Beginning in July an Atlanta suburb is going to charge speeders for the fuel used by the police to chase them down. "All speeders will be charged with an additional $12 fuel charge." Atlanta proper is expected to institute a similar penalty.
It's a bit disingenuous to say that a cop uses $12 in fuel to pull over a speeder. Most speeders stop pretty quickly when being pulled over. It's too similar to a sin tax for my liking even though speeding is an illegal activity. And it seems that the speeder is being charged twice for one tank of gas. Also, it seems that there is more incentive for cops to pull you over if it's going to fill their gas tanks instead of taking away from other parts of the police budget.
One of the things I like about the plan, however, is that it is municipal-specific. No interference from the feds or the state. Let's see if it supplements the budget like it's intended.
It's a bit disingenuous to say that a cop uses $12 in fuel to pull over a speeder. Most speeders stop pretty quickly when being pulled over. It's too similar to a sin tax for my liking even though speeding is an illegal activity. And it seems that the speeder is being charged twice for one tank of gas. Also, it seems that there is more incentive for cops to pull you over if it's going to fill their gas tanks instead of taking away from other parts of the police budget.
One of the things I like about the plan, however, is that it is municipal-specific. No interference from the feds or the state. Let's see if it supplements the budget like it's intended.
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