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June 21, 2021 at 3:21 pm #1009017
sn6uVParticipantHas anyone here actually gotten a $75 automatic traffic safety camera citation for using the low bridge during peak hours?
It occurred to me today that these might not really be issued since RCW 46.63.170 (https://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.63.170) seems to limit camera usage to school speed zones, red lights, and other speeds zones for certain cities.
And then the indemnification given to certain people associated with businesses in West Seattle would likely run afoul of the “equal protection under the law” portion of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. Not to mention, the Washington State Constitution’s own equal protection clause “No law shall be passed granting to any citizen, class of citizens, or corporation other than municipal, privileges or immunities which upon the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens, or corporations.”
June 21, 2021 at 4:24 pm #1009026
WSBKeymasterJune 21, 2021 at 9:53 pm #1009028
CarDriverParticipantsn6vU. Yes, tickets are being issued. Got my 1st one. Crossed on Saturday and wasn’t watching my time. Ticket say’s 8:02am. 2 minutes late. Question for anybody: has anyone contested a ticket and won. Note: i’m not trying, i’ll just pay.
June 22, 2021 at 8:42 pm #1009147
KBearParticipantsn6vU, you’re not any more special than the rest of us. Pay your taxes and wait for the bridge to be fixed.
June 23, 2021 at 7:27 pm #1009230
sn6uVParticipant@KBear, I never said I was more special than anyone. My point is actually the opposite, i.e. that individuals associated with West Seattle businesses are no more special than residents. And that the citations do not appear to comply with state law regarding traffic cameras or the equal protection clause.
June 25, 2021 at 1:13 pm #1009414
FranciParticipantUmm more like 3 hours late. The lower bridge closes to general passenger traffic at 5:00 am, not 8:00 am.. The hours it is open. To all is 9:00 pm – 5:00 am.
June 25, 2021 at 3:31 pm #1009416
CarDriverParticipantUm, Franci SDOT has made the bridge open to all until 8am on Saturdays and Sundays. My post noted that it was Saturday when i crossed
June 25, 2021 at 5:16 pm #1009434
CarDriverParticipantUmmm Franci. SDOT moved the weekend closure to 8am a while back. I WAS only 2 minutes tardy.
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