BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) - Legislation to put more "bite" into North Dakota's speeding fines has failed in the House. It's not the first time it's been tried.
Representative Ben Hanson of West Fargo said "this is a dear old friend of this body we race to vote on every session." He said neighboring states all have higher fines and this legislation wouldn't even bring North Dakota up to those levels.
House Speaker Al Carlson said if the state wants to put the brakes on speeding, the only way to do it is take away drivers license points.
The bill would have replaced the current system of different fines for different highways, with a flat 3 dollar penalty for every mile over the speed limit.