[Shotimes] Re: (OT) New York Speeding Ticket Outcome

[Rick Glass]

The only tickets I automatically pay would be from a Tennessee State 
Trooper, turns out that anyting up to 9 over will not go on your record if 
you just pay the fine.  If you pay it, it disappears......if you go to 
court, you might get a traffic school (usually costs $50), or you might get 
the fine, court costs, and points on your record.

My last ticket here ( back in October) I was clocked at 70 in a 55......I 
never even saw him turn around......I had made it to the interstate and was 
actually running about 98 in a 70 by the time he finally caught me, SUPER 
NICE GUY.....hell, he was laughing about it when he walked up, he thought I 
was gonna run and he seemed to have fun just trying to catch up, he had the 
radar locked at 70......I got lucky....he wrote me for 64 in a 55.....cost 
me $97.50, mailed the check 2 days later and it's gone....Like I said I got 
lucky.

Rick Glass
    '99 SF  66k
         Flowmasters
         Kirk'd


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "V8List SHO" <v8sho@v8sho.com>; 
"SHO Tech" <techsho@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 5:33 PM
Subject: (OT) New York Speeding Ticket Outcome


>I know that this is preaching to the choir (well, those of us who are NMA
> members, anyway!), but here's one guy's story in New York.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Kim [mailto:henry.kim@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 6:15 PM
> To: 911/993/996
> Subject: [Bulk] [911] New York Speeding Ticket Outcome
>
> I asked for some advice on fighting a speeding ticket I received in
> New York State (I'm in Ontario) a few months ago.  I thought it was
> unfair because I was accelerating to NY Thruway speed, 65mph, from a
> 55 zone and the trooper nailed me.
>
> I had my day in court today armed with a handful of notes and
> cross-examination questions to ask the trooper.  I was crestfallen
> when the judge announced that the officer was not in court resulting
> in the dismissal of my case.  The opportunity to display my legal
> chops - foiled!
>
> Lesson learned - don't automatically pay your speeding fines.  While I
> sat there, a dozen cases went before the judge.  The dismissal rate
> was exactly 50%.  All of the dismissed cases were the result of the
> police officer screwing up the preparation of the case.
>
> Henry
> Still demerit point free and lovin' it