigan communities that just so happened to go in the red: Another Tax on MI Drivers. In other states, red light cameras that automatically generate tickets are facing pushback from citizens as they are nothing but a money generating scheme are are proven to increase accidents, not prevent them.
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