
Posted: 5/21/2002 8:27:41 AM EST
Its been a L-O-N-G time since the wife or I got a speeding ticket. Well, she just got one. First in SCarolina.
What do you guys get nabbed for when you get a speeding ticket???
( in $xxx for xx mph over the limit)
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$230 for going 50 in a 25.
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I haven't had a speeding ticket for about 5 yrs now, so I have no idea.
I did come across this webpage once though, [url]http://www.paynofine.com/[/url], it may help your wife.
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I got a $130 fine for doing 55 in a 35.
Kyle
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In Texas, you get one freebie per year, providing you are willing to take a defensive driving course (which costs about $60). No fine, no record.
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Well, [b]garandman[/b], if your wife had the right attorney....
Eric The(Nevermind)Hun[>]:)]
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I've never gotten one. I'm proud of living somewhere with such, ahem, overactive traffic cops, and sucessfully not having received one. I think the last one my wife got here in SC was $5. Of course, that was a long time ago [:)]. The last few I've heard about around here were $65 for less than 10 over and $130 for more than 10 over.z
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Wasn't S.C. the place where a state trooper pulled over a guy for speeding and tried to give him a ticket for about 165 bucks and the guy went beserk all yelling and cursing while the trooper stood there.He even told the guy if he didn't pick up the tickets he'll cite him for litering. Remember that on World's Wildest Police videos? The trooper kept his cool. Damn, they keep showing that.
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Originally Posted By DefMan:
Wasn't S.C. the place where a state trooper pulled over a guy for speeding and tried to give him a ticket for about 165 bucks and the guy went beserk all yelling and cursing while the trooper stood there.He even told the guy if he didn't pick up the tickets he'll cite him for litering. Remember that on World's Wildest Police videos? The trooper kept his cool. Damn, they keep showing that. View Quote |
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I have no idea. I've had 2 speeding tickets since I began driving in 1966. The last one, in 1970, cost me $35, IIRC.
Hell, I've been pulled over [u]once[/u] since 1971, and that was on my bike in 1985. The cop told me there'd been a report of motorcycles racing in the area, when I asked why he stopped me.
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$300 78 in 55
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$120 - 60 in a 55.
Freaking traffic school drove up the cost to keep it off my record.
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Originally Posted By DefMan:
Wasn't S.C. the place where a state trooper pulled over a guy for speeding and tried to give him a ticket for about 165 bucks and the guy went beserk all yelling and cursing while the trooper stood there.He even told the guy if he didn't pick up the tickets he'll cite him for litering. Remember that on World's Wildest Police videos? The trooper kept his cool. Damn, they keep showing that. View Quote |
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In most states it's a modest court cost (usually 20 or 30 dollars) and around 3 to 5 dollars per mile per hour over the limit on the fine.
Then again, if you hire a "POS" attorney to argue the facts and the law, then she might even secure a dismissal. But that would be "sue-happy" and you would be degrading yourself to the likes of a "POS" lawyer . . .
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I haven't had a ticket in 12 years.........
until 6 months ago. I got 2 in 6 months.
72 in 55= $190.00
64 in 45= $100.00
They were in 2 different counties, both got reduced to 9 over the limit when I went to court. They just want the $$$$$$$.
I don't speed anymore(well, not as much[:)]
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I always get out of them because I am an attorney-NYAH! NYAH! [:P]
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In PA it varies from $93 to about $165-175 depending on the speed.
Also if you are cool to the cop alot of times you can get the ticket lowered to "failure to obey traffic control devices 3111" this is the $93 fine and it carries no points.
I don't even have to worry about speeding tickets in the city. Philly cops don't have radar. They have to time you to get your speed and I know all the spots they have measured to time people.
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Last speeding ticket I ever got was $227 plus court cost trying to fight it---at least I made the LEO come in on the day shift when he worked the night shift---on his day off, and then it cost me around another $350 a year ever since in my insurance rates going up!
Don't get me wrong, I believe speed limits are needed, but believe or not, a lot of the tickets issued out there weren't done legally. Just not to long ago in a suburb of Atlanta an officer was issuing tickets and stating he paced them when in actuality he used a radar gun, which he was NOT certified to use.
Also just recently in Clayton County GA, the county let there FCC license expire, or something like that, and everyone that had recieved speeding tickets for about a month had to be let go.
Why was I fighting my ticket? Because in GA they can't give you a ticket unless you're exceding 10 mph over the speed limit. Mine was for 41 in a 35, however, it was in a work zone and that law doesn't apply in a work zone or scholl zone. Oh well.
