yeah thats total crap...pacing???? haha...from what i heard the traffic school things works real well...but doesnt the officer have to be present during the little court hearing... and i heard the more times you call and rescedule your court date the better the chance the officer wont show and they will dismiss the case...o well maybe this is a urban legend also

 

Well here's what they said when I called..

I cant take DD, i'm not eligible... 2 other options is pay the fine.. Or go in there and see the Prosecuter and the Judge and ask them what I can do to not get this on my record.. Or take it to court.. I dont care about the fine, I'll pay the fine.. I just don't want this on my record.. I can ONLY imagine what Geico would do if they saw a ticket for 70 in 45 with an 8k lb truck.. Thats my worry.. Not that the money is tight or anything.. I just dont want that raise in price b/c how many people do you know that pays $130 month for full coverage on 2 cars at the age of 25?

 

The overpayment myth is false!! You get points regardless. 6L pwr, I know what you mean, my oldest brother is a bigtime lawyer in B-ham... however, we don't use him to get out of tickets... just other things!! I know the court clerks in 4 counties... (Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb, and Tuscaloosa).... if, or when, I get a ticket, I just call up my lady friends and they yank the ticket before it processes. Only drawback is you gotta be quick with it... usually a 2 days TOPS before it gets into the system. However, it has worked every time for me...not to mention those lady friends are extremely attractive!! Court clerks are the way to go!! If he wrote you a wreckless driving ticket by method of "pacing", you can dispute it and get it reduced... however, it's highly unlikely to get it revoked (unless he no-shows for court) because the judge ALWAYS takes his word over yours unless you are some high profiler. Disputing it might cost you more money too... so... be wise!

 

BeerStalker-thanks for setting it straight!

 

I recieved a ticket in a neighborhood a few years ago and the cop literally said " I estimated your speed to be 45" and then he wrote me a ticket for 35 in a 25. I took it to court because i was about to get my license suspended and the judge ruled in his favor. The cop claimed that in his training they were trained to estimate speed. I think it smells like BS. You may be elgible for a probation period since it was your first ticket. In oklahoma you can get like 90 days probation and if you dont get another ticket in that 90 days your previous ticket drops from your record. But you still have to pay.

 

Indeed, they are trained rigorously on "unaided speed detection".... at least here in Bama. It's not as reliable as radar detection... but will hold up in court. The best method of not getting a ticket is to not speed.

 

Oh come on now, don't be such a mommies baby.....You got the ticket, suck it up and pay it.

Your a big boy now, don't go having your mommy call the big bad cops and have them fix your ticket..

Unreal!!!!!!!!!

 

HAHAHAHA!!!!!! ok give the guy a break...but its always nice for someone to come in and tell it like it is!!

 

You've made a very poor choice for your first post on FTE.

 

he was just craking jokes....jokes are always fun, but i didnt notice the first post thing

 

Maybe one of Storm's friends registered today to give him some crud.... maybe?

 

its probably strom himself....

 

No it's not one of my friends and that lil child there can go stick his foot where the sun don't shine..

I'll call my momma if I want to.. It's called connections! EVERYONE has em.. Whether its parts, lawyers, free tickets to the community swimming pool, or the hookup at a bar.. So pork off punk..

It always takes one moron to show his true colors.. Anymore these days you can't post on here without one of "these" coming..

Blah back onto the subject after that interuption.. I'm going to check monday on concrete options.. I have no problem paying the fine, nor probation.. What I refuse to do is pay for a ticket that I believe is severly off balance.. I know what he did.. I was a symbol.. It was raining.. If I had to estimate I was prob 10 miles over the speed limit.. If that.. But due to the weather and the fact my truck is lifted he automatically assumed I was going to loose control and run through his house.. Which I truly wouldn't care.. Cops here are dicks.. Plain and simple! This town is so full of rich snobs that the cops get royalty for picking on the little guy..

No problem.. I have even higher connections if they want to play the game.. I have a few family friends that are lawyers.. The kind that the City of Austin is scared of because they are that GOOD!

Like I said.. If I was doing 70 and he could show me proof of it on radar.. Fine write me and I'll pay.. Hack my license up.. My mistake.. But don't come to me and say I "paced" you at 70.. That's bullcrap.. Only thing he paces is the amount of steps from the court house to the donut shop!

 

You owe me a keyboard....

I like to keep a Dunkin' Donuts gift certificate paper-clipped to my driver's license. Then when I hand it over, I can say, "Uh, yes officer, my DONOR CARD is on the back there..."

Seriously, I think everyone should go to court on every ticket, every time, even if you're going to plead guilty. Drag the cop in there, clog the court, take all of the profit out of it, and they'll come up with a better system, one that is about making better drivers, rather than collecting revenue.

OK, I'll get off of my soap box now...

 

See.. Thats what I'm talking bout!

I wouldn't have said one word if he tagged me doing 70 with radar.. Course again I havent a clue how fast I was going because I wasn't looking at my speedometer.. I was just driving to the toll road to head to work.. I just left McDonalds with breakfast...

Its these dumb tickets where they say I estimate this speed or I paced you at this speed..

Sigh