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Have You Ever Received A Speeding Ticket? If so, tell us how many. I admit that I tend to have a lead foot, and that I tend to drive too fast. Just wondering if anybody else is guilty of this.
OMG - I just did a search for "speeding tickets" on the web, and they have some stuff on there about contesting a speeding ticket. I thought that once you got a ticket you were stuck with paying for it. I guess maybe that's not the case. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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no, but then again, i've never had a driver's license. | |
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No speeding tickets, got pulled over once for driving with only my fog lights on. Stopped at Whataburger after a club, trying to be polite and turned off my head lights. I knew I was going to forget to turn them back on. I didn't get a citation though. Cop was pretty cool. | |
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Last one was about 3 years ago- it was for 48 in a 35 and $148.
I've also got one many years ago in Athens (GA) for doing 97 in a 55. It was $152 and I had to go to court which was a bitch because I lived about 5 hours from Athens. I had one other but can't remember the details. It seems like I was doing around 60 in a 45 and it wasn't too bad. BUT I don't speed ANYMORE!!! I traded in the sports car for a suv. Socks still got butt like a leather seat... | |
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No speeding tickets so far. I used to drive fast, but now I don't go much over the speed limit, or at least not by much, not enough to pull me over. | |
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Anxiety said: no, but then again, i've never had a driver's license.
That's gotta suck, not having a license. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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amcam said: No speeding tickets, got pulled over once for driving with only my fog lights on. Stopped at Whataburger after a club, trying to be polite and turned off my head lights. I knew I was going to forget to turn them back on. I didn't get a citation though. Cop was pretty cool.
You were lucky the cop didn't write you up for that. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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CynthiasSocks said: Last one was about 3 years ago- it was for 48 in a 35 and $148.
I've also got one many years ago in Athens (GA) for doing 97 in a 55. It was $152 and I had to go to court which was a bitch because I lived about 5 hours from Athens. I had one other but can't remember the details. It seems like I was doing around 60 in a 45 and it wasn't too bad. BUT I don't speed ANYMORE!!! I traded in the sports car for a suv. Speeding tickets are so damn expensive, aren't they? RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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Heavenly said: No speeding tickets so far. I used to drive fast, but now I don't go much over the speed limit, or at least not by much, not enough to pull me over.
I'm learning to slow down too and to follow the speed limits. I can't afford the cost of a ticket anyway. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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I've been pulled over for other stuff but not speedin. I see dead people. | |
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psychodelicide said: CynthiasSocks said: Last one was about 3 years ago- it was for 48 in a 35 and $148.
I've also got one many years ago in Athens (GA) for doing 97 in a 55. It was $152 and I had to go to court which was a bitch because I lived about 5 hours from Athens. I had one other but can't remember the details. It seems like I was doing around 60 in a 45 and it wasn't too bad. BUT I don't speed ANYMORE!!! I traded in the sports car for a suv. Speeding tickets are so damn expensive, aren't they? Yes- not to mention your insurace can (and will) go up!! I've got full coverage for about $37 a month and I don't want to screw that up! I know someone who just got a ticket for 64 in a 35 and it was $405!!!!! Socks still got butt like a leather seat... | |
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jinglingbells said: I've been pulled over for other stuff but not speedin.
Yeah, me too. A cop once pulled me over for "tailgating", but he luckily did not give me a ticket. I was pissed, because I can't tell you how many times that I have had people tailgate me when I'm driving somewhere, but a cop does not pull THEM over. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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CynthiasSocks said: psychodelicide said: Speeding tickets are so damn expensive, aren't they? Yes- not to mention your insurace can (and will) go up!! I've got full coverage for about $37 a month and I don't want to screw that up! I know someone who just got a ticket for 64 in a 35 and it was $405!!!!! Holy crap!!!!! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: Anxiety said: no, but then again, i've never had a driver's license.
