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05-09-2008, 12:29 AM | #1 |
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bad day...
this morning my car gets hit by a shopping cart for the 2nd time. now tonight on my way home i get pulled over for doing 70 on I-95. mind you, there were bikes going by at over 120... and i wasn't even the person going fastest on the road! now since it was a construction zone, i have to go to court... GREAT...
the officer didn't get me on radar either, i just happened to be jamming to some techno music, and didn't check my mirrors for like 5 minutes and bam... i HATE how police pick the nicest looking cars! rant over... im just frustrated! |
05-09-2008, 06:02 AM | #3 |
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your V1 didnt go off??
how did he catch you if he didnt radar you ... just cruising with you at the 70 speed?
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05-09-2008, 08:08 AM | #4 |
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Ya he was probably just speed matching him without his radar. Thats the biggest load of BS I have heard in a long time, I mean seriously 70? If you aren't going 70 on I95 you you will get blow away by every other car doing 75-80, its almost safer to go 70 than 55. Most of the time I just stick to going with the flow (which is always around 70) and I have had cops pass me before and never given ma a hard time. It had to be that you just "lucked" out with a dick cop, and since you were younger in a nice car he slapped you with a ticket.
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05-09-2008, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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Damn dom that sucks, what was it FHP or metro? He just got jealous he sees these young guys driving bad ass cars, and he is 40+ driving a honda
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05-09-2008, 02:54 PM | #7 |
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Try to figure out how he got your speed. If he used his speedo and tailed you, you might be able to create enough doubt if you bring up the fact that speedos are inaccurate and become more inaccurate at higher speeds. It's worth a shot. Go to this website http://public.findlaw.com/traffic-ti...tegies(1).html it has some useful info on fighting tickets. I have so many tickets I ALWAYS take it to court, plus my insurance is way too high.
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FIGHT IT DOM... i got your back ii'll be the crazy guy out front with a picjet sign yelling for your freedom
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05-09-2008, 06:18 PM | #10 |
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awesome, intrigued to see what happens
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05-09-2008, 09:26 PM | #11 |
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ouch.. that really sucks man... how did your car get hit my a shopping cart again? do you work close to a supermarket?
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05-10-2008, 06:56 AM | #12 |
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Get this...Yesterday im pulling into Chipotle(mexican restaurant on US1) and its pouring down rain. I pull in a handicapped spot to let me gf jump out and run in so she doesn't get all wet. I put the car in reverse and go to leave and there is a cop directly behind me block me in. The asshole gives me a ticket for parking there when i wasn't even parked(car still running). The ticket is $150. I'm for sure going to go to court for this cause its bullshit.
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05-10-2008, 08:34 AM | #14 |
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Although an actual quota does NOT exhist, if a officers haven't pulled too many people over in a month for example, their chiefs or seargents will get on their asses for it. They see it two ways.
One, they KNOW people are driving around like jackasses, so they automatically expect tickets to be issued daily. If not enough tickets are issued, the officer gets put in the view of "not doing his job". Two, tickets are a big revenue for cities, so the idea is to ticket as many bad drivers. Thing is, a cop sees it easier to chill out until a bad driver falls on his lap, in this case, someone who was going over the speed limit but no worse than everyone else. He just picked you, and to be honest, a flashy car will get his attention going 70 than a Honda Civic will, going 80mph. Trust me, I know! LOL Dom you know the first time I saw you on the street (6 months ago maybe?), I threw down a u turn and passed you to honk twice. Your cars grabs attention, in a good way.
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05-11-2008, 09:47 AM | #19 |
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Yeah what sucks is you pay either way. The lawyer or the court either you are fucked.
Dude doesn't matter. The cop screwed you. You pay the court or the lawyer, your pick either way you are out money. IMO he should have cut you a break at 70 unless you were obviously endangering some construction crew. If there was no crew out on the road, construction or no construction he should have let you go. Either way it sucks. GL man.
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I think the cop just wanted to punish you for listening to techno music... try trance instead.
Seriously though, that blows, but I guess it could be worse.
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