Personally I think driving 84 mph is extremely reckless. I wish he had been ticketed for the speed he was going and have to face the consequences. Maybe he'd learn a better lesson. Why would the cop cut him this much slack?
2006-12-12 05:53:46 · 23 answers · asked by katydid 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Yeah, I probably am a hard *** but as a firefighter I've responded to horrible accidents where reckless drivers have taken lives. My sister-in-law (my son's aunt) lost her life to one.I don't want any other family to have to go through that.
2006-12-12 06:11:24 · update #1
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he was speeding ,
So he will have to face the fine and have his license endorsed.
As he was caught driving at 84 mph..........
I agree, that is what, he should, be charged with ,
As it is an aggravated speeding offense
Maybe he was ticketed for* exceeding* 70 mph
this would be for exceeding ,the legal speed limit here in UK
I do not know where you are from ,
but if the policeman was lenient , it is unforgivable in this case.
reckless speeding kills ,
your son needs to know that,
before he becomes, a part of a tragic statistic .
I share your anxiety
God bless
>^,,^<
2006-12-12 06:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by sweet-cookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I/m not sure what state you are in however in Missouri like most states, there are two speeding statutes. One statute was placed in governing the old 55 mph law verses the 70 mph. The reason was because the 55 mph law was written mainly to save fuel not lives during the old gas crisis of the late 70s. The differance is that the 55 mph law violation carried no penalty points against your license. The officer was doing your son and you a favor if you are the one who pays for his insurance. When he wrote it for speeding at 70, that kept him from violating the 70 mph speed limit and still carried a fine but no points.
2006-12-12 06:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by patrick s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was probably just giving him a break as most states' traffic fines for speeding are based on the mileage going over the speed limit: +10, +15, +20, etc. He actually didn't cut him any slack, that would have happened if he let him off.
Assuming he was in a 65 limit area(?), he still has to pay a fine for 5 miles over which is no drop in the bucket!
2006-12-12 06:06:09 · answer #3 · answered by Survivors Ready? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he was ticketed for going over 70, and he simply said it was for going 70- in which case 70 is the legal maximum speed (which it is, in some areas) which means going over 70, which would include going reckless speeds, such as 84 is illegal. Or maybe the officer was a flirtatcious lady, who has a crush on him (which is against the rules)? As you no doubt agree, the officer shouldn't have cut him any slack.
2006-12-12 06:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it was your son's first ticket and the cop didn't want to put a big black mark on his record with the reckless driving charge.
Depending what state you are in, you the parent can take your son's license (until he reaches age 18) as a form of punishment. I know it's that way in VA. If you can't take the license, you can certainly take the keys to the car.
2006-12-12 05:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by Tater 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ticket costs a lot more at 84 mph than 70 and I believe you lose more points as well. The cop was being nice and cutting your son a break. If the ticket for 70 mph doesn't teach your son a lesson, a ticket for 84 mph won't either.
2006-12-12 05:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Ruth B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The cop may have wanted to keep the kid out of jail. 15 mph over can get you arrested in lots of states for reckless driving. It can carry jail time if you catch the judge on a bad day.
2006-12-12 10:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There can be multiple reasons why the officer would do this... the only way to know the answer would be to ask the officer.
What was the speed limit where he was stopped? Is this your son's first ticket? What speed were the other drivers going? Was your son respectful and honest with the officer? Sometimes that alone is enough for them to lower a ticket or not give one, since it is so rare that they get honesty and respect.
2006-12-12 05:57:49 · answer #8 · answered by MELISSA B 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
right here in VA the officer can write something under the max they clocked you at. by using fact the officer could desire to clock you for a undeniable distance for it to be a valid fee ticket. occasion : if the decrease is fifty 5 and a individual is doing 50 in front of you, interior of sight regulation enables you to "properly advance up" to bypass a sluggish moving vehicle. even with the undeniable fact that the full volume of velocity, time and distance is left to the officer in the previous they're going to write you up. in case you bypass and resume regular velocity that's seen ok, in case you bypass and velocity like loopy, the write you up. even with the undeniable fact that usually a a million/2 mile at a relentless velocity is the traditional write up. additionally in VA something over 20 could be seen criminal employing (employing to hazard the generic public) if the decide desires to be a stressful Azz. So counting on the guidelines in CA, you're observing a checklist as properly as an excellent, factors and insurance develop. i could advise you manifest in court docket and courteously say you at the instant are not contesting the fee ticket yet do no longer somewhat understand how briskly you were going. possibly the decide will sense like reducing you some slack. Somethings as quickly as they draw close 2 or 3 people they sense like they could desire to coach compassion and provides the strange case a bad.
2016-12-30 07:44:49 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cop did the same thing to my daughter, he said 5 over would not effect our insurance rates (she's 17) since insurance is already high enough insuring her. She still had to pay a hefty fine ($115.00) for the ticket and she only works a few hours a week so she feels her hard work was wasted on the ticket.
Are you making your son pay his own ticket? I did
2006-12-12 06:00:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