Fought my traffic ticket!

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  • rodney.yo
    Noobie
    • Oct 2018
    • 2

    #1

    Fought my traffic ticket!

    and I won! Feels soo good right now

    I got a ticket a few months ago for “Unsafe Lane Change” (CA vehicle code 22107). $238 fine plus traffic school or 1 point on my license. Everyone told me I had no chance and I should just accept it and go to traffic school. I even went as far as signing up for an online school called best online traffic school.

    I had just made a right turn onto a 2 lane road at a light. I indicated that I was going to turn into the left lane. And then wham!



    Copper siren goes off and I freak out. I couldn't figure out what I had done. After getting ticketed and sermoned by the LEO, I was certain that something seemed off. After doing extensive research, I found out you can only get ticketed if "The road had two or more lanes for traffic in the same direction." Wham! I got them on a technicality, the street going the other way was a single lane and one of the lanes on my side of the road actually becomes a divider lane just ahead. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me.

    Fight your ticket guys, the system thinks of us as easy money.

    Anyway, the traffic judge agreed with me and has refunded my full bail for the ticket, $248 something. Feels like I won the mega millions!
  • Mike36
    E30 Enthusiast
    • Mar 2011
    • 1077

    #2
    I always extend my due date, make appointment for plea (not guilty of course) and request promise of payment or whatever it's called, get the furthest court date available, and then pray that the officer doesn't show up. I had my last ticket thrown out because of this!
    Last edited by Mike36; 11-13-2018, 11:13 AM.
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    • 2mAn
      Señior Mod
      • Aug 2010
      • 20111

      #3
      Interesting First post....
      Simon
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      -1986 German Car
      -2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

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      • Schnitzer318is
        R3VLimited
        • Jan 2008
        • 2057

        #4
        Originally posted by 2mAn
        Interesting First post....
        Complete with link! Makes you wonder...
        "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
        -----------------------------------------
        91 318is Turbo Sold
        87 325 Daily driver Sold
        06 4.8is X5
        06 Mtec X3
        05 4.4i X5 Sold
        92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
        90 325i Sold
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        01 323ci Sold
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        • rturbo 930
          R3VLimited
          • Dec 2005
          • 2603

          #5
          Ban.

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          • MR E30 325is
            No R3VLimiter
            • Dec 2008
            • 3299

            #6
            Double ban.

            They are evolving. This is elaborate relative to the bs that usually slithers in.
            My previous build (currently E30-less)
            http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=170390

            A 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD 4x4 Offroad in Inferno is my newest obsession

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            • Mike36
              E30 Enthusiast
              • Mar 2011
              • 1077

              #7
              Originally posted by MR E30 325is
              Double ban.

              They are evolving. This is elaborate relative to the bs that usually slithers in.
              Ban me too for not even noticing :blowup:
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              • supermansocks95
                Mod Crazy
                • Feb 2016
                • 756

                #8
                Ban R3v
                88 325i Cabrio
                04 Neon SRT-4

                Originally posted by MrBurgundy
                If R3v was a dude, it would pick up a tinder date naked, with a raging boner, drunk, in an e30 with a shitty interior, a missing sunroof panel, explaining how its a classic while staring at the tinder date's tits.

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                • roguetoaster
                  R3V OG
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 7749

                  #9
                  Originally posted by supermansocks95
                  Ban R3v
                  Ban the internet.

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                  • Kershaw
                    R3V OG
                    • Feb 2010
                    • 11822

                    #10
                    Ban the world.
                    AWD > RWD

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                    • 2mAn
                      Señior Mod
                      • Aug 2010
                      • 20111

                      #11
                      Im liking where this thread is going... lets leave it open and see if OP has anymore info he'd like to share with us
                      Simon
                      Current Cars:
                      -1966 Lotus Elan
                      -1986 German Car
                      -2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

                      Make R3V Great Again -2020

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                      • rodney.yo
                        Noobie
                        • Oct 2018
                        • 2

                        #12
                        Where's the hammer ban? :hitler:

                        What kind of info??

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                        • MR E30 325is
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 3299

                          #13
                          Originally posted by rodney.yo
                          where's the hammer ban? :hitler:

                          What kind of info??
                          they know how to use smilies!!!

                          Death is soon to befall us all!!!

                          *Edit: imagine that in all caps, which apparently isn't a thing on R3v.
                          My previous build (currently E30-less)
                          http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=170390

                          A 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD 4x4 Offroad in Inferno is my newest obsession

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                          • agent
                            Vice Grand Pubaa
                            • Mar 2010
                            • 7960

                            #14
                            Originally posted by rodney.yo
                            What kind of info??
                            Tell us more about your 2012 E30!
                            Originally posted by kronus
                            would be in depending on tip slant and tube size

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                            • 2mAn
                              Señior Mod
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 20111

                              #15
                              Originally posted by agent
                              Tell us more about your 2012 E30!


                              Yes, please do... most of us are stuck with the 80s models. I’ve been wanting to upgrade but I’ve had a tough time finding the 2012
                              Simon
                              Current Cars:
                              -1966 Lotus Elan
                              -1986 German Car
                              -2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

                              Make R3V Great Again -2020

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