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Stop breaking the law!! 
While writing you a ticket, Speedy McSpeedster, a thousand banks were robbed because an officer was off the beat!
While writing you a ticket, Speedy McSpeedster, a thousand banks were robbed because an officer was off the beat!
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
How's that work in the USA? A fine/penalty I assume, but any impact on your driving license?
Not unless you rack up multiple infractions within a given time period. Or if you're speeding so fast, they consider it "reckless driving."
Nobby wrote:
How's that work in the USA? A fine/penalty I assume, but any impact on your driving license?
Don't know about all states, but Ohio uses a point system. 12 points in a 2 year period and your license is suspended for 6 months. Every infraction drops off 2 years after the offense.
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
That is all.
Washington speeding tickets are brutal.
Ahh OK. Similar to the UK.
Here it's a fine (based on how much you exceeded the limit) and 3 to 6 points on your license for 4 years. (12 points is an automatic driving ban.
In mainland Europe it's often a fine payable on the spot :(
How much they nail you for Kao?
Here it's a fine (based on how much you exceeded the limit) and 3 to 6 points on your license for 4 years. (12 points is an automatic driving ban.
In mainland Europe it's often a fine payable on the spot :(
How much they nail you for Kao?
so how fast over the speed limit were you going?
10 mph. At 1am, being the only car on the road at the time. $101 fine.
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That's a PITA.
I assume the "Don't you know who I am?" approach failed. Cops have no respeck for MMO's
I assume the "Don't you know who I am?" approach failed. Cops have no respeck for MMO's
Now we have speed-cameras allover the place I tend to stick to speed limits, but like Kaolian, am more liberal if it's a quiet time of day and the roads are empty.
So far (touch wood) I've been driving for almost 30 years without any points on my license. On the 3 occasions I've been stopped I've been given a warning and let go.
Anyone else had a 'comedy cop' stop them?
Last year it was 2am and I was doing about 95 in a 70 limit. The blue lights came on and I pulled over. As I wound down the window, a cop looked in and said "Evening Squadron Leader. Having trouble taking off, are we?"
Wise-***!
So far (touch wood) I've been driving for almost 30 years without any points on my license. On the 3 occasions I've been stopped I've been given a warning and let go.
Anyone else had a 'comedy cop' stop them?
Last year it was 2am and I was doing about 95 in a 70 limit. The blue lights came on and I pulled over. As I wound down the window, a cop looked in and said "Evening Squadron Leader. Having trouble taking off, are we?"
Wise-***!
hehe try 50 over in a residential area, $60. :P
Sommelier wrote:
Ahh OK. Similar to the UK.
Here it's a fine (based on how much you exceeded the limit) and 3 to 6 points on your license for 4 years. (12 points is an automatic driving ban.
In mainland Europe it's often a fine payable on the spot :(
Here it's a fine (based on how much you exceeded the limit) and 3 to 6 points on your license for 4 years. (12 points is an automatic driving ban.
In mainland Europe it's often a fine payable on the spot :(
Heh, you can sometimes get away with that here too.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Wyoming is really bad. I got clocked on the interstate doing 84 in a 75 and it was $130 ticket. Where in Montana it used to be $5 for anything under 20mph over the limit. I believe that has changed, but it was sweet back in the day. You could hand the cop a fiver and pay your ticket right there.
Some people are like slinkies, they aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
I got tagged for 91 in a 55 last year. But the state trooper made a few mistakes and his deposition didn't quite match his ticket. Oopsie. Besides being off by four years on the date, he had my license number wrong, and there was some discrepancy about what speed he claimed I was going. Also he used no radar or laser, just a visual estimate.
But, because the repercussions of being found guilty of doing 91 in a 55 are quite serious in NY, I still had to shell out a fair chunk of change to get a lawyer to fight it. Got it knocked down to a parking ticket, no points and a $50 fine.