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Originally Posted By DefMan:
Wasn't S.C. the place where a state trooper pulled over a guy for speeding and tried to give him a ticket for about 165 bucks and the guy went beserk all yelling and cursing while the trooper stood there.He even told the guy if he didn't pick up the tickets he'll cite him for litering. Remember that on World's Wildest Police videos? The trooper kept his cool. Damn, they keep showing that. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By 199:
Obviously the motorist has mental problems.
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Originally Posted By Sweep:
Last speeding ticket I ever got was $227 plus court cost trying to fight it---at least I made the LEO come in on the day shift when he worked the night shift---on his day off...
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Well I'm sad to say that I've picked up a couple "across the river".
Twenty over still cost you $258 + 6pts?
It did the 3-4 times I got nabbed. [STICK]
I CAN'T DRIVE 55!!!!! [:D]
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$100 for 88 in a 70 in the King Ranch (Kennedy County) Texas. [puke]
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RI has a sliding scale: more than 10 mph over= $10 per mph in excess of limit, more than 20 mph over= $20 per mph in excess, and so on.
Once knew a guy (A jackass in so many ways) that managed to get busted [i]on a bridge[/i] for a cost of $1,100.
He was just seeing how fast his borrowed BMW would go.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, IMHO.
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it is my understanding that in the State of Texas, if you are caught by the DPS going 100 or more MPH then by law they must take you to jail. just a friendly reminder to whoever is passing (or should i say flying) through.
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Originally Posted By EricTheHun:
Well, [b]garandman[/b], if your wife had the right attorney....
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Originally Posted By garandman:
That actually makes my whole point about lawyers, and the damage they have done to our society.
My wife broke the speed limit. It was CLEARLY posted, and she made a choice to exceed it.
BOTH she and I acknowledge that, and accept it. The PROPER response is to either pay the fine, or throw ourselves on the mercy of the court, which has the right to demand justice (such as is defined by existing statute, which if we don't like we can go to Columbia and try to change thru legislative channels) but ***MAY**** opt to show lenieency.
The WRONG response is "Let's find me a lawyer that can weasel my way out, and cheat justice (as defined above)."
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Post from garandman -
That actually makes my whole point about lawyers, and the damage they have done to our society. View Quote My wife broke the speed limit. It was CLEARLY posted, and she made a choice to exceed it. View Quote BOTH she and I acknowledge that, and accept it. The PROPER response is to either pay the fine, or throw ourselves on the mercy of the court, which has the right to demand justice (such as is defined by existing statute, which if we don't like we can go to Columbia and try to change thru legislative channels) but ***MAY**** opt to show lenieency.
View Quote The WRONG response is "Let's find me a lawyer that can weasel my way out, and cheat justice (as defined above)." View Quote Personal responsibility - remember when "conservatives" USED to beleive in that????? View Quote Ahhh, the good old days..... View Quote |
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To my lawyer friends -
Don't you realize how revealing (whether accurate or not) it is to watch ya'll get your shorts all in a wad over a few generalized comments about SOME lawyers, and certain ugly aspects of the profession??
Lemme illustrate -
When teh Enron / Andersen mess broke, and it was vogue to bash those "evil, manipulative" accoutants, I made nary a peep. In fact, I joined in slightly, condemning the Andersen guys pretty severely or the rotten dirtbags they were. I ****DID NOT**** yell bloody murder for anti-accountant bigotry, or some such like you guys are.
You know why??? Do you understand WHY I have little problem with accountant bashing, as popularized by the Enron mess???
(pay close attention here)
CUZ I KNOW THAT'S NOT ME. I'M NOTHING LIKE THOSE ANDERSEN GUYS.
In screaming bloody murder like you are, yer (unintendedly and MOST likely incorrectly) revealing yourselves.
Ever heard the phrase -
"Methinks thou doest protest too loudly"
I'm QUITE sure you guys are the BETTER / BEST subset of lawyers. At least yer not working to take my guns from me.
So if what I've said about lawyers doesn't apply to you, just say "Cool, g-man ain't talking about me, and leave it at that."
Otherwise, you run the risk of "protesting too loudly."
Like they say bout OJ , "innocent men have no need to run."
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Originally Posted By garandman:
I'm QUITE sure you guys are the BETTER / BEST subset of lawyers. At least yer not working to take my guns from me.
So if what I've said about lawyers doesn't apply to you, just say "Cool, g-man ain't talking about me, and leave it at that." View Quote Originally Posted By garandman:
Otherwise, you run the risk of "protesting too loudly."
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