I'm a truck driver, and in my profession, speeding tickets are not a good thing at all. Yesterday night as I was enroute from Cleveland to Chicago, I was on the Ohio Turnpike in Erie County near Sandusky OH. I like to travel in the right lane whenever possible, in case I have a tire blow out or another mechanical problem. The speed limit on the turnpike is 65. I came upon a car in the right lane going pretty slow, probably 60 MPH. I signaled and moved into the middle lane to pass, and the car sped up, and wouldn't back down to allow me back into the right lane. So I move back in behind him in the right lane. Within a mile or so , he slows down again. I go to pass him again, and he speeds up again , sticking me out in the middle lane. So I sped up this time. I was going 74 and just as I got ahead of the car playing his little game, I saw a trooper at the side of the road. He came after me and ticketed me. I've been waiting 3 years for another ticket to come off my record on 1-13-07.
2006-12-27 13:35:40 · 6 answers · asked by donfromcleveland 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If your saying that points on your license expire 1/13/07 and the ticket is for a court appearance before that date, request an extension of your court date, you should be able to do that several times.
Unfortunately, in traffic court the fines are set and you can only be Innocent or guilty. Just pray the officer doesn't show up for your court date.
2006-12-27 13:42:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are driving a semi in Ohio, the speed limit is 55 not 65. I don't like the split limit either, but it is the law here. You shouldn't play games with the other vehicles. If you want to change lanes that bad, slow down until the car passes you.
2006-12-27 13:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would people answer saying something as rude as "speeding is speeding , pay the fine and move on" Just to get the points I suppose. Answers like that should cost points , not award them. And as for the truck speed limit in Ohio. It's been 65MPH on the Ohio Turnpike for over 2 years now. On other Ohio interstates its still 55.
2006-12-27 14:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by Russ H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother and many other family members live in the Cleveland Toledo Sandusky Perysburg areas, are you aware that they have really come down on truck drivers in the resent years, I understand that many do hit and runs in the area and the courts are coming down pretty heavy on them, far for me to tell you to be honest and plead for mercy to the judge but I think you should tell him what you told us and plead your heart out
2006-12-27 13:45:57 · answer #4 · answered by Scooter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can but it may mean that in addition to the ticket that you must pay additional court costs. Check local laws. If the police officer does not show up for court, the ticket may have to be dropped.
2006-12-27 13:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by Git r' done 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately speeding is speeding, pay the fine and move on
2006-12-27 13:39:58 · answer #6 · answered by singledad 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