got ANOTHER ticket.

So I got pulled over for speeding this morning. Yes- I was in the wrong and yes, I was speeding. But what worries me is that I got a ticket for $330 for running a stop sign on my bicycle so I can't imagine how much a "real" ticket is going to cost.

 

Probably could have put tires and wheels on for what this one will cost

 

A speeding ticket is less then a red light ticket unless things have changed in the last few years; I think it'll run you about $175-$220. I wounder since the first ticket was on a bike if this one would put a point on your record.

 

Well... I was going pretty fast, as in 80MPH. I have no excuse but everyone and I mean EVERYONE drives that speed in the carpool lane. The worst thing is that the guy behind me did not have a passenger thus he was illegally using the carpool lane, but wouldn't you know it was we who got pulled over? Another thing is that has anyone noticed that its never the guys driving Bimmers or assholes in their hoopty-mobiles that get pulled over? Its always people like me in their dinky little cars and trucks.

 

Well, my theory is that the police departments around here are broke and they're not doing anymore letting people off the hook. I swear I've seen more cops on the freeway than ever before.

 

My buddy just got a ticket for going about 80 last month, I'll call him later to see what it cost him.

 

I currently have two tickets that I am gonna fight

1st ticket - Speeding ticket (doing 88 MPH in a 65 MPH zone)

2nd ticket - Red Light Camera (rolling red stop)

I got an extension on the first one and the courts out here in California are now backed up like crazy because they are closing a few more days a month. So luckily they extended my ticket until Jan 15, 2010 which is good because by the time I actually get a court date almost a whole year will have passed and usually the cop wont remember or wont show up (crossing my fingers)

altogether if I do pay I am looking at around $800

 

I recently just got 2 speeding tickets in the last two months, the first one in June for "90+" which was a b.s. ticket, cop didn't gun me or anything, he "claimed" to be going 90 and i was pulling away from him, but we all know how much cops lie up the ass. That was $320, recently, as in late July, got another f-ing speeding ticket for 90 and its 370, AND to top it all of at the beginning of June, late May, i got a "fix-it ticket" for no front license plate, "fix-it ticket" ended up being 165 + 25 filing fee, such bs, without all those tickets i would have had a new set of wheels, fml, not even talking about insurance yet.

 

Well not that this matters, but I would have to drive mine to get a ticket

 

hi bob, i got a speeding ticket in r.i.last month for doing 85 in 65 ($95.00)the trooper knocked it down 5 mph (so it would not be driving to endanger) and told me cause i had no offenses in over 3 years i could apply for good drivier dimissal(with a certified driving record from mass.)so i went in front of the judge and he asked if i was going to use my good driver appeal .I said yessir and he said charge dismissed with $35.00 court cost.I bring this up not to brag but maybe in your state you could qualify.If i had got stopped in mass.i would have no such option and would have been really screwed ($300 +)

 

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I was pulled over by a sheriff earlier this year because "he saw me driving around 3 times that night and i looked conspicuous because i had mud on my truck" i kid you not, needless to say he let me off with nothing

 

Well, add this to how things are going in general I was actually somewhat tempted to turn around, pack the van, and move the hell out of here. This state pisses me off. Back in the South you can literally drag race on the roads and nobody cares.

 

hahaa in the redneck south you can probably hit your wife for not having dinner ready