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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / March 2005First Ticket In My Vette
I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane being followed by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a hurry and the company at 90+ mph was appreciated. So, I approach an overpass and as I get to it I look left and there the cop was. I thought there were laws against the cop hiding??? Anyway...I let off the pedal and slow down while moving to the middle lane, the Mustang rips on by me. I figure I'm busted but didn't see the cop anymore. I see an exit up ahead and move to the right lane to make the exit. Still no cop in sight. As I'm pulling up to the road at the bottom of the off ramp....the cop was on my tail. I casually turn and come to a stoplight that is red. The light turns green and his lights come on. DAMMIT! Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave me a paper that had the standard traffic fines on it with the 28mph (83mph) over the limit underlined with a $211 fine + 6 points and the 15mph(70mph) over underlined with a $111 fine + 2 points. Told me to slow down and have a nice day. I said thank you sir and drove away carefully. :) I think I will fight it. LOL  SignatureTom "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." -Henry Thoreau > I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane being followed > by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a hurry and the > company at 90+ mph was appreciated. So, I approach an overpass and as I > get to it I look left and there the cop was. > > I thought there were laws against the cop hiding??? You joke, right? > Anyway...I let off the pedal and slow down while moving to the middle > lane, the Mustang rips on by me. I figure I'm busted but didn't see the > cop anymore. I see an exit up ahead and move to the right lane to make Remember the old joke about two guys outrunning the bear? You dont' have to outrun the bear, just the other guy. Of course, you need to check your laws before you do, as some states evading a cop is not a traffic offense but a felony. So instead of a nasty ticket, you get jail time and a permanent arrest record that tracks to each of your employeers for the rest of your life, and may prevent you from getting some jobs. > Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and > as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I think I will fight it. LOL I wouldn't, not without a lawyer. If you show up and the cop remembers giving you a break (he has notes), he will be really PO'ed, let the judge know, and you will find that court costs can double or triple what they are on the paper ticket. And any state that has a 55 mph limit on the interstate means one of two things: you are not going to have much leniency on the speed because they want 55 to catch speeders (make money) - or - you were in an urban zone where the feds have dictated the 55 limit and where you have no business doing 90+. === you must first take out MYUGLYSISTER to email me privately === > > I think I will fight it. LOL > > I wouldn't, not without a lawyer. If you show up and the cop remembers > giving you a break (he has notes), he will be really PO'ed, let the judge > know, and you will find that court costs can double or triple what they are > on the paper ticket. yup. this happened to me. 4am. I was caught doing 100+ in a 35 (ya i know stupid)..cop sees my baby seat next to me. He says "you can buy a lot of formula with what I am saving you" He hands me a a ticket for $170 and only 21 over. Well I thought I would be smart. Dressed in suit and tie. Waited my turn. Judge says "looks like officer made a mistake" whew I thought, he would drop the ticket further. NOPE. he raised it back up to nearly $400, took off 6 or 8 pts AND then said.. "to teach you lesson son, you are paying 1/2 day court costs. everyone this morning is here FREE because of you" an additional $500.. nearly $900 I should have taken the 170.00 Yep. That's one thing a lot of people dont realize when goping to court. The judge can impose $500 court costs.. Kind of crappy and probably illegal but it would probable cost twice as much to fight it. -Stan > === you must first take out MYUGLYSISTER to email me privately === > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > the > 170.00 > I think I will fight it. LOL Just remember, if you do this without a lawyer, you're going to admit guilt to tell the judge the others were speeding too. The cop will say he saw you first and can only stop one at at time.The judge will probably be thinking or even saying, "if the other guy jumped off a cliff, would you too?" Rob > Tom > > "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." > -Henry Thoreau > Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and > as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I think I will fight it. LOL Fight it? How? Take the break he cut you. Most people get lawyers to get the speed reduced, though they don't do that after the fact anymore because it's perjury to change facts in court. Take the break and consider yourself fortunate he gave it to you. TF > > Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and > > as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Take the break and consider yourself fortunate he gave it to you. > TF Doesn't anyone notice the LOL posted after the comment? He is making a joke. He's not serious. He considers himself lucky. It is sarcasm. It is meant to be funny. He's not going to court. He knows he got off lightly. And stuff like that. As BDragon stated so eloquently: > Doesn't anyone notice the LOL posted after the comment? He is making > a joke. He's not serious. He considers himself lucky. It is > sarcasm. It is meant to be funny. He's not going to court. He knows > he got off lightly. And stuff like that. LOL...well...someone got it. :) SignatureTom "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." -Henry Thoreau Sorry, I didn't notice the LOL. I had a guy at work the other day in almost the exact same situation and he was SERIOUS about trying to fight it. Rob > As BDragon stated so eloquently: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > LOL...well...someone got it. :) >I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane >being followed [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > I think I will fight it. LOL you admit speeding. the officer gave you a break and you still want to fight it. if I were that officer ? I would find you, follow you till you screwed up and write you up again.. no flame intended Signature"Key" LOLOL Just show up with a Bin Laden mask on, the court will see that you have a sense of humor, all will have a good laugh and they will probably buy you lunch. Or throw you under the jail. hehehehehe ;-) Although, I would peruse what ever it took to get the points cleared. Here you can take classes <makes whacking motion with hand> to get rid of them, but as anything that has to do with the court system, it will cost you a bunch of money. SignatureRic Seyler > LOLOL > Just show up with a Bin Laden mask on, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > them, but as anything that has to do with the court system, it will cost > you a bunch of money. OR, you can do what I do and tell them your Depends are full and you need to get home for the next act. Normally they let me go, home that is. Of course you run the chance of a female officer with a fecal fetish stopping you and then you're in deep do do. If you hang in there with her at the very least your insurance won't go up. ;-) SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd As RicSeyler stated so eloquently: > LOLOL > Just show up with a Bin Laden mask on, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > but as anything that has to do with the court system, it will cost you a > bunch of money. That is the plan. I took the class about 15 years ago when I got my last ticket. Man...I almost made it a whole year with the Vette before I got a ticket. SignatureTom "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." -Henry Thoreau > I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane being followed > by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a hurry and the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." > -Henry Thoreau Look for a sharp increase in your insurance. Not true. Most insurance companies allow 3 points before messing with you. They also need a reason to pull up your record. So pay your bill on time and don't get anymore tickets and after three years the points drop off. (I think its 3 years.. it may vary by state). I must say 90 miles per hour range is a bit extreme when you have company driving next to you. In my experience, the cops are more lenient if you get caught speeding on your own rather than with company because then they dont think you're racing. (Though I know if you were racing in a Vette you'd be at 120+). Anyway.. good luck with your fast driver award. Dont forget to frame it. -Stan '99 Blown C5 Vert '00 Torch Red Coupe >> I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane being followed >> by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a hurry and the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Look for a sharp increase in your insurance. > I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane being followed > by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a hurry and the > company at 90+ mph was appreciated. So, I approach an overpass and as I > get to it I look left and there the cop was. > > I thought there were laws against the cop hiding??? Maybe in your closet, if he didn't have a warrant to enter your house. Otherwise, of course not! |
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