Lawbreakers Abound
Dear Dr. Gridlock:
In response to Pat Julien of Sterling, who seems to think the Fairfax County government is out to make money on traffic tickets [Dr. Gridlock, Sept. 16]: The reason Fairfax County has four courtrooms operating is because all those people broke the law (and got caught).
If the public behaved within the law, none of those courtrooms would have a single traffic case.
Many millions of dollars would be saved because we wouldn't need those four courtrooms. Fewer police would be required, and almost no accidents would occur. I find it incredible that there are so many bad drivers on our roads.
David Quante
Warrenton
Transportation researcher Diane Mattingly contributed to this column.
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