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Mink Islander · 06-01-2007, 07:59 AM

Actually it's pretty silly to think that cops and staties in NH would suddenly be scouring the roads to find non-belted drivers to pull over for fun and profit. By way of example, as it stands, (and as previously discussed ad nauseum in a prior thread), drivers in NH (and everywhere else), consistently exceed speed limits. If the state and local towns wanted a cash cow related to traffic law enforcement they long ago would have invested in radar guns and stepped up enforcement with a zero tolerance policy on speeding. Isn't there a town in FL that zealously pulls over the unsuspecting who pass through their town going even 2 MPH over the speed limit? No, I don't it's "insane" to give our police the right to pull you over for this as a first offense. I think you'll find there are other "first offense" traffic laws where our men in blue demonstrate ample discretion on when to use it. This law would be no different.

But alas NH prefers its "last in the nation" status on a practical safety requirement that saves lives and money. Go figure.

06-01-2007, 07:59 AM	#79
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Insane? Actually it's pretty silly to think that cops and staties in NH would suddenly be scouring the roads to find non-belted drivers to pull over for fun and profit. By way of example, as it stands, (and as previously discussed ad nauseum in a prior thread), drivers in NH (and everywhere else), consistently exceed speed limits. If the state and local towns wanted a cash cow related to traffic law enforcement they long ago would have invested in radar guns and stepped up enforcement with a zero tolerance policy on speeding. Isn't there a town in FL that zealously pulls over the unsuspecting who pass through their town going even 2 MPH over the speed limit? No, I don't it's "insane" to give our police the right to pull you over for this as a first offense. I think you'll find there are other "first offense" traffic laws where our men in blue demonstrate ample discretion on when to use it. This law would be no different. But alas NH prefers its "last in the nation" status on a practical safety requirement that saves lives and money. Go figure.