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So, I got a speeding ticket. Can ya help me get out if it?
- Thread starter Ty McNeely
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Oh come on, yourself. Sorry, but considering the consequences is the best advice I can give. What's yours; some silly Lakland analogy? He could have been killed, or worse, he could have killed someone else (maybe someone you care about). How effective would it be to be able to walk into to court and say "I should be able to pick my own punishment, so throw this part out."? Consider it the cost of an education, and learn from it.
If if appears to be beating a dead horse, it's because after 5 pages, Ty doesn't seem to get it. He knows he did wrong, but doesn't like the punishment. Well, that's how it is supposed to be.
Ty, slow down, man. It's not worth it, financially or emotionally (should something horrible happen). It only takes one time. Here are some facts to consider:
14% of all deaths due to motor vehicle accidents are teen drivers.
Most teen driver deaths due to motor vehicle accidents occur on weekends 53% of the time.
Teen drivers killed in motor vehicle accidents had a youth passenger in automobile 45% of the time.
Of teen drivers fatally injured in automobiles, more than 1/3 were speed related accidents.
Teen lifestyle of staying up late make teen drivers a high risk to have an automobile accident due to drowsiness.
More than any age group, teens are likely to be involved in a single vehicle crash.
This age group makes up 7% of licensed drivers, but suffers 14% of fatalities and 20% of all reported accidents.
See, now I'm starting to get angry and I'm doing the best I can to control it. This is surprising because I normally agree with you on everything, but...
Lemme take a wild guess here, based on the reasoning used in that statement.
You've *never* had a speeding ticket, nor have you *ever* sped in your life. Huh? Not true? Didn't think so. While it could well be true that you've never exceeded the speed limit as much as I have, keep in mind that neither had I before that night, and it was less than 1% of the drive that I did so (NOT just because I got caught
).The point is that no, I don't like the punishment. I'm not saying I don't deserve it, but the fact of the matter is that the judge will be the one to decide whether I deserve it or not. I'm hoping he will be kind-hearted and defer it. I don't ask to completely avoid the punishment--quite the contrary actually. I'm asking to be trusted not to do it again for the next year, and to do so would mean EXTRA points on my license. I WOULD still have to pay the fine and I WOULD still be on probation. It's not like I'm getting off scot-free
T, I appreciate your concerns, but if you would have read the thread, I stated numerous times that I have never sped like that before and didn't plan to do it again. I've heard the statistics many times before.
Now, for God's sake can we leave the stupid horse alone?
Now kiddies what's the moral of today's story ? Yes, that is right ! "Don't speed even the slighted bit , no matter how uncrowded it might be."
It only takes one time.Originally posted by Ty McNeely
See, now I'm starting to get angry and I'm doing the best I can to control it. This is surprising because I normally agree with you on everything, but...
Lemme take a wild guess here, based on the reasoning used in that statement.
You've *never* had a speeding ticket, nor have you *ever* sped in your life. Huh? Not true? Didn't think so. While it could well be true that you've never exceeded the speed limit as much as I have, keep in mind that neither had I before that night, and it was less than 1% of the drive that I did so (NOT just because I got caught
Actually, I have had only one speeding ticket in the 30+ years I have been driving, and I got it when I was a teenager (50 MPH in a 35 MPH speed zone).
That sounds like like the right attitude, and you seem to be an intellgent, mature, nice young man. If I were the judge, I would probably trust you and be lenient. Best wishes.Originally posted by Ty McNeely
The point is that no, I don't like the punishment. I'm not saying I don't deserve it, but the fact of the matter is that the judge will be the one to decide whether I deserve it or not. I'm hoping he will be kind-hearted and defer it. I don't ask to completely avoid the punishment--quite the contrary actually. I'm asking to be trusted not to do it again for the next year, and to do so would mean EXTRA points on my license. I WOULD still have to pay the fine and I WOULD still be on probation. It's not like I'm getting off scot-free
And then the insurance companies use those statistics to jack up the price of premiums for younger drivers.
