Bad day yesterday (Speeding ticket)
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That sucks, hope the cop doesn't show and you get off, or he made a mistake on the ticket. I got pulled over doing 95 in a 55 in Maine once, if I wasn't Canadian the cop told me I would have been in jail. Funny thing was I was braking when he clocked me. I was in my civic going down a very steep hill freshly paved and I had it to the floor to see how fast I could go, I was at 220KPH (130 MPH) decided to hit the brakes when he came over the next rise and clocked me. I got off with 100 fine and told to slow the F*%# down. Helped my girlfriend at the time was giving me shit when he came to the window so he felt bad for me. I had like an 8 hour drive left with her in a mood.
xulf13
West of Tennessee
Oh nooo CC, that stinks. I've been preeeeety fortunate for a few years now. I only gun it on the open country roads by where I live. Cops don't wanna patrol a corn field if you know what I mean. Not much excitement. But once or twice a year they get sent out there to see if the crows are crowing too much. I'm doing the farmers a favor by scaring those crows away BTW. 
Lawyers are very expensive here in NC. WhenI lived in South Florida. $150 and you were set, no points, no school. (as long as it wasn't your 3rd violation in a year)
Oh, one more thing i noticed about NC, they have signs almost everywhere indicating that unless otherwise posted, all speed limits are 35MPH.
Lawyers are very expensive here in NC. WhenI lived in South Florida. $150 and you were set, no points, no school. (as long as it wasn't your 3rd violation in a year)
Oh, one more thing i noticed about NC, they have signs almost everywhere indicating that unless otherwise posted, all speed limits are 35MPH.
Swapmeet Louie
Put some metal in yer eye....
Dude... 59 in a 35 is not accidental. You did it, you got caught. Stop complaining.
Next!
Next!
CCRider
Coast to Coast
Swapmeet Louie said:
No, not accidental, but very easy to let the speed build up. This was not in town or in some neighborhood, but on a wide open rural/light residential road. But yes, I deserved it. Thank you sir, may I have another.
BTW, In over 32 years of driving/riding, this is the first time I've ever been stopped for speeding and my last moving violation was sometime in the early to mid '80's, so I guess I was due.
And I'll complain all I want, I'm an American damn it!
CC
IndieSol
"This one goes to eleven." -Nigel Tufnel
Check into the deferral thing. As long as you weren't in a school zone, if your state has a program such as this, take it. It's not trying to get out of the ticket or anything, it's basically saying, "Yeah I did it, and I'll cool it for the next few years. Sorry."
A 30 day suspension would definitely be worth lawyering up and at least checking out your options, in my opinion. That's pretty harsh.
A 30 day suspension would definitely be worth lawyering up and at least checking out your options, in my opinion. That's pretty harsh.
fight the ticket.
if cop doesnt show, simply say you cannot reschedule to a later court date, and you got yourself out of the ticket.
you can get away with it on even the smallest mistakes.
always fight it, better then points on your license, or worse, suspension
if cop doesnt show, simply say you cannot reschedule to a later court date, and you got yourself out of the ticket.
you can get away with it on even the smallest mistakes.
always fight it, better then points on your license, or worse, suspension
Juggernaut
Been Around the Block
Swapmeet Louie said:
BS. The main reason we have speed limits is for revenue. Montana did away with speed limits during the daylight. You know what happened...car crash occurrences dropped dramatically. When they reinstated then speed limit car crashes became more frequent. This doesn't mean driving 30 over is ok but there are instances when it is acceptable. I'm sick of the people who say it's for your own good.
Compared to most people I drive "like a crazy person". I've been in two "major accidents". One was with a buddy when someone in front slammed on their brakes for someone doing a quick lane change. The second was when someone pulled out in front of me without looking. Neither or them where my fault and I was driving responsibly in both instances.
