Got another ticket......

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05-14-2008, 09:19 AM
johnwag

Got another ticket......

I got a ticket by a denton county sheriff a few weeks back for 71mph in a 60mph on hwy 380 at 3:30am.

I called the justice of the peace court in sanger,tx today, and was given the option of paying the ticket($147) or doing deferred adjudication($230). Defensive driving is not an option for me since this is a county court, and I've taken it within the last year.

I drive 8,000 miles a month right now and I get pulled over quite often. I can't afford to be on probation for 90 days.

You guys have any suggestions?
05-14-2008, 09:21 AM
ken o

1. Slow down
2. Radar detector
3. Sex change to look like sexy girl and buy chapstick
4. Do the crime, do the time
05-14-2008, 09:28 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken o

1. Slow down
2. Radar detector
3. Sex change to look like sexy girl and buy chapstick
4. Do the crime, do the time

:clap:

Can you afford the ticket on your record? I'd do the defered and slow your ::Bum:: down in Denton County for 90 days!

BTW. no one will die if the greensheet is late. ;)
05-14-2008, 09:41 AM
CosmosMpower

I have a Bel980 that is no longer in use since my dad gave me his V1, PM me if you're interested. I think it has the same chipset in it as the Escort Passport 8500.
05-14-2008, 09:54 AM
ken o

Tell your girlfriend your are cheating on her and you will get the ball rolling on #3.
05-14-2008, 09:56 AM
black roadster

Wags has a V1 but instant on radar on an empty road at 3:30am = busted.

I'd suggest you slow down. Typically (although every cop is different) you can get away with less than 10 mph over the limit.

Set the cruise at 65 in a 60 and you should be safe. 6 mph is not going to make a big difference in your schedule and should keep you "under the radar".

To truly avoid tickets keep it at the speed limit. Here again. 11 mph isn't going to make a huge difference in the long run even with the miles you drive.

As an added bonus, your already stellar mpg should be even better.
05-14-2008, 10:06 AM
Titus

Some of the GPS navs out there allow you to set an alarm if you go over a set speed. Might help.
05-14-2008, 11:05 AM
Darron65

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken o

1. Slow down
2. Radar detector
3. Sex change to look like sexy girl and buy chapstick and kneepads
4. Do the crime, do the time

Fixed it for you. ;)
05-14-2008, 11:56 AM
Ataim

Get a lawyer and let him drag it out till they give up.
05-14-2008, 12:01 PM
cam76034

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwag

I got a ticket by a denton county sheriff a few weeks back for 71mph in a 60mph on hwy 380 at 3:30am.

You guys have any suggestions?

Only 11mph over the limit? At 0330? That's ridiculous!

Shoulda told him you'd been drinking all night at the gun club meeting. Get em all excited about a possible DUI and they'll forget all about that speeding thing!;)
05-14-2008, 12:38 PM
trickyrix

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

I'd do the defered and slow your ::Bum:: down in Denton County for 90 days!

+1 for keeping it off your record... I used to be King of Deferred Adjudication - my record is three outstanding tickets in two different counties at one time. 8)

Otherwise, maybe you could rig a throttle stop! ::Banana::
05-14-2008, 01:27 PM
boisking

Karma sucks, doesn't it? You speed so much that you think you are above the law, then reality punches you in the balls. I know that story all too well. From personal experience, I'd say get deferred and back off the throttle a bit, but I know you too well to expect that....

Next time, run away. Throw bundles of books at the cops while they try to keep with you. That ought to do the trick. Oh, and add one of those hinged license plate brackets with a remote switch to hide your identity from the pesky dashboard camera.
05-14-2008, 01:45 PM
TheChadVIII

Radar jammer!
05-14-2008, 02:30 PM
black roadster

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheChadVIII

Radar jammer!

Illegal and they don't work.
05-14-2008, 02:34 PM
johnwag

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken o

1. Slow down
2. Radar detector
3. Sex change to look like sexy girl and buy chapstick
4. Do the crime, do the time

I don't wanna slow down:( Sex change? That would cost way more money.

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Can you afford the ticket on your record? I'd do the defered and slow your ::Bum:: down in Denton County for 90 days!

BTW. no one will die if the greensheet is late. ;)

No. I'm sure i'll have to face the $230, but I refuse to believe that I don't have another option. It's not just denton county, it's the whole state!

No greensheets. I generally just take those to recycle. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken o

Tell your girlfriend your are cheating on her and you will get the ball rolling on #3.

I think sex changes cost around the same price as your miata.

Quote:

Originally Posted by black roadster

Wags has a V1 but instant on radar on an empty road at 3:30am = busted.

I'd suggest you slow down. Typically (although every cop is different) you can get away with less than 10 mph over the limit.

Set the cruise at 65 in a 60 and you should be safe. 6 mph is not going to make a big difference in your schedule and should keep you "under the radar".

To truly avoid tickets keep it at the speed limit. Here again. 11 mph isn't going to make a huge difference in the long run even with the miles you drive.

As an added bonus, your already stellar mpg should be even better.

