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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:24:34 AM EDT
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Contest ticket. Take school schedule to court.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:25:13 AM EDT
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Have you perhaps given thought to the fact that schools often have early registration, open houses, meet your teacher events?
Good ticket, sounds like. Just out of curiosity, how much is that going to set you back in thousands? Ouch |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:25:19 AM EDT
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Even I know if the lights are flashing you slow down even if there are no kids. Funny how laws work.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:26:39 AM EDT
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Are summer sessions still underway in your towns?
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:27:30 AM EDT
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...children who weren't even present at the time... You have no idea if children are present or not. As somebody else said, there is the possibility of early registration, open houses, athletics, etc. Slow down. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:28:16 AM EDT
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Pay your fine, citizen.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:28:18 AM EDT
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You're saying that you saw the flashing lights and ignored them?
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:28:36 AM EDT
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In AL, if the lights were flashing you'd end up paying the ticket. Especially the week or two before school starts, there would be a lot of teacher and student activity at the school so many districts go ahead and flip the switch for the school zone.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:28:46 AM EDT
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Pick up a jar of vasaline so it won't hurt to much when your insurance company fucks you too
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:28:54 AM EDT
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Contest ticket. Take school schedule to court. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:29:03 AM EDT
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You got a ticket for not obeying a traffic sign.
It has nothing to do with the school's schedule. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:30:28 AM EDT
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Contest ticket. Take school schedule to court. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:31:24 AM EDT
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I'd call bullshit ticket. Around here they have those things flashing on weekends and holidays at random because someone didn't select the timer off button. Something is afuck. Court
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:31:54 AM EDT
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You're saying that you saw the flashing lights and ignored them? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:32:05 AM EDT
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You got a ticket for not obeying a traffic sign. It has nothing to do with the school's schedule. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:32:45 AM EDT
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I got a ticket for speeding in a school zone this morning. I was going 55 which is the normal speed limit, but lights were flashing indicating school zone and reduced 35 mph speed limit. It's bad enough getting a ticket, but damn, school doesn't even start till next week. This kinda feels more like a money making scheme for the State rather than protecting children who weren't even present at the time... |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:33:03 AM EDT
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You must obey traffic signs, period.
Did the sign say, "Disregard this sign if school is not in" ? No, it said "35MPH when light is flashing". |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:33:47 AM EDT
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Not guilty
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:33:49 AM EDT
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And then enjoy losing while the judge does this: Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Contest ticket. Take school schedule to court. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:34:04 AM EDT
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You have no idea if children are present or not. As somebody else said, there is the possibility of early registration, open houses, athletics, etc. Slow down. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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...children who weren't even present at the time... You have no idea if children are present or not. As somebody else said, there is the possibility of early registration, open houses, athletics, etc. Slow down. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:34:18 AM EDT
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Gather your evidence and contest it.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:34:19 AM EDT
[#22]
Lights were flashing, school zone was active.
You're gonna write a check |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:35:02 AM EDT
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Here you go, OP. Get this down pat and you may walk............
 The Blues Brothers - Jake's Excuses |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:35:09 AM EDT
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It's not like the school sits empty all summer until the 1st day of school ;)
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:35:30 AM EDT
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Gather your evidence and contest it. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:35:35 AM EDT
[#26]
pay your ticket and learn how to drive
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:35:39 AM EDT
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The cop was just doing his job to protect and serve.
The kids got protected and you got served. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:36:03 AM EDT
[#28]
Guilty. Pay up.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:36:04 AM EDT
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We have been programmed to just obey, and never question.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:36:42 AM EDT
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It's not like the school sits empty all summer until the 1st day of school ;) |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:36:57 AM EDT
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yes he does he is equipped with Mark 1 eyeball Quote HistoryQuoted:
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...children who weren't even present at the time... You have no idea if children are present or not. As somebody else said, there is the possibility of early registration, open houses, athletics, etc. Slow down. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:37:21 AM EDT
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No, just wasn't paying attention. Hell, there mighta been kids running around too; who knows. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You're saying that you saw the flashing lights and ignored them? 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:38:55 AM EDT
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Good ticket
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:39:24 AM EDT
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I see a lot of people in my area of Texas speeding in school zones. Typically the same drivers every day. I always hope a child or family walking to school won't have to be run over for the speeder to learn a lesson. OP, I am not trying to be an ass but you earned that ticket. Perhaps consider this a wake up call before you had to learn the hard way? Please don't speed in a school zone when the light is flashing.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:39:38 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:40:15 AM EDT
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No, just wasn't paying attention. Hell, there mighta been kids running around too; who knows. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:41:17 AM EDT
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I got a ticket for "passing" a school bus that was on the other side of a 4 lane (5 counting turn) highway.
I was pretty pissed. The cop told me kids don't cross the highway, but if there isn't a divider in the median everyone has to stop. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:41:33 AM EDT
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We have been programmed to just obey, and never question. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:42:31 AM EDT
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No, just wasn't paying attention. Hell, there mighta been kids running around too; who knows. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You're saying that you saw the flashing lights and ignored them? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:42:35 AM EDT
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Gather your evidence and contest it. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:43:18 AM EDT
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School zone speeding tickets are such a joke. They don't even let kids walk to school around here anymore. I've seen kids standing a block from the school, waiting on the bus to pick them up. Also, some of the schools with "school zone" signs sit 1/4 mile back from the road or are actually located on the side streets coming off of the main roads where the signs are. Fucking retarded.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:43:29 AM EDT
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lights were flashing
got a seat belt ticket while the copper was writing the ticket two school buses full of kids with no seat belts for any of them or the bus driver and then a caravan of party buses headed for the casino went by...no seat belts on them or the drivers either and people were up walking around with drinks in their hands...
spell the straw in strawberry |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:43:40 AM EDT
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If the school zone light was flashing, you're pretty much SOL.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:44:41 AM EDT
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"No, just wasn't paying attention. Hell, there mighta been kids running around too; who knows." Quote HistoryQuoted:
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...children who weren't even present at the time... You have no idea if children are present or not. As somebody else said, there is the possibility of early registration, open houses, athletics, etc. Slow down. and I am pretty sure that was sarcasm...but maybe I'm wrong... Most of the tickets I wrote were school zone violations...but kids were always around 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:45:53 AM EDT
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What (ahem) "evidence" are you recommending he gather? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Gather your evidence and contest it. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:46:39 AM EDT
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Pick up a jar of vasaline so it won't hurt to much when your insurance company fucks you too |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:48:31 AM EDT
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I'd at least hire a traffic attorney and tell them the situation. They almost never get a worse result than you will and chances are they'll get a better result.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:48:44 AM EDT
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Have you perhaps given thought to the fact that schools often have early registration, open houses, meet your teacher events? Good ticket, sounds like. Just out of curiosity, how much is that going to set you back in thousands? Ouch |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:49:15 AM EDT
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I got threatened with 7 tickets for passing 7 stopped school busses with their lights on. They were pulled over waiting load kids for a field trip. No kids were out of school buildings at the time.
I was driving less than 25mph. I asked what my option was, I was told to wait until lights went off. I asked when that was. 20...30....minutes? The dude got pissed and told me to drive away. I said past the remaining school busses??? He said yes....I was like WTF!!!! I'd take the school schedule to court. If kids are in the intersection but you have a green light does that mean the light trumps all and you run the kids over???? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:49:21 AM EDT
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What did the sign say.. when flashing, when students are present, a time? We had one I was always half hoping to get pulled over at... Had a stated time but the had it going at other times.. think I would have won that one.
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