Be careful with the lawyer. They don't do much for speeding tickets. They are most valuable when confronted with a DUI. I had a lawyer work for me. $550. He got 18points off my record and I had to pay a few bucks extra to the state. I then screw up a few more times and end up in the same situation. 18 points and a driving while suspended. Most think a lawyer is beneficial in something like this. I went to my court date got a "fire and brimstone" 1 year possible suspension $5,000 fine crap from the judge. Weeks later I sit down with the prosecuting attorney. Before I say a word he tells me the state will drop 15 points off the record and drop my $250 ticket to $225. I didn't ask him or the state for anything before this meeting. It's all for them to make money. IT'S BULLSHIT! The whole system is for the suckers created by lawyers.
Side note: the people in jail went first in court. The judge presented them with a $10,000+ bail then asked them if they could afford it. The first one said no. The judge dropped it to less than $1,000. then asked them if they could afford that. The defendant said yes. Judge set the bail to $1,000. Done. Next. There is no justice just a sick way of making money off bad decisions. It really saddens me.
/rant. Carry on. ;D
HeadlessNorseman
Headless Horseless Norseman
I live in NJ... i dont wanna hear it! i get pulled over all the time. most of the time its just to make sure im white. (no racism on my behalf, thats just how it is around here). If you drive ANY kind of vehicle that stands out, its just borderline harassment. I drive a 100% stock honda CRX and it just stands out like a sore thumb, always have cops tailing me and the occasional pulling over to ask where im headed and check my paperwork. And on a bike or in any of the sports cars i used to drive... its ridiculous. Its really just a big game you have to play... dont slip up with your either your vehicle or your driving or they will be there!
lockard666
Keep 'er 'tween tha ditches!
my driving record is bad... really bad... 95% of it is speeding... no dui's... i've been suspended for 30 days twice, 90 days once, and revoked for two years once... i've paid more money in fines & lawyers than i care to remember... some people like to get drunk, some people like to do drugs, everyone has their vice, mine is going fast!... sometime in the next few months, several points will drop from my license & i will have a clear driving record for the first time in 21 years(as long as i don't get a ticket in the meantime)... the last time i went to the the MVA to get a copy of my driving record,($10) the lady looked at me, grinning, after several pages had already printed & said "lucky for you we don't charge by the page".
Swapmeet Louie
Put some metal in yer eye....
Juggernaut said:
BS...? So you regularly "accidentally" go 25 mph over the speed limit. I'm not agreeing w/ the speed limit. Most are too slow. But, if it's posted, and you excessively speed and get caught, too fucking bad. I'm no saint. I speed here and there... And when speeding I'm aware of the possible penalties, and either accept the possible repercussions or slow down. Make sense?
The title of this thread lead me to believe that when I clicked on it, I was going to read about something bad that happend that was out of his control. And thats simply not the case.
Edit: So I just noticed it says speeding ticket in the title. Guess that makes me blind and an asshole....? Darn.
Juggernaut
Been Around the Block
It's ok Louie I'll forgive you this one time.
CCRider
Coast to Coast
You're not an asshole Louie, maybe someone just pissed on yer Cherrios that morningSwapmeet Louie said:
. But while you're at it, review the original post too. Just three simple lines: what happened, what it might cost me and what I might do about it. No bitching, moaning or complaining. No excuses. No big rant about how I didn't deserve it, the cop was an asshole, there shouldn't be speed limits, yaada yaada yaada.
Just trying to share a little of my motorcycling life with my DDT brothers.
So go easy on me Louie, I'm sensitive. ;D
CC
Swapmeet Louie
Put some metal in yer eye....
CCRider said:You're not an asshole Louie, maybe someone just pissed on yer Cherrios that morning
But while you're at it, review the original post too. Just three simple lines: what happened, what it might cost me and what I might do about it. No bitching, moaning or complaining. No excuses. No big rant about how I didn't deserve it, the cop was an asshole, there shouldn't be speed limits, yaada yaada yaada.
Just trying to share a little of my motorcycling life with my DDT brothers.
So go easy on me Louie, I'm sensitive. ;D
CC
Honestly! I do hope you can get around the suspension.
Maybe I have been a bit crabby lately..? I apologize.
Just want to say that I'm for the lawyer idea. When I've used the cheapie lawyers, the "$50 for speeding" type. They've always saved me money, or at least saved me something. I've never been in court for anything worse than FMFR (no insurance) though. I'll never go to court without one again.
