Ridiculous fine for a seatbelt ticket!
 

I was one of the 4 passengers in the back of my friends car about a month ago and we all didn't have our seatbelts on so we all received tickets. This is my first ticket EVER and when I searched online how much seatbelt tickets would cost, a lot of sources showed that the first offense shouldn't be over 80 dollars. I got a courtesy notice that says that I need to pay the court a total of $159.00.... does this seem right? It was my very first offense.

I'm willing to admit that I was wrong to not be wearing my seatbelt and i'm willing to pay a fine but this amount seems a little suspicious to me. What do you guys think? :eek:

Pay it and move on.

yes sir! =D

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probably also includes 'court costs' or some other items.

Just like the dealership they always find away to make ppl pay

Since California is broke they have been raised fees like crazy.

hmm... just seems kinda unfair and retarded to me.... its not like i'm putting anyone else at risk by not putting on a seatbelt.

i mean think about it,, would a kindergarten teacher slap a kid in the face for not tying his shoelace? the kid doesn't know better! i mean,,, sure he can trip and hurt himself but its more comfortable that way,, and looks kinda cool >=D lOL

Sets a bad example for the people around you. You may not like it, but that's what this pansy "Raise my kids for me" country has come to.

You should consider yourself lucky. In this state its the DRIVER that gets all the tickets. You would have been in for a beating.

This thread is everything I hate about California in a nutshell. The cop will sit across the street from a home depot or something with 20 illegals in front of it, but not do anything. But as as soon as a "well to do" guy goes by, dollar signs float in their heads and they bust your ass.

Well you could fly out of the car in an accident and cause damage. :icon17:

As long as he doesn't hit an illegal, he would then be charged with a hate crime :roflpuke2:

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Just like everything in life you will find that tickets have a hidden cost. They are court fees. I once had a speeding ticket where the actual fine was $80 and the court fees were $90. It's part of life. And it's a way to fund governments (local in this case) without raising taxes.

This.

[EDIT]Just noticed this was in Cali. Friend of mine who lives there ended up paying something $300+ for I think an out of date inspection sticker, running Texas plates and having a Texas license.

Which happened to my grandmother. Too bad I never got to meet her.

Seatbelt laws were started by insurance companies to reduce payouts in accidents. But on the side of caution

Do you want to become a 180 pound loose lethal object flying around the inclosed space possibly killing anyone else in the passenger compartment of the vehicle even if they are wearing seat-belts.

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yup! course im gonna pay. doesn't mean i have to like it though! :owned:

i wonder how big of a difference the fines are in different states in the US. o.O hmmmm

anyways, drive safe guys! wheeeeee

...unless you have no insurance and are ejected/injured. Someone gets to pay for the police, fire and EMS to scrape you off the road, then any medical costs associated with putting you back together. So yes, you are potentially hurting someone else by not wearing it.

just their wallets ;D

Your ticket is in place to save lives. I got a no front plate ticket that cost me $105

Dammmm.. that's pretty ridiculous. Sucks that happened to you man. =/. U didn't have it displayed in your front dash?

Nope. It was off because the car just came out of the garage for winter and I took it for a quick drive. I cover the car in the garage and the Stillen front Plate bracket would get in the way. I explained it to the cop but he did not care. $25 for the ticket $80 for court surcharge.

Cry me a river, those laws are for your safety!

PWNED! :roflpuke2:

ooh i need to get one of those front plate brackets as well.. i dont wanna poke holes into my car :driving:

I recommend not running something in the tow hook mount.

This is the one traffic law that just drives me up the wall here in Texas. I have only been asked about it once, and I told the trooper my front mounting bracket had broken to get out of it. He bought, so no harm done.:D

Why is that?

Yea why??? You had the same bracket right???

Because running around with something tied your crash bar that makes it stick past the bumper isn't the wisest idea and potentially opens you up to huge liability. Geico for one will deny a claim (and has done it successfully) over a tow hook mounted object.

Good point, I never thought about that.

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