EX_Bert_Worshipper Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 What's with ppl being all self righteous and grilling this guy for trying to get out of a $250 speeding ticket? How many ppl never go over the posted speed limit. Who's never gotten a speeding ticket and kicked them selves in the butt after. Who likes paying speeding ticket fines? The US is different with speeding laws. In BC it's unlikely you get pulled over for being over the limit by 5 to 10 km p/hr. In the US you will definitely get pulled over if caught going 5 miles p/hr over the limit. OP, dispute the ticket. Go down there, try to convince the judge the officer made a mistake. There is a good chance you win or at least the fine will be reduced. When the judge finds out you came all the way down from Canada to present your case the judge will be more likely to believe you. This happened with my real estate agent. The judge was surprised he drove all the way to Seattle for the hearing, the ticket was dismissed. But my agent was adamant to me that the officer was wrong. So if you think the officer might have made a mistake give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Many prudes in here. Fight the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 What's with ppl being all self righteous and grilling this guy for trying to get out of a $250 speeding ticket? How many ppl never go over the posted speed limit. Who's never gotten a speeding ticket and kicked them selves in the butt after. Who likes paying speeding ticket fines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 No one likes to pay for speeding tickets. But, part of growing up is when you do something wrong, you buck up and face the consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyledude Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This is exactly what happened the last time someone posted this - all the squares showed up. Of course you should surrender your hard-earned money to some foreign government - apparently it's the canadian way. (null) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This is exactly what happened the last time someone posted this - all the squares showed up. Of course you should surrender your hard-earned money to some foreign government - apparently it's the canadian way. (null) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamero89 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This is exactly what happened the last time someone posted this - all the squares showed up. Of course you should surrender your hard-earned money to some foreign government - apparently it's the canadian way. (null) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksPatsFan Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 American cops will pull you over for going over the slightest. Got pulled over on D street in Blaine for going 43mph in the 40mph zone on D street. Luckily because I'm dual citizen and my Nexus states my USA citizenship he let me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 What's with ppl being all self righteous and grilling this guy for trying to get out of a $250 speeding ticket? How many ppl never go over the posted speed limit. Who's never gotten a speeding ticket and kicked them selves in the butt after. Who likes paying speeding ticket fines? The US is different with speeding laws. In BC it's unlikely you get pulled over for being over the limit by 5 to 10 km p/hr. In the US you will definitely get pulled over if caught going 5 miles p/hr over the limit. OP, dispute the ticket. Go down there, try to convince the judge the officer made a mistake. There is a good chance you win or at least the fine will be reduced. When the judge finds out you came all the way down from Canada to present your case the judge will be more likely to believe you. This happened with my real estate agent. The judge was surprised he drove all the way to Seattle for the hearing, the ticket was dismissed. But my agent was adamant to me that the officer was wrong. So if you think the officer might have made a mistake give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 You're an idiot. Pay the ticket. Your insurance claims can go up. Also, they may not let you back in the country down the line. Got to be SUPER careful while driving in the states. US cops are trained to pull over people with out of state license plates anyways, don't give them more motivation. That country is amazingly odd with a few things. Apparently driving 10 miles over the speed limit on a highway, is more dangerous than everyone owning an automatic rifle. In Texas, non lethal shootings, get you less jail time, than small possessions of marijuana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I realise everyone speeds. But remember no matter how good of a driver you are the greater the speed, the longer it takes to stop. Even the best cars in the world take longer to stop the faster you go. It's a simple matter of physics. Time and distance gives you options to swerve, avoid a hit, or give you time to stop. You want to go fast? Go to Mission in the spring. There it's a circuit, and you're less likely to kill yourself or others. I'm pretty sure driving to the States will probably cost you more fighting the ticket than it is to pay it. You also don't want any excuse for a border guy to delay future trips to the states. It's your call. 90 in a 60 zone? Might as well have a neon sign saying "I'm speeding...wheeeeeee!