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Speeding Ticket Today
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Having driven that stretch on I-75 near Lima many, many times, they don't mess around. I picked up a ticket just south of there in the 90s. Trooper gave me two choices: pay the ticket on the spot, or follow him back to court. I didn't have the cash, but he told me they took credit cards! He took my credit card with the old style "zipper" raised imprint machine and sent me on my way. Fun fact- I had just bought my first Escort radar detector which alerted just as he zapped me with the instant-on radar.
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This past fall....on our way south for the winter, I think we were in Illinois on I-57 somewhere. I took a nap while the wife did some driving. I wake up a later and realize the scenery is going by pretty fast. I look over and the speedometer says 95!!!! And the cruise control is on!! I ask her how long she was on cruise at that speed and she says "a while"!!!!! Needless to say I asked her to slow down if she wanted to save some money! Apparently vehicle ride at that speed does not wake the passenger up.
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I've had good luck recently. Pulled over 3 times in the last 6 months.
1. Right turn on red, (RSM - OC Sheriff) cop said I didn't stop, I know I did. Honestly only 2nd time I felt I was pulled over for no reason. Sent citation to Ticket Clinic, 2 months later get the letter saying dismissed, only paid their $250 fee.
2. 58 in a 45. CHP (only CHP in Coto de Caza). Was right before the limit drops to 35. Got a warning.
3. 80 in a 65. CHP. Just a warning and a suggestion to open my moonroof cover on cloudy days so my tint wasn't noticeable.
1. Right turn on red, (RSM - OC Sheriff) cop said I didn't stop, I know I did. Honestly only 2nd time I felt I was pulled over for no reason. Sent citation to Ticket Clinic, 2 months later get the letter saying dismissed, only paid their $250 fee.
2. 58 in a 45. CHP (only CHP in Coto de Caza). Was right before the limit drops to 35. Got a warning.
3. 80 in a 65. CHP. Just a warning and a suggestion to open my moonroof cover on cloudy days so my tint wasn't noticeable.
Last ticket I received was 15 years ago in Michigan on a two-lane road. I'm doing exactly the limit with cruise on. As I come over a hill, there's a kid skateboarding down the hill in the middle of road! I mean this is corn country and a skateboarder in front of me in the middle of nowhere is just about the last thing I expect to see. There's also a county sheriff at the crossroads at the bottom of the hill turning in my direction. I hit the brakes to slow down, pull around the kid and continue only to see the officer hit the lights and u-turn to come after me. I pull over and the lady officer comes up and lets me know she hit me at 72 mph in a 60. This was simply not true, so I asked to see the meter. She tells me she doesn't have to show me and writes me the ticket. I contest it and show up at the JOP. I tell the judge the story and tell him I'm absolutely sure that all the officer saw was probably my hood dipping as I hit the brakes to avoid the kid. He looks at the officer and asks if that was the way it happened. The officer says "I don't remember it that way, but since the citizen went out of his way to come in..."- Judge throws the ticket out.
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