speeding ticket :-(
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From: Katy, TX
Originally Posted by betterthanbad
Allways go to court!!!....................Sometimes the cops don't show up and you win. Sometimes you lose but keep your points. Sometimes you pay less in fines. It's your right to fight any charge against you in court. Get witnesses and get people who know you...I.E; Doctors or Lawyers or friends and your bosses to vouch for your integrity. This may be a one time slip up and the court judges will take this into account. There may be other reasons why you had to speed up. The officers detectors have a degree of error. You may be able to prove that the detector picked up the car ahead of you or behind you. The weather may be a factor. Your charter rights may have been infringed upon. Chances are that your charge will be reduced in some way...........................but if you just stand there and plead guilty.................then you are a fool and deserve to get it in the end...................................YOUR END!!!!!! 
If you really need help, pay the extra cash and get a good x-copper or points lawyer to defend you. It is a game for them.......they play it everyday and you don't so trust in them....it may be worth it.....If you could pay x number of dollars and walk away isn't it worth it?????????????????
don't let them lock you up
If you really need help, pay the extra cash and get a good x-copper or points lawyer to defend you. It is a game for them.......they play it everyday and you don't so trust in them....it may be worth it.....If you could pay x number of dollars and walk away isn't it worth it?????????????????don't let them lock you up
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Originally Posted by JapEatr
you will have to get it deferred(probation)
too fast for defensive driving (25over)
or just pay it
too fast for defensive driving (25over)
or just pay it
I was told by a defensive driving instructor that the judge can actually determine whether you can get Defensive Driving even if its 25 MPH over.
I've gotten out of a couple of tickets before. The first ticket I opted for trial by judge, then asked if I could have it rescheduled, at the rescheduling the cop did not show up so they threw out that case.
The 2nd one I asked for a reschedule and the cop said he couldn't remember the details so they threw that case out (rare though because a cop would rather lie outright than to say he forgot the specifics of his citation).
I was also told to ask for a trial by Jury as long as you have a purposeful case, (i.e. there were cars all around me and in front of me so I'm not sure how the officer's radar gun could have distinguished between my speed and the car in front of me). Also they say you can challenge the calibration of the radar gun. At any rate, good luck. I wish they would just tell people that they're generating money with traffic citations instead of pretending that its in the name of safety.....
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My first time to NJ I got lost, late at night in a rental and ended up in Camden. I have travelled quite a bit in the US and this was by far the scariest place ever. I had to run some red lights, dodge some gang bangers, and make some really shitty manouvers to get out of there I was not stopping for anyone.
Question to those who know NJ:
Is camden NJ really that bad (It gave me chills) or was it just my imagination?
Sorry for the hi jack just sharing my experience with Camden...
Question to those who know NJ:
Is camden NJ really that bad (It gave me chills) or was it just my imagination?
Sorry for the hi jack just sharing my experience with Camden...
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From: Edison, NJ
Originally Posted by SuperchargedSS
My first time to NJ I got lost, late at night in a rental and ended up in Camden. I have travelled quite a bit in the US and this was by far the scariest place ever. I had to run some red lights, dodge some gang bangers, and make some really shitty manouvers to get out of there I was not stopping for anyone.
Question to those who know NJ:
Is camden NJ really that bad (It gave me chills) or was it just my imagination?
Sorry for the hi jack just sharing my experience with Camden...
Question to those who know NJ:
Is camden NJ really that bad (It gave me chills) or was it just my imagination?
Sorry for the hi jack just sharing my experience with Camden...
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From: DFW, TX
Originally Posted by TXRLU
I wish they would just tell people that they're generating money with traffic citations instead of pretending that its in the name of safety.....
I hate when they run those speed traps off the overpasses. One guy is tagging everyone and then reports it to a line of bike cops (usually six deep) lined up on the on ramp out of sight. I've never been hit by one. It's cray to see five or six cars pulled over by a cop all within 1/2 mile of each other.
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Originally Posted by Cobalt_Supercharged
That's my point.
Jurors are paid for their time there, and expense of their travel. If you were honestly protesting the ticket, then no it is not a waste, but he admited that he was speeding. With that being said he should not fight it in court.
Be a man and pay for the consequenses like one. Don't be some slimy worm trying to manipulate the system.
