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Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:35 am

I went to court today.

My scheduled time was at 9:30 so I came in at 8:30 and sat for awhile, then I asked a clerk if I might see my ticket. She brought me a copy of the ticket and the officers report and I noticed that it said in the officers report that he has to calibrate his radar every so often to insure that it reads correctly. So I asked the clerk how often that is and she denied me, saying that would be giving away legal advice. So I asked if I could see calibration records, that she could give me. Turns out that they need to be calibrated every 2 years, and I looked up the serial tag on the radar which was used to catch my whopping 10 mph overage, and it said it hadn't been calibrated since December of 2003.

Owned... fucking owned...

Ticket dropped, even got a congrats from the judge who said "Very impressive, you certainly did your homework."

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:45 am

Thanks for sharing your story with us.

ClakarEQ · Post by **ClakarEQ** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:45 am

I thought they had to calibrate that a lot more often the 2 years. Damn I know what I'm doing next ticket i get.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:57 am

I just don't speed anymore, heh

used to be that it used to just irk me when someone passed me, and I had to pass them right back, but now, I just don't give a shit anymore

Trielelvan · Post by **Trielelvan** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:06 pm

horhay boosh · Post by **horhay boosh** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:12 pm

i am slowly.... getting to where i don't care.... it will be along road...

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:18 pm

If you're on a highway and there are three or more lanes, just stick to the middle lane and cruise at 10 mph over the speed limit. Where I live the limit is 55 mph so I cruise at 65 mph. No cop here would ever have the audacity to give a ticket for 65 mph.

Post by **Gidan** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:36 pm

Ginzburgh wrote:If you're on a highway and there are three or more lanes, just stick to the middle lane and cruise at 10 mph over the speed limit. Where I live the limit is 55 mph so I cruise at 65 mph. No cop here would ever have the audacity to give a ticket for 65 mph.

I use to live by that thought, then I got pulled over for it.

leah · Post by **leah** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:38 pm

i got pulled over saturday night for rolling through a stop sign (though i believe that i stopped quite well in fact... but there's no way to prove or disprove this now...)

94$ ticket

it sucks because there are always cops sitting at the intersection i was at waiting to catch all the college kids that live in josh's apartment complex for all manner of stupid things like this... i think Stadium View Apartments must account for a huge amount of citation income for the lincoln police.

i feel really dumb being pulled into it. i swear it was a good stop, but again there's nothing i can do about it but bend over and take it up the tailpipe. you can bet i'm making exaggerated 5-second stops for every stop sign i encounter from here on out, though hehe

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:18 pm

You should have flirted and flashed some tit. You definately woulda gotten no ticket and maybe a free dinner and board for the night.

leah · Post by **leah** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:22 pm

i was told that i should've played dumb, or all that other stuff... but that's not me. i don't really know how to dumb up or flirt with a cop :dunno:

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:27 pm

I just remain apologetic, polite, say sir a lot. So far of the many times I've been pulled over I've gotten 1 ticket.

Once I had 1 drink (still on my breath), left the bar, drove sleepy all the way home, let a cop chase me 6 blocks before I finally pulled over. He pulled me over for running a red light and swerving. Somehow, not only did he escort me home, but he let me off with a warning.

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:28 pm

Dylan wrote:I went to court today.

My scheduled time was at 9:30 so I came in at 8:30 and sat for awhile, then I asked a clerk if I might see my ticket. She brought me a copy of the ticket and the officers report and I noticed that it said in the officers report that he has to calibrate his radar every so often to insure that it reads correctly. So I asked the clerk how often that is and she denied me, saying that would be giving away legal advice. So I asked if I could see calibration records, that she could give me. Turns out that they need to be calibrated every 2 years, and I looked up the serial tag on the radar which was used to catch my whopping 10 mph overage, and it said it hadn't been calibrated since December of 2003.

Owned... fucking owned...

Ticket dropped, even got a congrats from the judge who said "Very impressive, you certainly did your homework."

From now on I don't think you can whine about anyone who got off on a technicality.

leah · Post by **leah** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:29 pm

i always say sir (unless it's a female hehe) and am very meek and disciplined-child-ish.

labbats · Post by **labbats** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:31 pm

I always say meow

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:41 pm

I got pulled over for 10 miles over in north texas. My first ticket in close to 10 years.

Did I mention Texas sucks all around?

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:50 pm

And if they sneeze while they are asking for your license and registration, substitute the traditional "God bless you" with "You are sooooooooo good looking".

Works every time.

ClakarEQ · Post by **ClakarEQ** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:52 pm

I thought any less then 3 second stop at a stop sign = rolling thru. Did u stop count to 3 then go :mystery:

Griever · Post by **Griever** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:56 pm

Jay wrote:You should have flirted and flashed some tit. You definately woulda gotten no ticket and maybe a free dinner and board for the night.

Jay wrote:So far of the many times I've been pulled over I've gotten 1 ticket.

Once I had 1 drink (still on my breath), left the bar, drove sleepy all the way home, let a cop chase me 6 blocks before I finally pulled over. He pulled me over for running a red light and swerving. Somehow, not only did he escort me home, but he let me off with a warning.

So how was dinner at home?

leah · Post by **leah** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:57 pm

psht no... i don't really know anyone who DOES stop and count to three in their head before going, especially not with four rowdy other people in the car. i always stop pretty completely there anyway, as it is a busy intersection.

imo, the cop pulled me over in hopes of catching me for something else (driving drunk, alcohol in the car, or other saturday night shenanigans)--just as you are more apt to get pulled over for little things on new year's eve, etc.

Post by **Martrae** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:59 pm

Friend of mine got pulled over for going 2 miles over the speed limit on Christmas Day. Guess the cop was pissed about having to work.

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:36 pm

Grats on your sleuthing work.. but you're still wrong ><

Gargamellow · Post by **Gargamellow** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:40 pm

good job dylan...i am impressed

maybe u are sposed to be a detective!?!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:33 pm

Griever wrote:
Jay wrote:You should have flirted and flashed some tit. You definately woulda gotten no ticket and maybe a free dinner and board for the night.

Jay wrote:So far of the many times I've been pulled over I've gotten 1 ticket.

Once I had 1 drink (still on my breath), left the bar, drove sleepy all the way home, let a cop chase me 6 blocks before I finally pulled over. He pulled me over for running a red light and swerving. Somehow, not only did he escort me home, but he let me off with a warning.

So how was dinner at home?

It was good but nothing compared to the vicious ass poun...I mean I went home and went to sleep.

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:52 pm

Martrae wrote:Friend of mine got pulled over for going 2 miles over the speed limit on Christmas Day. Guess the cop was pissed about having to work.

I would bet that if they went to court on that it would be thrown out. 2 miles is so negligible.

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