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- From: nau@ssesco.com (William Nau)
- Subject: Re: Speeding ticket - FAQ
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- References: <96876@netnews.upenn.edu>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:18:36 GMT
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- In article <96876@netnews.upenn.edu>, sergei@upenn5.hep.upenn.edu (Sergei Borodin) writes:
- |>
- |>
- |> I think it's a FAQ, but always until it doesn't concern you.
- |>
- |> The story. Last Saturday I was pulled out and the cop said something
- |> like "Sir, do you realise you're driving a little bit faster?".
- |> me "was I?"
- |>
- |> After a little conversation he gave me a ticket for driving aprox.
- |> at 68 mph. (the road, of course, is 55) - such a bastard.
- |>
- |> The question - would it be better for me just to pay the ticket,
- |> go to driving school and forget the story. Is it worth to fight
- |> in court saying that I drove with the trafic speed and effectively
- |> the cop did not *measure* my speed - he followed me and used his
- |> sppedometer to determine my speed (sure, *he* accelerated to reach
- |> me - finally he sat on my tail).
- |>
- |> BTW, if I go to court, should I mention that the accuracy of car
- |> speedometer is about +-10%, which gives me 20% tolerance and
- |> reduces my speed to 55mph.
- |>
- |> I never had this thing before.(tickets)
- |>
- |> Any suggestions? BTW, what the fine could be here in CA?
- |>
- |> Sergei Borodin
- |>
- |>
- |>
- Bite the bullet and pay the ticket. You were speeding and that's all
- the judge needs to know.
-
- Consider yourself lucky that you can go to traffic school and remove
- the ticket from your record. Around here (MN) a ticket is a ticket
- and it stays with you. The fine and traffic school are minor compared
- to watching your insurance go up. I got one (just the one) ticket
- and couldn't switch insurance companies without paying an extra $500
- per year (one lousey ticket).
-
- Sorry for going on about it, it just peeves me. :(
-
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