A cop said "friend" was sideways through intersection
04-22-2005, 12:12 PM
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hello 3 points...
your friend's best bet is to fight it with a "trial by written declaration". if the officer were to show up during an actual trial, your friend would likely be screwed. with a trial by written declaration, the officer has to submit extra paperwork that they do not get paid overtime to do.
your friend's best bet is to fight it with a "trial by written declaration". if the officer were to show up during an actual trial, your friend would likely be screwed. with a trial by written declaration, the officer has to submit extra paperwork that they do not get paid overtime to do.
04-22-2005, 01:49 PM
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Office: "Do you know why you got pulled over?"
Driver: "Officer, if I knew what your were thinking, I'd write myself the ticket"
Driver: "Officer, if I knew what your were thinking, I'd write myself the ticket"
04-22-2005, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
I disagree with the statements about owning up. This can get you. There may be a good chance that he/she doesn't have any "evidence". Everything else is hear say. Now if you say I was going 60 (in a 35) This is your admitance of guilt. Chances are more than likely you are going to get a ticket for 60mph. An officers witness of speed which is unmetered will not fly in court. An admitance of guilt on your part will.
04-22-2005, 03:49 PM
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Wow... that sucks =/
It was kinda stupid of your friend though =p
At least you only got a ticket for running the light, im sure it could have been a lot worse.
on a random sidenote, did you go to the rallyX? - how was it? (and the rally school in florida) - guess that school in florida tought you a little to much about rallying and not enough about driving in cities
It was kinda stupid of your friend though =p
At least you only got a ticket for running the light, im sure it could have been a lot worse.
on a random sidenote, did you go to the rallyX? - how was it? (and the rally school in florida) - guess that school in florida tought you a little to much about rallying and not enough about driving in cities
04-22-2005, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
I disagree with the statements about owning up. This can get you. There may be a good chance that he/she doesn't have any "evidence". Everything else is hear say. Now if you say I was going 60 (in a 35) This is your admitance of guilt. Chances are more than likely you are going to get a ticket for 60mph. An officers witness of speed which is unmetered will not fly in court. An admitance of guilt on your part will.
You are 100% correct tho - in most cases the words uttered by the officer are simply designed to get you to make his job easier. I did get pulled over for doing a 45mph burnout down El Camino @ Wolfe once in my WS.6 and I got away. I seriously thought I was done for - I just told the cop the truth - I never drove the car anymore, and was being an idiot. He laughed, spent 15 minutes making me pucker my leather seat into a teeny mauna kea and then told me to take that badboy home. For that, I am eternally grateful.
04-23-2005, 01:43 PM
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ha ha... depends entirely on the cop ...
if your in milpitas/santa clara sheriff/that SScamaro chp cop.. theyll prob jus give you
the ticket straight up...
if your in oak , epa , or the cop is nice they probably won't care an let u go
also depends on how b0red the cop is, a bored cop will cite more often just for
something to do
if your in milpitas/santa clara sheriff/that SScamaro chp cop.. theyll prob jus give you
the ticket straight up...
if your in oak , epa , or the cop is nice they probably won't care an let u go
also depends on how b0red the cop is, a bored cop will cite more often just for
something to do
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