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Dave Smith > wrote:

> >> Then there is our new speed laws. If you get caught driving more than 50
> >> kph (30 mph) over the limit, the fine is $2,000. Your driver licence is
> >> automatically suspended and your vehicle is impounded. Thousand of
> >> people were caught within the first few months, but they eventually
> >> clued in. I don't see too many people speeding like that any more.

> Isn't the US the land where people have had their property seized
> because someone was growing pot on it? They get their cars back.

For some vehicle infractions around here, as a practical matter, people
*don't* get their cars back. If it's lack of a valid driver's license
or vehicle registration, you don't get your car back until you have
proof that the violation is fixed. Between towing and storage charges,
they sometimes exceed the value of the car, so the towing company sells
the cars at auction. For folks here who aren't legal residents, they
*can't* get a driver's license. It's just a fact of life, part of the
reason they drive cheap cars is because they know once they get stopped,
that's the end of the car.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA