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Update on my deals gap ticket of love.

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Ok I was bad, and exceded the speed limits set by the pope of TN on the dragons tail.

I recieved a ticket for 56 in in a 30. In a construction zone. It was not a construction zone and I was going 54 but oh well.

I talked with them, and I am eligable for traffic school, and they will recognise KY traffic school. (I.E. dont shoot deer from your truck school.) It costs $111.50 for them to accept a traffic school cert. ??????? but oh well. no points. It costs $15 in KY to go to traffic school. So total is $126.50 with no points. No to bad. The ticket was pretty close to $275.00, so take radar/laser protection if you go play on the dragon.
 
wrightme43 said:
Ok I was bad, and exceded the speed limits set by the pope of TN on the dragons tail.

I recieved a ticket for 56 in in a 30. In a construction zone. It was not a construction zone and I was going 54 but oh well.

I talked with them, and I am eligable for traffic school, and they will recognise KY traffic school. (I.E. dont shoot deer from your truck school.) It costs $111.50 for them to accept a traffic school cert. ??????? but oh well. no points. It costs $15 in KY to go to traffic school. So total is $126.50 with no points. No to bad. The ticket was pretty close to $275.00, so take radar/laser protection if you go play on the dragon.
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Construction Zone!

Where on the gap where you? When I was up there over the 4th there were't any signs up anywhere.

However the THP are tricky up there. They like to hide up in the bush...

-bryan
 
It was not a construction zone. He told me 54 then wrote it for 56. The lady at the place said none of the others were in a construction zone for that day, so they just decided it was a paperwork error.


Hey Nate, tell Angela I will send her my performance award when I am done. LOL LOL LOL
 
I didnt see this one till the blue lights started.

He was off in the woods on the LEO's lair corner. Dark brown and tan car in deep shadow.

None of the uphill riders provided any warning of LEO ahead. I always warn other riders. Probley all the poor harley riders could do to keep the bike upright. I had just stopped to help one and his wife that had crashed in corner right before I got my ticket.
 
Haha, I just got my letter today too.

They offer two new options now, you can also take the course online or by renting a DVD from blockbuster or one of those moviecube boxes. Costs $50 bucks instead. I'm not sure which I'm going to do. I'll probably just go to one of the weeknight ones for $15.
 
Oops! Oh well...

I go to court tomorrow for my ticket, I was 26 mph over the limit and it is manditory that I appear before the judge. But I as going 87mph. Oh well..
 
Hey Pete, would you maybe wear a Rastafarian wig? I hear judges love that kind of stuff..... LOL

They said specifically no dvds, no online, you have to go to a classroom and sit for at least 3 hours. I think I will ride the bike, maybe do a smoky burnout, and pull a wheelie leaving. Who knows maybe I will get extra credit.
 
wrightme43 said:
Hey Pete, would you maybe wear a Rastafarian wig? I hear judges love that kind of stuff..... LOL

They said specifically no dvds, no online, you have to go to a classroom and sit for at least 3 hours. I think I will ride the bike, maybe do a smoky burnout, and pull a wheelie leaving. Who knows maybe I will get extra credit.
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Man I feel robbed. In TX the course it 8 painful hours on the computer. I think I've take drivers safety at least 5 times in the past 14 years. Thank goodness is all I can say!

I do like the burnout idea! :thumbup:

I was thinking of telling the judge that I heard a loud bang, had a flash back, and gassed it! Damn IEDs....
 
Wrightme43
--If you were ticketed for going through a construction zone and you're absolutely sure they're wrong; plead NOT GUILTY. The plaintive will have to prove there was construction there. If there was NO construction at the time, you will be cleared of the charge. It doesn't matter if you were speeding or not; one error on a statement will question the entire charge.
 
LOL Ohhhh noooeeeesss. I have learned my lesson about court. Unless you are a police officer or a lawyer or some other (Professional witness) your testimony counts for diddly squat. If there is a disagreement between me and the officer the officer will always win the benifit of the doubt due to his professional witness status. I am just fine with being under 200$ because I was actually speeding. I havent gotten a ticket since 1995 and I have deserved oh say just a round number over 250 tickets. I will just sit in my traffic school class, smile, nod at the right places, answer the questions and laugh. I will also be getting me one of those high tech radar laser detectors.

Going to court is never worth it, unless your looking at serious jail or prison time. Hell court costs would 120$ even if I won. Even if I get them to drop the construction, which I did already its closer to $300 for the ticket. This is the easier softer way for me.

Thank you though. I do appreciate it.
 
You should have ditched the cop through the turns:justkidding:....But I am curious would that be possible?

One thing nice about our ride a couple of weeks ago in Southern California, no cops or very little. We broke every rule that there were to be broken if a cop followed us for kicks. However, Cali Rider mentioned that through one area, a cop came running out of the resturaunt, intererupting his donut time, saying WTF as we sped on by.
 
I was headed down hill and into TN. It would not of been wise to run. More cops waiting down the road.

It doesnt matter. I wont run from the police anymore. I have done it a few times, but the risk just doesnt match the reward.
 
Hey Steve, Can't you fight it? in Ca. if there is an error on the ticket, that you can prove the ticket will be thrown out. ;)


EDIT: I just read the rest of the posts and seen this has already been covered. oh well sometimes your the bug, sometimes your the windsheild.
 
I hope you fight it. Not only is there an error with the construction thing or whatever, your speed was incorrect. Not to mention everything else that's illegitimate about the system.

If you do fight it, you may learn from something from this video, its about a guy who took a traffic ticket to court (AND TOOK HIS CAMERA WITH TO ENSURE HE GOT A FAIR HEARING) and just asked a bunch of questions after he said the he even intended on entering a guilty plea. He just got the run around. Actually, he isn't done with his court dates yet because they just ended up sending him away and giving him more dates and he hasn't made the next video yet. So it'll be interesting to see how everything plays out.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yxjNAt_Jdk"]YouTube - The Court of Public Relations (HQ)[/ame]
 
for them to accept a traffic school cert. ------------$111.50
KY to go to traffic school. -------------------------$15
Look on Steves face while waiting for the ticket -----PRICELESS

I rode by right after they nailed him... he just smiled:D and waved like he was taking a break...
 
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