Plenty. Here are just a few items:
- Skyrocketing auto insurance costs;
- Skyrocketing auto insurance costs;
- Points;
- Your Future Driving Record - Even if You Move Out-of-State/Canada;
- Employment Requiring Clean Driving Record;
- Secretary of State's "Driver Responsibility Fees"; and
- (did I mention) Skyrocketing auto insurance costs.
Just like individuals, local city, county and state governments have experienced tight budgets, with the recent downturn in the economy. And, just as individuals need to bring in additional revenues to make ends meet, so too, do local governments need to bring in cash to meet their needs.
Police officers involved in traffic enforcement functions perform important duties in keeping the public safe. Sadly, they are often seen and treated by their employers as mobile "profit centers", who are expected not just to keep the public safe, and to prevent crime, but also to generate money for the city, county and state government agencies they work for.
Unfortunately, the traffic citation that seems like a minor inconvenience today, may result in your auto insurance costs skyrocketing, that is, if your existing insurer will continue to provide you coverage. Indeed, your insurance may become so expensive that you have to drop your auto insurance coverage, to make it affordable, creating a host of potentially bigger problems.