i was pulled over yesterday at 3:25pm for going 40 in a 30 zone. I am 17 and have NEVER gotten pulled over before. honest to god i am a safe and responsible driver. i wasnt even on the phone or listening to music or anything . Anyway, the cop pulled me over and told me that i was going 10 over. i told him i was sry, unaware and this had never happened to me before. then he went to his car and wrote me a 163 dollar ticket. just like that. no warning or anything. i couldn't believe it. i know i broke the law, BUT i know so many people that have gotten pulled over and not received tickets. I do not think this is fair at all. i feel like he was too i dont know...
ANyways, im going to take a 4 hr class to get points off ins, is there anything else i should do>>
do you think i have a chance in court to contest and say he was totally 'unforgiving' and that i should have at least received a warning, considering i have a clean record, and this was my first time??
oh yah, this was in FL
thx
2007-10-03 14:32:00 · 20 answers · asked by ronie luvr 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
yah i was "unaware" do you flippin look at your speedometer every five seconds?
no! so shut up
2007-10-03 14:45:54 · update #1
and its not like he was supposed to be 'forgiving' i just meant that i know that one of my friends has been pulled over twice for speeding and has yet to get a ticket! totaly bull sh*t law we have...
either you all get a ticket
or you all get a warning
ps the cop was a total a** hole. no lie
i was so kind too.
2007-10-03 14:47:48 · update #2
calm down about the forgiving
theres a reason i put it on quotes
most officers give you a warning ur first time, is all im saying. jeez
2007-10-03 14:52:20 · update #3
Thanks Deputy Sheriff "Chill out"
2007-10-03 16:01:44 · update #4
as a matter of fact, i was a very pleasant person . i didnt have an attitude or backtalk or anything. i said yes sir, and was very respectful
2007-10-04 09:37:46 · update #5
Sorry but it is always the discretion of the police officer whether or not to write a ticket. I too do not give out many warnings and it doesn't matter whether the person is sorry or nice, although if I'm bordering on not writing one, it helps to be polite. You may not like it or agree with it, but it is his job to write tickets to enforce the traffic laws. You say it was your first time so you should have been given a warning. If you are not written a ticket this time, then the next time would be your first time. Your first time has to start somewhere. If you want serious advice, set up a hearing and see if you can work out a deal with the officer or DA at court ( maybe traffic school or a reduced ticket or fine). Don't go to court with the attitude that you think you should have got a break or that the officer was unforgiving or rude. The court really doesn't care about that. The facts of the case are their only concern, were you speeding???I've heard all the excuses and so has the court.
P.S. I always show up for court, it's overtime pay. But, some don't.
2007-10-03 15:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by chill out 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I once got a speeding ticket for going 5 miles over the limit. Limit was 60, but for a small stretch of I-35 (as it went over downtown), the limit was 55. I had been so focused on getting to work that I missed the place where the 60 becomes 55. I got a ticket for going 60. It was from a state trooper. When I went down to pay the ticket, all the other troopers were commenting that that guy must've been having a bad day. Bottom line, I guess, though, is that the speed limit is what it is. Some cops MIGHT cut you some slack, but none of them is obliged to. However, WE are always obliged to drive the posted speed limit. IF you drive less than ten miles over the limit and don't get a ticket, consider yourself blessed. If you drive over the speed limit at all and DO get a ticket. Consider it deserved.
2016-03-28 05:14:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully I doubt it. It is police discretion to ticket or not, to cut the speed down (on the ticket) or not. I'm on your side with this, you're only 17. On the other hand, I was 18 when I got my first and only speeding ticket. I've been stopped for speeding about four times after that and never given a ticket for speeding. Maybe it's what their procedure recommends. Maybe it's what the officer personally believes who knows.
2007-10-03 14:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Wickwire 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The officer doesn't have to be forgiving. It is up to his discretion whether or not he tickets or just gives a warning to someone. Around here a teenager is more likely to get a ticket than an adult because they figure if a teenager gets a ticket with a hefty fine they are less likely to do it in the future. A simple speedng ticket will go off your record (as far as insurance is concerned) after 3 years. A judge is more than likely going to side with the ticketing officer over a teenager who had already admitted to the officer that they were speeding (you did that by apologizing). You're best bet is to just do what you are doing and then to just pay the ticket and learn from the experience. And slow down, hun.
2007-10-03 14:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by janierenel 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Sure, 10 over doesn't sound like much, but in a thirty zone that means you're exceeding the limit by 33%, that's a pretty significant margin.
And I really doubt any judge will dismiss a ticket just because you think you deserved a break. Unless there was something wrong with the procedure, or the ticket was wrong somehow you'll just have to pay it.
2007-10-03 14:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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i was pulled over yesterday at 3:25pm for going 40 in a 30 zone. I am 17 and have NEVER gotten pulled over before. honest to god i am a safe and responsible driver. i wasnt even on the phone or listening to music or anything . Anyway, the cop pulled me over and told me that i was going 10 over. i...
2015-08-10 04:37:37 · answer #6 · answered by Melva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son, when he was 17, got a ticket for going 3 miles over the speed limit. In my area, the police seem to lay in wait for teens. You know you were wrong, take the class and learn from it. Going to court will get you nowhere trying to shift blame onto the police officer.
2007-10-03 14:37:36 · answer #7 · answered by kny390 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Nope...though you may have a good driving history, the hearing Officer only looks at the facts, and whether the probable cause of the traffic stop was good. Listen, you'll be fine, we've all had a ticket at one time or another. Look at it as a lesson learned, and move on.
2007-10-03 14:37:36 · answer #8 · answered by gonzo735 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmm. I see a pattern here. Like in the fact that the Officer who said nothing to you and just wrote you a ticket went to instant "******" afterwards.
Take the citation to court if you feel wronged, that is your right.
But to be honest, I'm getting some red flags from what you're saying that tell me you weren't all that pleasant of a person to deal with in the first place.
2007-10-04 05:10:03 · answer #9 · answered by mebe1042 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you admit you were unaware -- that contradicts your claim of being a safe and responsible driver
you're a young driver (how does a 17 year old have a good driving history?) starting out with bad habits.
it was your first time getting stopped and getting a ticket. i suspect it wasn't your first time speeding.
the ticket was fair. you suggest that the cop SHOULD have been "forgiving" as if this were something owed to you. pay the fine and shut up.
2007-10-03 14:37:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