SS: Getting a ticket for 5 over

cheapie · 02-08-2005, 11:40 AM

My wife just called me and she got her second ticket in 3 weeks for going 5-7 over. Seriously. Don't the ****ing cops have anything better to do? My wife feels bad about the fine. I don't care about the freakin' fine. Just the insurance hike that's sure to follow. Damn damn damn damn. The one she had a couple weeks ago she didn't tell me about until the day before the fine was due so i had to pay extra so that it wasn't delinquent.

i'm just so pissed right now.

DarkFury · 02-08-2005, 11:44 AM

I guess you told her NOT to show a lil cleavage to work her way out of a ticket huh?

mcs328 · 02-08-2005, 11:48 AM

Any way you can contest it? There's a website out there I think that helps you. I think they ask for a small donation or fee if you win and nothing if you lose. Look for mistakes like wrong car make or model, VIN, License plate...etc.

Merlin · 02-08-2005, 12:59 PM

I would contest that ticket. Cops typically don't write tickets for 5 mph over for a very good reason. If you go to court you can argue that that small an amount is within the margin of error of the radar gun. It was radar, right?

At this point she won't be eligible for traffic school on account of the other ticket so you really have nothing at all to lose by fighting it.

ufcrusher · 02-08-2005, 01:25 PM

That truly sucks but I do have to question if it was in the same area? Cops will often step up patrols in certain problem areas and enforce anything and everything they can to get the area to be a known hot spot for police activity.

For example, the cops around Poway have started to ticket people for going 3+ mph over the speed limit, failure to use turn signals, failure to turn on signals at a safe distance, and similar trumped up crap. The daughter of a friend of the family managed to get stopped 2 times in under a week for once failing to signal a lane change and once going 3 mph over the speed limit (this was on a 45mph road!)

As a result I have been crawling everywhere and making sure that any and every move I make is telegraphed to everyone. Which apparently pissed off a different cop the other day because he gave me a dirty look as he sped past me.

Good thing I was following the laws to a T.

brainsmile · 02-08-2005, 02:02 PM

thanks for the heads up ufcrusher

cheapie · 02-08-2005, 02:03 PM

different areas. and she was going 7 over so the gun would have to be substantially off right?

WhiskeyPapa · 02-08-2005, 02:43 PM

Maybe she could try driving the speed limit?

cheapie · 02-08-2005, 02:44 PM

lol. or pay attention.

guiseppewv · 02-08-2005, 02:48 PM

I would fight it too. There are many things you can argue depending on if the cop car was moving when it clocked your wife or sitting still. Radar guns are not that accurate and most of the ones older than a couple of years have serious design flaws and even the newer ones have flaws just not as many as the older ones.

Get radar detectors for her and you. In the long run they are cheaper.

Jane83 · 02-08-2005, 03:12 PM

5 over speed limit is still valid. maybe not 10 but i remember 5 being ok.
you should fight it.
and most cops let you go with a warning...especially that it was your wife...hmm

ski · 02-08-2005, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kb0wwp

Maybe she could try driving the speed limit?

I know if I got a stopped for speeding, ticket, and insurance hike, I would NOT be speeding 3 weeks later... it would take me a while to feel comfortable breaking the limit again.

nickel · 02-08-2005, 04:48 PM

send a letter to the D.A. and plead to have it reduced to a non-moving violation.
worked for me.

psycho- · 02-08-2005, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ufcrusher

For example, the cops around Poway have started to ticket people for going 3+ mph over the speed limit, failure to use turn signals, failure to turn on signals at a safe distance, and similar trumped up crap. The daughter of a friend of the family managed to get stopped 2 times in under a week for once failing to signal a lane change and once going 3 mph over the speed limit (this was on a 45mph road!)

Really? I speed AT LEAST 55-65 mph on Scripps Poway Pkwy to Costco all the time. I know that road is 45-55 (depending on location).

DarkFury · 02-08-2005, 06:29 PM

Maybe she needs a "radar detector" for Valentine's Day.

kei2 · 02-08-2005, 07:34 PM

I would say traffic school to keep it off the record, but Merlin may be right about the other ticket making that impossible...

ski · 02-08-2005, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkFury

Maybe she needs a "radar detector" for Valentine's Day.

Is that a joke about "radar detectors" or in reference to the V1?

Maarchk · 02-09-2005, 12:50 PM

Oh man that stinks. Perhaps she can fight this one. And other then that, i dont know.. be careful. I live near this little Righteous town, that its sole founding purpose was that people could grow weed and have their own little community without being bothered by "outsiders". So as a result, since my high school was next door, i regularly had girls come cry to me that they got a ticket of going 26 in a 25. It was sooo rediculous. But there was also only 2 cop cars, so when someone got pulled over, they would have backup, and then everyone who saw the whole "gang" would proceed to speed and burnout across the rest of town.

DaFunkyUnit · 02-09-2005, 01:42 PM

reminds me of the movie Super Troopers...

DarkFury · 02-09-2005, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ski

Is that a joke about "radar detectors" or in reference to the V1?

Heh... take it as you see fit

ufcrusher · 02-09-2005, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psycho-

Really? I speed AT LEAST 55-65 mph on Scripps Poway Pkwy to Costco all the time. I know that road is 45-55 (depending on location).

Most of the people I know are getting stopped in North Poway, I guess they figure if you live here you have the money. Rancho Bernardo/Espola Rd, near Poway High, Poway Road, Camino Del Norte/Twin Peaks, and Bernardo Center are all hot spots that I know of.

I have not run into any problems on Scripps Poway Pkwy myself, but when you turn down community road they grab people there all the time. The cops also like to hide out behind the animal hospital sign when going east on Poway road.

You are constantly going down Bernado Center and/or Camino Del Norte to get to HP. As such you are going through some of the areas of heightened patroling. I have had a few cops creep up on me recently on Camino Del Norte, but never gotten pulled over due to actually being careful about it.

brainsmile · 02-09-2005, 04:41 PM

make sure there's not a + symbol next to the speed listed. A + means you did more than one thing wrong and they're doing you a favor. Judges look for that and are less lenient if they see that the cop already gave you a favor.

InfiniteNothing · 02-10-2005, 12:13 AM

Speaking of which, my radar detector warned me to a police vehicle today.

Vrrrrrrrm....chirp!...chirp!.chirp.cirp*changes lanes slows to 69mph*

Cheapie, in California you can argue that a speed limit sign is really a recommendation depending on the conditions. Under good conditions you can go a bit faster ... under poorer conditions you have to go slower. You may want to investigate if it's the same where you live.

As a side note, do you happen to have cruise control?

cheapie · 02-10-2005, 01:36 PM

yeah. cruise. the ticket she got says she was going 42 in a 35 but the ticket is only for 40.

navyones · 02-10-2005, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brainsmile

make sure there's not a + symbol next to the speed listed. A + means you did more than one thing wrong and they're doing you a favor. Judges look for that and are less lenient if they see that the cop already gave you a favor.

I have never heard that before. How did you come across that bit of useful information?

02-08-2005, 11:40 AM	#1
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	SS: Getting a ticket for 5 over My wife just called me and she got her second ticket in 3 weeks for going 5-7 over. Seriously. Don't the ****ing cops have anything better to do? My wife feels bad about the fine. I don't care about the freakin' fine. Just the insurance hike that's sure to follow. Damn damn damn damn. The one she had a couple weeks ago she didn't tell me about until the day before the fine was due so i had to pay extra so that it wasn't delinquent. i'm just so pissed right now. __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

02-08-2005, 11:44 AM	#2
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	I guess you told her NOT to show a lil cleavage to work her way out of a ticket huh? __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

02-08-2005, 11:48 AM	#3
mcs328 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,578	Any way you can contest it? There's a website out there I think that helps you. I think they ask for a small donation or fee if you win and nothing if you lose. Look for mistakes like wrong car make or model, VIN, License plate...etc. __________________

02-08-2005, 12:59 PM	#4
Merlin Admiral Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Square On My Arse Posts: 7,410	I would contest that ticket. Cops typically don't write tickets for 5 mph over for a very good reason. If you go to court you can argue that that small an amount is within the margin of error of the radar gun. It was radar, right? At this point she won't be eligible for traffic school on account of the other ticket so you really have nothing at all to lose by fighting it. __________________

02-08-2005, 01:25 PM	#5
ufcrusher Admiral Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boca Raton, FL: By way of: Poway, CA; Gainesville, Fl; Penn Valley, Pa. Posts: 5,680	That truly sucks but I do have to question if it was in the same area? Cops will often step up patrols in certain problem areas and enforce anything and everything they can to get the area to be a known hot spot for police activity. For example, the cops around Poway have started to ticket people for going 3+ mph over the speed limit, failure to use turn signals, failure to turn on signals at a safe distance, and similar trumped up crap. The daughter of a friend of the family managed to get stopped 2 times in under a week for once failing to signal a lane change and once going 3 mph over the speed limit (this was on a 45mph road!) As a result I have been crawling everywhere and making sure that any and every move I make is telegraphed to everyone. Which apparently pissed off a different cop the other day because he gave me a dirty look as he sped past me. Good thing I was following the laws to a T. __________________ Welcome my son, welcome to the machine...Where have you been? It's alright we know where you've been....

02-08-2005, 02:02 PM	#6
brainsmile Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: woah... why is welfareloser here with me so early in the morning and more importantly why am I wearing her clothes?!? Posts: 13,754	thanks for the heads up ufcrusher __________________ ********************************** DCM #1 (Founder) "Nobody beats Vitus Gerulaitis 18 times in a row." - Vitus Gerulaitis on beating Jimmy Connors after 17 failed attempts.

02-08-2005, 02:03 PM	#7
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	different areas. and she was going 7 over so the gun would have to be substantially off right?

02-08-2005, 02:43 PM	#8
WhiskeyPapa Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: 45° 11' 35" North Latitude, 95° 8' 37" West Longitude Posts: 3,427	Maybe she could try driving the speed limit? __________________

02-08-2005, 02:44 PM	#9
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	lol. or pay attention.

02-08-2005, 02:48 PM	#10
guiseppewv Admiral Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: East coast Posts: 7,116	I would fight it too. There are many things you can argue depending on if the cop car was moving when it clocked your wife or sitting still. Radar guns are not that accurate and most of the ones older than a couple of years have serious design flaws and even the newer ones have flaws just not as many as the older ones. Get radar detectors for her and you. In the long run they are cheaper.

02-08-2005, 03:12 PM	#11
Jane83 Commander Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: S. Pasadena Posts: 1,452	5 over speed limit is still valid. maybe not 10 but i remember 5 being ok. you should fight it. and most cops let you go with a warning...especially that it was your wife...hmm

02-08-2005, 04:48 PM	#13
nickel Vice Chairwoman, Joint Chieftess of Staff Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jeterville, NYY Posts: 17,786	send a letter to the D.A. and plead to have it reduced to a non-moving violation. worked for me. __________________ click me

02-08-2005, 06:29 PM	#15
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Maybe she needs a "radar detector" for Valentine's Day.

02-08-2005, 07:34 PM	#16
kei2 Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,102	I would say traffic school to keep it off the record, but Merlin may be right about the other ticket making that impossible...

02-09-2005, 12:50 PM	#18
Maarchk Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Where the east meets the west. Posts: 3,066	Oh man that stinks. Perhaps she can fight this one. And other then that, i dont know.. be careful. I live near this little Righteous town, that its sole founding purpose was that people could grow weed and have their own little community without being bothered by "outsiders". So as a result, since my high school was next door, i regularly had girls come cry to me that they got a ticket of going 26 in a 25. It was sooo rediculous. But there was also only 2 cop cars, so when someone got pulled over, they would have backup, and then everyone who saw the whole "gang" would proceed to speed and burnout across the rest of town. __________________ "The girl is crafty like ice is cold." "I left my heart in san francisco... And my liver at Moe's Tavern." A real friend is one who listens to you as much as they talk to you.

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02-09-2005, 01:42 PM	#19
DaFunkyUnit Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: the peanut gallery Posts: 3,909	reminds me of the movie Super Troopers... __________________

02-09-2005, 04:41 PM	#22
brainsmile Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: woah... why is welfareloser here with me so early in the morning and more importantly why am I wearing her clothes?!? Posts: 13,754	make sure there's not a + symbol next to the speed listed. A + means you did more than one thing wrong and they're doing you a favor. Judges look for that and are less lenient if they see that the cop already gave you a favor.

02-10-2005, 12:13 AM	#23
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	Speaking of which, my radar detector warned me to a police vehicle today. Vrrrrrrrm....chirp!...chirp!.chirp.cirpchanges lanes slows to 69mph Cheapie, in California you can argue that a speed limit sign is really a recommendation depending on the conditions. Under good conditions you can go a bit faster ... under poorer conditions you have to go slower. You may want to investigate if it's the same where you live. As a side note, do you happen to have cruise control? __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Last edited by InfiniteNothing : 02-10-2005 at 07:21 AM.

02-10-2005, 01:36 PM	#24
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	yeah. cruise. the ticket she got says she was going 42 in a 35 but the ticket is only for 40.

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