The so-called “abusive driver fees” are finally gone, and anyone who has paid the fees will receive a refund.
Governor Kaine and Delegate Albo realized the error of their ways.
My petition was a big part of it, but I didn’t do it alone. Thanks to all the legislators who opposed the legislation (especially Del. Brian Moran, State Sen Chap Peterson, Del. Bob Marshall, and Del. Jeff Frederick), all the candidates who made it an issue in the campaign (especially Jerry Taylor and Marty Martinez), Virginia’s bloggers (especially Albo Must Go and Raising Kaine), Tom DeSabla, The Virginia Club for Growth, and everyone who signed the petition.
You can contribute to Petition Online at https://artifice.securesites.com/cgi-bin/support_petitiononline.cgi. For the record, I have no connection to the people who run the site and receive no personal benefit for any contributions. I am simply trying to help them out since their site was instrumental in this campaign.
Thanks again to everyone who helped fight this law. Please keep this in mind and remain active with your local, state and national governments in the future.
I will no longer be adding to this blog. You can view my new blog at http://bryanault.wordpress.com/
March 28, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Thank you for this site. I caught one of these fines in Richmond last summer and was ordered to pay $1035 and it was my first ticket. This simple legislation has done a good deal to restore my faith in justice even though I don’t live in Virginia anymore. Thank you.