So this morning I got pulled over coming out of a parking lot for having my seatbelt on but tucked slightly under my arm (not "over my shoulder"). The cop was a complete jerk and wouldn't even listen to anything I had to say. He gave me a $125 ticket.I know that I wont get far if i claim ignorance in court, but really, I had no idea that you could get a ticket for that. Aside from not having $125 to pay for this ticket, I have a deferred speeding ticket within the past year that would go on my record if I were convicted of this seatbelt ticket. I'm really not a bad driver, I've only gotten these two tickets in my life! I need to know if anyone has any ideas on the best way to get this ticket dropped. Please help!
2007-07-23 12:15:56 · 10 answers · asked by Ashley V 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I would hire an attorney....but it will cost more than the ticket.
The law is the law.
GOOD LUCK
2007-07-23 12:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by mybuttstinks2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your state has a law that forbids you wearing that seatbelt tucked under you arm, you cannot get out of the ticket unless you also already had a doctor's permission slip that had already been taken to the driver lisence bureau to have it put on their record that you were unable to wear that seatbelt the correct way. You are basically in the wrong, I'm so sorry to say. I know because I had such a note on my record for 6 months after my accident because I was hurt so bad from it I couldn't wear the seatbelt the correct way. It is treated just like a handicap sticker. Unless you have one on the record, you get a ticket if you park in a handicap spot. I really suggest you just come up with the money for both tickets and pay them. Once they paid, they will get off your case. If not, the next time you get pulled over and they run a check on your lisence, you just may go to jail and have your lisence revolked. I hope that helps you make the right decision.
2007-07-25 12:08:01 · answer #2 · answered by 'Sunnyside Up' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you not away that the seatbelt tucked under your arm is a dangerous practice? A properly place shoulder belt spreads impact over a large area of the rib cage and protects the soft organs underneath. Tucked under your arm it will not restrain your upper body correctly, and may cause serious but preventable preventable injury such as broken ribs. Sorry, but a ticket is a better way to learn than a puncture lung.
2007-07-23 14:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most above answers are correct and the warnings valid, but that is NOT what you asked. Find a copy of the exact wording of the seat belt law in your state. Does it actually specify what and how you are to use the seat belt? How to actually wear it? If not, I would take a copy to the court and fight the ticket. If it says that you must wear it and use it, but no specifics, and the cop will have to testify that you did in fact have it on. You do not need an expensive lawyer if the WRITTEN law is on your side. This is not Russia.
2007-07-23 15:40:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shown fact which you have been making use of the comparable velocity as diverse web site travellers on the line isn't a valid secure practices. If diverse autos are dashing, and you're dashing, you're nevertheless dashing. The equivalent look after practices clauses of federal/state constitutions do not require the police to arrest/fee each and every person committing the comparable offense. If the fee cost ticket had a precise velocity on it ("13 miles consistent with hour over the printed 30-mph decrease"), then the officer in all hazard grew to grow to be into making use of a radar detector. Your possibilities of having the fee cost ticket brushed aside are actually not spectacular different than you have have been given some sturdy information which you were not, honestly, dashing. What did your passenger be unsleeping as on your making use of habit? might she be a techniques-blowing witness on your behalf?
2016-12-14 17:01:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go to court and ask if the law states how the seatbelt is to worn. Older cars only have lapbelts. I know of the seatbelt law but I have never heard it telling you how to ware it, just as long as you have it on.
2007-07-23 12:49:44 · answer #6 · answered by suzi q 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance of law is not an acceptable excuse in court, especially driving court.
When I learned to drive, I heard that we had to buckle up BEFORE placing the car in gear.
Getting tickets to disappear from the court system is a fantasy.
Your solution is to avoid getting them in the first place.
2007-07-25 15:24:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't even bother trying to fight the thing. There's tons of case law out there from all the others who have tried to fight the " proper " use issue. Believe me, the judge has heard it all before. Try the class route, if possible. If not, you're probably in for a bit of a tough row to hoe. Good luck.
2007-07-23 14:10:44 · answer #8 · answered by lurned1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the cop was right. Not wearing a seat belt right is just as bad or worse in an accident than not wearing one at all.
2007-07-23 12:46:08 · answer #9 · answered by jim 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well it depends, some states offer traffic school, usually an eight hour course upon compleation you pay the ticket but no points will be added to your record.
2007-07-23 12:28:07 · answer #10 · answered by chico 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