Speeding Ticket!
#2
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As I told my wife when she was ticketed at 77 in a 65 zone (I80 in Ohio - take care); Set the cruise control to under 10 over the limit so you won't be stopped.
If you show up and the officer doesn't you get off. Otherwise chalk it up as educational.
JeffD
If you show up and the officer doesn't you get off. Otherwise chalk it up as educational.
JeffD
#4
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yep normally i actually go 8 over with cruise on. i was just cruising with the flow and was the lucky victom. i might try and get the driving school thing too. since it's also an insurance discount
#5
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Take it from someone that has a masters degree in driving schools, lol, i have done 2 4 hour classes and 2 8 hour classes. Oh well . anyway go to court, hope the cop doesnt show up, if he does go in front of the judge and say, Your honor, this is my first speeding ticket and i would like to request a drivers school (if avail in your area) in place of a mark on my record. You will have to pay the fine and the fee for the class but once your done and you dont get another for 6 mo. it will drop off your record. good luck . Dean
#6
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Originally Posted by jjryan
Ok fellow prius owners need your help. I'm 23 and just got my first ticket. I was going 50 on a highly traveled 4 lane road. It's 35. Two cars in front of me were also going 50. Long story short I have a court date now. What should I do? I don't want this ticket on my record.
#7
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Make sure any court paperwork gets your name spelled in the normal way (upper case and lower case) and not ALL-CAPS, and no A.K.A. ALL-CAPS next to the normal spelling. Sounds strange, but I've heard of people having their case dismissed upon insisting their name be spelled correctly.
#8
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Originally Posted by jjryan
Ok fellow prius owners need your help. I'm 23 and just got my first ticket. I was going 50 on a highly traveled 4 lane road. It's 35. Two cars in front of me were also going 50. Long story short I have a court date now. What should I do? I don't want this ticket on my record.
Take it from someone that has a masters degree in driving schools, lol, i have done 2 4 hour classes and 2 8 hour classes. Oh well . anyway go to court, hope the cop doesnt show up, if he does go in front of the judge and say, Your honor, this is my first speeding ticket and i would like to request a drivers school (if avail in your area) in place of a mark on my record. You will have to pay the fine and the fee for the class but once your done and you dont get another for 6 mo. it will drop off your record. good luck . Dean
I myself received a Speeding Ticket on the way to the Hospital where my Mother-In-Law was Dying of Brain Cancer and the State Trooper still wrote the Ticket. I was doing 80 in a 70 on the Interstate. I took the Newspaper article with me to court where it had her Death Notice in it and the date and as Dean pointed out the Judge said Traffic Safety School. Your situation is different but Thats why I said I think Dean has the Correct approach to your situation.
You have nothing to loose at this point, Right? Traffic Safety School or worse case pay the Ticket. I think the Judge will give you the Traffic School since you cared enough to go to Court to try to help yourself.
Good-Luck
Terry
#9
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Originally Posted by Schwa
Make sure any court paperwork gets your name spelled in the normal way (upper case and lower case) and not ALL-CAPS, and no A.K.A. ALL-CAPS next to the normal spelling. Sounds strange, but I've heard of people
having their case dismissed upon insisting their name be spelled correctly.
having their case dismissed upon insisting their name be spelled correctly.
Don
#10
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Originally Posted by dshelman
Hmmm, I think he might just p*ss off the judge in Arkansas with that one....