Stupid Traffic Tickets

[Oddball]

I got too many speeding and parking tickets!! LOL I hate paying the fines though...which it sucks the most. :-o

 

[CoolieFroggie]

Yeah.. i don't blame all of ya who got the tickets.. I believe they are just teaching people a lesson once they got a ticket but I do even get speeding ticket and i guitily for that but i heard if i pay over of that amount and they will clean my record faster but i don't know if that true.

so yeah it's really sucks but im glad im not living in arizona or other state that has picture snapped if they pass the speed limit, they will send u a photo of you driving and picture the license plate that show you didn't follow the speed limit.. thats happens to one of my friend had no idea that day he pulled over a cop and he got his license suspend so he don't get any mail for that till in one week he got the mail that he got lost 6 or 8 points that way he got suspend from the driving.. so that's really sucks if you lives in any of state that has kind of techinque like that.. I believe all of state will improving with the snapping the pictures in future.

 

[Banjo]

I know how you feel there , I got pulled over for running through the yellow light, and the police officer who pulled me over said that I should have prepare to stop instead of driving through the yellow light and I said " I thought the yellow light means caution and the red light means stop " anyways he wrote me up a ticket and I had to pay 55.00 dollars fine

I did told the police officer that I never had a ticket before, and my driver record is good, he said if I had let you go with a warning then others will keep driving thru the yellow light... It don't make no sense cause others still do so have I from time to time, this is the first time I ever got pulled over for driving thru a yellow light...

Oh yeah, it's not everyday that a cop give somebody a ticket for going through a yellow light. But it legally can be done since it is against the rules of the road to go through a yellow light unless you cannot stop fast enough to arrive at the lights. But most people do it anyway.

Also people who are making attempts to turn left are allowed to turn on yellow light which could be why it's illegal for people to drive through the yellow light so enough time are given to these drivers to make the turn. Personally.

 

[Reba]

... Last ticket I got was 3 1/2 years ago, I plead Guilty, and got off because of Good Driving Record (3+ years without a violation). I've 'terped for a friend twice and both times, she plead guilty (Both RI and MA) and she got off with just court costs on the RI one and nothing on the MA one...

In SC traffic court, if you plead "guilty" to a non-accident violation, the judge usually reduces your fine about 1/2, and the points are dropped or reduced. That is the reason many people here prefer to just plead guilty. The judge prefers that way too, because he can clear 20 cases in about five minutes.

 

[Taylor]

Prostock...that really stinks about that ticket. Some departments are like that. We too have an officer or two who will right anyone a ticket (including their own mothers).

I've been lucky since I've joined our police department, but I have learned that 'extend courtesy' generally only means in my own city. If I get pulled over in another city or state, I don't expect my little card to get me off and would pretty much be on my own.

I do a lot of traveling in VA, and those guys are tough. Me and another officer were traveling through there and were pulled over (she was driving)...She was issued a criminal citation for speeding....not a traffic ticket but a criminal citation...and she was doing 19 over. Yeah, thats fast but I don't believe it warranted a criminal citation.

I don't know what your options are, but will you have the opportunity to take it before a judge? Here in MD, you get the ticket, you always have the option of taking it to court. Every ticket I've received in my life, I've taken to court and plead 'Guilty with an explanation'. In almost every case, the judge has reduced the fine and the points that would have been on my license. I'd pay a reduced fine and court costs. I didn't think about it much then, but those things came back to haunt me when I applied for the police department. All that came back and when I was being hired, I had to explain every single one of them which is kind of embarassing to do at an oral interview. Fortunately, my bad driving days were back when I was aged 16 to 23 and have only had a couple of problems in the past 8 or so years.

 

[Angel]

Oh yeah, it's not everyday that a cop give somebody a ticket for going through a yellow light. But it legally can be done since it is against the rules of the road to go through a yellow light unless you cannot stop fast enough to arrive at the lights. But most people do it anyway.

Also people who are making attempts to turn left are allowed to turn on yellow light which could be why it's illegal for people to drive through the yellow light so enough time are given to these drivers to make the turn. Personally.

Yes it was too late to stop, I didn't want to stop right in the middle of the busy street heh....

 

[BabyAngel]

I never got any ticket, but I got like 3 or 4 warnings. I also pulled over by the cops just to check my driver license and car insurance three times.

 

[DeafVeggie]

In SC traffic court, if you plead "guilty" to a non-accident violation, the judge usually reduces your fine about 1/2, and the points are dropped or reduced. That is the reason many people here prefer to just plead guilty. The judge prefers that way too, because he can clear 20 cases in about five minutes.

Don't forget that after reducing the fine, your record goes right on the DMV! Then, your insurance goes up! Do Do? Don't appeal the judge. Pay the full fine. Attend a traffic school. Then, your record won't show up on the DMV if you don't get another ticket within 18 months!