But, because the repercussions of being found guilty of doing 91 in a 55 are quite serious in NY, I still had to shell out a fair chunk of change to get a lawyer to fight it. Got it knocked down to a parking ticket, no points and a $50 fine.
Up here in Canuckia (or at least the part I live in) we use a merit system. Two years of clean driving earns you one merit, while a simple speeding ticket earns you two demerits. You can have up to five merits and the more you have, the less you pay for your license fees each year. Of course, the opposite is true, the more demerits you have, the more you pay. It takes two years to wipe off each demerit so one speeding ticket equals four years of clean driving to get back to where you were.
Sommelier wrote:
Now we have speed-cameras allover the place I tend to stick to speed limits, but like Kaolian, am more liberal if it's a quiet time of day and the roads are empty.
So far (touch wood) I've been driving for almost 30 years without any points on my license. On the 3 occasions I've been stopped I've been given a warning and let go.
Anyone else had a 'comedy cop' stop them?
Last year it was 2am and I was doing about 95 in a 70 limit. The blue lights came on and I pulled over. As I wound down the window, a cop looked in and said "Evening Squadron Leader. Having trouble taking off, are we?"
Wise-***!
So far (touch wood) I've been driving for almost 30 years without any points on my license. On the 3 occasions I've been stopped I've been given a warning and let go.
Anyone else had a 'comedy cop' stop them?
Last year it was 2am and I was doing about 95 in a 70 limit. The blue lights came on and I pulled over. As I wound down the window, a cop looked in and said "Evening Squadron Leader. Having trouble taking off, are we?"
Wise-***!
XD
10 mph. At 1am, being the only car on the road at the time. $101 fine.
I find saying "fuck you pig" and tearing the ticket up before driving away makes one feel somewhat better. You should fight it in court, though. 85% of speeding tickets that are challenged in court end up not having to be paid. Largely because cops are lazy and have better thing to do than to show up at your hearing.
I find saying "fuck you pig" and tearing the ticket up before driving away makes one feel somewhat better. You should fight it in court, though. 85% of speeding tickets that are challenged in court end up not having to be paid. Largely because cops are lazy and have better thing to do than to show up at your hearing.
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You could always go this route after being pulled over.
Just leave before the passing vet guns you down with the officer's gun.
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The officer got out of his cruiser, walked up to the driver side of Kenney's car and pepper-sprayed both Kenney and Macauley.
Once he sprayed them, McKay walked away -- Conte said either to avoid the spray himself or to go back to his cruiser to check on something. Authorities don't know for sure.
Kenney fired his Colt .45, as McKay walked away, hitting the officer four times in the "upper trunk", according to Ayotte. She and Strelzin both said they had not seen the complete autopsy report and do not know if the officer was shot in the back or the chest. The bullet wounds killed him, according to the autopsy, they said.
McKay collapsed in the road, and then Kenney ran over him, pinning the officer under his car.
Authorities said Floyd and his son, Gregory P. Floyd, 21, were in their 4-door Tahoe and witnessed the shooting. Floyd, who told investigators he is a Marine veteran, immediately positioned his truck to shield the downed officer. Then he picked up McKay's gun, which was on the ground.
Ayotte said investigators are not sure if McKay drew his gun after he was hit by the shots or if it came loose after he was run over by the Toyota.
Floyd pointed the gun at Kenney, who was still in his car holding the Colt .45, and told him to drop the gun. When Kenney failed to comply, Floyd pulled the trigger, killing the 24-year-old man.
Once he sprayed them, McKay walked away -- Conte said either to avoid the spray himself or to go back to his cruiser to check on something. Authorities don't know for sure.
Kenney fired his Colt .45, as McKay walked away, hitting the officer four times in the "upper trunk", according to Ayotte. She and Strelzin both said they had not seen the complete autopsy report and do not know if the officer was shot in the back or the chest. The bullet wounds killed him, according to the autopsy, they said.
McKay collapsed in the road, and then Kenney ran over him, pinning the officer under his car.
