First ticket

I've been REALLY lucky in the past but that ran out.

82 in a 55

What I dont get is that he didnt put a price on the ticket, just a court date, anyone know why or even what to expect from the court?

I live in NC btw

Ouch. 27 over the limit is probably gonna hurt.

20+ tends to be mandatory court date, so you'll have to show up anyhow to pay it.

And getting caught without a seat belt is like $1000 ticket.

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Good, maybe people will buckle up then.

Edited by Linus - 02 December 2008 at 1:52pm

I think we could use some stricter driving laws in the U.S.

Benjichang wrote: I think we could use some stricter driving laws in the U.S.

Agreed, I'm in favor or raising the driving age to 18.

Tical3.0 wrote: . And getting caught without a seat belt is like $1000 ticket.

why would you drive without a seatbelt in the first place???

Eville wrote: Bounty wrote: Ok, so I can pay an attorney $411 to represent me or go myself and play the poor college student act. whats an attorney going to do?

an attorney will get it reduced to something like excessive exhaust noise so that it will stay off your record, you wont get any points on your license, and your insurance wont go up.

this will also make your ticket itself more expensive as well. (least it does around here.)

Speeding laws vary GREATLY state by state, do your own research on it. A Google search can yield good results, just double check them.

Talk to friends, family, or neighbors. Ask them what they did when they got a speeding ticket. A lawyer, I feel personally, is unnecessary for a traffic ticket. If you do take it to court, dress very nicely, remember to answer any question the prosecutor or Judge asks with either a yes sir or no sir. DON'T give any unnecessary details about the stop.

notXXscared wrote: Bounty wrote: I've been REALLY lucky in the past but that ran out. 82 in a 55 What I dont get is that he didnt put a price on the ticket, just a court date, anyone know why or even what to expect from the court? I live in NC btw Me and my friend got pulled over for 83 in a 55 in CT coming back from a concert. She showed some cleave, and when the cop came back with the ticket, he was like the speeding ticket would have been ~$350, but I put you down for obstructed vision (graduation tassels on the mirror) which was a $75 ticket. Moral of the story: a. your looking at a $300+ ticket b. it pays to have boobs

When I lived in CT, cops never gave me a hard time. They didnt care about my burnout next to there station, the racing or speeding.... not that I did any of that.

Bounty, you live in NC, pay a lawyer to use your prayer for judgment. You'll be getting a lot of letters in the mail soon, and they'll mention it.

NC laws FTW.