If you think traffic school is dry and bored, think again. Come to Monrovia, CA with the State permission for you to attend at the ALL traffic school. I resides in Utah and got ticket in Arizona. Arizona requires 8 hours. Utah only offers 6 hours. Arizona said either I come on the way to Arizona to attend THEIR class or simply pay the fine and enjoy a spat on my record. I told them that I prefer to attend a deaf class in CA which it offers 8 hours course. Arizona accepted it. WaaYoo!! There at the CA deaf class of about 33 students, I had so much fun meeting all of the deaf friends! Lecture? Nope. Dry? Nope. Movie? Nope. Internet online class? Nope. Taking test? Nope. Boring? Nope. Plenty of deaf fun mudslings? Yep (alot)!

What was the class all about? The teacher just ask us few questions like as what's your name, where you from, why did you receive a ticket, and how did you correct the problem. Since there were 33 students in the class, the teacher ask each of them to answer the questions. But, after every student answered the question....ya know deaf culture, plenty of fun mudslings from other students attacking and making fun at that student. After 10th student, we took a morning break at 10 AM (class started at 8 AM). After 15th student, we took lunch break. After 25th student, we took afternoon break. Finally at 33th student, class dismissed at 4 PM! But, we mostly stayed outside of the classroom to chat more until the sun goes down!



~DV

 

[diehardbiker]

Your right most of the case, Insurance companies will jack up premium on most cases and stick to that premium anywhere between 3 and 5 years! In some cases even cancel your premium forcing you to find other insurance carrier. On rare case, if you had with same insurance company for very long time, they give you break. I even had three speeding tickets in 14 months back in late 90's, my insurance company (State Farms) told me they won't jack up my premium, sure enough they never did. They did jack up my premium by 10 percent after second "Chargeable" accident. I don't think Im guilty in this accident but nothing much I can do. Now Im back in dirty cheap premium because I haven't got involve in anything in the last 5 years! I even check alot other insurance companies, they were generally 4 times more than what I am paying! I have seen my friend who had few tickets, their insurance premium tripled and forced to cancel

Don't forget that after reducing the fine, your record goes right on the DMV! Then, your insurance goes up! Do Do? Don't appeal the judge. Pay the full fine. Attend a traffic school. Then, your record won't show up on the DMV if you don't get another ticket within 18 months!

If you think traffic school is dry and bored, think again. Come to Monrovia, CA with the State permission for you to attend at the ALL traffic school. I resides in Utah and got ticket in Arizona. Arizona requires 8 hours. Utah only offers 6 hours. Arizona said either I come on the way to Arizona to attend THEIR class or simply pay the fine and enjoy a spat on my record. I told them that I prefer to attend a deaf class in CA which it offers 8 hours course. Arizona accepted it. WaaYoo!! There at the CA deaf class of about 33 students, I had so much fun meeting all of the deaf friends! Lecture? Nope. Dry? Nope. Movie? Nope. Internet online class? Nope. Taking test? Nope. Boring? Nope. Plenty of deaf fun mudslings? Yep (alot)!

What was the class all about? The teacher just ask us few questions like as what's your name, where you from, why did you receive a ticket, and how did you correct the problem. Since there were 33 students in the class, the teacher ask each of them to answer the questions. But, after every student answered the question....ya know deaf culture, plenty of fun mudslings from other students attacking and making fun at that student. After 10th student, we took a morning break at 10 AM (class started at 8 AM). After 15th student, we took lunch break. After 25th student, we took afternoon break. Finally at 33th student, class dismissed at 4 PM! But, we mostly stayed outside of the classroom to chat more until the sun goes down!



~DV

 

[prostock19]

Hey Taylor,

I learned that in NYS, they issue you a ticket. You can send it in and checkmark Guilty, Guilty with Explanation, or Not Guilty on the back, OR, you can go to court. Ofcourse, I am not going 400 miles over a ticket that even our worst ticket writer in our department thought was stupid. I sent them a letter basically stating that I was not from the area, I was confused with the interesection and light pattern, and that I have what RI considers a good driving record (no tickets in past 3 years). Actually, I have had no conviction in past 11 years. I am just going to call tomorrow and see what's up. Funny thing is, just last week, we helped a LEO from NYS with his daughter's speeding ticket that she got in our jurisdiction.

One thing that really pissed me off was the way I got pulled over. The officer should have gotten a ticket for the way he cut off cars to pull me over for a minor traffic infraction. The officer could have safely pulled me over 1/4 mile down the road without cutting through the intersection with his lights and siren like he was going to a shooting or bank robbery.

 

[Nesmuth]

Cops have quotas on tickets. Part of the ticket fines goes into their
paychecks. One little thing wrong, BOOM! ticket.

Richard

 

[Deaf258]

I never got any ticket, but I got like 3 or 4 warnings. I also pulled over by the cops just to check my driver license and car insurance three times.

Yup!! Batting your eyes and showing your cleavage really helped, huh??

J/K!!

But I wonder what happens when it's a chick cop.. Is there a different attitude from either male or female cop, or the same??

