The Speeding Ticket

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

Ironically, I just got back from a 12hr roundtrip court appearance for a speeding ticket. Had a Failure to Appear, an 11mph ticket (4pt, $88) and not having my ins card. THe way the court worked was there was no judge, just the DA. It was county court, which may be different, but basically you either accepted the plea the DA gave you, or set up another date with the real judge. For some strange reason, all I had to do was show that I currently had insurance and the DA reduced my 11mph ticket to 5mph (1pt, $72), dropped the ins card charge (potentially pretty serious, surprisingly enough) and just charged me $30 for the failure to appear. $192.20 later and I had all the tickets taken care of and my license back (got suspended from the FTA). Hooray! Now, with 70 degree days it's time to put air in the rocc's tires, change the oil and go get myself another speeding ticket!
 
Dan

David Utley <mr.utility@highstream.net> wrote:
You were a bit more agressive than I would be... :-) Now, if I lived in 
Dallas, I would be right there with you on that... ;-P A lot twistier 
highways, it is a lot harder to do that here...

I got popped Sunday before last... Oklahoma City cop on a two-lane divided 
highway... I have these dumb Vuarnet sunglasses that are too dark. There he 
was, under the bridge, I could not see him at all in the distance (the road 
turns to the right just slightly, so the pillar for the above bridge hides the 
cop well)... Anyways, I went by him, knew I had been nic'ed, so I just pulled 
over. I was doing 80 in a 60, he made it 10 over, which does not go on the 
record here... I was glad, I have 10 damn point on my record! I had no idea 
until I went to the tag agency the monday following... :-( _

Drive, um, slowly?

David Utley

PS, I get my Solo 2 radar detector tomorrow! (evil grin)

Quoting Patrick Bureau :

> Heheh Anson, remind me a "little encounter" I had about 3 days ago, It was
> 9pm, work was over, and I was cruising at my usually 70mph on I-114
> Eastbound, highway is almost empty so I come to one of my favorite bends
> (one that is a long slope downwards and turns right before a long straight
> on I183 towards home... A great tune comes on the radio it gets cranked out,
> the sunroof is wide open, and I enter the curve at 85, I see the cop clear
> as daylight, as I am in the right lane, he's standing door open, facing me
> with his radar gun in hand.... I know I am nailed... But notice the I183
> westbound exit (oposite direction from home exit right after him, knowing
> that exit jump to I12 or I183 in a susccession of curves and dip, I press
> on, blow by the trooper, blinded by 560watts of lights I see him put his
> hand up to his eyes, as I roar by him and bolt unto the offramp.... Pull
> towards I12, jump off, run underpass, jump back unto I-114 in the opposite
> direction, quick succession of on and off ramps, I am on the otherside of
> the highway where the cops was, a quick look tells me hes on the chase... 
> 
> I jump off at mcartur (1/2 mile up, hard right, back on I 114, then I183
> Westbound once again.... Go down 3 exit, pull out cross over highway and
> find a parking spot between a park 18 wheeler and a building, shutdown,
> black out, get out of car and walk away..
> 
> Smoked about 5-6 cigarettes 2 blocks from car... Saw the cop twice with
> lights on, looking for me....hehehe
> 
> Found a coffe shop, had a few more smokes and a coffee... Let car sit alone
> in the dark commercial hideout for 45mins...
> 
> Walked back to car, sat nervously... Thinking... If he catches me I am in a
> whole lot of trouble, so I head westbound again, then southbound I360 for
> miles, the detour I20 eatsbound and I80.... Never saw it again....never got
> caught (thanks to no license plate in the front (hard to not recall ATS GTX
> on a texas plate...) 
> 
> I drive that hwy everyday... But I do 60-65 since...lol
> 
> Yes I had to change my shorts once at home and drink a few beers...next time
> Ill just pull over.. Easier on the nerves...
> 
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David Utley
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