Posted on 10/13/2005 2:21:15 PM PDT by freepatriot32
Seems to me like this guy probably spent more money on books than the fine and more time in preperation than traffic school would have taken. I speed pretty much every time I get behind the wheel, get caught every 3 or 4 years, no big deal.
That's usually the next thing he says.
Dudley Doright gave me a ticket for 80 in a 65 coming off a mountain just south of Bluefield, VA.
Just a typical Sunday morning revenue enhancer.
I recall driving about 100 miles on a The 15 from Paris Valley to San Diego in a line of traffic doing 80-85 all the way. (And honestly, I don't feel comfortable at that speed.) This was back during the nation wide 55 limit. Later I was talking to one of the CA Highway Patrol and asked him what you had to do to get a speeding ticket out there. He said as long as you really are keeping up with traffic, don't weave from lane to lane trying to pass at those speeds, maintain a safe distance, and don't have a dead body plastered on your front bumper, they weren't going to stop you.
If this guy was in the passing lane at 85, then he wasn't just "keeping up".
Most illegal aliens in California make more than $77 dollars per day and don't buy insurance anyway, so what's the point?
It's important always to fight every speeding ticket you get. Even if you lose, you'll have made the government spend the money (court and officer's time) to "prove" their case, which hopefully is more than the actual cost of the fine. Everyone fighting every ticket (and overloading/bankrupting the system) is possibly the only hope of getting speed limits set by engineers for safety rather than politicians for revenue.
Driving on the four lane
Sitting on the side of the highway between Delcambre and New Iberia, Officer Thibodeaux sees a car putting along at 14 miles per hour. He thinks to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over.
Approching the car, he notices there are five old ladies - two in the front and three in the back - wide eyed and white as ghosts. The driver, Melba Boudreaux, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?"
"Ma'am," Officer Thibodeaux replies, "you weren't speeding, but you should know that driving slower that the speed limit can be as much a danger to other drivers".
"Slower that the speed limit? No, sir! I was going the speed limit exactly ... 14 miles per hour!" the old woman says a bit proudly.
The State Police Officer, trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that 14 was the highway number, not the speed limit. A bit embarassed, the woman grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out her error.
"But before I let you go, Ma'am, I have to ask, is everyone in this car OK? These women seem awfully shaken and haven't muttered a single peep this whole time," the officer asked.
"Oh, they'll be alright, officer. We just got off Highway 90."
Do you know how fast you were Freeping? Bump for later read.
I'm sure you never ever break a traffic law. Please, it's almost impossible not to. This is good advice, plus everone is due their day in court if they want it. You know, innocent until proven guilty?
"It's important always to fight every speeding ticket you get".
Loved that one , sent it to my Mom.
I have plenty of self-discipline. Speed limits set by politicians for revenue enhancement are unjust and unsafe laws; thus there is no moral or ethical problem with violating them or with fighting the government if charged with violating them. So no self-discipline is needed one way or another.
A slight correction: I use my self-discipline to travel a safe and comfortable speed for me, my car, and the conditions. Sometimes that's less than the speed limit, and sometimes more, but either way I don't go over that speed.
Oh, I have. I just don't try to scam my way out of facing the music when I get busted.
Where's the innocent bit coming from? Guy admitted in the darned article that he was as guilty as sin, for cryin' out loud.
Just tell the cop you were speeding over to his old lady's house so you could have plenty of time with her while he was on duty...that usually works lol
If I can get out of it I will. If I get a promised day in court per the law and take advantage of it it's not a scam, it's using my rights under the law.
That's after he won in court. You have to be proven guilty in court. I'm sure you think of that as a mere technicality but it's the way the law works.
Here's my secret way to get out of tickets:
Cop: Do you know why I stopped you?
Me: Yeah, I think I was going 80 in a 65
Cop: Yup. Here's your ticket. Have a nice day
BTW - if you pass me driving like an idiot, and later down the road I see your car slam into the treeline, I'm NOT stopping to render aid. Well, I might stop to mock you, but I'm sick of agressive idiots on the road.
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