got a seat belt violation today

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What a prick.

He just finished up another car he had pulled over when I passed him on the interstate. He was speeding up to get back into a lane on the interstate. 65 north to be exact.

Speed limit was 55 and I was going about 60. He sped up on the inside lane to my right and got next to me for a few seconds. He then slowed immediately, threw on his lights AND siren and got behind me until I pulled over.

:mj07: :mj07:

Fucking idiot!

I had my license and registration ready when he got to the car (they usually like that) and he told me "I pulled you over because I noticed you weren't wearing your seat belt and that's bad". I felt like telling him to fuck off but I passed and he went to his car.

He gave me the ticket. I usually get a warning for these things. Not from this guy. :nono:

$25 :0008

ASSHOLE!
 
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Stop breaking the law and you won't get tickets.

......asshole.
 
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Yet you can ride a motorcycle without a helmit :rolleyes:

I have an airbag.

Motorcycle + blowout + no helmet = smashed head.

Car + wreck + airbag = not necessarily.
 
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Did you break up with Natalie or something? You sure have had a grouch on lately.

BTW, the stiff for the NCAA Tourney only paid one guy so you might want to hang around in that thread again and laugh at the guys that got fuked.
 
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MadJack said:
What a prick.

He just finished up another car he had pulled over when I passed him on the interstate. He was speeding up to get back into a lane on the interstate. 65 north to be exact.

Speed limit was 55 and I was going about 60. He sped up on the inside lane to my right and got next to me for a few seconds. He then slowed immediately, threw on his lights AND siren and got behind me until I pulled over.

:mj07: :mj07:

Fucking idiot!

I had my license and registration ready when he got to the car (they usually like that) and he told me "I pulled you over because I noticed you weren't wearing your seat belt and that's bad". I felt like telling him to fuck off but I passed and he went to his car.

He gave me the ticket. I usually get a warning for these things. Not from this guy. :nono:

$25 :0008

ASSHOLE!
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That ticket is $130 in New York.
 
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zoomer said:
That ticket is $130 in New York.
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I didn't really mind except the siren part. 25 bucks isn't bad at all :toast:

I don't think I ever had the siren pulled on me.

I don't think I've ever been sued before either. Oh well.
 
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You should have told him to bet against the Brewers, M's and O's, and put it in a parlay. At that point he would have owed YOU money. :0008
 
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Glenn Quagmire said:
You should have told him to bet against the Brewers, M's and O's, and put it in a parlay. At that point he would have owed YOU money. :0008
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No talking to this guy at all. Everything was so typical. He got out of his car, he put on his trooper hat, and he hiked his pants up all the way on the short walk to my car. :mj07:

Maryland and here are $25. They start making it in the hundreds, I'll start wearing the belt.

That's what they should do :shrug:
 
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Police can give speeding tickets if they 'think' car is going too fast
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FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:

In Ohio, if a cop says it looked like you were speeding, he can write you a ticket - no proof needed. Makes things so much easier for law enforcement if they don't have to be bothered with the burden of proof. True story.


The state's supreme court ruled five-to-one that independent verification of a driver's speed isn't necessary... things like laser guns or radar or actually clocking how fast you're going. The court says an officer's visual estimate will work as long as the officer is trained, certified by a training academy and experienced in finding speeders.

Supporters say that officers undergo extensive training where they have to visually estimate the speed of vehicles within one or two miles per hour of the actual speed.

Nonetheless, law enforcement officials insist they won't be getting rid of their speed guns; and that it's rare for officers to give tickets based solely on their observations. But the state's highest court says if they want to, it's quite all right.

The case stemmed from the appeal of a traffic ticket issued near Akron, Ohio in 2008.

In that case, a police officer ticketed a driver because he said it looked like the driver was going too fast.

Without any technical assistance, the cop determined that the motorist was going 70 miles-per-hour when the speed limit was 60. The driver says the court's decision "stinks." The driver is right.

Here's my question to you: What else will police be able to do without proof if they can now give speeding tickets if they simply "think" a car is going too fast?


Steve in Bedford, Texas writes:
Dear Jack, It sounds like speed traps throughout the Buckeye State will be wallowing in more ill-gotten cash than a Wall Street bank! More practically (and less sarcastically), this ruling will erode the sort of community trust law enforcement needs to do its job correctly, and I hope the Ohio legislature will reverse this mistake during its next session.

Ex cop writes:
I was trained by a highly regarded, 10-month law enforcement academy. The "extensive" speed estimate training was limited to about two hours of guessing the speeds of cars driving by. This is an inappropriate decision by the courts. Even police must be kept honest ? and "thinking" or "guessing" a car is going too fast does not cut it.

M. writes:
I went to training to stay out of Ohio. So far it's working!

Nik in Austin, Texas writes:
Jack, Don't act so surprised. Law enforcement officials have been overstepping their authority for decades and the court system always supports them.

Missy writes:
As long as people still have the right to fight the ticket in court, it shouldn't matter. Without proof, I can't imagine these tickets will hold up in court.

Peer writes:
Nothing new. I once got a ticket because the cop could "hear" my motorcycle was speeding. Very impressive.

John writes:
Did you see the blown call in Detroit's almost perfect game yesterday? Yes, even highly-trained professionals get it wrong.

Anton writes:
That's what you get for living in Ohio.:00hour

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MadJack said:
Did you break up with Natalie or something? You sure have had a grouch on lately.

BTW, the stiff for the NCAA Tourney only paid one guy so you might want to hang around in that thread again and laugh at the guys that got fuked.
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I've been grouchy since the day I signed on here. :shrug:
 
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01/01/2008

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NO SEATBELT - PERSON OVER 15

Total
Due
149.00
 
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be glad you were not drinking a beer on the way home from the liquor store :0008
 
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