First time getting a ticket

daimon1313

I'd be interested in hearing how he clocked you going 65 while he was busy driving the other way.

Cops have quotas, whether it's official or not (it's not legal to, however) and sometimes they are focused in just filling the numbers.

I was pulled over and given a ticket for reckless driving and "driving at an unsafe speed" a few years back when I had to avoid a car that pulled out in front me, swerving into the other lane and then having to swerve back to avoid another car. I was polite, explained what happened, he still wrote the ticket.

I pled not guilty. I showed up to court in a suit and tie, with a briefcase and the works...judge instantly dismissed it.

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Pushing_Tin

They do it all the time, even across divided highways, which this was not. The whole work zone thing is a complete scam.

daimon1313

I don't what the laws are like in OR, but I'd think about fighting it. Make him prove you were actually going that speed and you could possibly get it reduced.

When you get a ticket for going a certain speed, the cop has to be able to prove you were going that speed, not just a subjective judgment.

I think.

Edit: Nevermind. Saw the disclaimer you posted. That sucks.

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Pushing_Tin

Yeah and I'd have to take time off of work and spend half of my day down there, not really worth the $180. We don't get points on our licenses here, and I doubt one ticket will up my insurance rates.