Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message hereLibertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message hereWell, if the sign says 65 and you go 80 then that's on you.
I showed up to court once to fight a traffic ticket and I had a good feeling about it when the police officer didn't show up to testify. As it turned out the judge just set a new court date.
80 on the 405 this must be a story from the 60's
Of all the times I've got pulled over, I've only got a ticket 1/3 of the time (and I'm not pretty girl, I'm a dude). I find be respectful and non-confrontational goes a long way. Contrast that with my best friend, whose first words before the cop speaks is "Why'd you pull me over!?! You have no right to pull me over!". He's paid a lot of money to the local counties over the years...
LIBELTARIANS think they should not have to obey laws.
Who do they think they are?"( CRIMINAL INVADERS)"
Cop: License and registration, please.
Me: You can't be serious?
Cop: Why can't I?
Me: Did you see that car pass me?
Cop: You mean the Lincoln that was doing 90?
Me: Yes. (thinking NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!)
Cop: Yeah, I saw him, but I had you for doing 70 and didn't feel like chasing him.
A friend of mine said that he went in and offered to pay a fine instead of contesting it outright (maybe someone here knows more about this). They fined him and wrote it up as "Improper equipment" or something like that, which amounts to no points on his license. And the local municipality gets the revenue they wanted, anyway.
Funny, but, it seems like it would have been more accurate to summarize the article more along the lines of, "Go to traffic court even if you're guilty. You just might luck out" (which is quite true).
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.
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.
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.
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.