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Originally Posted by Gregor12
man i got pulled over tonight on a side road that leads to the campus no side walks or entrances but the speed limit is 20mph. im usually very cautious about speeding but the officer was clocking people at the bottom of the hill and i wasnt paying attention and just popped it in neutral and coasted. i haven't had a ticket in 5 years and he wrote me for 45 in a 20 and i had no idea i was going that fast.. i respect all officers and i was super nice and confessed that i felt like i was speeding and i apologized that i wasn't paying attention being late for my meeting with my professor. he said he cut me a break but didnt reduce the speed however he spelled my license plate wrong along with the city name and some other little things. did he do this on purpose so i could get the ticket thrown out or am i screwed either way. it makes me sick to my stomach that i slipped up like this and have to fork out all this money for a lawyer and court fines for doing $
45mph on a back road
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Dont wast your money on a lawyer they wont beable to do much with a ticket but take your money, (at lest here in TN thats the way it is) and I would go to court and tel the Judge what happend more then likely he will have you go to driving school or he might throw it out.
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Originally Posted by KeVoH
At Puerto Rico, there's a lot of stereotyping when it comes to cops stopping cars. For example If there are 1 370z, 1 Mustang and one Honda Civic 96'. They will surely stop the Honda. 7 out of 10 hondas and Integras are running super loud exhaust.
My question: If I get stopped for my FI Exhaust.. what would be my best bet to not get a ticket?
Assume Guilt? Say that it's not that loud?? LOL
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What are the law's where you are at? here the only reason you will get a ticket here is if you have "NO" exhaust. and besides FI exhaust is not really loud at all. If there is a cop profileing I would file a complaint with his department.
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Originally Posted by SmokeEater27
Question for OP..Is a child crossing sign (yellow diamond of parent stick figure holding child stick figures hand) in a school zone considered a "Stop Sign" during non school hours? The reason I ask is because a while back I was driving in the community my mom lives in on a weekend. A cop pulled me over for what was written as a "rolling stop through a stop sign". So I asked the cop which stop sign it was and he told me the one on the corner of Menta Street which is where the child crossing sign is. I didnt argue but was kind of confused as to him saying it was a stop sign. I thought of it as a yield sign which is why i came to a slow creep of about 5mph and made the right turn instead of a complete stop. it was a $140 ticket with no points and no course needed. I ended up taking pics of the sign later that day because I really wanted to show up to court to fight it but didnt want to face extra court fees if for some reason it was truly considered a stop sign.
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No sir, that yellow sign is a "yeld" sign not a stop sign lets say there was a person waiting to cross the road there you should yeld so they can cross the road safely. I would go to court and ask why this ticket was issued and bring your pics of the sign.
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Originally Posted by Tazrek
Assuming that cops really dont have ANY type of quotas for tickets, how do you tell the difference between a cop that isnt doing his job and a cop who is....
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Cops do not have any quotas, there is a federal law stating that. Now what do you mean? some cops are I guess you can say trigger happy and love to stop cars and take as many people to jail as possible, those are mainly the rookies. Me on the other hand you pretty much gotta beg me for a ticket, I might stop you for something but mainly like 95% of the time I give warnings.
One ticket I do give most of the time is Financial Responsibility (insurance) ticket. I cannot stand people that dont have insurance and still decide to drive.
