Virginia State Police crack down on N.Va. HOV violators
Published: November 4, 2009
ARLINGTON — Virginia State Police are stepping up enforcement of HOV rules, and they are catching a lot of violators.
One morning last month, police issued 89 tickets in three hours along interstates 95 and 395. That included two second-time violators and one drunken driver.
From July 26 and Sept. 12, officers focusing on HOV enforcement in northern Virginia issued 2,200 summonses. Last year, the state police issued 18,269 summonses for HOV violations in northern Virginia.
Police say the large-scale enforcement efforts will continue. Violators face a $125 fine for the first offense. The fine doubles with each subsequent offense up to $1,000 for the fourth violation.
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Now if we can just get the police to conduct an investigation to determine why so many cars in Northern VA have broken turn signals.
Amazing isn’t it? And I bet at least 90% don’t even realize that improper signaling is something you can be arrested for… particularly if it results in an accident.
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