That stinks. Here's something I found-out: Cops sometimes lie.

About a year ago I pulled-out agressively from a red light, accelerated about midway through 2nd gear ('01 SE), then coasted into 3rd, then forth. Second gear in my car bounces off of the rev. limit at around 60 mph. It was dark, there were 4 lanes going each way, speed limit was posted 35mph. In my rear view I noticed some really agressive driving as a car from 2 cars back and one lane to my right tried to force his way around/through the cars in front of him. I was in front of the pack driving in space and going maybe 40-45. About 1/2 mile later the guy finally broke free of traffic and accelerated up to my bumper and turned on the lights of his unmarked car to pull me over.

"Do you know haw fast you were going?", I said yes, probably about 40. His response was "I clocked you at 63" He took my info and went back and sat in his car for about 35 minutes, came back to my car, handed me my info with a little yellow ticket and said "I'm gonna give you a break and only write you up for 58" as if he were doing me a favor.

In Houston they have a thing called deferred adjudication where, at the option of the court, you're given a 6 month driving probabtion for the fee of $85.00--and everything is thrown away (literally) if you don't go before that same court again within that 6 month period--which is funny becasue the reality is that it takes them more than 6 months to even schedule an appearance. I hired a lawyer and fought but in the end it was his word against mine so I took the deferred adjudication offer and paid my $85 YouLiveInHoustonNowGiveMeYourMoney Fee.

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• Got a BS speeding ticket in Mass..., Jeff Cunningham, Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:19:25
  • if you do end up going to court, try to find...., baggsly , Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:31:45
  • Sorry for my busted comments, Jeff B, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:56:11
    • Last summons I fought/lost money and points reduced..., Chaz, Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:07:22
      • Oops Last summons I fought/saved money&pnts reduced..., Chaz, Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:40:27
    • I hear ya..., Jeff Cunningham, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:03:01
      • $230 for 18 over! Yikes, I'll be MUCH more careful, Jeff B, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:28:19
        • 20 over?, thor-in-2004, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:32:49
          • Yes, 20 over, aka reckless driving where I live, Jeff B, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:47
  • jeff: sorry about that. try nationalmotorists.org for, mdj, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:31:55
  • Sometimes I wonder.., yaofeng, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:31:22
  • Re: Got a BS speeding ticket in Mass..., Paul S., Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:14:50
  • Busted..., Jeff B, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:37:53
    • 40+1 to 2 MPH, Jeff Cunningham, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:30:09
      • Re: 40+1 to 2 MPH, Randy Thatcher , Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:11:32
      • If the on ramp has two fixed points 170 feet apart, Jeff B, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:52:47
        • Re: If the on ramp has two fixed points 170 feet apart, TML , Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:25:50
          • You gentlemen forget paralax error..., Chaz, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:50:18
            • good points! n/m, Bob M, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:27:29
            • I mentioned that... n/m, TML , Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:44:30
        • but if clocked means..., Bob M, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:39:13
    • v=d/s is clearer as speed=distance/time, Jeff B, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:40:50
  • Re: Got a BS speeding ticket in Mass..., Ben S, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:50:00
  • Mass is bloody ridiculous with tickets... (rant), AlexP, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:20:33
  • Unfortunately usually the cops win, NickR, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 04:17:46
  • Jeff, you need to use the process of discovery..., Chaz, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 04:10:32
  • Go to the library and check the statute..., Noel, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 03:48:01
  • Re: Got a BS speeding ticket in Mass..., matt 94 aero, Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:30:21
    • Re: Got a BS speeding ticket in Mass..., Drew in Houston, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:51:12 <-- Viewing This Message
      • uh, they often lie..., mdj, Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:38:25

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