need legal advice for traffic ticket

mishuko · 08-20-2015, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

Gotta agree with onzedge. I got popped this past weekend on the highway between Kansas City and Emporia. The speed limit is 75, the county sheriff got me on radar at 100+, as I was trying to get around a few idiots that can't seem to drive a consistent speed.

Anyway, when I saw him roll out from the median, I figured I was hosed, so I cleared the semi and kept rolling. I let the car slow down to 80, then when I saw his lights (he was about a quarter mile back), I pulled over and waited for him. I had everything in hand when he tapped on the passenger window. He asked if I knew why he was stopping me, I said, yes, I did something stupid. Bottomline, he told me he could write me for 100+ in a 75 (which is 'go to jail' time & a $600 fine) but he gave me a ticket for 'basic speed' (Don't ask, I don't know what he meant by that)... It was a $185 fine, which I paid Monday. I was polite and respectful, and probably the veterans tag helped some too.

Pay the ticket, and chalk it up to being a little more careful in the future.

admission of guilt and showing some remorse is usually grounds enough for the officer to be more lenient. feign ignorance and or be a d1ck wad and you're going to get the thick end of the pole.

glad you didn't get sent to the slammer

vtec to vvel · 08-22-2015, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DeliriousClam

This and invest in a decent radar detector.

even if you get the most expensive/self-proclaimed best radar detector, you're still f*cked b/c radar detectors can't detect lasers until it's too late. if anything, you should advise on getting a radar jammer (which btw is illegal)

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Originally Posted by kenchan

my Z's rate is like 250 or something for 6 months.. and the rest of the 6months i suspend it during hibernation so $17 or something during that period.

so i guess i will look for a easier less paying job. lol

damn, imagine if i only had to pay $17/month for car insurance....

and i swear, you always make the comical remarks in every thread LOL

Quote:

Originally Posted by mishuko

admission of guilt and showing some remorse is usually grounds enough for the officer to be more lenient. feign ignorance and or be a d1ck wad and you're going to get the thick end of the pole.

glad you didn't get sent to the slammer

not necessarily. admission of guilt = more for the officer to us against you if you took it to court and the LEO showed up.

btw, LEO's are paid to show up to court, so unless they have another important matter to attend to, you can expect them to show. also, the LEO will be more worried about whether the ticket will stick or be dismissed.

when i was in high school, i unfortunately got stopped and i was already annoyed about something. i flat out told the LEO to hurry up with everything b/c i didn't have time for his sh*t. of course, he decides to take his sweet @$$ time, so out with the questions to ensure all his i's were dotted and t's crossed. in the end, his radar gun wasn't calibrated prior to his shift, and that was what ultimately got me off at the stop (i.e. never got the ticket).

DeliriousClam · 08-23-2015, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

even if you get the most expensive/self-proclaimed best radar detector, you're still f*cked b/c radar detectors can't detect lasers until it's too late. if anything, you should advise on getting a radar jammer (which btw is illegal)

damn, imagine if i only had to pay $17/month for car insurance....

and i swear, you always make the comical remarks in every thread LOL

not necessarily. admission of guilt = more for the officer to us against you if you took it to court and the LEO showed up.

btw, LEO's are paid to show up to court, so unless they have another important matter to attend to, you can expect them to show. also, the LEO will be more worried about whether the ticket will stick or be dismissed.

when i was in high school, i unfortunately got stopped and i was already annoyed about something. i flat out told the LEO to hurry up with everything b/c i didn't have time for his sh*t. of course, he decides to take his sweet @$$ time, so out with the questions to ensure all his i's were dotted and t's crossed. in the end, his radar gun wasn't calibrated prior to his shift, and that was what ultimately got me off at the stop (i.e. never got the ticket).

Where I live you only have to worry about laser on highways. And yes radar jammers are illegal but laser jammers (erm sorry "parking sensors") are not. They will get you into a lot of crap if you can't use it smartly though.

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