 

[downing]

My hubby got speeding ticket when I was pregnant with my 2nd child. I thought I was having contractions (false contractions). He was going 5 mph over the speed limit. He got pulled over by a cop (remind ya, we live in VA). The cop cited him speeding 15 mph over the limit and marked him off agressive driver. My Hubby had to appear in court.

My hubby was so pissed off because they gave him so many points where he will have his license revoked. So he showed up at the court, the judge said that my hubby had clean record and did not have speeding ticket like over 7 yrs, judge said the cop went over his line so the judge waived everything and gave my hubby points back.

Some cops just want to give you the hell out of it. grrr.

 

[Tousi]

Money in their paychecks, my ass!

 

[FeistyChick]

I got too many speeding and parking tickets!! LOL I hate paying the fines though...which it sucks the most. :-o

i got my FIRST FRIGGING PARKING TICKET two weeks ago in nyc --- $55 bucks!!! ... cuz i was a few minutes late in putting more qtrs in the friggin' meter!!! SHEESH!!! :roll:

normally i find good parking spots.. but my friend kept pleading for me to come to nyc that day/evening... so i GAVE IN after three hours of him pleading!!! .. (which was right before dinner time which is a BIG ... ofc.. got stuck in traffic for more than 2 hours... when it should have taken me a little over an hour at the most... then i had a hard time finding a parking spot cuz it was rush hour, it was pouring catsNdogs and i was feeling lightheaded for not having eaten all day... so i gave up.. and parked where i normally don't park)... my friend felt so bad!!! so i got SUSHI the next time i went to nyc!!! )

 

[sequoias]

i got my FIRST FRIGGING PARKING TICKET two weeks ago in nyc --- $55 bucks!!! ... cuz i was a few minutes late in putting more qtrs in the friggin' meter!!! SHEESH!!! :roll:

normally i find good parking spots.. but my friend kept pleading for me to come to nyc that day/evening... so i GAVE IN after three hours of him pleading!!! .. (which was right before dinner time which is a BIG ... ofc.. got stuck in traffic for more than 2 hours... when it should have taken me a little over an hour at the most... then i had a hard time finding a parking spot cuz it was rush hour, it was pouring catsNdogs and i was feeling lightheaded for not having eaten all day... so i gave up.. and parked where i normally don't park)... my friend felt so bad!!! so i got SUSHI the next time i went to nyc!!! )

Take the subway next time. You won't worry about parking and traffic in NYC. :P

 

[Tousi]

If I knew somebody was gonna feed me sushi, I'd find a way to get arrested! LOL!

 

[Beowulf]

It's pretty fishy the way the cops issue tickets, I agree.
Once I could have gotten two tickets. I went through a red light and then immediately made a right turn and didn't completely stop for a stop sign. I was on a sideroad in a hilly area, and I saw the cherries of the squad car popping behind me, but I continuted driving to find an appropriate spot to pull over. The poor cop thought I was Ignoring him because he pulled up alongside me and made it clear from his gestures that he wanted me to pull over. I finally did, and he was very angry when he came to my window and demanded if I knew what it meant when his lights are going off behind me. I said that I did. He asked me why I failed to do so. I explained that because the sideroad was narrow and in a hilly area, I was concerned about his safety since cars coming over the hill behind us might not see him in time to make proper maneuvers to avoid hitting him, etc.
He was silent for a few seconds and then muttered that he was going to let me go with a warning even though he could give me two tickets.
So, there is a tip for you, butter them up, lol.

 

[CCfan]

I know how you feel there , I got pulled over for running through the yellow light, and the police officer who pulled me over said that I should have prepare to stop instead of driving through the yellow light and I said " I thought the yellow light means caution and the red light means stop " anyways he wrote me up a ticket and I had to pay 55.00 dollars fine

I did told the police officer that I never had a ticket before, and my driver record is good, he said if I had let you go with a warning then others will keep driving thru the yellow light... It don't make no sense cause others still do so have I from time to time, this is the first time I ever got pulled over for driving thru a yellow light...

That's BS! It make me angry about this! It's not acceptable for police who
caught the police officer. I am anti-cops. But I knew, their cops would be protect the serve for us from the murders, rape, and something with serious crime people who thrown in the jail.

 

[jillio]

When my son was a toddler, he had febrile seizures when he had a fever, or was outside and got too hot. They were just like a grand mal seizure.

Anyway, he had a seizure at home when he was about 3, and I put him in the car laying across the front seat with his head in my lap so if he vomited, he wouldn't aspirate and choke. I was speeding, and a cop pulled me over. I told him what was wrong and asked him to escort me to the hospital about 2 miles away. He turned on his siren and gave me an escort, then came into the emergency room and gave me a ticket for not having my son in a car seat! Luckily, my son's pediatrician offered to go to court with me and tell the judge that it would have endangered my son's life to put him in a car seat during a seizure, and the ticket got thrown out. But I oculdn't beleive the nerve of that cop! This happened in TN. BTW.