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Topic: Speeding / Court
started by: SLATE

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 04 2001,01:48

I have a court date this Thursday for speeding. According to the cop, I was going 56 in a 40. Bleh. I have a written letter from the vice principle/mayor of my town stating that I was comming home from school play practice when I was pulled over. Also, my mom knows people, and we're going to try and just get a fine, no points (would be 4 pts). Anyone have any advice, legal or otherwise? I CAN'T AFFORD THESE POINTS. Thanks in advance.

SLATE

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 04 2001,01:54

oh but of course..
I'm wearing a suit

Posted by Vigilante on Jun. 04 2001,01:57

What the hell does your rehearsal have to do with speeding?

Posted by jiggyfresh on Jun. 04 2001,01:57

why the hell does it matter that you were comming from school play practice?
i got a 53 in a 35 and claimed i was dyslexic and got the sign confused. no points on my licence (would be 2) but had 6 hours of driver improvment classes

Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 04 2001,02:09

lol, they believed that?? ahaha....anyway, i have a court date pretty soon too. i can take some driver improvement class or something to get rid of the points though, so its all good. hahaha 63 in a 45.

"were you aware that you were going 63 in a 45?"
/me has shifty eyes
"uuhhh....no officer, i didnt realize that".

in reality, i was going as fast as i could so that i could make it to roys and back to school in time without being late. for those of you about to call me a reckless driver, there was no one around, and it was a straight, nearly flat road, and i didnt know there was a speed trap there, cause ive gone by 1000 times before, rarely speeding.

im gonna tell them (and this is kindof true) that i was going with the speed of traffic, and that all the other cars merged off onto 495. and i was going at the speed of traffic (about 55) and then all the other cars did merge off. but thats why i hit the gas .

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 04 2001,02:22

quote:
Originally posted by Vigilante:
What the hell does your rehearsal have to do with speeding?

Nothing really.. It sjust a note from the damned mayor Hoping to use it to my advantage

Posted by Observer on Jun. 04 2001,03:12

And as far as keeping points off your license, do some research and find out if it works the same way where you are as it does here.

In Pennsylvania, if you overpay your fine, they send you a refund check. If you never cash that check, your financial transactions aren't complete, and they can't put points on your license.

And yes, I know that I have mentioned this before, but I think it does bear repeating.

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Posted by SLATE on Jun. 04 2001,13:10

If I go to court, do I have to pay the fine there, or can I still pay it later and overpay it.

Posted by Observer on Jun. 04 2001,16:36

I think it would be worth the effort to find that out.

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Posted by CatKnight on Jun. 04 2001,18:06

haha wussies getting tickets for speedling like 10 mph over, then actually taking the trouble to go to court to not get points. be a man and pay the fine.

and sithiee, in case you are still complaining about insurance companies, thats why they charge men under 21 more.

Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Jun. 04 2001,18:39

not much advice for getting out of the fine. just remember not to get caught speeding again...notcie i say get "CAUGHT" not "DONT DO IT AGAIN"

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Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 04 2001,20:56

im the only guy i know of in my school whos gotten a speeding ticket. i know of about 10 girls[edit] at my school [/edit] who have had 1 or more. shot down.

[edit]that doesnt even begin to include my sister, whom i dub, "worst driver ever"

and ck, dont try and tell me youve never done something illegal in your car, cause thats just bs.[/edit]

This message has been edited by Sithiee on June 05, 2001 at 04:05 PM

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 04 2001,21:08

quote:
be a man and pay the fine.

Uhh, I don't feel like paying fuckin 400$, thank you.

quote:
haha wussies getting tickets for speedling like 10 mph over, then actually taking the trouble to go to court to not get points.

Wussies? Its being somewhat cautious and not totally reckless.

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and sithiee, in case you are still complaining about insurance companies, thats why they charge men under 21 more

What are you talking about? EVERYONE speeds. If I got in an accident, then i'd let that comment go, cause it would have some validity.

This message has been edited by SLATE on June 05, 2001 at 04:09 PM

Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 04 2001,23:25

400 dollars???? jesus christ! i get 30 dollars + 3 dollars for every mph over the limit. so its 30 + 18 * 3, 84 dollars....man, you got fuckin raped.

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 04 2001,23:53

quote:
Originally posted by Sithiee:
400 dollars???? jesus christ! i get 30 dollars + 3 dollars for every mph over the limit. so its 30 + 18 * 3, 84 dollars....man, you got fuckin raped.

Well, the ticket itself is 90$..
BUT insurance hikes would be a MINIMUM of 100$ a year.. and thats if im LUCKY

Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 05 2001,00:10

gotcha, i forgot about that, since apprently i can have this dissapear from the record

Posted by PersonGuy on Jun. 05 2001,02:28

I've heard that if you pay them บ more than the ACTUAL fine with a check, they'll send you a check back for change. Then THROW THE CHECK AWAY! Supposedly, the transaction registers as never being complete and the points don't show-up.

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Posted by Frosty on Jun. 05 2001,02:48

PG, weren't you just ragging on Rhydant for being behind 'da nooz'? Read the posts, biatch. :-P

Posted by PersonGuy on Jun. 05 2001,03:08

quote:
Originally posted by Observer:
And yes, I know that I have mentioned this before, but I think it does bear repeating.

SO THERE!

Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Jun. 05 2001,05:24

Ive had my share of court dates here in VA. The trick is to take your car and have the speedo calibrated. most cars from the factory are 2-7 mph off. Thats usually enough to get you a faulty equipment fine instead of a speeding ticket. Like ษ instead of ์. And no points on your license.

