Got a Ticket

Janet · 07-23-2008, 08:17 AM

Aw it's a shame you had to get a ticket, but you admit you were in the wrong. I'm really surprised I haven't gotten a ticket yet and I'm 53 years old. I have a lead foot too...very bad at times. I have to be honest with myself and know that's where my son got from. Where are you in Indiana? I'll need to be careful if I'm in your area...LOL. They aren't quite as strict here in Frankfort.

Tink I can't believe you got a ticket for going 2 mph over the limit. Geez!

Ponyup · 07-23-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Aw it's a shame you had to get a ticket, but you admit you were in the wrong. I'm really surprised I haven't gotten a ticket yet and I'm 53 years old. I have a lead foot too...very bad at times. I have to be honest with myself and know that's where my son got from. Where are you in Indiana? I'll need to be careful if I'm in your area...LOL. They aren't quite as strict here in Frankfort.

Tink I can't believe you got a ticket for going 2 mph over the limit. Geez!

I'm in the south bend area. They've been really bad around plymouth & they've been butts about pratroling country roads.

Tink · 07-23-2008, 08:43 AM

OOPS that should have said 67 in a 55. lol
It was a whole $36 fine back in those days. lol

DianaB · 07-23-2008, 11:13 AM

Sorry, that you got a ticket! That's no fun! I have to admit that I have a heavy foot too! I know that you're allowed 5 mph over the speed limit and that's where I set my cruise! I've had a few tickets but I can't remember exactly how many. I've been stopped several times and given warnings.

My sister-in-law has a radar detector and she drives really fast. She figures that she's safest with less time spent driving and on the road!!!

judy · 07-23-2008, 11:40 AM

I usually talk my way out of tickets, but I'm going to have to be very careful upstate. I have a lead foot too, which is fine in Brooklyn. There's too much traffic to really speed, but those country roads are such fun to zoom around on.

Then, there's this big highway, called the Thruway - it is made for speeding!

I better slow down. That radar gizmo sounds like a good idea.

Ponyup · 07-23-2008, 12:08 PM

I used to be so good at talking my way out of tickets. This guy just wasnt' having it. I hadn't been pulled over in 6 years before this. Probably just lucky. But i have learned my lesson. i will be slowing down from now on or letting hubby drive.

Marilyn · 07-23-2008, 06:04 PM

Oh, ladies, if you haven't had tickets, you must be novice drivers or just don't drive very much. I have no idea how many tickets I've had. Tickets here are very expensive, however, you can request to take defensive driving to keep the ticket from appearing on your driving record, if you haven't taken defensive driving within the past 12 months for ticket dismissal. If you have, you can request deferred adjudication . With both options, you pay the full price for your ticket and in addition to that, you pay to take defensive driving or to apply for deferred adjudication and for a copy of your driving record to be sent from Austin to the judge. With deferred adjudication, the judge will put you on probation for a specific period of time, like 90 days, and if you do not get another ticket within the probation period, he/she will dismiss the ticket. I've taken defensive driving so many times, I can almost teach the class. I take it online so I don't have to go attend a class somewhere. I've also gotten deferred adjudication before. Currently, I have no tickets on my driving record at all.

Also, I've been stopped twice in the past month for speeding and have gotten warnings both times. Oh, and I do have a radar detector, and try to drive within the 5 miles over that is allowed and still have lapses. I drive over 30,000 miles a year though, so my exposure is pretty high.

So that's my story, officer, and I'm sticking to it!!!!

Janet · 07-23-2008, 06:06 PM

I'll just have to risk getting a ticket, my husband's driving scares me to death. I drive most everywhere we go. We just don't go places with a lot of traffic or at night...LOL.

donna1990 · 07-24-2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by judy

I usually talk my way out of tickets, but I'm going to have to be very careful upstate. I have a lead foot too, which is fine in Brooklyn. There's too much traffic to really speed, but those country roads are such fun to zoom around on.

Then, there's this big highway, called the Thruway - it is made for speeding!

I better slow down. That radar gizmo sounds like a good idea.

It is amazing that you can just imagine someone's personality that you have never met except on the computer. I can just picture you talking your way out of a ticket.

I have not had a ticket since I was18 and that was a minor violation, am knocking on wood.

judy · 07-24-2008, 05:08 PM

You've got me figured out!

Shada · 07-23-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ponyup

I'm in the south bend area. They've been really bad around plymouth & they've been butts about pratroling country roads.

Hey I am close to ya! Right on the Indiana/Michigan border.
AND I myself got a ticket on a county road last October!!! This was around Shipshewanna..

First ticket I have had in 23 years. Totally uncalled for. Young punk cop fresh out of school and trying to earn his wage.
Idiot couldn't even tell me where the speed limit was posted, yet wrote me a ticket.. grrrr...

AngieDoogles · 07-23-2008, 07:28 PM

I've only gotten one ticket ever and it really upset me. I hate being in trouble whether it's at school, at work, on the road, etc. It just really gets to me. I cried for quite a while after I got the ticket. Poor Marty didn't know what had gotten into his crazy mama. The officer thought he was cute, but still gave me the ticket.

