ACT fined driver $1230 for grandniece's seatbelt, then broke its own rules

Rhonda Peterson was fined $1230 total. Automated cameras caught her 14-year-old grandniece unfastening her seatbelt twice. Once while putting on a jumper. Once while feeling car sick. The government rejected her appeal. Then it illegally rushed her payment deadline by three weeks.

Why it mattersAutomated cameras catch genuine emergencies as violations. Appeal processes don't let drivers explain what really happened. The government ignored its own rules.