Traffic ticket
Aug 8th 2011, 4:53 pm
#16
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Re: Traffic ticket
Cool thanks folks. No cameras by the way Poppy.
Think Ill write the check plead guilty and be done.
Its bs, I didnt cut the f ing light anyway.
What happened was two tires of mine blew up at the same time, I went through a green light, did the u turn, but as I couldnt accelerate ..the car on the other side when he went thru hit me and shoved me forward. The drivers buddy travelling behind him called the cops. The cop said to me he has a witness gotta write you a ticket. yeh, real impartial witness.
Is what it is I guess. No point wasting time down at the court house.
Thanks everyone for the answers
Think Ill write the check plead guilty and be done.
Its bs, I didnt cut the f ing light anyway.
What happened was two tires of mine blew up at the same time, I went through a green light, did the u turn, but as I couldnt accelerate ..the car on the other side when he went thru hit me and shoved me forward. The drivers buddy travelling behind him called the cops. The cop said to me he has a witness gotta write you a ticket. yeh, real impartial witness.
Is what it is I guess. No point wasting time down at the court house.
Thanks everyone for the answers
Aug 8th 2011, 4:53 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
Cool thanks folks. No cameras by the way Poppy.
Think Ill write the check plead guilty and be done.
Its bs, I didnt cut the f ing light anyway.
What happened was two tires of mine blew up at the same time, I went through a green light, did the u turn, but as I couldnt accelerate ..the car on the other side when he went thru hit me and shoved me forward. The drivers buddy travelling behind him called the cops. The cop said to me he has a witness gotta write you a ticket. yeh, real impartial witness.
Is what it is I guess. No point wasting time down at the court house.
Thanks everyone for the answers
Think Ill write the check plead guilty and be done.
Its bs, I didnt cut the f ing light anyway.
What happened was two tires of mine blew up at the same time, I went through a green light, did the u turn, but as I couldnt accelerate ..the car on the other side when he went thru hit me and shoved me forward. The drivers buddy travelling behind him called the cops. The cop said to me he has a witness gotta write you a ticket. yeh, real impartial witness.
Is what it is I guess. No point wasting time down at the court house.
Thanks everyone for the answers
Aug 8th 2011, 4:58 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
I should sue the state for the lack of upkeep on the shitty Houston roads. My tires blew out as I had hit a huge pot hole.
If anyone here has driven in Houston, you will know what I mean! The whole experience was a nightmare as my car got wrecked and my arm got messed up ( slightly better now)
If anyone here has driven in Houston, you will know what I mean! The whole experience was a nightmare as my car got wrecked and my arm got messed up ( slightly better now)
Aug 8th 2011, 5:00 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
I should sue the state for the lack of upkeep on the shitty Houston roads. My tires blew out as I had hit a huge pot hole.
If anyone here has driven in Houston, you will know what I mean! The whole experience was a nightmare as my car got wrecked and my arm got messed up ( slightly better now)
If anyone here has driven in Houston, you will know what I mean! The whole experience was a nightmare as my car got wrecked and my arm got messed up ( slightly better now)
Aug 8th 2011, 6:54 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
I should sue the state for the lack of upkeep on the shitty Houston roads. My tires blew out as I had hit a huge pot hole.
If anyone here has driven in Houston, you will know what I mean! The whole experience was a nightmare as my car got wrecked and my arm got messed up ( slightly better now)
If anyone here has driven in Houston, you will know what I mean! The whole experience was a nightmare as my car got wrecked and my arm got messed up ( slightly better now)
Aug 8th 2011, 7:13 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
Strictly speaking, that's true, but a couple of years back we were trying to renew our car insurance and somehow the insurance company used one or other of my tickets (neither of which show on my driving record) to bump up our premium.
We kicked up a big stink and they wised up but that seriously pissed me off. What was the point in paying the extra money to keep them off my driving record if they can just call it up
We kicked up a big stink and they wised up but that seriously pissed me off. What was the point in paying the extra money to keep them off my driving record if they can just call it up
Don'cha just LOVE insurance companies!??
Aug 8th 2011, 7:18 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
They didn't anticipate being on the receiving end of one of my wife's soliloquies though. She's, shall we say - quite entertaining - when she gets going on someone!
I'd have done the same, but the policy was in her name, so I let her have at it
Aug 8th 2011, 7:26 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
Aye, bunch of cnuts.
They didn't anticipate being on the receiving end of one of my wife's soliloquies though. She's, shall we say - quite entertaining - when she gets going on someone!
I'd have done the same, but the policy was in her name, so I let her have at it
They didn't anticipate being on the receiving end of one of my wife's soliloquies though. She's, shall we say - quite entertaining - when she gets going on someone!
I'd have done the same, but the policy was in her name, so I let her have at it
- I can't do that any more - I get so mad now I start spluttering and forget what I want to say! 
Aug 8th 2011, 7:29 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
I've done it at work once or twice too, on people who are trying to get out of paying us. My boss always laughs when I do that as I'm so quiet normally, I very rarely lose it like that!
Aug 8th 2011, 9:22 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
I've got quite stupidly pissed off with the spam callers who ring up at dinner time. Once or twice I've completely lost my train of thought and just unleashed hell on the poor bastards
I've done it at work once or twice too, on people who are trying to get out of paying us. My boss always laughs when I do that as I'm so quiet normally, I very rarely lose it like that!
I've done it at work once or twice too, on people who are trying to get out of paying us. My boss always laughs when I do that as I'm so quiet normally, I very rarely lose it like that!
(hey, I think we're getting of topic here....)
Aug 8th 2011, 9:25 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
I've got quite stupidly pissed off with the spam callers who ring up at dinner time. Once or twice I've completely lost my train of thought and just unleashed hell on the poor bastards
I've done it at work once or twice too, on people who are trying to get out of paying us. My boss always laughs when I do that as I'm so quiet normally, I very rarely lose it like that!
I've done it at work once or twice too, on people who are trying to get out of paying us. My boss always laughs when I do that as I'm so quiet normally, I very rarely lose it like that!
Aug 8th 2011, 9:28 pm
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Re: Traffic ticket
But, as you say, off topic
Aug 9th 2011, 2:16 am
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Re: Traffic ticket
I am in Houston too. Cops are scheduled in court one day a week and they place that day right on your ticket. It is no longer true they "won't show up." I think for something you can make go away for $25 and 6 hours, it'd not worth the time or aggravation to go to court. Take the class.
You do NOT want to pay it off as your insurance will go up.
I did the class and also go 5 percent additional off my car insurance with the certificate.
I live in Houston, too, and think the roads and highways are glorious compared to NY State!!!
You do NOT want to pay it off as your insurance will go up.
I did the class and also go 5 percent additional off my car insurance with the certificate.
I live in Houston, too, and think the roads and highways are glorious compared to NY State!!!
Last edited by Bomjeito; Aug 9th 2011 at 2:19 am.
Aug 9th 2011, 5:11 am
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Re: Traffic ticket
You know the cop gets paid extra for appearing in court. Don't think it's a done deal that he/she won't turn up.