Ponyup · 07-24-2008, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by AngieDoogles

I've only gotten one ticket ever and it really upset me. I hate being in trouble whether it's at school, at work, on the road, etc. It just really gets to me. I cried for quite a while after I got the ticket. Poor Marty didn't know what had gotten into his crazy mama. The officer thought he was cute, but still gave me the ticket.

I'm totally the same way. I have been so depressed all week. I just keep apologizing to my hubby. He thinks Im crazy.

teri88 · 07-24-2008, 06:16 AM

I also have a lead foot. But I also have a brother and anephew that are cops, so I'm always able to talk my way out of tickets. (knock on wood) I have a real problem with the way the system works. If you are rich and can just pay off a ticket then you cn speed. For someone like me, who having to pay a $100 ticket would be the difference between putting food on the table, it's just not right. There should be a different system so that it's fair. Yeah, I know, if you can't afford the ticket then don't speed. But that's my point, people who CAN afford the ticket can just ignore the speed limit.

I dont' know about Indiana, but in NJ you can go to court and "plead down" a ticket. It costs the same amount of money but you don't get the points.

07-23-2008, 08:17 AM	#1
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Aw it's a shame you had to get a ticket, but you admit you were in the wrong. I'm really surprised I haven't gotten a ticket yet and I'm 53 years old. I have a lead foot too...very bad at times. I have to be honest with myself and know that's where my son got from. Where are you in Indiana? I'll need to be careful if I'm in your area...LOL. They aren't quite as strict here in Frankfort. Tink I can't believe you got a ticket for going 2 mph over the limit. Geez! __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

07-23-2008, 08:43 AM	#3
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	OOPS that should have said 67 in a 55. lol It was a whole $36 fine back in those days. lol __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

07-23-2008, 11:13 AM	#4
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Sorry, that you got a ticket! That's no fun! I have to admit that I have a heavy foot too! I know that you're allowed 5 mph over the speed limit and that's where I set my cruise! I've had a few tickets but I can't remember exactly how many. I've been stopped several times and given warnings. My sister-in-law has a radar detector and she drives really fast. She figures that she's safest with less time spent driving and on the road!!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

07-23-2008, 11:40 AM	#5
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	I usually talk my way out of tickets, but I'm going to have to be very careful upstate. I have a lead foot too, which is fine in Brooklyn. There's too much traffic to really speed, but those country roads are such fun to zoom around on. Then, there's this big highway, called the Thruway - it is made for speeding! I better slow down. That radar gizmo sounds like a good idea. __________________ *Judy*

07-23-2008, 06:04 PM	#7
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Oh, ladies, if you haven't had tickets, you must be novice drivers or just don't drive very much. I have no idea how many tickets I've had. Tickets here are very expensive, however, you can request to take defensive driving to keep the ticket from appearing on your driving record, if you haven't taken defensive driving within the past 12 months for ticket dismissal. If you have, you can request deferred adjudication . With both options, you pay the full price for your ticket and in addition to that, you pay to take defensive driving or to apply for deferred adjudication and for a copy of your driving record to be sent from Austin to the judge. With deferred adjudication, the judge will put you on probation for a specific period of time, like 90 days, and if you do not get another ticket within the probation period, he/she will dismiss the ticket. I've taken defensive driving so many times, I can almost teach the class. I take it online so I don't have to go attend a class somewhere. I've also gotten deferred adjudication before. Currently, I have no tickets on my driving record at all. Also, I've been stopped twice in the past month for speeding and have gotten warnings both times. Oh, and I do have a radar detector, and try to drive within the 5 miles over that is allowed and still have lapses. I drive over 30,000 miles a year though, so my exposure is pretty high. So that's my story, officer, and I'm sticking to it!!!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32 Last edited by Marilyn; 07-23-2008 at 06:06 PM.

07-23-2008, 12:08 PM	#6
Ponyup Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 659	I used to be so good at talking my way out of tickets. This guy just wasnt' having it. I hadn't been pulled over in 6 years before this. Probably just lucky. But i have learned my lesson. i will be slowing down from now on or letting hubby drive.

07-23-2008, 06:06 PM	#8
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	I'll just have to risk getting a ticket, my husband's driving scares me to death. I drive most everywhere we go. We just don't go places with a lot of traffic or at night...LOL. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

07-24-2008, 05:08 PM	#10
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	You've got me figured out! __________________ *Judy*

07-23-2008, 07:28 PM	#12
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	I've only gotten one ticket ever and it really upset me. I hate being in trouble whether it's at school, at work, on the road, etc. It just really gets to me. I cried for quite a while after I got the ticket. Poor Marty didn't know what had gotten into his crazy mama. The officer thought he was cute, but still gave me the ticket. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

07-24-2008, 06:16 AM	#14
teri88 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 808	I also have a lead foot. But I also have a brother and anephew that are cops, so I'm always able to talk my way out of tickets. (knock on wood) I have a real problem with the way the system works. If you are rich and can just pay off a ticket then you cn speed. For someone like me, who having to pay a $100 ticket would be the difference between putting food on the table, it's just not right. There should be a different system so that it's fair. Yeah, I know, if you can't afford the ticket then don't speed. But that's my point, people who CAN afford the ticket can just ignore the speed limit. I dont' know about Indiana, but in NJ you can go to court and "plead down" a ticket. It costs the same amount of money but you don't get the points. __________________ TERI Of course I'm in shape. Isn't round a shape?

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