Sen. John Fetterman got two speeding tickets before Sunday’s crash, Pa. records show
Sen. John Fetterman got two speeding tickets before Sunday’s crash, Pa. records show
Pennsylvania police have issued Fetterman two speeding tickets for going at least 24 mph over the posted speed limit.
Fetterman (D., Pa.) has received two speeding tickets in his home state — the more recent one of which was in March for exceeding the speed limit in Westmoreland County by 34 mph. Before this year, he was ticketed in April 2016 for going at least 24 mph above the speed limit in Warren County, according to state public records.
The senator’s aides have said Fetterman has texted and FaceTimed while driving, ”prompting concerns among his staff and fears about riding with him,” the Post reported, citing three people with knowledge of staff discussions who spoke about internal conversations on the condition of anonymity.
@DrunkEngineer 34 & “at least” 24 mph over the limit are some pretty serious speeding tickets, and the frequent reports of distracted driving are a serious problem too. Senators who support Vision Zero programs or care about traffic safety at all need to speak up about this and hold him and other negligently driving colleagues accountable. Especially after his stroke & related health problems, he should be extra careful, not distracted & 34 mph over the limit!
79@DrunkEngineer It’s a terrible example to the public and a potential conflict of interest. How is someone who’s used to getting away with driving like that (& having wide roads that allow him to) supposed to cast unbiased votes on transportation bills?
25Yeah, be could end up having a serious pedestrian error...
4Given his public post-brain-damage behavior, I don't think his plan is to do anything in an unbiased manner.
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34 over‽
Where I'm at that's reckless driving as well and a suspended license even if you pay your fine.
FFS that dude needs to learn to drive properly
72Probably taking the turnpike. There's a section in Westmoreland County where it randomly drops from 75 mph to 55 mph and catches everyone off guard. There's also sections of Route 119 that randomly drop from 50 to 25 for no discernable reason, other than catching out-of-towners by surprise and slapping them with a speeding ticket.
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This guy is such a disappointment.
38Who is he? Was there some kind of hype around him?
3Understatement
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The speeding tickets are for 34 mph and 24 mph above the limit, this is roughly 54.7 kph and 38.6 kph or 15.2 m/s and 10.7 m/s above the limit in standardised units.
Are the offenses of a single US-American lawmaker really !fuckcars@lemmy.world-worthy?
35I mean, he really shouldn't be driving considering he had a debilitating stroke. That's fine for senatorial duties where you have aides and AIPAC telling you how to vote. Driving is a whole other thing.
14speeding does use the individuals yearly earnings thats how bill gates speeding ticket was greater than ~10k USD
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That's around 55 kmph for anyone wondering about the conversion. Ouch!, I didn't even push those limits in my reckless youth.
32Anything 20+ where I live is considered reckless driving.
16Ya I had a friend just lose a license for 20+. These speeds are crazy.
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I'm always confused when I hear stories like this about important, powerful people. It feels like driving isn't "worth their time" and when they have to travel by car, they should be escorted so they can continue to do their work.
13how long before we find out he had a brain worm?
5He's also a genocide supporter.
1Everyone in here acting like they've never gotten a speeding ticket or been in an accident.
-3I haven't received a ticket for 20 over, that's extremely reckless.
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Oh no, Speeding! He’s unfit for the senate. Better have him resign. Can’t have bad drivers in Congress.
-74Oh no, breaking the law and endangering lives!
9@mr_rusty_shackleford @DrunkEngineer It's quite telling that for a lot of people in the US breaking the law and putting people's lives in danger is no big deal, even risible, if you do it in a car.
8How do you know he's a bad driver? He might be a really good driver who just drives recklessly anyways because of a lack of concern about the wellbeing of others and chooses to ignore basic safety despite driving abilities.
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