It was laser. Sometimes I can get away with 10mph over. The cop was a tool. He held me there for 30 minutes to give a citation for 10 over.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ataim

Get a lawyer and let him drag it out till they give up.

Recommendations?

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheChadVIII

Radar jammer!

illegal. I have a laser jammer though. I've had it since September but haven't installed it.

Who wants to come help me?
05-14-2008, 03:00 PM
Ataim

[QUOTE=cam76034;144526]Only 11mph over the limit? At 0330? That's ridiculous!
QUOTE]

Looking for drunks, :rolleyes:
05-14-2008, 03:05 PM
MiataMike

Just so you know. It is illegal for an officer to detain you for more than 15 minutes, its harrasment. They either have to write you a ticket or take you to jain in that time frame otherwise they have to let you go.
05-14-2008, 03:08 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ataim

Looking for drunks, :rolleyes:

Accuse the officer of profiling. :D
05-14-2008, 03:30 PM
altiain

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiataMike

Just so you know. It is illegal for an officer to detain you for more than 15 minutes, its harrasment. They either have to write you a ticket or take you to jain in that time frame otherwise they have to let you go.

Care to share the source for that little piece of info?
05-14-2008, 03:34 PM
general default

The officer with the gun can do what ever he/she wants and as long as he/she wants.

Car and Driver, 5 things to do. at a traffic stop. Give the officer a hard time about how long it is taking and you might get 7 tickets.

Maybe move the seat back a notch or two. Make it harder to push the go fast pedal. :burnrubr:

8000 miles a month!. Ouch. 8000 miles / 22 mpg=363.64 gallons times $3.55 = $1,290.93/month. I guess I will stop whining about my gasoline bill.

But basically if you are spending that much time on the road your odds of getting nailed is much higher than the average speeder due to exposer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiataMike

Just so you know. It is illegal for an officer to detain you for more than 15 minutes, its harrasment. They either have to write you a ticket or take you to jain in that time frame otherwise they have to let you go.
05-14-2008, 03:35 PM
MiataMike

[28]Id.; see United States v. Sandoval, 29 F.3d 537, 542-43 (10th Cir. 1994) (holding that prolonged detention beyond time necessary to write citation was unreasonable absent reasonable suspicion of criminal activity); People v. Cox, 782 N.E.2d 275, 280-81 (Ill. 2002) (detention for fifteen minutes to write out ticket while awaiting arrival of drug-sniffing dog called at outset of stop held unreasonable absent reasonable suspicion); Haas v. State, 172 S.W.3d 42, 50 (Tex. App.CWaco 2005, pet. ref=d) (citing United States v. Kelley, 981 F.2d 1464, 1470 (5th Cir. 1993)) (noting, under appropriate circumstances, extensive questioning about matters wholly unrelated to routine traffic stop may violate Fourth Amendment).
05-14-2008, 04:10 PM
johnwag

Quote:

Originally Posted by general default

8000 miles a month!. Ouch. 8000 miles / 22 mpg=363.64 gallons times $3.55 = $1,290.93/month. I guess I will stop whining about my gasoline bill.

But basically if you are spending that much time on the road your odds of getting nailed is much higher than the average speeder due to exposure.

That's why I drive the diesel. Even though it's $4.xx a gallon, my cost per gallon is cheaper than just about every gasoline car that isn't hybrid.

Glad you see it that way, as well. I'm basically 6.5 times more likely to get pulled over.
05-14-2008, 05:42 PM
randy7601

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwag

I don't wanna slow down:(

Yes, we know and understand. But it works, and doesn't cost anything extra.

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwag

I think sex changes cost around the same price as your miata.

Somehow it bothers me that you know this. Hmm, watching PBS?
05-15-2008, 07:17 AM
XM_Rocks

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiataMike

United States v. Sandoval

That case law is for distinguishing if questioning without probable cause prolongs the detention past the time it takes to investigate and write the citation.

It does not set a rigid 15 minute limit on a traffic stop.

Try quoting 14 year old case law at 3am in Denton County and this will probably happen next... :D

http://usversusthem.files.wordpress....e_beating2.jpg
05-15-2008, 10:43 AM
flyin94m

Quote:

Originally Posted by boisking

Karma sucks, doesn't it? You speed so much that you think you are above the law, then reality punches you in the balls.

It's not so much about feeling above the law... How about, "I know this is gonna catch up to me sooner or later."

And it did... It caught my wife too. We get to do His and Hers Defensive Driving. :burnrubr:
05-15-2008, 12:19 PM
bnordin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titus

Some of the GPS navs out there allow you to set an alarm if you go over a set speed. Might help.

My Boxster has this and I find it very helpful. Also, use the cruse control as a measure against the heavy foot. The best advice is to learn to be patient and drive close to the speed limit.
05-15-2008, 12:39 PM
flyin94m

Quote:

Originally Posted by bnordin

My Boxster has this and I find it very helpful. Also, use the cruse control as a measure against the heavy foot. The best advice is to learn to be patient and drive close to the speed limit.

+1 on the cruise control. Not to mention, the view is better when you have a little space between you and the guy ahead of you.
05-15-2008, 03:20 PM
johnwag

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I plead "not guilty".