Re: CHAT: Speed cameras (was: Word usage in English dialects)

Carsten wrote:
> However, is it true that  in the US, 'tempo sinners' (as
> they're called here by the bureaucracy) must go to jail for
> one or two days depending on how much too fast they drove
> on the highway? A acquaintance of mine told me once, this
> happened to her mother when she were having a stay in
> America.
If you're going very high over the limit they can charge you with
reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor and can carry jail time. At
least in some states; state laws vary. It's often reduced to a fine
even if you are convicted of it, unless you've damaged something or
hurt someone. I knew a couple of guys in college who got them reduced
to civil infractions (wording? I think that's right) and fines. I don't
think jail time is a possibility with just a normal speeding ticket.

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