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Washington's hidden "Driving Tax"
Washington sucks in one very important respect -- the speed limits are too low and enforced aggressively, effectively turning WSP officers into revenue agents. I just went on a 3,300 mile road trip through Montana, Wyoming and Colorado -- in that distance I did not see one cop pulling someone over. Traffic flowed much faster in these states (speed limit was 75 and they left you alone if you were not going more than 10 over). As soon as I got back to Washington, I saw 3 separate instaces where people had been pulled over in the first hour driving in this state. Perhaps it is because we have no state income tax and it is an easy way to raise revenue -- in any event, it is very annoying!
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