Another ticket thread...

[USMCASA]

best thing you can do is to lawyer up and or request a prayer for judgement. its basically admitting guilt but requesting to have the penalty delayed and removed (if you can make it 3 years without another pjc) atleast thats the way it works here in nc. i used mine though for a 91 in a 65mph w/careless & reckless...

[DIGItonium]

Believe it or not the past couple of weeks I got honked for making a complete stop:
1) Before making a right turn on red. Car behind me honks when I made the full stop, and continues honking as I got the car moving.
2) Before making a left turn after oncoming traffic was clear during lunch. Some lady kept tailgating me on the left lane a couple of blocks before I turned. As I proceeded to turn she quickly cuts to the right lane and honks at me.

As easy as it sounds, it's definitely worth making the complete stop. I've had a few close calls. It cracks me up when people either tailgate me or honk at me for making the complete stop.

[DCNISMO]

Traffic court is fun, its a big soap opera full of crying whiny people....here in Md if you show up and don't be a **** most times you plead guilty and get no points and reduced fine with court costs (doughnut fees). Buttttt....if you plead not guilty and pay a lawyer a few bills to "represent" you....you still get full points, a full fine, your out legal fees, you lost vacation time....when in the end you can pay and move on. Speed violations can be tricky....you can ask for the radar lidar, vascar equipment calibration papers, officer training papers, past history....BUT YOU STILL LOSE.
Only way you win....officer does not show up or he forgets his ticket book. Have seen this happen many times too...Roll the dice on that. Note, the forget ticket book was call-in favor (not to me).....I was in court for speeding one day...a Caps player was charged with 130 mph ticket (this happened years ago) and when his time came up to talk, he pleaded not guilty....the judge needed to have the original ticket with the officer in court.....who for some reason that day "forgot" his ticket book at home. Case was thrown out....the judge was pissed! All cases for that officer were thrown out by the judge at that point.

[atx370z]

Originally Posted by DCNISMO

Traffic court is fun, its a big soap opera full of crying whiny people....here in Md if you show up and don't be a **** most times you plead guilty and get no points and reduced fine with court costs (doughnut fees). Buttttt....if you plead not guilty and pay a lawyer a few bills to "represent" you....you still get full points, a full fine, your out legal fees, you lost vacation time....when in the end you can pay and move on. Speed violations can be tricky....you can ask for the radar lidar, vascar equipment calibration papers, officer training papers, past history....BUT YOU STILL LOSE.
Only way you win....officer does not show up or he forgets his ticket book. Have seen this happen many times too...Roll the dice on that. Note, the forget ticket book was call-in favor (not to me).....I was in court for speeding one day...a Caps player was charged with 130 mph ticket (this happened years ago) and when his time came up to talk, he pleaded not guilty....the judge needed to have the original ticket with the officer in court.....who for some reason that day "forgot" his ticket book at home. Case was thrown out....the judge was pissed! All cases for that officer were thrown out by the judge at that point.

That's why you plead no contest...

[wheee!]

Stop and be safe... a few seconds saved is not worth the risk of tickets or accidents.

Here in the frozen north, they are talking about installing stop sign cameras, that automatically take your picture if you roll thru a stop and mail you the ticket...! Think of how many stop signs there are in a city and how much money they would make! yeeeesh. Oh, and that's zero tolerance.... 2 mph roll is not a stop.... laser sensor measures speed and snaps your pic if you do not have a full and complete stop.