Re: Driver Responsibility Assessment

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I live Western NY.. Been here 17 years and can't wait to get the hell
out.. I've lived in several states in my life and NY is by far the most
screwed up.. It's one big rip-off after the next.. This state thrives on
screwing it's citizens and anyone else it can.. NY is by far the most
communist / police state in the US.. I am truly suprised the feds haven't
stepped in on some of the BS this state produces.. The Driver
responsibility program is extorsion plan and simple.. You broke a driving
law.. you paid your fine on the basis of losing your license.. Now five
months later fork over another $300 for the fine you paid five months ago
or we will again take your license.. NY has even covinced the idiots in
the Quebec and Ontario Canada DMV's to play along.. This is a large money
grab by the state.. NY suck, always has and always will... Whe I leave, it
will be good riddance to this ridiculous place...

On 1/07/10, Pissed Off OutOfState Driver wrote:
> Ditto to all 3 of you.
> I'm so pissed off by this. I just recd a speeding ticket -my first one
> ever! I was keeping up with traffic and was going to plead not guilty
> but b/c I live in CT (2hrs away from the county in which I would have to
> go to court) I decided to plead guilty (b/c on the ticket the fee for
> speeding IS NOT even listed!
>
> If I had known it would have been $300 for speeding, I would have maybe
> just took the day off from work to fight it. But, b/c I already plead
> guilty, I just paid the darn thing.
>
> Then, lo and behold a week or 2 later- I get yet another FINE on top of
> a FINE to pay $300 DRA - what the (beep). I'm so pissed off! I sure
> would have went to fight this thing for $600!!!
>
> I'm a very responsible community member who is usually all-good with
> laws for treating ciminals a lesson, but my God, really!? I am thinking
> of not paying the DRA since I don't live in NY, but I do drive in and
> through there at least twice a year. So, now I'm afraid of getting
> pulled over and taxed w/ another fine. I guess I'll just have to use
> public transportation, or let someone else drive when I'm in NY for now
> on, eh? -So sad!
>
> On 11/16/09, another bitter out of state driver wrote:
>> On 4/02/09, Falcon wrote:
>>> I was also caught by this ridiculous law and refuse to pay the fee for
>>> this driver assessment. This was not only my first offense ever (I am
>>> an out of state driver (Massachusetts) with a still clean drivers
>>> license (no points on my license from an out of state violation)) but
>>> happened in small town when it was dark out and where the speed limit
>>> is very poorly posted (what does a speed zone mean to an out of state
>>> driver?) So the fee is so I don't offend again? Well, I'm not going to
>>> driving in the state ever again so they cant force me to pay the 300
>>> dollars without having informed me of anything previously. I would be
>>> more then willing to take part in anything targeted at shutting down
>>> this law.
>>>
>>> On 3/22/09, Simi72 wrote:
>>>> I too am from out of state and feel that this is extortion. I
>>>> would be more than happy to get involved with fighting this.
>>>> Especially with times as they are I know that I can't afford to
>>>> pay $550 for a license I dont even have (meaning my NY
>>>> license..I'm from georgia though...)
>>>>
>>
>> Add me to the list of out of state drivers caught in this tax-on-a tax
>> nonsense. How is there any sort of fair notice to out of state drivers?
>> I would have returned to fight the ticket if i had known about this
> law.