That's gotta suck, not having a license. no way! i like it. of course, i've lived all my adult life in new york city and chicago, so i've never really had too much need for a car. honestly, i've never wanted a car, ever. | |
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Anxiety said: psychodelicide said: That's gotta suck, not having a license. no way! i like it. of course, i've lived all my adult life in new york city and chicago, so i've never really had too much need for a car. honestly, i've never wanted a car, ever. True, as long as the city you live in has a good busline/subway system, you probably don't even need a car. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: CynthiasSocks said: Yes- not to mention your insurace can (and will) go up!! I've got full coverage for about $37 a month and I don't want to screw that up! I know someone who just got a ticket for 64 in a 35 and it was $405!!!!! Holy crap!!!!! ...AND community service! YUCK! Socks still got butt like a leather seat... | |
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I've gotten three in my lifetime.
One after the other. (wtf?) | |
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2the9s said: I've gotten three in my lifetime.
One after the other. (wtf?) I feel you on that. At one time, I received 2 speeding tickets within a close time frame of each other. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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No, I cried my way out of them... , they felt horrible and gave me warnings... that and I am too cute. | |
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Freespirit said: No, I cried my way out of them... , they felt horrible and gave me warnings... that and I am too cute.
I like how you think. I talked my way out of a ticket once by playing dumb, and it actually worked. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: If so, tell us how many.
None, amazingly. I even avoided a ticket after getting caught going 63 in a 45 constuction zone. The cop just complimented me on my car and asked me to slow down a bit. Please note: effective March 21, 2010, I've stepped down from my prince.org Moderator position. |
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matt said: psychodelicide said: If so, tell us how many.
None, amazingly. I even avoided a ticket after getting caught going 63 in a 45 constuction zone. The cop just complimented me on my car and asked me to slow down a bit. OMG - LOL - how do some of you get so lucky as to not get a speeding ticket? RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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I've had one so far and three warnings It was originally for $150, but they reduced it to $50 in traffic court. They took points off though , which is horrible, since I already had points taken off for a couple of wrecks. I don't know how long it takes to gain your points back.
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i've gotten away with a lot of warnings so far :keepingmyfingerscrossed:
in the small town where i work, the last cop who pulled me over was fired (obviously for another reason) a short while later... since then, i've been telling the guys "remember what happened to Pepper when he pulled me over! " that's worked for me so far! | |
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AnckSuNamun said: I've had one so far and three warnings It was originally for $150, but they reduced it to $50 in traffic court. , but they took points off , which is horrible, since I already had points taken off for a couple of wrecks. I don't know how long it takes to gain your points back.
It was nice that you were able to get the cost of the ticket reduced, but I hear you about getting points taken off your license. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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irresistibleb1tch said: i've gotten away with a lot of warnings so far :keepingmyfingerscrossed:
in the small town where i work, the last cop who pulled me over was fired (obviously for another reason) a short while later... since then, i've been telling the guys "remember what happened to Pepper when he pulled me over! " that's worked for me so far! If it works, keep using it. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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I had one once. It was a trip I took to my wife's (then girlfriend) place an hour and a half away from where I was living. I blamed the ticket on her. | |
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psychodelicide said: irresistibleb1tch said: i've gotten away with a lot of warnings so far :keepingmyfingerscrossed:
in the small town where i work, the last cop who pulled me over was fired (obviously for another reason) a short while later... since then, i've been telling the guys "remember what happened to Pepper when he pulled me over! " that's worked for me so far! If it works, keep using it. hi Nancy! so far, so good! but i've let off the lead foot some, as well - old age is setting in, i guess. i'll be one of those old farts going 45 on the interstate before you know it! | |
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MrJoker said: I had one once. It was a trip I took to my wife's (then girlfriend) place an hour and a half away from where I was living. I blamed the ticket on her. I can't drive 55 - yeah that describes me perfectly! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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irresistibleb1tch said: psychodelicide said: If it works, keep using it. hi Nancy! so far, so good! but i've let off the lead foot some, as well - old age is setting in, i guess. i'll be one of those old farts going 45 on the interstate before you know it! I hear ya on that, me too. Shoot, I would rather drive like a turtle than to speed and get a ticket for it. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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