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popcorn
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The Probably Erroneous Speeding Ticket
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Dec 1 18:47 UTC 1994 |
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peacefrg
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response 1 of 17:
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Dec 2 00:59 UTC 1994 |
It doesn't matter what you do. You were still speeding, and if you were caught
then you need to pay the consequences.
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scg
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response 2 of 17:
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Dec 2 04:34 UTC 1994 |
Except that there are different penalties for different speeding tickets.
If you wanted to go to court and argue about it, it would probably depend
on what the ticket was for. Was the ticket written for exactly what the
radar said, or were you given a break? I got a ticket a few months ago,
and the cop said I was going 84 in a 65 zone, even though I think I was
only doing about 80. I decided it would do me no good to take it to
court because the ticket was written for 70 and there was no way I was
going to be able to argue that I was going slower than that.
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carson
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response 3 of 17:
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Dec 2 07:39 UTC 1994 |
this is nearly EXACTLY what happened to me. I mentioned the possible
discrepancy to the officer, who was very understanding and wrote the
ticket for the speed I felt I was travelling at.
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peacefrg
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response 4 of 17:
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Dec 2 18:37 UTC 1994 |
But eithor way, if you have to pay more thenm to damn bad. If you
weren't breaking the law in the first place then you wouldn't be
in the situation. I'm arrested for killing 30 people when I only
killed 25 and I don't want the extra 5 life terms. Gimme a break.
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popcorn
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response 5 of 17:
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Dec 2 18:41 UTC 1994 |
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zook
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response 6 of 17:
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Dec 5 03:20 UTC 1994 |
Since I usually drive the speed limit, a ticket would be a bid deal for me.
The only thing you can do is show up in court, and then it's your word
against the cop's.
(oops, meant "big deal")
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roz
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response 7 of 17:
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Dec 5 18:31 UTC 1994 |
I'd probably fight it if the points or the money were important to me.
If not, I'd probably skip it but feel resentful for a while.
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popcorn
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response 8 of 17:
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Dec 5 22:31 UTC 1994 |
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scg
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response 9 of 17:
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Dec 6 03:50 UTC 1994 |
In that case, I would probably appologize, thank him for not giving me a
ticket, and drive on feeling very lucky.
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popcorn
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response 10 of 17:
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Dec 7 04:34 UTC 1994 |
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peacefrg
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response 11 of 17:
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Dec 8 02:38 UTC 1994 |
In that case I would go to court and protest it. But only if I were
in the right.
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fraizer
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response 12 of 17:
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Dec 9 16:42 UTC 1994 |
I have long hair, and I believe that that is probable cause for a cop
to pull me over. So, it really doesn't matter what I would say.
It's there word against mine. Who do you think the court would believe?
Hmmmmm......?
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marcvh
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response 13 of 17:
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Jan 10 03:54 UTC 1995 |
I suppose it depends whether the cop even shows up.
The analogy to murdering people is absurd. In our society, speeding by
modest amounts is not considered unethical. It's not even really
criminal.
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apollo
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response 14 of 17:
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Jan 12 03:49 UTC 1995 |
I'd own up to speeding the amount shown on my speedometer...and let
the officer know I'd be only too happy to be cited for that...but I would
_also_ let him know that if he attemped to cite me for something I did not
do, I'd see him in court. (Interesting how well this approach
works...either because the officers have less faith in their radar guns
than they would like us to believe, or simply because they don't feel like
dealing with the bother of a court appearance...go figure...)
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nephi
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response 15 of 17:
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Mar 12 02:33 UTC 1995 |
Gee. Around here, the cops almost never show up for speeding tickets. It
is best here to *always* plead not-guilty.
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omni
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response 16 of 17:
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Mar 12 08:42 UTC 1995 |
If I knew I were speeding, I'd just plead guilty and take the points.
Then again, if I KNEW i were not exceeeding the limit, I'd fight it
tooth and nail.
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ewhisam
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response 17 of 17:
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Dec 28 03:37 UTC 1995 |
Accept the ticket politely with a"yes sir" and have the speedometer tested
as well as a background check into the officers history and perhaps a staging
of similar incidents in the officers "territory" to determine equipment or
personnel error vs outright corruption.
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