Colorado Attorney Defeats $75 Toll Lane Ticket, Eyes Class Action Lawsuit

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It is completely unConstitutional in my opinion. This is no different than an organized crime group setting up a racket to extort money from the public under the guise of safety. Same thing with the red light cameras and sending tickets to people in the mail.


I guess democrats in Kolorado have to find a way to generate revenue through hook and crook as a way to continue the roll out of their gigantic homeless camp/illegal alien sanctuary they've turned the city of Denver and the surrounding areas into. Instead of calling it Denver they ought to change the name to The Camp of Saints.

A Greenwood Village attorney successfully challenged a toll lane ticket, questioning Colorado’s enforcement methods.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo — A Greenwood Village attorney has successfully fought a $75 toll lane weaving ticket in court, potentially opening the door for others to challenge similar penalties.
John Bowlin received a citation for crossing the solid line to enter an express lane on C470, but a Douglas County judge recently dismissed the ticket and questioned whether state authorities have the power to enforce such violations through their current methods.
"I got in the mail something called a Notice of Civil Penalty and it said that I had committed a safety violation by weaving in and out of the toll lane on C470," Bowlin said.
Despite paying the actual toll, he was still penalized for how he entered the lane.
Bowlin, a trial lawyer, decided to challenge the ticket after reviewing the statute that the Colorado Transportation Investment Office (CTIO) was citing.
"It was called a safety violation," he said. "But you look up the statute that the tolling authority was citing, and it says that they can issue a civil penalty for toll evasion, and I thought to myself, well, I wasn't trying to avoid paying the toll."
In fact, Bowlin paid the toll through the transponder on his windshield.
Steve On Your Side first started reporting on these tickets months after the enforcement program started. We learned that in the first nine months of toll lane weaving enforcement, CTIO issued more than $40 million in citations to drivers accused of crossing double white lines to cross into a toll lane or entering or exiting a lane outside of a marked entrance or exit.
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big brother scamming process. i hope he follows thru with a class action, wins it and gets everybody their money back and more... A LOT MORE.
 
bohunr said:
big brother scamming process. i hope he follows thru with a class action, wins it and gets everybody their money back and more... A LOT MORE.
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Sure is. I wouldn't be surprised if they painted the toll lane lines in a way that makes them difficult to avoid so they can manufacture more "violations".

I know there has been studies done on red light camera intersections where they manipulate the timing on the stop lights so they turn red at a faster rate in order to catch more people in the intersections on red lights. I believe statistically red light camera intersections have more car wrecks too than intersections without them.

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Not to mention the democrats want to eventually force GPS tracking devices in all vehicles in order to track and tax mileage under the lie and guise of climate change "carbon taxes".
 
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there was or still might be a plan here in Pennsylvania to charge us for every mile we drive.

the idea was to check the mileage at inspection time or registration renewal, then check it again at the next inspection or renewal and charge us for the miles driven.

pretty sure they ditched that idea, havent heard about it for awhile.
 
bohunr said:
there was or still might be a plan here in Pennsylvania to charge us for every mile we drive.

the idea was to check the mileage at inspection time or registration renewal, then check it again at the next inspection or renewal and charge us for the miles driven.

pretty sure they ditched that idea, havent heard about it for awhile.
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They probably haven't ditched the mileage tax idea there. They likely just put it away for the time being in hopes people forget about it for now because that is something that is wildly unpopular among taxpayers and normal people as it should be. It will probably come back at a later time. Perhaps as a ballot initiative from the greenie communist groups at a calculated time when they can get enough low info voters to vote for it.
 
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bohunr said:
there was or still might be a plan here in Pennsylvania to charge us for every mile we drive.
the idea was to check the mileage at inspection time or registration renewal, then check it again at the next inspection or renewal and charge us for the miles driven.
pretty sure they ditched that idea, havent heard about it for awhile.
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I thought that was just on EV's since they don't pay the highway use gas tax.
 
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Turning All U.S. Roads into Toll Roads: "Tax by Mile" is Here - iAgenda 21

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Road charge pilot programs, which propose replacing gas taxes with per-mile fees, are now being implemented throughout the United States. Influenced by the United Nations and California’s climate change policies, the primary driver of these programs seeks outcomes that change human behavior and consumption patterns. In this article we will discuss road charge pilots in the context of these influences, denoting details on evolution, policy, current status and opposition critiques to these programs.

A key driver of road charge pilot programs is sustainable development, which in employs behavior modification techniques to steer individuals and communities toward environmentally and socially desirable actions, such as reducing carbon footprints or adopting renewable energy, in the name of climate change. Through mechanisms like hidden carbon taxes, subsidies for green technologies, or restrictive regulations, it incentivizes or penalizes behaviors to align with collective goals, often framed as serving the public good. However, this approach can be antithetical free association and informed consent, as it may bypass individual autonomy by imposing policies without transparent disclosure of their full implications or costs, such as higher energy prices or limited consumer choices. Road charge would institute punitive measures and regulate behavior by charging a fee for each mile a vehicle is driven.
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SixsixtyMags said:
I thought that was just on EV's since they don't pay the highway use gas tax.
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Drop the gasoline tax and add it to automotive tires. Bingo. EV's, trucks, cars, motorcycles, you name it, now pay a 'road use tax' evenly, based on usage.

The more you drive, the more you have to replace tires.

For example: a tire lasts 40,000 miles, and the car gets 20MPG. With the Federal Gas Tax being $0.184, and Colorado's gas tax being $0.2924, that driver would pay $946.80 in gasoline taxes over the 40,000 miles.

Divide the $946.80 by 4 (tires), and it would add $236 to the cost of a tire.

It does, however, eliminate the 'Big Brother' aspect of having to record your miles driven.
 
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