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The Village Idiots Elite user Orlando 464 Posts |
I was telling a friend of mine this morning I had not been pulled over in over 8 years. A few hours later I got a ticket for floating a stop sign in my neighborhood. I live four houses from this stop sign and it shouldn't be there to begin with as it is on the main street when it should be on the side street. I even saw the Sheriff sitting there but didn't worry about it. This is why.
http://www.motorists.org/blog/traffic-ti......usiness/
Some are born idiots.
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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts |
A little warning: If you fight this in court, the "shouldn't be there" argument will get trumped by the "it is there" argument.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
Yeah....stop means stop!
I got a ticket once for going the posted speed limit. I went to traffic school. |
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Lyndel Inner circle wrote the theme to the TV show COPS! 1623 Posts |
If the stop sign has a white border, they're optional...
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MrHyde Special user 810 Posts |
I received a fine a few months ago from a fixed "speed camera".
A bit embarrassed about it, I decided not to mention it to my wife, just quietly pay it and forget about it. Then I realised that she had been the one driving at the time. Whoo Hooo. |
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3526 Posts |
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On 2009-01-26 20:45, MrHyde wrote: lately kids have taken to scamming those things by taping shiny color copies of photoshopped license plates over their plates and purposefully blowing off lights and tolls and other "Photo Ticket" zones... Such wicked little children! Warms my evil heart, it does...
*due to the editorial policies here, words on this site attributed to me cannot necessarily be held to be my own.*
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Dr. Delusion Special user Eugene, Oregon. 733 Posts |
This past summer I went through a tunnel, maybe 100 yards long at the most. The tunnel had lights inside that made it brighter inside than out. Right before the entrance there was a sign that read " Lights on for safety " . I was the last one in a string of about 6 or 7 cars, none of which had their lights on either, due to it being about 3:00 on a clear sunny day.Turned out the sign was a requirement, because lucky me gets pulled over and issued a ticket for not having my lights on inside the tunnel. I hate it when that happens.
Bob. |
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Joey Stalin Inner circle Canada 1072 Posts |
If you dispute it, the cop that issued the ticket probably won't even show up heh.
-A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.
-It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. -The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything. See you space cowboy... |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
If you want to go for the cop no show thing get scheduled for an end of the month since they use up their court time earlier. I had a ticket and went to fight it and the cop showed up and we almost got into a fight before court. To say I was scared to death was an understatement but he was fine and I won.
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Manny Williams New user a measly 17 Posts |
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On 2009-01-26 19:52, The Village Idiots wrote: Only allowed in California I hear. |
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Tom Cutts Staff Northern CA 5925 Posts |
You heard wrong.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
They do call it a California Stop.
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts |
We have better things to do with our time than be slowed down be "laws" out here
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
"History will be kind to me, as I intend to write it"- Sir Winston Churchill |
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Rotten Special user 829 Posts |
I heard New York stop as well.
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The Village Idiots Elite user Orlando 464 Posts |
That was not nice Lyndel. After reading what you said I jumped up from my desk, ran downstairs, out the front door and down the street. The second I saw the sign and the white border around it I realized I had been had. Good one.
I then looked this up. I should have known. http://www.lowestpricetrafficschool.com/......r/en/4/2 I have already admitted guilt so don't give me the "stop means stop." You would have to see this intersection to understand. I also didn't mention the street was filled with teenagers, a normal thing, so that is why I was creeping along at such a slow speed. It's like driving through a fair in my neighborhood. When I walked in the door my wife called all of the neighbors because everyone crawls through the stop. Wives were calling their husbands on the way home from work to warn them. Giant gossip chain of warnings. Another thing is the right side has trees and on the left is a fence so it's hard to see around. It is only a two way stop so the other guys come flying around the corner. I'll pay it. No way to fight guilt.
Some are born idiots.
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Rupert Bair Inner circle ? 2179 Posts |
Tell them you had your headlights on and that light travels really really really f***in fast; and it was not the car speeding it was the light.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
What the heck are you talking about teens and wives and crap like that? What does that have to do with anything? This is how it works. If there is a sign and it says 'stop' and you do not stop you can get a ticket. Not real difficult. I got pulled over for doing that and I told the deputy the truth, my car was stalling and I was not wanting to block the street but use my momentum to get to the side. This was on a country road, no cross traffic, maybe 20 cars a day use it, the only car for two miles other than myself was the sheriff. I also love the 'everyone crawls through the stop', well then everyone might get a ticket!
I'd actually agree with you in that you can usually see if there is a car coming but unfortunately people are such idiots, no offense, that if you don't have stop signs people will shoot through intersections and after killing someone will say "well, there wasn't a stop sign". I'm not saying you are like that but in my old city neighborhood let me tell you, if there wasn't a stop sign you had to be careful of people who are not good and calm drivers. I'm sure you are a good driver. When I drove in Orlando I stopped at every stop sign completely, drunks are like that. |
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Lyndel Inner circle wrote the theme to the TV show COPS! 1623 Posts |
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On 2009-01-27 18:16, The Village Idiots wrote: Hehehe! For those of you who didn't run out and check the closest stop sign, they ALL have a white border! Lyndel |
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The Village Idiots Elite user Orlando 464 Posts |
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On 2009-01-27 18:49, MagicSanta wrote: Please see the above where I said "None of the stop means stop crap." And I'm talking about teens and wives and crap like that for same reason you are dribbling on about a car stalling out. "It's not very magical, still." I can talk about what ever crap I want here. This is one of the only threads I ever go to anymore because some people try to force their opinions or views on me like I need a lecture from my old man? The sideshow cats are cool with out an exception, well maybe one. I grew up in the country. You don't fly down back country roads cause if you do you go over a hill and run into the back of a tractor and die like my buddy Erick. I drive like an old man these days. (no jokes please) If I had stopped and not looked I would have not been guilty but by slowing way down and looking really good, I get to pay $150.00. My father is a retired Major police officer of 35 years so unless you can lecture me better than him shut your pie hole. And I know the "shouldn't" and "isn't". See above statement. (my father to me) "STOP POPPING THE GOD *** CLUTCH, SLIP THE ****ER. ARE YOU LISTENING TO ONE ****ING THING I'M SAYING CHICKEN ****? PULL THE ****ING CAR OVER SO I CAN DRIVE GOD *** IT... NO ONE PERSON EVER CAUSES AN ACCIDENT, BOTH PARTIES ARE ALWAYS AT FAULT SO DON'T ****ING TELL ME IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT YOU GOT REAR ENDED." etc. He made me read all the reports from teens who killed their best friends in a DUI crash. He recently stopped lecturing me about anything. Maybe me losing some of my hair helped? dribble dribble dribble Sillily, Will p.s. Lyndel you are mine the second I see the chance so be looking over your shoulder neighbor. The reason I'm the only one to run to the closest sign was I thought you knew some Florida law I didn't and I'm the one shelling out the money. pant pant pant..
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
Yes I can lecture you better than your father. You know, I have no idea what you are rambling about. Pay your fine you criminal. I think you have indeed picked the perfect name for yourself.
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