Firefly
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I removed previous thread since many of us got too political....
So about 2 months ago I got 2 tickets within a week of each other. One was for speeding in Indiana.. 87 in a 70. The other was for rolling a stoplight that was yellowish-pinkish-red-- trying to stay with the group of bikes I was with... being the last one thru the light.... I'm the only one that bothered to pull over for the cop... so I got the ticket.
Just for Bob.... I managed to work the system a bit to my advantage.
Speeding ticket:
1. Filed for a continuance on the court date to have more time to prepare my case.
2. Filed a discovery request (in accordance with Indiana rule 26) to the court for various records: Officers certification and training records for operation of radar device, officers daily log, Radar log, Radar calibration records, tuning fork certification records, etc.
3. Request for information on possible deferral options for the state of Indiana.
Judge called me today and said he was a bit overwhelmed at my requests (which is exactly what I wanted).... and that he wanted to talk about a deferral (which is what I wanted). I played dumb and acted like I wasn't aware of how deferrals worked in Indiana.. let him explain them to me... was very pleasant and we agreed to a deferral. All that is required from me..... 6 months without another ticket...... and.... yup.. you got it.... some extra $$$$$$. No points. Ticket never shows up on record, yada yada.
Traffic ticket:
Went to court with photos of light and various timing sequences, wanted to figure out where the cop was, etc. when he saw it. Ticket stands as I thought it would....... but was offered a deferral when I asked for one. Just have to pay the ticket, take an online safety course, pay some extra $$$ (see a pattern here?) and the points and ticket go buh-bye.
Oh... and Bob..... I pick the judges daughter up tonight at 7:00....... :roflblack:
Sure... it's easier and cheaper not to get tickets in the first place... duh..... but when you do get them.... work the system folks.... you can keep those points off your record.
The speeding one I get....as I like me some SPEED.
The signal ticket was just plain stupid on my part.. and my buddies that I was riding with... none of whom stopped.
I'll be obeying all traffic laws for the next 6 months.. well... I'll keep it under 10 over......
So about 2 months ago I got 2 tickets within a week of each other. One was for speeding in Indiana.. 87 in a 70. The other was for rolling a stoplight that was yellowish-pinkish-red-- trying to stay with the group of bikes I was with... being the last one thru the light.... I'm the only one that bothered to pull over for the cop... so I got the ticket.
Just for Bob.... I managed to work the system a bit to my advantage.
Speeding ticket:
1. Filed for a continuance on the court date to have more time to prepare my case.
2. Filed a discovery request (in accordance with Indiana rule 26) to the court for various records: Officers certification and training records for operation of radar device, officers daily log, Radar log, Radar calibration records, tuning fork certification records, etc.
3. Request for information on possible deferral options for the state of Indiana.
Judge called me today and said he was a bit overwhelmed at my requests (which is exactly what I wanted).... and that he wanted to talk about a deferral (which is what I wanted). I played dumb and acted like I wasn't aware of how deferrals worked in Indiana.. let him explain them to me... was very pleasant and we agreed to a deferral. All that is required from me..... 6 months without another ticket...... and.... yup.. you got it.... some extra $$$$$$. No points. Ticket never shows up on record, yada yada.
Traffic ticket:
Went to court with photos of light and various timing sequences, wanted to figure out where the cop was, etc. when he saw it. Ticket stands as I thought it would....... but was offered a deferral when I asked for one. Just have to pay the ticket, take an online safety course, pay some extra $$$ (see a pattern here?) and the points and ticket go buh-bye.
Oh... and Bob..... I pick the judges daughter up tonight at 7:00....... :roflblack:
Sure... it's easier and cheaper not to get tickets in the first place... duh..... but when you do get them.... work the system folks.... you can keep those points off your record.
The speeding one I get....as I like me some SPEED.
The signal ticket was just plain stupid on my part.. and my buddies that I was riding with... none of whom stopped.
I'll be obeying all traffic laws for the next 6 months.. well... I'll keep it under 10 over......
