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Just read this article this morning, Ohio comes through as the second worst place to drive!!!

[source: National Motorists Association, Source Photo by bradleygee | CC2.0]

PRESS RELEASE:

State Rankings - Memorial Day Weekend 2009

With the first major driving holiday of the summer season approaching, we have analyzed the laws across the country to determine the best and the worst states when it comes to exploiting the motoring public.

These state rankings were calculated using seventeen criteria related to specific traffic laws, enforcement practices, and the treatment of traffic ticket defendants. The rankings are designed to provide guidance to travelers who do not want their vacation ruined by speed traps, arcane laws or "kangaroo" traffic courts.

Full List Of State Rankings From Worst To Best

1) New Jersey

2) Ohio

3) Maryland

4) Louisiana

5) New York

6) Illinois

7) Delaware

8) Virginia

9) Washington

10) Massachusetts

11) Colorado

12) Oregon

13) Tennessee

14) California

15) Michigan

16) Vermont

17) Maine

18) Florida

19) Pennsylvania

20) North Carolina

21) Alabama

22) Rhode Island

23) West Virginia

24) New Hampshire

25) Arizona

26) New Mexico

27) Missouri

28) Texas

29) Oklahoma

30) Nevada

31) Georgia

32) Connecticut

33) South Carolina

34) Iowa

35) Hawaii

36) Arkansas

37) Alaska

38) Kansas

39) Mississippi

40) Wisconsin

41) Utah

42) South Dakota

43) Indiana

44) Minnesota

45) North Dakota

46) Kentucky

47) Nebraska

48) Montana

49) Idaho

50) Wyoming

List of Criteria Used To Generate Rankings (no particular order)

1) Speed Traps Per Capita (# of speed traps listed on www.speedtrap.org indexed to population)

2) Does the state have "driver responsibility" fees?

3) Does the state have mayor's courts?

4) Does the state authorize the use of roadblocks?

5) What are the freeway speed limits?

6) Does the state have red-light cameras?

7) Does the state have speed cameras?

8) Are there toll roads in the state?

9) Is a jury trial available for traffic violations?

10) Is trial by declaration (asserting a defense in writing without appearing in court) available?

11) Is the state a member of the Non-Resident Violator Compact?

12) Is the state a member of the Driver's License Compact?

13) Are radar detectors banned in the state?

14) Does the state have a primary seat belt law?

15) Are there adult helmet laws in the state?

16) Are there move-over laws in the state?

17) Is cell phone use banned?

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but, we don't have the worst drivers

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/993/where-the-worst-drivers-live/;_ylc=X3oDMTE5ZmdmcGVkBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawN3b3JzdC1kcml2ZXJz

1 IDAHO

1 WISCONSIN

3 MONTANA

4 KANSAS

5 SOUTH DAKOTA

5 NEBRASKA

7 UTAH

8 WYOMING

8 IOWA

8 OREGON

8 MINNESOTA

12 ALASKA

12 NORTH DAKOTA

14 VERMONT

15 COLORADO

15MISSOURI

17 OKLAHOMA

17 WASHINGTON

19 NEW MEXICO

20 NORTH CAROLINA

21 VIRGINIA

22 INDIANA

22 MICHIGAN

24 ARKANSAS

24 TEXAS

26 ALABAMA

26 NEVADA

28 WEST VIRGINIA

29 ILLINOIS

30 ARIZONA

31 MAINE

32 DELAWARE

33 NEW HAMPSHIRE

34 OHIO

35 KENTUCKY

36 PENNSYLVANIA

37 LOUISIANA

38 TENNESSEE

38 MISSISSIPPI

40 SOUTH CAROLINA

40 MARYLAND

42 CONNECTICUT

43 FLORIDA

44 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

45 MASSACHUSETTS

46 RHODE ISLAND

47 GEORGIA

48 CALIFORNIA

49 HAWAII

50 NEW JERSEY

51 NEW YORK

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uhhh....organization fail?

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Jarvis' post is just a generic knock off of mine! Mine is in "general", his just HAD to be narrowed down to a specific holiday. Give me a break, who cares about 1 holiday. :monkeypoo::p

actually his is more general, and includes more factors like

1) Speed Traps Per Capita (# of speed traps listed on www.speedtrap.org indexed to population)

2) Does the state have "driver responsibility" fees?

3) Does the state have mayor's courts?

4) Does the state authorize the use of roadblocks?

5) What are the freeway speed limits?

6) Does the state have red-light cameras?

7) Does the state have speed cameras?

8) Are there toll roads in the state?

9) Is a jury trial available for traffic violations?

10) Is trial by declaration (asserting a defense in writing without appearing in court) available?

11) Is the state a member of the Non-Resident Violator Compact?

12) Is the state a member of the Driver's License Compact?

13) Are radar detectors banned in the state?

14) Does the state have a primary seat belt law?

15) Are there adult helmet laws in the state?

16) Are there move-over laws in the state?

17) Is cell phone use banned?

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The NW block of 270 between Sawmill and 161. DO THE SPEED LIMIT! Troopers hide behind the walls. The motorcycle cops are worse, their bike is completly tucked behind the barrier and they shoot over top of the wall. They are there almost daily, and on warm days in force.

Trust me I know...trying to get out of one now ;-)

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on that note, did anyone else notice an extreme increase in LEO coverage today?

I rarely see an officer on my way to work, this morning I saw 7 of them...

Don't forget about operation circle columbus this weekend! Every dept with 270 jurisdiction was given a budget for the weekend to put extra patrol on 270 to fuck up our weekend with a $100 speeding ticket for going 70 in a 65

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