Authorities said Floyd and his son, Gregory P. Floyd, 21, were in their 4-door Tahoe and witnessed the shooting. Floyd, who told investigators he is a Marine veteran, immediately positioned his truck to shield the downed officer. Then he picked up McKay's gun, which was on the ground.
Ayotte said investigators are not sure if McKay drew his gun after he was hit by the shots or if it came loose after he was run over by the Toyota.
Floyd pointed the gun at Kenney, who was still in his car holding the Colt .45, and told him to drop the gun. When Kenney failed to comply, Floyd pulled the trigger, killing the 24-year-old man.
Just leave before the passing vet guns you down with the officer's gun.
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The amount you pay for a speeding ticket is miniscule compared to how much more you end up paying on insurance in most states. In MA, you end up paying around $1500 extra on insurance over the span of 6 years just for a single speeding ticket.
MA no longer requires the cop that gave you the ticket to show up in court; they changed the law on that a couple years ago.
I fought my last ticket in court (86 in a 55, clocked at 1500 ft with LIDAR), and the cop still showed up. I represented myself, and came prepared with a copy and certified mail receipt for a request that I sent to the State Police for copies of the officer's log book, LIDAR gun calibration, and training records, which they are required by law to provide me with (of course they never bothered to respond). The one thing I forgot to bring, unfortunately, was a copy of my car's registration.
In the officer's deposition, he stated that he saw a green car speeding; my car is light gray. Without my registration I had no way to prove it, though, and in the end the judge ignored the other evidence I brought and found me responsible. It's hard to argue against the accuracy of LIDAR guns when the police refuse to provide you with calibration records for it. I'm still glad I fought it though, since the magistrate knocked the ticket down from $280 to $100, probably in hopes that I wouldn't appeal it.
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I find saying ********** you pig" and tearing the ticket up before driving away makes one feel somewhat better. You should fight it in court, though. 85% of speeding tickets that are challenged in court end up not having to be paid. Largely because cops are lazy and have better thing to do than to show up at your hearing.
MA no longer requires the cop that gave you the ticket to show up in court; they changed the law on that a couple years ago.
I fought my last ticket in court (86 in a 55, clocked at 1500 ft with LIDAR), and the cop still showed up. I represented myself, and came prepared with a copy and certified mail receipt for a request that I sent to the State Police for copies of the officer's log book, LIDAR gun calibration, and training records, which they are required by law to provide me with (of course they never bothered to respond). The one thing I forgot to bring, unfortunately, was a copy of my car's registration.
In the officer's deposition, he stated that he saw a green car speeding; my car is light gray. Without my registration I had no way to prove it, though, and in the end the judge ignored the other evidence I brought and found me responsible. It's hard to argue against the accuracy of LIDAR guns when the police refuse to provide you with calibration records for it. I'm still glad I fought it though, since the magistrate knocked the ticket down from $280 to $100, probably in hopes that I wouldn't appeal it.
I flirted my way through every stop. Never got cited for speeding.
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
I flirted my way through every stop. Never got cited for speeding.
The one time I was going to get tagged for reckless it got bumped down to following too closely because I cried.
"How's that work in the USA? A fine/penalty I assume, but any impact on your driving license?" -- Sonnombulent
Who cares about the drivers license? It's your insurance premiums that take a major hit. Ouch. Depending on how fast you are going, your yearly premium could quintuple.
Totem
Who cares about the drivers license? It's your insurance premiums that take a major hit. Ouch. Depending on how fast you are going, your yearly premium could quintuple.
Totem
Totem wrote:
Who cares about the drivers license? It's your insurance premiums that take a major hit. Ouch. Depending on how fast you are going, your yearly premium could quintuple.
ToUtem
ToUtem
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Is that the one you sent me? Micks yodeling after 2 or 11 rounds of suds isn't exactly my cup of tea, but yes, I did listen to it and actually still have it in my car's CD case. Track #5 was enjoyable. However, suffice it to say that should we ever cross paths, I won't be letting you choose the musical venue for the evening's entertainment.
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