My co-worker got a ticket for sliding off the road (it is snowing pretty good here in Vermont). The cop said it was for "failing to maintain control" of her car. I think this is total BS and she should fight it. She didn't hit anyone or anything, she wasn't speeding (45 in a 65) and there was no damage to her car. Someone in front of her put their brakes on, she put her brakes on and off she went. It happens all the time around here, especially during the first snowfall of the year. Who else thinks she should fight it and does anyone have any advice?
2007-11-20 02:00:22 · 11 answers · asked by dickenerfelheimer 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Hey Me again -
No, it means you just haven't been caught yet. No one is a perfect driver.
2007-11-20 05:42:48 · update #1
Its all about Revenue and twisting words to screw the little people.All,these pricks feed off us all.I hate this corrupt system.Double standards,When they all Have Judicial Immunity.
I would tell her to fight these pricks,tell them they were negligent in keeping the roads safe and clear.Your speed is not a factor,you can be going 5 mph,it is Failure to Keep your Vehicle Under Control at all Times.Lets see them drive on ice or black ice.I'm just another pist off peon,dealing with a bogus corrupt system.
2007-11-20 02:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
My son got a ticket for off road driving when his car rolled into a field to avoid an accident. The ticket stood. Tell her that fighting the ticket is probably usless because they will say that she was driving too fast for conditions. This can mean going 2 miles an hour in a 40, if you have an accident.
2007-11-20 02:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I lived up north there were a few times I slid off the road because the ice and snow was so bad. I would fight that ticket! I would also sue the city for not keeping the roads clear and causing her to slide off the road and get a ticket, lol.
2007-11-20 02:09:12 · answer #3 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first snowfall of the year is when everybody forgets how to drive. I see it every year (this morning, for example).
Unless she meant for the car to go off the road, she was not in control. Whatever else the cop may be, he's also right.
2007-11-20 11:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that while some people do slide off the road, most people don't. What this means is that most people are better drivers than your co-worker, and she either needs to accept the fact that she is inferior and take steps to improve her driving, or continue to make mistakes that cost her money. Either way, the ticket is designed as both punishment for her mistake and as a motivational tool to compel her to seek to improve herself so she is not a hazard to herself and others. I have a perfect driving record. There are many other 47 year olds who drive as much as I do who have several tickets and several crashes on their records. That means that I and all the rest of us with perfect records are better drivers. Period.
2007-11-20 02:33:49 · answer #5 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The best answer sounds like he is a cop using his condescending tone and arrogance indicative of the "cop" profile. However, might as well head to court and make your case can't really hurt if remain calm and respectful - refrain from presenting yourself like this jack-wagon despite his employment of black and white logic that we all know the world operates by... Chances are this copper uses very fallible shaky logic to defend many of his actions to judges and on hi supervisors when he fails to maintain predestination composure. Never settle for a defeated response such as this. Do what's right...
2016-05-24 07:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's quite funny that you're telling a tale of "your co-worker".
This means that your facts are biased. Of course your co-worker told you that she was not speeding and that she did everything she can to maintain control of the car. Can you actually imagining her telling you that she derserves the ticket because she was driving while distracted and had to brake at the last minute and ended up in the ditch?!!!
Of course she won't say that.
2007-11-20 02:11:25 · answer #7 · answered by Limon 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'd go to court and fight it - explain to the judge what happened. I gotta wonder if sometime cops are bored and "look" for reasons to write tickets! I got pulled over the other day for speeding (which I was) and got 3 more citations to boot! I'd just moved from VA to TN and the cop tried to tell me I had 10 days to change my driver's license & registration to TN ... uh, DUHH - you can't establish residency in 10 days! He gave me tickets - I'm going to court to fight it. I can prove I'm right!! Good luck!
2007-11-20 02:11:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Failure to maintain control" is a quite common citation, and the fact that she Did Not maintain control of her vehicle and slid into a ditch is pretty much solid evidence that she is guilty of the charge.
She can choose to go to court to fight the citation, and a sympathetic judge may reduce the fine a bit, but if she has to take time off work to do it, it's probably not worth the effort.
2007-11-20 02:10:56 · answer #9 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
if the ticket is cheap id say just pay it but thats just a bogus ticket and she should definately fight it because its ridiculous
2007-11-20 02:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by Hendrix 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