Thats not what was meant. I was cruising 55 in a 45 and I will pay my ticket. But ther is a huge number of traps this month and you better watch your speed!lawman 101 said:That sounds like the guy I wrote a ticket to last week that I got on radar 14 m.p.h. over..He said " I wasn't speeding today and I wasn't speeding the last time you gave me a ticket and I wasn't speeding when that trooper gave me the ticket last week" I asked him if he knew how fast he was driving his 18 wheeler and he further told me, "No I couldn't see because the sun was blinding me" :yes: :yes: :yes:
Don't know about you but when I'm on my bike I like to see em working...Now if we could just get em to outlaw trying to drive while talking on cell phones!![]()
Same with the unmarked ''stealth'' patrol cars.lawman 101 said:Giving a ticket to someone for doing 5 over the limit has nothing to do with safety and has everything to do with generating revenue. That's just legalized government oppression...:boxin:
Gotta boost the revenue for Christmas bonuses!!!Ralston said:Lately the entire Houston Texas area has become one giant speed trap. You guys be very careful.
They are illegal in the United States Period! Now the definition of a speed trap, I won't go into it but will tell you that most radar tickets can be beaten in court but you will need to do alot of legal research as you will need case law which is tedious to reasearch and difficult for lay persons to understand. It takes alot of time and for most, just easier to pay the $100-150 and get on with life.fourstar said:Speed traps are illegal in California.![]()
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Ralston said:Lately the entire Houston Texas area has become one giant speed trap. You guys be very careful.
\rpbrock said:I hate the tickets but I sure like to see them out there.... except for the Addison Texas Police Department... they are sneaky basturds.
Thanks for doing what you do lawman 101 and stay safe out there. We just lost a Fort Worth officer last week and a Dallas officer about 3 weeks ago.{salute(
adlerx said:They are illegal in the United States Period! Now the definition of a speed trap, I won't go into it but will tell you that most radar tickets can be beaten in court but you will need to do alot of legal research as you will need case law which is tedious to reasearch and difficult for lay persons to understand. It takes alot of time and for most, just easier to pay the $100-150 and get on with life.
I have beaten the two I have gotten over the past 15 years but I have the time and resources to do the reaserch as well as the understanding of the legal system and how to navigate it without benefit (and cost) of counsel.
Kinda like some guys can work on their own bikes....
I can beat my own tickets.....
Of course, most lawyers are just as poorly prepared for their jobs as most Stealer wrenches are for theirs....
Also, If you're getting cited for 5mph over the limit, I garuntee you can beat that ticket, like lawman said, that's revenue generation and I'd wager there are numerous problems with such enforcement. It's a speed trap for sure, now you just gotta prove it
Oh yeah, if you are reading this and wanna fight your own speeding ticket, start with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), It is the holy grail under which all stat statutes and authorities must comply!
Those would be the tickets written to some other guy.fourstar said:Gee whiz, does anyone think they might write tickets as a means of accident reduction?
well, some tickets are for violations of good driving practice that represent a danger to the public, for example, uh, running red lights. clearly a safety issue that needs to be addressed, and ticketing is one of the ways to try to reduce that.fourstar said:Gee whiz, does anyone think they might write tickets as a means of accident reduction?