Was leaving downtown when the buble gum machine
went off... "Do you know why I stopped you sir?"

"Not the foggiest"

"Well, you accelerated rapidly, changed lanes without a
signal and were doing 50 in a 35 mph zone."

So he writes me for the FULL 15 over. Crap !!!

I think I'll let the judge drive the Bolt, so he understands that
35 to 50 is just a tap on the pedal <grin> "Actually your honor,
that was a cramp ... I didn't mean to be going that fast, and the
truck is so quiet I just didn't realize it"

I don't need this ... My first ticket in 30 years !!! But I guess
they got me dead to rights....

Grrrrrr....

The cops profile all the fast cars that cruise downtown, and
follow them til they do something wrong... It's pitiful. What
we did as teenagers is outta reach for the current young'uns
cause the cops have it in for them.

 

Lets see, ....a bright RED truck, screaming like a banchee, that runs 12's......... how could it NOT be accelerating rapidly?? GUILTY! Next case.

 

SVT_KY,
That really blows. I had a similar situation about a month ago. I made a quick break from a red light and a fast lane change right next to a metro bus...I didn't see the Sheriff a few cars back. He followed me for a while then lit me up. This guy chewed me out for several minutes . He went to his "office" for what seemed like forever, I thought writing me a huge "negligent driving" ticket.
I had gotten off the freeway cause of an accident,
anyway turns out a motorcycle cop had been involved in that accident. He got an urgent call, so when he came back he said "Mr. Ross, this is your lucky day". whew!
I got a speeding ticket 2 years ago and that was my first in 17 years!
Ya just can't have any fun anymore..... JR

 

Yup ... and I was guilty I guess ... Wonder if it was radar
or visual? Dosen't say on the citation.... Maybe time to
see a lawyer ...

 

we were out friday night,about 40 of us at one of our fav pull offs talking smack to each other hanging out and what not.After about 2 hrs the buffalo PD shows up, real cool cop 28 yrs old talked to him for about 10 mins then he told us we had to leave was very cool about it,anyway as we are leaving he standing at the exit telling us to get on it and smoke um as we leave.So now we have a convoy of 40 cars and we decide to cut thru the city and cruise chippiwa street (local club scene all kinds of women and people partying)after leaving this scene another cop finds our convoy and starts pulling people over,actually there were to old fat cops in the car and they harrased everyone they could with tickets ranging from no seatbelts to colored marker lights and neon,it really sucked because at that point we werent doing anything wrong,just slowly cruising around having fun!!!

 

About 3 yrs ago (had just purchased a '99 Cobra...had probably 300 miles on it)....the wife and I were cruising a scenic road and following 3 other cars...we came to a small burg that had a stop sign in the middle of town...everyone took their turn at the sign and proceeded on....about 100 yds further my detector went off and here comes the local constable with full lights AND siren, pulls me over and comes up to the window (guy is about 65 yrs old, 5'7 and 275 lbs) and proceeds to let me know I was doing 45 in a 35....I says "was just following the flow of traffic" and pointed to the other 3 cars (by now disappearing in the sunset)...he says too bad and gets out his book, asks for my license and proof of ins (didn't have card yet on the Cobra...so gave him my wife's SHO card...he looks at it and doesn't notice it wasn't for this car!!)

Well, as he is fiddling with his ticket book, my pet beagle who was sitting in the back seat, gets up, leans out the window and LICKS this guy on the hand.....cop looks at me, then the dog, then says "always did like those hounds...used to raise 'em ya know".....hands me my license, folds his book up and tells me to have a nice day and keep the speed down....at the next stop, I bought the beagle a double burger!!!! Traded the Cobra for an '01 L last Sept, and the beagle stills rides with us wherever we go.

 

Bummer SVT KY sorry to hear ,thayt KY Cops dont calibrate there radar better,he probably had an oversize trigger on the radar gun= MOD'S anyhoo i posted this on NLOC, thought it was appropriate for the occasion?=




we in the PEEEEORIA AREA feel your PAIN, my CDL could'nt stand a tickett. LOL mike

 

I just got one last week

--Joe

 

EXCITED !!! I'm OUTTA PEEORIA for a while !!! Staying
at home for a month or so .... Driving me trick, avoiding the
FUZZ .... What FUN ....

See ya

 

Headed to court Tuesday.

Wasn't even in the L..

Hope the phuckstick doesn't show

 

Flag Day is coming this Friday, which is also the birthday of the US ARMY... Many soldiers through the years have fought & died to protect our way of life. One principle that separates us from 3rd world dictatorships is the requirement that the 'state prove it's burden, beyond a reasonable doubt'... 'to a jury of the accused peers'... Some states won't give you a jury trial for traffic, but it is you patriotic duty to make the court prove it's case !

Depending on the circumstances, it may actually be cheaper to get a lawyer than have a conviction that your insurance company will penalize you for for 3 - 5 years... It's possible to pay a stiffer fine and plead out, but you should at least continue & attempt to bargain for a non moving violation.

Really, a well prepared defendant can win in traffic court, but you must be prepared to fight...
I'd suggest visiting www.motorists.org , and check out the NMA's resources for fighting tickets. Their lawyer referral is also pretty handy...

good luck !

 

was out one nite last week, my girlfriend following in her ride, and a sheriff pops behind me, and tails me for a while til I pull into the Quickimart. OK, no biggie. Then, as I'm in there, another cruiser pulls in and parks. I leave and then that cop noses out my girlfirend to get behind me and follow me; WTF?!

 

I've bought my way out of my last three tickets by hiring a lawyer. It's a whole lot cheaper than the increased insurance, and didn't have to show up in court!

 

Excellent Point Smurf .....

But if you get convicted in a Jury Trial the Court Costs
will be substantial ....

 

There is few towns in my state over by the becah where they have "CRUSING" tickets. Yep! Its got some nice description like "passing the same area 3 times within 30mins for no do cause" or something like that.

A ticket for CRUISING! yeash.

Daniel