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I once heard that Montana did something like that years ago where you could give the trooper $5 and you could go at it. I could be wrong.
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Yes, this was true up until 1996 when they threw out the speed limit altogether. The $5 ticket was actually a fuel conservation ticket. It wasn't considered a speeding ticket so you never had to go to court, and it never went on your record. This was only on highway and interstate roads of course. However, if you were going above 110mph the officer could write you a more severe speeding ticket if he so desired.
If I remember correctly it was in 1996 that we lost our speed limit. I might be wrong by one year one way or the other. Anyway, now cops gave speeding tickets for "wreckless and imprudent driving'. There wasn't a set law, this lead to alot of misunderstanding. It was explained to me by an officer that tickets were given based on age of driver and type of car along with current road conditions. Naturally high school kids got pulled over constantly for doing hardly anything at all. One time I was driving to Great Falls, a city about 90 miles from Helena, and got pulled over for doing 130mph. Now keep in mind that Montana is pretty barren. The Interstate from Helena to Great Falls is pretty well traveled and yet the most cars you will see on the roads going both ways is probably 50 cars total over this 90 mile stretch. So it isn't a big deal to open it up a bit. Anyway, this officer walks up to my car (94 Cobra) and I hand him my drivers license and insurance. He immediatly notices the badges on the side of my car and says," Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize this was the Cobra." Then he waves me on my way. Obviously my age, 25 at the time, and the car played a part in how much "gray area" of the law I could get away with. Man I miss those days
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Up until recently speeding on a middleofnowhere highway in Montana was a $2 fine
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I've never heard of this one. I'm not saying that I deny that its true. I have just never come across this before. In fact I wouldnt' doubt it one bit. You have to actually try to get pulled over on one of these "middleofnowhere highways".