Just got pulled over.
Jordan- you know where this is... bottom of hill on Bow Center after Bow Bog.
9:30PM 2 lane, 2 direction traffic. Passing Zone.
I am behind some blue hairs doing 30. Speed limit 35.
Pull out to pass, accelerate up next to car, and i see lights coming over the hill.
2 choices, slam on brakes and swerve back into the lane, or finish my pass and slow down in a more controled manner.
I choose option 2. Pass, cop pulls me over right away.
I have my license and registration in hand.
Very polite and answer all question courteously and promptly "Yes Officer, no Officer"
2nd Cop car pulls up.... :roll:
Officer comes back and gives me a ticket for speeding.
Says
"I could also give you a ticket, for Unsafe Passing"
I say OK, he gives me the ticket.
I ask:
ME: "With all due respect Officer, can you tell me what would have been a safe speed to pass?"
Officer: "uhhhhh no, it depends on traffic, time of day, weather"
----Think to myself: So given that on an empty road at 12PM with Sun I could pass at 100?-----
Me: "Ok, well can you tell me what would have been a better way to handle this situation? I was next to the vehicle at the time you came over the hill, if I had slammed on the brakes and swerved back over you would have pulled me over for reckless driving. I felt this was the most prudent and safe action I could have taken given the circumstances"
Officer: "uhhhh well it was a residential area...."
Officer: "Your record shows 2 prior violations...."
Me: "That is incorrect sir. I recieved one warning for lack of front plate last June when it was knocked off in an accident"
Officer: "And a speeding ticket"
Me: "Yes 2 years ago."
Blah blah blah he lets me leave. I notice at this point the 2nd cop has been standing to the back passenger side of my car in the dark the entire time....
Needless to say, I now need to pay a $72 ticket.
Question 1: The speeding ticket on my record was a TOWN speeding ticket BEFORE I was 18, shouldn't this be cleared since I turned 18?
Question 2: Should I fight this or pay it? Dont give me random bullshit "FUCK THE POLICE" answers... I will delete them.
FINAL NOTE: I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY COP BASHING
Jordan- you know where this is... bottom of hill on Bow Center after Bow Bog.
9:30PM 2 lane, 2 direction traffic. Passing Zone.
I am behind some blue hairs doing 30. Speed limit 35.
Pull out to pass, accelerate up next to car, and i see lights coming over the hill.
2 choices, slam on brakes and swerve back into the lane, or finish my pass and slow down in a more controled manner.
I choose option 2. Pass, cop pulls me over right away.
I have my license and registration in hand.
Very polite and answer all question courteously and promptly "Yes Officer, no Officer"
2nd Cop car pulls up.... :roll:
Officer comes back and gives me a ticket for speeding.
Says
"I could also give you a ticket, for Unsafe Passing"
I say OK, he gives me the ticket.
I ask:
ME: "With all due respect Officer, can you tell me what would have been a safe speed to pass?"
Officer: "uhhhhh no, it depends on traffic, time of day, weather"
----Think to myself: So given that on an empty road at 12PM with Sun I could pass at 100?-----
Me: "Ok, well can you tell me what would have been a better way to handle this situation? I was next to the vehicle at the time you came over the hill, if I had slammed on the brakes and swerved back over you would have pulled me over for reckless driving. I felt this was the most prudent and safe action I could have taken given the circumstances"
Officer: "uhhhh well it was a residential area...."
Officer: "Your record shows 2 prior violations...."
Me: "That is incorrect sir. I recieved one warning for lack of front plate last June when it was knocked off in an accident"
Officer: "And a speeding ticket"
Me: "Yes 2 years ago."
Blah blah blah he lets me leave. I notice at this point the 2nd cop has been standing to the back passenger side of my car in the dark the entire time....
Needless to say, I now need to pay a $72 ticket.
Question 1: The speeding ticket on my record was a TOWN speeding ticket BEFORE I was 18, shouldn't this be cleared since I turned 18?
Question 2: Should I fight this or pay it? Dont give me random bullshit "FUCK THE POLICE" answers... I will delete them.
FINAL NOTE: I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY COP BASHING
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