I was speeding, it was 35 and I was doing 53, any thoughts on to what to say at court and whether my license it gonna be taken.
if you live in the US and do not have a string of violations on your record already, your license won't be taken for a speeding offense like this. just be very apologetic and humble in court. judges love to have their asses kissed. good luck.
The reason it happened is because I was with a girl and distracted by her talkin :/ and it was a hill, but anyway the first slip he gave me was about needing to goto court, but he said they'll mail me something too? So which is it court or pay a fine and attend traffic school?
i doubt if it would involve traffic school. many times you only have to go to court to contest a ticket, otherwise you check the guilty box and mail them the money. they don't do a very good job of explaining your options or their requirements on the ticket itself from what i remember. if i were you, i would call the police dept or the court, give them your citation number (which should be on the ticket somewhere) and get some clarification just to be sure.
Mail it in dark. Should be no problem. Or you could take the non-pussy way, flip the judge the bird, beat the court officers with their own truncheons and flee over the hills, establishing your own independent society of rugged mountain men! Or, seriously, just mail in a cheque with the ticket.
My suggestion is to go to court if you can. Then ask for a traffic school instead of a fine IF you haven't been to one yet and your record is clean. Otherwise just send in the fine and be done with it if you've gotten other offenses already.
yeah, blame the girl. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! suggestion: don't do that if you go to court. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
have you tried this? --- A police officer pulls a guy over for speeding and asked, "May I see your driver's license?" The driver answered, "I don't have one. I had it suspended when I got my 5th DUI." The officer asked, "May I see the owner's card for this vehicle?" The driver answered,"It's not my car. I stole it." The officer asked, "The car is stolen?" The driver answered, "That's right. But come to think of it, I think I saw the owner's card in the glove box when I was putting my gun in there." The officer asked, "There's a gun in the glove box?" The driver answered, "Yes sir. That's where I put it after I shot and killed the woman who owns this car and stuffed her in the trunk." The officer asked, "There's a BODY in the TRUNK?!?!?" The driver answered, "Yes, sir." Hearing this, the officer immediately called his captain. The car was quickly surrounded by! police, and the captain approached the driver to handle the tense situation. The Captain asked, "Sir, can I see your license?" The driver answered, "Sure. Here it is." It was valid. The Captain asked, "Who's car is this?" The driver answered, "It's mine, officer. Here's the owner' card." The driver owned the car. The Captain asked, "Could you slowly open your glove box so I can see if there's a gun in it?" The driver answered, "Yes, sir, but there's no gun in it." Sure enough, there was nothing in the glove box. The Captain asked, "Would you mind opening your trunk? I was told you said there's a body in it." The driver answered, "No problem." Trunk is opened; no body. The Captain said, "I don't understand it. The officer who stopped you said you told him you didn't have a license, stole the car, had a gun in the glove box, and that there was a dead body in the trunk." The driver answered, "Yeah, I'll bet the lying s.o.b. told you I was speeding, too!"
Be honest Squirrel.. YOU are the afore mentioned driver, aren't ya? So, how much was the ticket? And where is the body that you had in the trunk, before ya were stopped? I promise not to tell....Be our secret.. Unless there's a reward for your capture.
i wish i was that smart..i tend to just accept the ticket.. (btw my daughter posted that in the jokes thread)
Well, since I can't get in trouble for saying so in here... If I get pulled over, I just show my badge... (professional courtesy) No tickets... Gotta love a job with perks and benefits..Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
anyone ever give you a monopoly 'get out of jail free' card? (i want one of those professional courtesy devices..)
Believe it or not.... When I first started the training academy, a buddy of mine gave me one of those monopoly cards...It's in my wallet to this very day.. Over 14 years, and counting..
aaaahhhh!! this is one of the relatively minor reasons people hate cops. why in the hell do you get off for doing the exact same things that you bust other people for? bah!
