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Let me tell you a story.
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:13:15
In Reply to: Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, Andrew In DE, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:02:37
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A few weeks after 9/11 I flew to Nevada to speak at a conferenence. I'm headed from Vegas to Laughlin on a 2-lane across rolling desert. Medium traffic, well spaced. I'm in an Arrest Me Red Eclipse convertible running a bit over 90. There's some other Japanese car behind me, and Altima or something, pacing me, but too close.
A cop comes over the rise ahead. I see his light bar before I see the rest of the car and I slow down, but he has radar and I know he has me. It takes him a couple minutes to turn around and come get back to me but he pulls me and the Altima over.
I'm waiting with my license and rental papers. I tell the guy, "Hey, I'm from New Hampshire, I'm in Nevada in a red convertible and I got stupid and went too fast. I'm sorry."
He goes away and comes back with a ticket. About $40. "I got you at 87, but I checked and you have a clean record. So I just wrote this for a "non-urban speed" (really! that's what it said) It won't count against you in New Hampshire. Now go to your meeting, have a good time. And slow it down a little."
I sent the check as soon as I got home.
Life is waay too short to sweat a minor ticket.
posted by 24.52.16...
Posts in this Thread:
- Unsafe Speed Ticket, Andrew In DE, Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:17:47
- Pay it, WASSAAB, Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:26:57
- Do not subpoena the cop...he's your worst witness.., Ask me how I know, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:47:48
- Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, Andrew In DE, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:02:37
- Let me tell you a story., Noel, Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:13:15 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, Craig, Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:35:22
- READ MY POST BELOW!..., TonyM, Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:59:24
- Let it go, No Snaab, Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:53:46
- Bottom line - you were 20 over the limit, Ari , Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:32:20
- Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, jp, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:22:03
- You play, you pay, dudewithasaab, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:00:58
- Pay the man the $45, Noel, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:04:14
- tell that story in court, and they'll laugh at you, TimBrown, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:45:29
- Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, Craig, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:46:41
- concentrate on the fact that ..., Chaz, Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:17:19
- Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, sawa, Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:37:28
- Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, charlie, Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:58:12
- Re: Unsafe Speed Ticket, tturboboy, Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:53:11
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