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In an hour I go to traffic to fight a ticket for seat belt violation, any advice? I got the video of the stop with smoked windows you can't see the

Posted by zeitgeist Oct 13 '09, 12:12

silloutte to see if the belt was in use or not

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how much time do you have to take off from work (lost wages) to fight a ticket you admit you deserve? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:26 2
- tuesday is my day off, but I'm an atheist minister so technically I don't work -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:27 1
  - you're a ... what? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:29
Personally, I don't get it. You skirted the law, you got busted. Pay your fine and accept the consequences like a man. Don't dick around with lying - oblique Oct 13, 12:25 15
- as any defense lawyer would say, its not what the client did, its what they can prove -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:28 8
  - HA. HAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHA! -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 12:32
  - btw, bring cash. If those courts are anything like ours, you're going to need your ticket + fees + more fees in cash -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 12:32 2
    - Your courts don't take credit cards? - decline Oct 13, 12:35
    - yup -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:34
  - You haven't been to traffic before, have you? They'll believe the officer over you. -- nm - Inigo Oct 13, 12:31 1
    - *traffic court* -- nm - Inigo Oct 13, 12:32
  - so it's the cop's word against yours. You're screwed even though cops lie more often than anyone else -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:29
  - Sorry to be blunt, but I guess I live by a better code (or try to) -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 12:29
- sidenote: This also illustrates why I don't like smoked windows. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:27 4
  - in california, it's prohibited to have any of the front three windows be tinted. - b. Oct 13, 12:31 3
    - exactly, it's extremely dangerous for police. no way to see who/what's in the back seat. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:34
    - but it's sunny all the time. what the hell -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:31 1
      - yah, you say that on *typhoon* day! -- nm - b. Oct 13, 12:34
- I agree (sorry, but I do) -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 13, 12:26
Were you wearing it or just trying to get out of it on said technicality? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 12:15 1
- comeon, you guys should know me enough to know I'm trying to weasel out -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:17
if you actually weren't wearing it, I'd say suck it up and pay the fine. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 12:14 25
- the fine is fine, its the insurance hit I'm trying to avoid, hopefully the state patrol will be a no show and I'm free -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:16 24
  - whhy would you not wear your seat belt? -- nm - decline Oct 13, 12:16 23
    - FWIW, in my last wreck...had I been wearing a seatbelt, I'd likely be dead. nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:34 2
      - and if i hadn't been in my last one, at least, i may well have been. -- nm - b. Oct 13, 12:37
      - Conversely, if I had not been wearing mine, I would be dead right now. -- nm - decline Oct 13, 12:36
    - Let's not start this fight again. - nubby Oct 13, 12:21 7
      - well for the record my compliance with seatbelt wearing has increased to near 100% - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:25 6
        
        Just say that to the judge. "I didn't wear my seatbelt. I've learned my lesson. It was wrong." - Inigo Oct 13, 12:27 5
        
        "then stop wasting my time and pay the fine." -- nm - me, if I'm a judge Oct 13, 12:28 4
        
        Pleading guilty got my signficant speeding reduced to not speeding, thus not affecting my insurance.. -- nm - Max Oct 13, 12:30
        
        Completel honesty is such a rarity in court that judges usually reward it. - Inigo Oct 13, 12:30 1
        
        yes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:34
        
        plus court costs -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 12:29
    - freedom!!!!! -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:18
    - I was just rolling around the neighborhood going to garage sales jumping in and out every block or so -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:18 10
      - Oh, that's fine then. Be sure to tell the dick who t-bones your car that you were just rolling around the neighborhood. - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 13, 12:22 8
        
        the IM is about the most misleading statement in the world. most accidents happen close to home because most driving happens close to home. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 12:30 6
        
        why is that misleading? -- nm - b. Oct 13, 12:33 3
        
        it's commonly used as evidence that people are more careless close to their homes. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 12:34 2
        
        huh, i can't recall ever seeing it used that way. to my recollection, i've always seen it with the reasoning mafic gave. -- nm - b. Oct 13, 12:36
        
        they might be. you'd have to run calculations. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:36
        
        Everyone who drinks water dies -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 12:30 1
        
        this rock will protect you from tigers -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:36
        
        he's not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe again. -- nm - Max Oct 13, 12:23
      - next time: rickshaw -- nm - Max Oct 13, 12:21

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