Insurance: The biggest money racket since real estate informercials.
...like it was yesterday, except I had a 4-barreled 454ci under the hood and the cop who stopped me was the father of the young man who was taking my sister to the prom that weekend. That, and when he asked why I was doing 120mph in a 60mph zone I said: "I just wanted to see how fast she goes..." He bought it and I got off. Gotta love growing up in the sticks.
DD
ok i don't speed much...yes i said much..*sigh*
once have i gotten a ticket for speeding. for 72 in a 55...in florida once in georgia but no points since i was out of state. and the thing was that i was going with traffic. but i had a fl plate..he said i could fight it. but i do live 4 hours away. screw it..i payed it. both...
the one here it was 2 am on an empty road also..but he happened to be passing by...i was passing car...but i didn't slow down right away...o well you live and learn
i also didn't take any classes...
so ive had two tickets with points.
the other one was when i was driving my friends car and the tire blew and it rolled over in the median..going 35 mph or so. but he wrote me up saying that i should have had control of the car even tho' the tire blew..that i could have fought..but screw it
i never did get a insurance hike....i just don't plan on getting another car or switching companies anytime soon
steve
once have i gotten a ticket for speeding. for 72 in a 55...in florida once in georgia but no points since i was out of state. and the thing was that i was going with traffic. but i had a fl plate..he said i could fight it. but i do live 4 hours away. screw it..i payed it. both...
the one here it was 2 am on an empty road also..but he happened to be passing by...i was passing car...but i didn't slow down right away...o well you live and learn
i also didn't take any classes...
so ive had two tickets with points.
the other one was when i was driving my friends car and the tire blew and it rolled over in the median..going 35 mph or so. but he wrote me up saying that i should have had control of the car even tho' the tire blew..that i could have fought..but screw it
i never did get a insurance hike....i just don't plan on getting another car or switching companies anytime soon
steve
Final verdict:
Deferred!
I decided to go ahead and take it up there to the Court Deputy on Monday. I called her today after she spoke with the DA and she said it was deferred!!
Deferred!
I decided to go ahead and take it up there to the Court Deputy on Monday. I called her today after she spoke with the DA and she said it was deferred!!
Count your blessings and don't be the fastest motorist going anywhere. You'll get there if you give yourself enough time.Originally posted by Ty McNeely
Final verdict:
Deferred!
I decided to go ahead and take it up there to the Court Deputy on Monday. I called her today after she spoke with the DA and she said it was deferred!!
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Congrats - I assume that means if you keep your nose clean for a year it drops off. MERRY CHRISTMAS DUDE!
Indeed. Shouldn't be hard since this is the first one I've gotten in 3 years.
Bleh--I was out of it when I wrote that. Pardon my (mis)spelling.
FWIW, I speed every time I drive. My last ticket was in 1987 (55 in a 45). Keep your eyes peeled, and look in your rear-view mirror at least every seven seconds. And drive defensively. If you get caught speeding, thank the officer for doing his job and pay the ticket.
On multi-lane highways I will keep up with traffic. On the freeway, it depends on the hour, location, and amount of traffic. I am always going faster than posted speeds, but I am never the fastest guy on the road. I want the cops' attention elsewhere.
I never speed in residential neighborhoods. Other people have kids too.
I haven't gotten a speeding ticket since 1989.
Looking at it a different way, might make you feel better - try this: Add up all the number of times you've driven over the speed-limit, and then divide that number into your the amount of money you're been fined - that's how much it costs you to break the speed-limit. Even if you add in all the insurance loading, you might find that it still works out to be pretty inexpensive...
- Wil
- Wil
Well, if its $60 here, $60 there, its ok, but when its $60 here then $273 there, it is NOT inexpensive.
FWIW, I *NEVER* speed in residential neighborhoods or school zones (during school anyways).
I factored in the time, the conditions, and the traffic when I broke the law, but my multiplication and division was a little whacked out that day.
