Red Cars Again...., First hand experience..... Options

[SpedToe169]

Well, I bought the red miata I was looking at. Its a great car, love it. I've had it for a little over a week now. Yesterday, I got a ticket. I was on my way to work, traffic was moving at 80-85, I was going with traffic and had to speed up to get around some moron that was totally oblivious to what he was doing....all of a sudden....flashing lights. He could have pulled any one of those people over, he chose me. The one person that was probably paying the most attention to what they were doing and was probably the most aware of the other cars around them. Grr. Anyway, he busted me for 90 in a 65 and no front plate. I called the lawyer today, sounds like the possibilities are good.

I've had my celica here in dallas for just over 8 months and I've never gotten a ticket. Go figure.

Its sad that because I feel that I NEED to drive faster than traffic to keep myself safe from the 'others'(thats another topic) that I am penalized. Its even more sad that when I am penalized and have to pay someone money, that I would rather pay a lawyer than the government. What the most sad of all, is that the reason I'm paying the lawyer is so I don't have to pay the government AND the insurance company even more. Thats messed up.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Amen, gh0st....our state has some horrible drivers in it, and im in the same boat as you. I try to go with the flow as much as i can to not be a victim of their stupidity.

That really sucks about getting a ticket though. I think with your driving experience/expertise and the situation at hand you'll hopefully be able to fight it or at least reduce the penalty.