speeding ticket - with under 18 child in car started by 87srvsnow
	August 2nd 2009 at 6:49 PM Post #26
	teamarctic14 i have a go sled not a show sled 312 Posts Group: Members Member Since: February 10th 2009 Location: north lawrence, ny, USA Current Sled: 2000 zrt 600 2008-2009 Miles: 389
	yep i hope he showes up Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

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	August 3rd 2009 at 12:54 PM Post #27
	picman Junior Member picman is off to bag his buck. I hope. Skunked so far. Updated Wednesday at 1:17 PM 308 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 15th 2009 Location: Marinette, WI, USA Current Sled: 1998 Polaris Ultra 2008-2009 Miles: 1145
	Quote originally posted by uponone Quote originally posted by 87srvsnow first off i live in mass and i did look at the DMV site for the answer. my brother just got a speeding ticket with my friend who is 13 and i in the car. he has had his license for 2 months so only i am aloud in the car, because i am immediate family. he was going 51 mph in a 30 mph. so the ticket is $210 luckily the officer did not ask my friend if he was family. but what would have happened if he had? how much trouble would he get in? my brother is going to fight the ticket because the speed limit changes from 50 to 30 going down hill. and the cop was hiding directly across from the sign, there was no time to slow down. well there obviously was, but its still a stupid spot. It doesn't matter if it was down hill or or if he got clocked right after the sign. Doesn't your state have warning signs? You need to be down to the limit before you pass the sign. You could fight it, I don't know what the courts are like around there so I cant predict the outcome but there is no reason he deserves to have it dropped of reduced. Some states require a reduced speed sign be in place whenever the speed drops 10 miles per hour or more and if the speed drops from 65/55 to something less than normal highway speed. Most of those also have a distance requirement for the placement of the warning sign. About the only way to get out of a speeding ticket would to be able to prove that the sign was in the wrong place. This happened in my hometown area. The sign had been in the same place for many years-until somebody had a bug up their rear and researched the statue. That sign got moved real quick. But if your state does not have that requirement, your brother should stand up on his two hind legs and take it like a man. Find the line between respect and fear....then flirt with it Rating: +1 Quick Edit Full Edit

	August 3rd 2009 at 2:59 PM Post #28
	bigblock Launchair Racing 253 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 2nd 2008 Location: Glyndon, MN, USA Current Sled: 03 RMK 600
	It's probably more trouble than it's worth for your brother to fight this. It's his word against the officer, and who do you think the judge is going to side with? Plus he was the dumba$$ for having passengers in the car with a provisional license... If the parents were busy, they could have waited to get the kid home, that excuse won't fly in a court room. Your brother should just pay the fine and be a man about it. I hope I die like my grandpa did - quietly in his sleep... not like the rest of the people in the car. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	August 3rd 2009 at 5:24 PM Post #29
	Luke68Polaris Throttle Jockey 2033 Posts Group: Members Member Since: October 5th 2006 Location: Van Buren, Maine, USA Current Sled: 05 XC 600 2008-2009 Miles: .3
	Quote originally posted by 87srvsnow ok, so i did not get one answer to the questions i asked. and no in mass we don't have speed warning signs. also my brother was giving my friend a ride home. i cant remember why his parents couldn't pick him up. but my dad was at work,so he couldn't. and the only reason he is going to try to fight the ticket i guess is because my dad has been caught by this same cop speeding and he faught it and the cop didn't show up, so my dad got off it, and this is what my brother is hoping for. my guess is the cop will show up. And if he shows up? State youre case- Uhhh, I thought the cop wasn't going to show. Tell your brother to stop being a bitch and pay for his mistake, the officer shouldn't give a **** if your friend didn't have a ride or not. 2000 Polaris 700 45th Anniversary Edition 11.5K Dads 2005 Polaris XC 600 50th Anniversary #89 of 1000. 3.1K Mine Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	August 3rd 2009 at 6:04 PM Post #30
	weakeboarderboy 92Indy650 weakeboarderboy Everyone keep your fingers crossed for snow. Trails poentially open in 11 days! Updated Thursday at 10:16 PM 370 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 21st 2009 Location: Drayton, Ontario Current Sled: polaris indy 650 2008-2009 Miles: 400
	laws are just there to keep everyone safe. theres a reason for the speed limit. 92 Indy 650- Powermadd hand gaurds, 3" Powermadd bar riser, Electropods, 9.5 in. windshield, EPI clutch kit, Red recoil handle. Rating: +2 Quick Edit Full Edit

	August 3rd 2009 at 7:08 PM Post #31
	Polaristhewayout Rider of sleds 1008 Posts Group: Members Member Since: November 25th 2008 Location: Webster, South Dakota Current Sled: 02 pro-x 440, Indy 500 2008-2009 Miles: 100
	Quote originally posted by weakeboarderboy laws are just there to keep everyone safe. theres a reason for the speed limit. ding ding ding we have a winner Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	August 3rd 2009 at 11:09 PM Post #32
	firecatF5 SEARCHER and DESTROYER of feilds of white! firecatF5 finally got a car. Updated Monday at 8:41 PM 2255 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 2nd 2007 Location: E. Grand Rapids, MI, USA Current Sled: 2003 F5 2008-2009 Miles: 908
	Why is he trying to fight it, if he was at fault? Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	August 4th 2009 at 12:59 PM Post #33
	picman Junior Member picman is off to bag his buck. I hope. Skunked so far. Updated Wednesday at 1:17 PM 308 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 15th 2009 Location: Marinette, WI, USA Current Sled: 1998 Polaris Ultra 2008-2009 Miles: 1145
	Quote originally posted by firecatF5 Why is he trying to fight it, if he was at fault? One of those "I fight authority" kind of guys. LMFAO Find the line between respect and fear....then flirt with it Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	August 4th 2009 at 3:52 PM Post #34
	uponone Junior Member 145 Posts Group: Members Member Since: August 29th 2008
	Here in Ontario the traffic court system is kind of out of whack. Its worth it to fight any ticket that has demerit points or a large fine. You set the court date, then when you arrive they will offer you a deal. The deal is usually for reduced points and fine. Should you accept you are brought before the judge to plead guilty and receive you reduced charge. If you don't accept, a new court date is set up. But unless you have a really good reason why you should be found not guilty I don't see it happening. Its always crazy backed up in there. And you have to listen to all the idiots that try and change their mind, don't have a clue what the judge is saying because he is speaking proper English.......or just straight up don't have the first clue whats going on in their life. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit