First Ticket In My Vette

I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane being followed
by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a hurry and the
company at 90+ mph was appreciated. So, I approach an overpass and as I
get to it I look left and there the cop was.

I thought there were laws against the cop hiding???

Anyway...I let off the pedal and slow down while moving to the middle
lane, the Mustang rips on by me. I figure I'm busted but didn't see the
cop anymore. I see an exit up ahead and move to the right lane to make
the exit. Still no cop in sight. As I'm pulling up to the road at the
bottom of the off ramp....the cop was on my tail. I casually turn and
come to a stoplight that is red. The light turns green and his lights
come on. DAMMIT!

Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and
as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave
me a paper that had the standard traffic fines on it with the 28mph
(83mph) over the limit underlined with a $211 fine + 6 points and the
15mph(70mph) over underlined with a $111 fine + 2 points. Told me to slow
down and have a nice day. I said thank you sir and drove away carefully.


I think I will fight it. LOL
--
Tom

"That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
-Henry Thoreau

"Tom" > wrote in message
...
> I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane being followed
> by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a hurry and the
> company at 90+ mph was appreciated. So, I approach an overpass and as I
> get to it I look left and there the cop was.
>
> I thought there were laws against the cop hiding???

You joke, right?

> Anyway...I let off the pedal and slow down while moving to the middle
> lane, the Mustang rips on by me. I figure I'm busted but didn't see the
> cop anymore. I see an exit up ahead and move to the right lane to make

Remember the old joke about two guys outrunning the bear? You dont' have to
outrun the bear, just the other guy.

Of course, you need to check your laws before you do, as some states evading
a cop is not a traffic offense but a felony. So instead of a nasty ticket,
you get jail time and a permanent arrest record that tracks to each of your
employeers for the rest of your life, and may prevent you from getting some
jobs.


> Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and
> as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave
> me a paper that had the standard traffic fines on it with the 28mph
> (83mph) over the limit underlined with a $211 fine + 6 points and the
> 15mph(70mph) over underlined with a $111 fine + 2 points. Told me to slow
> down and have a nice day. I said thank you sir and drove away carefully.
>
>
> I think I will fight it. LOL
>

I wouldn't, not without a lawyer. If you show up and the cop remembers
giving you a break (he has notes), he will be really PO'ed, let the judge
know, and you will find that court costs can double or triple what they are
on the paper ticket.

And any state that has a 55 mph limit on the interstate means one of two
things: you are not going to have much leniency on the speed because they
want 55 to catch speeders (make money) - or - you were in an urban zone
where the feds have dictated the 55 limit and where you have no business
doing 90+.

=== you must first take out MYUGLYSISTER to email me privately ===

> > I think I will fight it. LOL
> >
>
> I wouldn't, not without a lawyer. If you show up and the cop remembers
> giving you a break (he has notes), he will be really PO'ed, let the judge
> know, and you will find that court costs can double or triple what they
are
> on the paper ticket.

yup. this happened to me. 4am. I was caught doing 100+ in a 35 (ya i know
stupid)..cop sees my baby seat next to me. He says "you can buy a lot of
formula with what I am saving you" He hands me a a ticket for $170 and
only 21 over. Well I thought I would be smart. Dressed in suit and tie.
Waited my turn. Judge says "looks like officer made a mistake" whew I
thought, he would drop the ticket further. NOPE. he raised it back up to
nearly $400, took off 6 or 8 pts AND then said.. "to teach you lesson son,
you are paying 1/2 day court costs. everyone this morning is here FREE
because of you" an additional $500.. nearly $900 I should have taken the
170.00

Yep. That's one thing a lot of people dont realize when goping to court.
The judge can impose $500 court costs..
Kind of crappy and probably illegal but it would probable cost twice as much
to fight it.

-Stan

"dave" > wrote in message
...
> === you must first take out MYUGLYSISTER to email me privately ===
>
>> > I think I will fight it. LOL
>> >
>>
>> I wouldn't, not without a lawyer. If you show up and the cop remembers
>> giving you a break (he has notes), he will be really PO'ed, let the judge
>> know, and you will find that court costs can double or triple what they
> are
>> on the paper ticket.
>
> yup. this happened to me. 4am. I was caught doing 100+ in a 35 (ya i know
> stupid)..cop sees my baby seat next to me. He says "you can buy a lot of
> formula with what I am saving you" He hands me a a ticket for $170 and
> only 21 over. Well I thought I would be smart. Dressed in suit and tie.
> Waited my turn. Judge says "looks like officer made a mistake" whew I
> thought, he would drop the ticket further. NOPE. he raised it back up to
> nearly $400, took off 6 or 8 pts AND then said.. "to teach you lesson son,
> you are paying 1/2 day court costs. everyone this morning is here FREE
> because of you" an additional $500.. nearly $900 I should have taken
> the
> 170.00
>
>

> I think I will fight it. LOL

Just remember, if you do this without a lawyer, you're going to admit guilt
to tell the judge the others were speeding too. The cop will say he saw you
first and can only stop one at at time.The judge will probably be thinking
or even saying, "if the other guy jumped off a cliff, would you too?"

Rob

> Tom
>
> "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
> -Henry Thoreau

> Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and
> as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave
> me a paper that had the standard traffic fines on it with the 28mph
> (83mph) over the limit underlined with a $211 fine + 6 points and the
> 15mph(70mph) over underlined with a $111 fine + 2 points. Told me to slow
> down and have a nice day. I said thank you sir and drove away carefully.
>
>
> I think I will fight it. LOL

Fight it?
How?
Take the break he cut you.
Most people get lawyers to get the speed reduced, though they don't do that
after the fact anymore because it's perjury to change facts in court.
Take the break and consider yourself fortunate he gave it to you.
TF


> --
> Tom
>
> "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
> -Henry Thoreau

"TF" > wrote in message ...
> > Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes the ticket and
> > as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in a 55. He gave
> > me a paper that had the standard traffic fines on it with the 28mph
> > (83mph) over the limit underlined with a $211 fine + 6 points and the
> > 15mph(70mph) over underlined with a $111 fine + 2 points. Told me to
slow
> > down and have a nice day. I said thank you sir and drove away carefully.
> >
> >
> > I think I will fight it. LOL
>
> Fight it?
> How?
> Take the break he cut you.
> Most people get lawyers to get the speed reduced, though they don't do
that
> after the fact anymore because it's perjury to change facts in court.
> Take the break and consider yourself fortunate he gave it to you.
> TF
>
>
> > --
> > Tom
> >
> > "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
> > -Henry Thoreau
>
>
Doesn't anyone notice the LOL posted after the comment? He is making a
joke. He's not serious. He considers himself lucky. It is sarcasm. It is
meant to be funny. He's not going to court. He knows he got off lightly.
And stuff like that.

As BDragon stated so eloquently:

> Doesn't anyone notice the LOL posted after the comment? He is making
> a joke. He's not serious. He considers himself lucky. It is
> sarcasm. It is meant to be funny. He's not going to court. He knows
> he got off lightly. And stuff like that.

LOL...well...someone got it.

--
Tom

"That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
-Henry Thoreau

Sorry, I didn't notice the LOL. I had a guy at work the other day in almost
the exact same situation and he was SERIOUS about trying to fight it.

Rob

"Tom" > wrote in message
...
> As BDragon stated so eloquently:
>
>> Doesn't anyone notice the LOL posted after the comment? He is making
>> a joke. He's not serious. He considers himself lucky. It is
>> sarcasm. It is meant to be funny. He's not going to court. He knows
>> he got off lightly. And stuff like that.
>
> LOL...well...someone got it.
>
> --
> Tom
>
> "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
> -Henry Thoreau

"Tom" > wrote in message
...
>I was rollin' along on the interstate in the hammer lane
>being followed
> by a newer model Mustang. Actually I was in a bit of a
> hurry and the
> company at 90+ mph was appreciated. So, I approach an
> overpass and as I
> get to it I look left and there the cop was.
>
> I thought there were laws against the cop hiding???
>
> Anyway...I let off the pedal and slow down while moving to
> the middle
> lane, the Mustang rips on by me. I figure I'm busted but
> didn't see the
> cop anymore. I see an exit up ahead and move to the right
> lane to make
> the exit. Still no cop in sight. As I'm pulling up to the
> road at the
> bottom of the off ramp....the cop was on my tail. I
> casually turn and
> come to a stoplight that is red. The light turns green and
> his lights
> come on. DAMMIT!
>
> Well, he tells me I was clocked at 83 in a 55. He writes
> the ticket and
> as he hands it to me, tells me that he wrote it for 70 in
> a 55. He gave
> me a paper that had the standard traffic fines on it with
> the 28mph
> (83mph) over the limit underlined with a $211 fine + 6
> points and the
> 15mph(70mph) over underlined with a $111 fine + 2 points.
> Told me to slow
> down and have a nice day. I said thank you sir and drove
> away carefully.
>
>
> I think I will fight it. LOL
> --
> Tom
>
> "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
> -Henry Thoreau

you admit speeding.
the officer gave you a break and you still want to fight it.
if I were that officer ? I would find you, follow you till
you screwed up and write you up again..

no flame intended
--
"Key"