Jurors are paid for their time there, and expense of their travel. If you were honestly protesting the ticket, then no it is not a waste, but he admited that he was speeding. With that being said he should not fight it in court.
Be a man and pay for the consequenses like one. Don't be some slimy worm trying to manipulate the system.
Have you ever been to traffic court?? Talk about "manipulation". First you talk to the prosecutor, and he asks you "What you want out of this". Most people say they don't want the points, so they proceed with the tiral. They advise against pleading "Not Guilty" because you'll just lose, being that the cops, judge, and court personell are all on the same side - that being the side of the town, and their job is to collect money. So they pretty much say they'll drop the points if you agree to pay the (unreasonably high) ticket. Most people are happy to not get the points, so they agree, and the town takes their money. They just use the points to manifulate, being that drivers have more points benefits them in no way. Revenue, however, is a different story.
The system is completely corrupt and it makes me sick just thinking about it.
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Go to court always... and the best defense usually from what I have hear.. (no speeding tickets yet...) is to say you werent going that fast and the cops radar must have been off, ask them to prove the last time they checked its accuracy. Tell the judge he must have gotten radar off the other car that was passing you.
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update: I went to court here in Frisco, and the judge pretty much told me I had no option but to pay and take the points, so I appealed to the higher court in Mckinney. At this point I hired a lawyer and he got me 15 hours of community service in exchange for no points, so I took it. I further weasled my way out of this by finding this park in Mckinney that gives you double time for community service hours, so I really only worked for 7.5 horus and It's all over (thank god).
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Originally Posted by clodhopper06
update: I went to court here in Frisco, and the judge pretty much told me I had no option but to pay and take the points, so I appealed to the higher court in Mckinney. At this point I hired a lawyer and he got me 15 hours of community service in exchange for no points, so I took it. I further weasled my way out of this by finding this park in Mckinney that gives you double time for community service hours, so I really only worked for 7.5 horus and It's all over (thank god).
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From: DFW
He said he didn't get any points. And traffic lawyers are your friends. Most can get all penalties eliminated.
I used a traffic lawyer for a citation. Then again my last name is nearly impossible to spell correctly so I get off on that mostly. Oh they find a mr money..m (what my name can sound like) This ticket was not written to my client. Case dismissed. lol.
I used a traffic lawyer for a citation. Then again my last name is nearly impossible to spell correctly so I get off on that mostly. Oh they find a mr money..m (what my name can sound like) This ticket was not written to my client. Case dismissed. lol.
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From: Oak Ridge, NJ
Originally Posted by memphisr24
Ouch. I heard texas cops are pretty strict compared to NJ cops. I don't know what to tell you except don't speed lol. The only other option that I could think of is to know a cop on the force and talk to him. Other than that, I don't know what to tell you.
but thats another story, when living in jersey, you hit the parkway and do 80. just follow the cars, the cops follow you. i only got a few speeding tickets in nj over 5 yrs of having my license while living there. all for 25+, reckless and careless (streetracing)
here...HAHAHAHA
first week here, 76 in a 60 and that cop was PISSED. i didn't get it. i saw no problem at all. he saw it different. stupid slow ass drivers in texas. its amazing that they all drive so slow, but have the most accidents i have EVER seen. i see at least 2 a day and the highway would be a dead stop. complete opposite from jersey...damn i miss that state (but don't miss the insurance
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From: Carriere, MS
I got my first speeding ticket today in the new car, but listen at this crap. I was on my way home from an out of town business trip, while driving threw Baton Rouge, La. I was driving in lunch time traffic, there was a inpatient butt 2 cars behind me nowhere to at the time. The dumb butt finally gets to and comes flying past me than slams on brakes, so I look up, to see what the problem is and their he is sitting on the shoulder. The brave cop walks in to the interstate and points at me to pull over, so I do and gives me the ticket for allegedly doing 75 in a 60 Louisiana sucks. The nice thing is it doesn't matter if you 1 mph or 30 mph over the speed limit its only $117 for it. 
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From: Carriere, MS
OMG! WTF? An internet post is not how a wife is supposed to find out her husband got a speeding ticket in her car. He took the car because of the long drive & wanted to save on gas. I typically do not even let him behind the wheel of my car. This is funny. BTW he still has not told me of the ticket. I cannot even ask him about it because he is currently offshore.
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