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Man my 1st ticket in the celi happened yesterday on the 4th. What sucks is I never drive my celica it seems like I am working to much or the car is broke. Well I finnaly had time yesterday and the car was fixed for about 2 weeks an I never drove it since the repair. Well After driving about 5 minutes in traffic on a hwy. I was doin about 60mph the speed limit waqs 55mph. I saw a opening inbetween the car in front of me an open road so I went to pass legally as I passed at about 65mph I decided to floor it because I had not drove the car an missed the pwoer in it I gues thats why I floored i It pulled so hard I loved it then I shut it down an went back to the speed limit. Wellthey happened to have a cop that was in the on coming traffic behind a car as I passed into hisa lane he was about half a mile back a good ways. I noticed him as I passed the car in front of me an did not thnk he saw me. Well I see him pass and he whipped a uturn coming up on behind me and the car I had passes. I knew he wanted me. So I pulled over waited and he says to me you was doin 74 in a 55. Now I was thinking how did he radar me when I seen a car in front of him that had to block his view an radar an he was so far down the hwy. I think he made the radar mph up because I did not hit 74 mph I think. Well I am fighting this ticket its my first in the celi and 2nd ever and I am 28 so thats not to bad of record. I dont think theres no way he radared me with the car in front of him and it was a big suv so his view was blocked. Can cops make these things up? or can they radar though things?

Not too sure about Louisiana, but in Illinois, you have a legal right to see the radar gun to see what they actually clocked you at. But a lot of cops won't like you for asking and they'll find other stuff to write you up for since you're calling them a liar to their face. Best thing you can do is either pay the ticket without argument, which isn't a bad idea in this case since the cop decided to not write you up for reckless driving, or take him to court over it. Most cops won't show up if you take them to court over a speeding ticket, and by default, you win if they don't show up. But that's risky. I'd advise you to just pay it.

Its going to cost me $300 plus for this ticket I just found out

Take it to court.

I remember I was coming home from a friends, and it was around 2am. So I go to make a right turn at the stop sign, but I forgot to signal. Cops get on my tail real quick. I was like man I'm screwed. So he comes out and looks at my car. The front drivers side was real messed up and the headlight was out too!. So he says you turned without signaling. Then he says what happened to your car? I said I got into a car accident with an undercover fbi... (bad idea) The cop looks at his buddy and they both start cracking up like theres no tomorrow. I said I was serious! So at this point they think I'm a drunk black kid driving wrecklessly at 2am! They pull me out, have me sit in the back of the cop car and then they searched my car. They found nothing so they lemme go home in peace and just gave me a warning.

The End

I was drinking and driving, underage too at that time and the cop let me get away even after coming .3 close to failing the breathalyzer test. God I feel like a champ!

I wasn't drinking though. They thought the story I told em was crap but it really wasn't. I did really get into an accident with an undercover.

in the celi? worst ticket was 95 in a 55, unsafe lane conditions and improper headlights...
500 dollars to a lawyer later and its not on my record. i can safely say i wont get any more tickets in the celica lol.
the mini i have been lucky ::knocks on wood:: and have toned down my driving a lot

Then you need to learn your rights, they have NO right to search your car without a warrant or reasonable cause. Unless you had a bong/baggy/pipe/whatever sticking out somewhere, they had absolutely no reason to search your ish, so they were being totally unlawful about it.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jul 6, 2009 - 1:54 AM

1st (and last!) ticket was in 1999, doing 85 in a 55 on Memorial Day weekend on I-84 in Eastern Oregon (WAAAAY redneck) and still had my NY plates. To this day I think I was singled out for having NY plates; I was following the flow of traffic and actually realized how fast I was going and got into the right lane to make myself slow down, knowing that Mem. Day wknd is a big one for cops. 5 miles later I get pulled over by this asshole State Trooper with a chip on his shoulder who clocked me before I'd slowed down. If it wasn't 6 hours from Portland, I'd have gone back and fought the ticket. I was going the speed limit well before he pulled me over.

Other than a slew of parking tickets when I worked in downtown Portland a few years ago, I haven't had any tickets since. (now that I've said that I'll totally get nailed on my way home tonight )

my 1st ticket in the celica was for window tint being too dark

I got a fix it ticket as I detailed my car when I first got it, removed rear lights, license plate, side markers, n my spoiler just so I could see if there was any dirt or rust anywhere that the guy hadn't disclosed. Anyways, I kept detailing and stuff until night came and continued inside my garage when I get a phone call from my roommate saying she just got into an accident and needed to get picked up. I got my keys and hopped in and forgot the lights lol, so I put em back on and rolled out. I was going down the 60West and picked up my roommate and headed down to Puente Hills mall where her mom was gonna meet up. On our way there I got pulled over for no license plate. Lame. I had a front one, but I was less concerned about the plate than the lights haha. Not very thrilling, just lame as heck.

Mine was a Dumb one, a Cop Pulled me over because I didnt have a License plate and he cited me, I got it dropped and embaressed him in court when I said the DMV hadn't sent them to me yet and I could tell he was pissed lol. but its true the DMV hadn't sent me my plates till about 2 months after i bought the car lol. I hope i never run into that cop again hehe

wow puente hills i live around there

lucky you, haha jk