I fought the law, and the.. law won

lgbr · 05-20-2005, 07:18 PM

Ticket #1, Neglegent Driving of the 2nd degree, $538:

This was for rolling my civic on a dark night. I took it to mitigation court, and the judge deferred the ticket. If I get a moving violation between May 11, 2005 and May 11, 2006, then I have to pay this ticket, and it will go on my record. If I don't, the ticket is dropped. This has motivated me to NEVER drive a car without insurance. I was in court and I was the only person who didn't have a no insurance ticket.

Ticket #2, Speeding, 34 mph in a 20 mph zone, $177:

Committed. I didn't have much of a defense. I really REALLY wish I had subpeonaed the officer. If you don't have much of a defense, subpeona your officer. You could tell who the professionals were at this hearing, because they were ready to leave. They subpeonaed the officers, none showed up at all, and their tickets were dismissed. They didn't even have to wait two hours like I did.

Last words of advice:
**** the po-po.

Cris · 05-20-2005, 08:30 PM

Well, in most of the times the law wins, especially when you're guilty...

jjh221 · 05-20-2005, 09:05 PM

but you have a better chance with a lawyer...I can hook ya up with that

0l33l · 05-21-2005, 03:05 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by lgbr

Last words of advice:
**** the po-po.

Better words of advice:
Know your enemy!

I was driving to my school one day going 45 in a 35 zone. See this motorcycle cop in a driveway. I let off the gas (NEVER PRESS ON THE BRAKES!!!) and the hill slowed me down to 39 when I came in front of him. The guy behind me got pulled over

Scouse Monkey · 05-21-2005, 05:32 AM

Boris, if you had a manual you could have just shifted down and eased our the clutch to stop it nosed diving.

lgbr · 05-21-2005, 11:40 AM

You can downshift an automatic too. I do it all the time. Saves gas, and no clutch to damage (torque converter may be a different story

).

edrex · 05-21-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by lgbr

Last words of advice:
**** the po-po.

C'mon now... you deserved both tickets, right? How is that the fault of the police?

shakes · 05-21-2005, 12:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by edrex

C'mon now... you deserved both tickets, right? How is that the fault of the police?

indeed ... i've got a court date next month for a speeding ticket. and as much as I'd like to be one of these people who uses the law to get out of paying a ticket, the bottom line is I was speeding, so I should pay the fine.

it's called personal responsibility.

Cops can indeed be asses ... but in this case it doesn't sound so.

Scouse Monkey · 05-21-2005, 01:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by edrex

C'mon now... you deserved both tickets, right? How is that the fault of the police?

I agree with that.

lgbr · 05-21-2005, 03:37 PM

The first one, yes, I deserved. The second one, I really didn't mean to speed. It was a week after the most tragic moment of my life. They had changed the school zone signs around town (The fine print that says "7:30 - 3:30", and used to say "When Children are Present"). I was pacing two other cars. I really didn't mean to speed. Besides, I was in an old, ghetto, automatic Camry. You can't speed in those things.

justintime · 05-21-2005, 04:24 PM

Definition of 'Speeding': Dirving above the posted speed limit.

Yup, you were speeding! You didn't mean too. You Camry can't speed. Yet, you were speeding. Surprising how it works, no?

Quote: Originally Posted by lgbr

The first one, yes, I deserved. The second one, I really didn't mean to speed. It was a week after the most tragic moment of my life. They had changed the school zone signs around town (The fine print that says "7:30 - 3:30", and used to say "When Children are Present"). I was pacing two other cars. I really didn't mean to speed. Besides, I was in an old, ghetto, automatic Camry. You can't speed in those things.

murdermuppet · 05-21-2005, 05:36 PM

Every time you stop for a stop sign or red light at 3am at an empty intersection, every time you slow down, not because you need to, but because a sign tells you to, every time you obey a law simply because it's a law, Big Brother giggles like a little Nazi school girl. The speed limits have no bearing on your driving ability or anyone elses. Any retard can do 90mph down a highway. It's not difficult. But, your safety is only a secondary concern to the state. The traffic laws are first and foremost a means for it to take your money and give to it someone else--probably a crack head.

(And a public accustomed to accepting such traffic laws is one primed for the acceptace of any arbitrary law Big Brother can devise. But I won't get into that.)

0l33l · 05-21-2005, 08:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Scouse Monkey

Boris, if you had a manual you could have just shifted down and eased our the clutch to stop it nosed diving.

True... I really wanted a manual, but those cost like $2g extra

Quote: Originally Posted by lgbr

You can downshift an automatic too. I do it all the time. Saves gas, and no clutch to damage (torque converter may be a different story

).

Yeh, but the officer will hear when the car shifts into second. I can also turn the O/D off and the car will slow down.

Spaghetti · 05-21-2005, 08:29 PM

Strange - I'm sure auto's cost more than manuals. But then, I suppose there isn't much of a market for manuals in the U.S.....

Quattro · 05-21-2005, 08:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Spaghetti

Strange - I'm sure auto's cost more than manuals. But then, I suppose there isn't much of a market for manuals in the U.S.....

Majority of the people here don't know whole to drive a manual, let alone start one.

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