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Traffic citations are about revenue. Don't think for one second that it's really about safety. If it were really about safety, why is it that the roads have always been built by the lowest bidders? In the early 2000's, there was a company from the southern states (forgot which one) that was able to take used automobile tires, shred them, and build highways that lasted more than three times longer than asphalt, provided better traction, and was quieter among other things, such as providing less waste for hazardous materials dumping. That company never saw fruition -- why? Because the asphalt-using companies filed a lawsuit stating that the technology puts them out of business. Politics. Back when the Vehicle Codes were first created, they weren't created to generate revenue. They were created to regulate commercial traffic. That's right! The enforcement codes were created to regulate delivery trucks, charter buses, etc. When the state saw the revenues it generated, they turned to the Vehicle Codes as a means to increase revenue when other means failed. Over the years, the legislature, along with biased studies, created a convoluted system of Vehicle Codes that was so asinine that, at any given time, any driver can be cited for at least one violation of the Code book, not to mention the fact that even the traffic enforcement officers violate without even knowing. If you don't believe me, you haven't taken the time to study its 1000+ pages of code. So you take a 50-question exam to pass the permit test, and then all of a sudden, you're expected to abide by over 42000 codes? Hmmm ... doesn't make sense to me. The next part in generating revenues using traffic citations, the system must have a "justice" system. This is where traffic courts come in. The only problem -- traffic courts lack a writ of mandamus. The writ of mandamus or writ of mandate gives a court the presiding power to oversee and decide on a specific set of laws. This is why the "judges" who preside in traffic courts are Commissioners, not Judges. But of course, if you challenge a commish, he'll just laugh in your face. Who are you going to complain to that the court lacks a "mandamus"? So, there you have it. As fellow drivers, you are locked within a system that was built for a no-win situation. Not only will you violate the rules set forth, the deciding courts are operating under non-legal (not illegal) statutures and could care less about your Constitutional rights -- right to due process and right to travel freely. But that's another story, another day. Thanks for reading.
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