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Posted by pengu1nn on Jun. 05 2001,12:46

i was doing 81 in a 65 and got a 贬 ticket (财 for speeding and บ for seat belt) i was just trying to get over so i wouldn't miss my exit fuckin troopers

think he though i was tryin to run from him (i wasn't) his stupid ass just didn't follow me off the exit so i went on, he caught up after about 2 miles, if i would have know he was coming after me i would have turned of

Posted by Cyrino on Jun. 05 2001,19:22

It's funny, the Sarnia Police have a policy to not get into chases, there's too much of a risk or something. They'll go like a couple kilometers and just quit.

However, we now have an OPP station in the town that connects to us. Those fuckers will chase you down, drag you out of your car and beat the shit out of you! Bastards...

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Posted by miNus on Jun. 05 2001,22:29

Another good excuse that I thought up one time (probably won't work though) is that you were just trying to keep up with traffic, but seeing the fact that traffic was indeed at least a few miles ahead of you, you better catch up damn fast.

Nah, probably wont work.

Posted by Rhydant on Jun. 06 2001,00:15

not that this has to do with speeding, but i got in an accident today!
well... sorta.
i was waiting for a couple of cars to get out of the way so i could park at a shopping center. then out of NOWHERE this idiot backs out from his space and nails the back of the my damn car. then he tries to blame it on ME!

Guy: what the hell!? you hit me!!!
Me: wtf?! YOU HIT ME, YOU IDIOT!
Guy: bullshit kid! look waht you did to my car! didnt you see that i was baking up?!
Me: didnt YOU see that i was at a complete fucking stop?! YOU BACKED INTO ME!

then he demands to see my liscens and insurance. (which i dont have. its a permit!)so i whip out the info and it turns out that i have Gieco (not gecko ) and he has some bottom-rate Survival shit. you know, the commercials you see on day-time TV.
god damnit. i hate people like that. luckly i got the names and phone numbers of some of the people that saw the accident. i better get some money for the fuckin repairs.
Fuck!
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This message has been edited by Rhydant on June 06, 2001 at 07:16 PM

Posted by PersonGuy on Jun. 06 2001,01:40

I just got in a crash today.

<napolion>SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT! BUDDY? PAY?</napolion>

All my fault... I wasn't paying attention and rear-ended someone. NEW RULE! No more Underworld in the car! Damn you Karl Hyde and you lulling vocal ramblings!!

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 06 2001,21:37

Ok.. I won.. 0 points non-moving violation. 125$

victory for me.. It would have been a 4point 98-500$ fine

Posted by Vigilante on Jun. 06 2001,22:15

So what kinda BS did you use?

Posted by askheaves on Jun. 07 2001,04:22

quote:
Originally posted by SLATE:
Ok.. I won.. 0 points non-moving violation. 125$

What, do you want a cookie?

(I feel mean.)

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 07 2001,05:17

Well, here goes nothing..
I'll post results when I return from my date with destiny.

BTW, if anyone remembers about the BMW.. Turns out im getting it! Next week!

SLATE

Posted by askheaves on Jun. 07 2001,05:31

No major accidents, no major tickets.

Once I backed the Daytona into a bridge abudtment, @ 1.2mph, and cracked the bumper. They should really design those pillars to give a little.

Once I was pulled over and given a warning. I was polite and told him I was coming home from work and sort of zoned out a bit.

Other than that, I definitely deserve many tickets at this point. I take it as a blow to my manliness if somebody passes me, so it doesn't happen often. I have finger shaped imprints on my steering wheel from being behind slow drivers. And it's all compounded by the fact that for 6 months, the population of Tucson doubles as the old people come into town for winter.

Posted by Vigilante on Jun. 07 2001,17:27

I think he deserves a cookie, for standing victorious before The Man.

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 10 2001,03:04

Spoke with the prosecutor.. He got the cop to go for a lowering to that.. It was quite cool

Posted by Rhydant on Jun. 10 2001,04:41

Hmmm... cookies...

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Posted by SimplyModest on Jun. 10 2001,04:56

there is actually a discussion of eveeryone' favorite cookie somewhere around here. < http://www.detonate.net/ubb/Forum12/HTML/000168.html >

oh yeah.. here it is... everyone check that out and post about your favorite cookie!

Posted by z3r0 c00l on Jun. 10 2001,18:28

okay. I just joined the group, got pulled over for doing 63 in a 45. I think I might try the overpayihg method. Does it really work?

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Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 10 2001,21:16

but i did 63 in a 45. you copying piece of shit!

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here

Posted by melk0r on Jun. 11 2001,14:04

yeah but did you evade the cop and still get busted like he did?

Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 11 2001,16:24

heh, no...for a second i considered it, and then i realized i only have a 125 hp car. i would have no chance of evading the cop cause there was nearly no traffic.

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here

Posted by dyases on Jun. 26 2001,00:02

Ok, I got a speeding ticket a while back, and I have to go to court for it next Friday. I was looking over the ticket and I noticed that the cop wrote that I got the ticket at a different place than I did. He said I got it where the road I live on joins the road I got the ticket at. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, except the road I live on joins the said road at the very end. There is no more road after mine. Now, the ticket said I was going 48 in a 35, which I was, but it is not possible for me to be going 48 at the spot he said I was, because of the whole road ending thing. If I were to point this out to the judge in court, and bring a map to prove it, do you think they would still give me the ticket or would it be the cops fault and I would get off the ticket?

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This message has been edited by dyases on June 26, 2001 at 07:03 PM

Posted by Rhydant on Jun. 26 2001,00:42

fight the system, i say. hey, it cant hurt if you try. it might even work out.

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Posted by PersonGuy on Jun. 27 2001,00:45

FIGHT THE POWER!

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Posted by SLATE on Jun. 27 2001,03:37

I think you might have a chance to get it thrown out. If the judge wont throw it out, try to get it to be a non-moving violation.. No points on your insurace!