2 tickets in one week...should I fight them?
05-03-2014, 08:39 PM
#41
Why, yes, that is the legal answer(I have no idea if this guy was other than his story), but IMO, writing someone up for speeding alone (not reckless driving/behavior) is BS. I't is revenue collection, plain and simple.
Do you ever exceed the legal limit? Ever?
The OP getting written up for 5 over is BS, and hopefully will get thrown out. The cop should have written him up for what he thought was happening (and justified it in court) or let him go.
Do you ever exceed the legal limit? Ever?
The OP getting written up for 5 over is BS, and hopefully will get thrown out. The cop should have written him up for what he thought was happening (and justified it in court) or let him go.
05-03-2014, 08:51 PM
#42
Racer
Plead not guilty to both and go to traffic court. They should throw out the ridiculous speeding ticket and smack you for the tint. You may want to remove the tint before your court date and they may throw that out too. Cops don't like tint. I don't blame them!
05-03-2014, 09:13 PM
#43
Race Director
05-03-2014, 09:37 PM
#45
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Besides I also tend to ignore smart asses
05-03-2014, 09:39 PM
#46
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05-03-2014, 09:47 PM
#47
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Yeah I'm sure you're always driving under the speed limit. I can guarantee you that the next time you get on your car YOU will break the law by being 1-5mph over the speed limit.
If I was going 80 or 90 in a 65 then I get your point.
And I'm not looking for sympathy, I'm looking for advice on people that have gotten BS tickets were cops are simply trying to fill their quotas.
05-03-2014, 09:51 PM
#48
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I'm sorry but I don't get what your trying to say
05-03-2014, 09:51 PM
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05-03-2014, 10:00 PM
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Tints - you are beat, just pay the ticket. If you are ever stopped at night turn on the interior lights before the officer approaches your car, this will help to put them at ease. As for the 5 over you should be able to reduce it to a non point ticket. They only want your money.
05-03-2014, 10:18 PM
#51
Safety Car
You know it's illegal to tint in your state and you still do it. You were speeding (obviously). And you want to fight it? Put your big boy pants on and pay up.
05-03-2014, 11:21 PM
#52
Safety Car
Why, yes, that is the legal answer(I have no idea if this guy was other than his story), but IMO, writing someone up for speeding alone (not reckless driving/behavior) is BS. I't is revenue collection, plain and simple.
Do you ever exceed the legal limit? Ever?
The OP getting written up for 5 over is BS, and hopefully will get thrown out. The cop should have written him up for what he thought was happening (and justified it in court) or let him go.
Do you ever exceed the legal limit? Ever?
The OP getting written up for 5 over is BS, and hopefully will get thrown out. The cop should have written him up for what he thought was happening (and justified it in court) or let him go.
I know here in Florida that cops certified to run radar are also trained to judge speed without using a radar gun, as part of their certification.
Take responsibility and move on, but it's California.
05-03-2014, 11:29 PM
#53
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And for the record, yes, I do speed, all the time, and I know that five over or twenty over, I'm still speeding. Call it revenue collection or whatever you'd like to justify the situation in your mind, but I'd say you were wrong and got caught.
When you go to court, please let us know what happens. Maybe you'll get lucky and the cop won't show.
05-03-2014, 11:31 PM
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05-04-2014, 08:09 AM
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Yeah I'm sure you're always driving under the speed limit. I can guarantee you that the next time you get on your car YOU will break the law by being 1-5mph over the speed limit.
If I was going 80 or 90 in a 65 then I get your point.
And I'm not looking for sympathy, I'm looking for advice on people that have gotten BS tickets were cops are simply trying to fill their quotas.
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05-04-2014, 08:19 AM
#59
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My advice as stated before is to man up, take responsibility for your actions; any other response is as pathetic as your original question. If you were wrongly cited I can see that but you weren't, you were breaking the law end of story. Looking for advice on how to avoid penalties says alot about you and your mentality towards owning your actions......
