Traffic Tickets

Traffic Violations Cruising down the freeway with the top down, suddenly you look at the review mirror only to see blue and red lights flashing behind you- that hidden police officer clocked you doing 75 in a 65. It does not take more than a weekend in College Station to know that many students in the area are being pulled over and ticketed by police officers. According to Alex Carroll, “Over 100,000 tickets are written in this country …

…alternate punishments need to be established that will be fair and still prevent hazardous driving. Using fines to gain money is not a just way for governments to gain money. Studies show that, “New York brings in excess of $350 million annually” (Carroll 9). This is a very large sum of money that should not have been in the government’s hands. Alternate punishments need to be established that will teach drivers the necessity of safe driving.