ATTEMPT to repeal VA RD Ban!!!

[Road Warrior]

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/09/917.asp

How did it go so far? I'm curious about the vote result in the local House and especialy those (can somebody name them?) AGAINST the use of radar detectors, those that voted against the bill...
TIA

[AWD_rules3830]

sometimes republicans are very cool people.

who repealed the national speed limit ... the GOP

who opposes bans on RD ... the GOP

meh, im still a moderate.

[stealthJamal]

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/09/917.asp

How did it go so far? I'm curious about the vote result in the local House and especialy those (can somebody name them?) AGAINST the use of radar detectors, those that voted against the bill...
TIA

It didn't even make it to a vote. It failed in the transportation Committee. Good thing too, because it's better here for us detector users that radar detectors are illegal. Virginia is perfect the way it is right now.

http://www.stoptheban.org/table/tabled.html

Here are two threads we already have on the board for this subject:

http://www.radardetector.net/Stealth...Wish-7859t.php

http://www.radardetector.net/Stop-th...-Ban-4802t.php

[ryansandlin]

this could just be a rumor but i heard that one of the first persons to be caught WITH a RD in virginia after the law passed was one of the congressmen who sponsored it.

if true, shows the true nature of politicians.

bastards.

[Lucky225]

wouldn't be a surprise

*cough* foley *cough*

[ronsc1985]

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/09/917.asp

How did it go so far? I'm curious about the vote result in the local House and especialy those (can somebody name them?) AGAINST the use of radar detectors, those that voted against the bill...
TIA

It didn't even make it to a vote. It failed in the transportation Committee. Good thing too, because it's better here for us detector users that radar detectors are illegal. Virginia is perfect the way it is right now.

http://www.stoptheban.org/table/tabled.html
Here are two threads we already have on the board for this subject:


http://www.radardetector.net/Stealth...Wish-7859t.php

http://www.radardetector.net/Stop-th...-Ban-4802t.php

You have that exactly right. While I read about other states always investing in the latest and greatest speed detection equipment to foil detectors, jammers etc. Virginia does little of this since there are so few "illegal" detectors, jammers etc around. Besides all that its saves me some taxes as the government is not spending all that money to keep up with the Jones in the electronics measures/countermeasures war.

[Road Warrior]

Thank you all for the responses... BUT... you gotta kill me to really agree (not that they need my understanding) with those that so easily trade FREEDOM (yeah, being FREE to use any RD of your choice w/out being ALWAYS afraid that any time might get caught and pay $100 fine) for a kind of safety net (cops soft on radar technology and traffic logistics)... to know that all other 49 brothers of yours are FREE and you are the only one kept in total dark (as per not FREE) and still being happy with not being free, not in a million years I'll be able to understand it... or maybe because I love too much FREEDOM and hate the idea that somebody can force me to live NOT free...
Unfortunately, no Ontario politicians have ever had the guts to bring this subject up to the Ontario Parliament and try to legalize the use of RDs (in line with our BC, AB and SK brothers)

[Road Warrior]

It didn't even make it to a vote. It failed in the transportation Committee.

And the Transportation Committee is... you forgot to answer my question: WHO was against??? Republicans/Conservatives or Democrats/Liberals???
TIA

[stealthJamal]

It didn't even make it to a vote. It failed in the transportation Committee.

And the Transportation Committee is... you forgot to answer my question: WHO was against??? Republicans/Conservatives or Democrats/Liberals???
TIA

The committee is made up of all of the above. It's not one sided, reps from both parties voted to kill it.

Let's keep off the politics so we don't have to lock this thread.

[Road Warrior]

Let's keep off the politics so we don't have to lock this thread.

Liberals always become agressive when they don't like something :wink: