Ticket for having a trailer

SuperFineLin9 · #1 09-24-2010, 02:43 PM

I am not sure where to post this so I'm posting it here

If somebody from New York could help me out that would be great but I really doubt there is anything that can be done.

So we (my band and I) were driving out of NYC north to Massachusetts. So we ended up on this road/highway (sorry I dont remember the name I think prkway was in the name)

WELL there was a sign on the road that said "Passenger Vehicles ONLY" and I am in a passenger van with a trailer attached. I thought that it was mostly talking about 18 wheelers and other commercial vehicles. Well the State trooper that pulled me over informed me that I thought wrong. I hoped being from Texas the guy would see I was just confused on the sign and would let me off. The guy even threatened that he was going to make me take of the trailer and he was going to tow it (and I am really glad he didn't or else you all would have seen me on the 9 O'clock news, there was no way he was taking my trailer full of gear)

So here are a question for somebody from New York. What do you think this ticket will run me. I really want to fight it, really bad, but I am almost sure it is going to cost me more to fight it than to just pay the ticket. Also, what are the odds of getting winning the fight.

The part that really does not make sense to me is the road I was on was a four lane road, meaning people could pass me if they wanted, its a hilly area and I just can't keep up with the cars. (I mean I'm able to go at at a steady 55 and that was the speed limit, but who really just goes the speed limit?) The road they made me drive on was a two lane road meaning there was a long line of cars desperately wanting past me on this hills.

Ill try to check this thread when I can't always find free wifi

P.S.: New York, please just add "no personal trailers" or even "no trailers" to the sign.

Rockman · #2 09-24-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperFineLin9

I am not sure where to post this so I'm posting it here

If somebody from New York could help me out that would be great but I really doubt there is anything that can be done.

So we (my band and I) were driving out of NYC north to Massachusetts. So we ended up on this road/highway (sorry I dont remember the name I think prkway was in the name)

WELL there was a sign on the road that said "Passenger Vehicles ONLY" and I am in a passenger van with a trailer attached. I thought that it was mostly talking about 18 wheelers and other commercial vehicles. Well the State trooper that pulled me over informed me that I thought wrong. I hoped being from Texas the guy would see I was just confused on the sign and would let me off. The guy even threatened that he was going to make me take of the trailer and he was going to tow it (and I am really glad he didn't or else you all would have seen me on the 9 O'clock news, there was no way he was taking my trailer full of gear)

So here are a question for somebody from New York. What do you think this ticket will run me. I really want to fight it, really bad, but I am almost sure it is going to cost me more to fight it than to just pay the ticket. Also, what are the odds of getting winning the fight.

The part that really does not make sense to me is the road I was on was a four lane road, meaning people could pass me if they wanted, its a hilly area and I just can't keep up with the cars. (I mean I'm able to go at at a steady 55 and that was the speed limit, but who really just goes the speed limit?) The road they made me drive on was a two lane road meaning there was a long line of cars desperately wanting past me on this hills.

Ill try to check this thread when I can't always find free wifi

P.S.: New York, please just add "no personal trailers" or even "no trailers" to the sign.

Sawmill river parkway? Hutchinson River parkway? In any case for future reference unless you are going into Greenwich CT or something you should probably just go off around NYC and take the Tapanzee bridge. I'm also curious as to where you were going because I-95 pretty much goes the same places as all the rest of the roads through NYC,

SuperFineLin9 · #3 09-24-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockman

Sawmill river parkway? Hutchinson River parkway? In any case for future reference unless you are going into Greenwich CT or something you should probably just go off around NYC and take the Tapanzee bridge. I'm also curious as to where you were going because I-95 pretty much goes the same places as all the rest of the roads through NYC,

I looked on the ticket to see if it had the name of the road but it didn't have it. We played in NYC last night and just heading to the next date. As for why we were on that road, well GPS-es are funny. They don't really take the most logical route sometimes.

Rockman · #4 09-24-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperFineLin9

I looked on the ticket to see if it had the name of the road but it didn't have it. We played in NYC last night and just heading to the next date. As for why we were on that road, well GPS are funny. They don't really take the most logical route sometimes.

Yeah getting through NYC can suck. You should check out your GPS to see if it has a Trailer as a vehicle option. It will avoid all roads that don't permit them.

SuperFineLin9 · #5 09-24-2010, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockman

Yeah getting through NYC can suck. You should check out your GPS to see if it has a Trailer as a vehicle option. It will avoid all roads that don't permit them.

Thanks for the advice man, I hadn't thought about that before.

Dirk Diggler · #6 09-24-2010, 09:15 PM

My bet is it looked like an easy ticket for the cop, and not expect a fight due to out of state plates, perhaps he needed to make a certain quota.

I hate to say it, but pay the fine, unless you want to go back to the city to fight it. On a good note you should be able to write off the fine on your taxes I think.
Good luck,
Dirk