2wd BS and SoCal meet ups and Tacoma fun

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Any other items I’d need? Basic tool kit? Got a few of those at home, but wouldn’t mind picking up a new one for the truck

 

This is a partisl list of the things you should carry.
Some of Tools to have are 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 35 all in mm
(deep and shallow socket plus wrenches) wrenches and sockets to do just about anything on these things. I do recommend at least 2 19mm wrenches

 

Damn Jay. 22 posts a day for three years.

 

If you are going by the listed post count.... that's a only a conservative average. If you factor in new membee posts and the green room, I am well over 50k. what can I say, inxm bored.

 

I don't really know where to ask this, but maybe one of you can shed some light on this for me. I was visiting family in GA and driving around that area. I received my very first speeding ticket ever (going 76 mph in a 55 ~ but the officer wrote it as me going 69 mph). Do I do online traffic school for GA or CA? I really don't want the point on my record if I can avoid it.

 

Out of state tickets can vary... most of the time it's just a fine and no point on your record here. At least this has been my experience with them. Some states will share info, but most are seperate entities and do their own thing.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ge...-200-dollars-tax-extra-license-suspension?amp

 

gotta do traffic school in that state, so georgia.

I will say out of the speeding tickets I have gotten, every time I have hired a lawyer they have gotten it reduced to an improper equipment which is a non moving violation and therefore no points in any state. And no need to show up since the lawyer goes in your stead.

 

@crackils
Since Georgia is not a member of the Driver's License Compact, out-of-state traffic tickets will not usually appear on your driving record. ... In other words, even if you are a Georgia driver, do not ignore your out-of-state traffic tickets.Jun 20, 2019
This is Georgia


Edit this is cali
The California DMV will put one point on your driver's license record if they find out about an out-of-state traffic ticket you received.

 

good find! Never even knew that was a thing.

 

Yup, some states share, some don't. The last one I got was in new Mexico on a Indian reservation. Cutting over from the 40 to the 25 via the 6. He had me dead to right at 75 on a two lane road. Did the old dukes of hazard 180 on the road to get me.

 

And here I thought you were an upstanding citizen

 

That was in my second gen... I don't think I would have a problem now in the third gen.

 

So since GA is not with the Driver's Licence Compact they won't report to CA? I'm just wondering how CA would find out and if it is worth my time to just do a traffic school to be safe?

The GA State Troopers were out in force on Thanksgiving weekend. I think I saw about 6 other cars get pulled over after my encounter. Still pretty bummed about it, really enjoyed that squeaky clean record haha

The ticket is $120, would hiring a lawyer be an economical solution to this?

 

depends on how you look at it, they usually charge $200 on top of the ~$100 improper equipment fine so a total of $300 and they take care of everything, make sure no points, and send you a letter in a few months telling you congratulations. From what Jacado said, it sounds like California should never find out so you can do the traffic school, pay the fine, and hope for the best. My tickets were as a state resident so I basically had to choose the lawyer route.

 

I don't think so if it's just 120 bucks. Just pay it and be done with it. Be thankful its wasn't chp. That fine would probably be triple that plus all the bs with points and insurenxs rates. You got caught in a ticket zone that travelers get.... it's all a money game to them. Give them the funds and they will leave you alone.

 

It’s been about 15 years since I last did it, but 4 times in my adult life I’ve been able to call the DA’s office myself and offer to pay a higher fine for them to change the ticket to a NMV. It’s worked every time for me. I’ve realized that the DA would rather you plead guilty to a NMV and pay an increased fine, rather than waste their time in court w/ me. Win/Win for both.

 

Anybody running 35’s on a 2wd?

 

@BandanaBerg

 

I am!