California will eliminate debt owed for traffic fees and fines for low-income Californians.

[Nevilledog]

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Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom
NEW: California will eliminate debt owed for traffic fees and fines for low-income Californians. Tickets from 2015 - June 2021 will be forgiven.
10:40 AM · May 14, 2021

[MichMan]

1. June 2021?

So people are now given the go ahead to drive like assholes for the next 6 weeks?

[MurrayDelph]

2. California's fiscal year

ends in June

[totodeinhere]

3. I understand the desire to help low income people.

But if traffic fines are eliminated for some people won't that make the roads less safe for everybody? What incentive would I have to obey traffic laws when I know there will be no negative consequences for me? I guess I could worry about my insurance rates going up but that's about it.

[Jose Garcia]

4. Assuming that you have insurance

They usually issue fines for driving without insurance, but I guess those fines are being waived.