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hey I just got a speeding ticket in the states for $247 and I really don't want to pay it. You guys think I can get away with not paying it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EX_Bert_Worshipper Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 When was the last time you went over the speed limit, then went to the police station to tell them what you did and ask to give you a ticket? Or do you just own up to something you did wrong because you got caught by the authorities? Yeah that's what I thought. Real righteous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 No offense, but you seem very angry about this. Why are you so mad that people think it's important to own up to mistakes? I don't claim to be overly righteous ever. I used to speed lots as a teenager. One day I was zooming along, didn't see the police car in my blind spot. I slowed down, he didn't pull me over. Dodged that one. But, luckily what I also managed to dodge while speeding was the kid on a bike who zoomed out at a marked crosswalk. If I had been going even faster, I wouldn't have stopped in time and would have hit him. THAT is why I hardly speed anymore (mostly just when it's keeping up with traffic). And if I do speed and something happens, I own up. Does that make me "righteous"? No, just makes me glad that I learned my lesson and that nothing horrible happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I thought you were all Mr. Safetydriverguy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EX_Bert_Worshipper Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 41 million speeding tickets are issued in the US every year. My question was do you own up to mistakes you got caught for by the authorities or do you voluntarily turn your self in at the local police station? Like I said I know the answer. I highly doubt you are so righteous in real life if you aren't even righteous enough to clearly state and admit on a hockey forum web site that you don't own up unless caught. I know a lot about driving. I've drivenl across much of Canada and US. I've driven thru every village, town and city between Victoria and Quebec. I've held a class one and class 6 license for 15 years. I know a thing or 2 about driving. Pbbly put more miles on the highway than every one who posted in this thread combined. For many years I was the guy you see on the highway with a house sized structure on the back of a rig needing two lanes to drive in with pilot cars as escorts. And I was doing this when I was a young buck, early 20's. Things happen, ppl get speeding tickets and no one wants to pay them. This is human nature. PPl on here are making this kid feel like he did something so terrible. He was speeding, and he got caught. Perhaps he didn't realize it and misjudged his speed. Everyone has had a speeding ticket, including everyone's mom and the cop who issued this kid the ticket. I don't condone it but mistakes happen. It's not like he was street racing. I personally don't do it, I don't even remember last time I had a ticket. I remember getting a warning once because I had to speed up to merge as my lane ended, cop understood it, believed that I told him the truth, he didn't fine me. But it's pretty suspect that everyone hear is so self governing and self righteous. Needless to say I have a hard time believing most of you. Lets see everyone giving this kid a hard time show their driver's abstract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Believe me or not, I've had 2 speeding tickets (once when pulled over when I was a teenager - actually, that one was a warning and one photo radar ticket that was nailing all of us along Como Lake rd.) and one No U turn ticket. Paid them all because I knew that I was in the wrong. That's with 22 years of driving. I could turn myself in every time I find myself speeding, but the police would just laugh - no proof for them to issue me a ticket - their hands are tied. Instead, when I find myself speeding, I slow down. Again, you seem very upset by all this and I honestly can't understand why. I have no issue with the fact that the OP did something that we all have indeed been guilty of (a point I agree whole-heartedly with you on). But, what we "self-righteous" people have issue with is simply that the OP wants to get out of paying for a mistake. Life doesn't (or shouldn't) work that way. Anyway, have a good Christmas - I'm tired of fueling your anger and I hope that you do have a have a great holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 If you are guilty, pay your fine. The best solution if you are not guilty is to go to the traffic court and fight it. Another thing to note is that the ticket has a pay by date, and it also has a court date attached to it which you will have to call and find out when that is. If you do not pay and you do not appear in the traffic court when you are supposed to, you will probably be issued a contempt of court citation as well. In some jurisdictions this fine is hundreds of dollars more. You could also be incarcerated if you are pulled over in that area again and held in the jail until you are taken to court--sucks if it is a Friday. Another caution is that some jurisdictions are now using automatic license plate scanners to catch those who have skipped on their tickets or have other warrants. All that said, it also depends upon who gave you the ticket--city, county, or state. Word of caution: cities can be more ruthless than the county and state, because smaller the town, the greater the revenue source. Lots of people get speeding tickets, just learn from your mistake, pay your fine, and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I dont know exactly how it works in the states but here in BC my motto is dispute every time. I've gotten 6 tickets in my driving career and I've only had to pay one of them. If the government wants to rob me of hundreds of dollars for a minor indiscretion, then I'm going to take my money's worth wasting their time in court. They can all go to hell as far as I'm concerned. Traffic fines are unnecessarily high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I dont know exactly how it works in the states but here in BC my motto is dispute every time. I've gotten 6 tickets in my driving career and I've only had to pay one of them. If the government wants to rob me of hundreds of dollars for a minor indiscretion, then I'm going to take my money's worth wasting their time in court. They can all go to hell as far as I'm concerned. Traffic fines are unnecessarily high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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