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[xboxist]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: xboxist

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: xboxist
96 in a 70? What a dipshit.

Not the smartest thing, that's for sure. I'm waiting to have a chat about it with him. Ya know, responsibility. He wipes out at damn near 100 on the interstate by himself and rolls down an embankment, that's one thing, but someone else in the car and moderate traffic around him that just makes it worse.

Your daughter is 19 and obviously an adult now and so I guess you're willing/able to let her make decisions on her own. But 96 in a 70 is reckless beyond need and shows a lack of respect for your daughter, her parents and everyone else on the road. "Just wanting to get there" is a shitty excuse. Drive a safer speed or pull over and take a nap.

I'd say that's a tad extreme. If there was no traffic or light traffic and he drives a performance car that 96mph could be very reasonable and not at all dangerous.

The guy confessed that he was tired. I'd say driving 96 while tired is pretty damn reckless no matter what kind of car the guy is driving, or the type of road on which he is on.

 

[halik]

Your money, your say.

 

[Gulzakar]

"Tired" occurs with varying degrees. Does this mean as soon as I have a little drain of energy, I should stop what I'm doing and nap?

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

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[Damn Dirty Ape]

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[JDub02]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape
Against our (and grandparents who are reverends, friends) they are getting an apartment and moving in together. Yes she's an adult and can do whatever she wants, but still wants us to fully support her $$-wise.

This I don't get.

1. It's not relevent to the speeding ticket.
2. It obviously bothers you or you wouldn't have noted it.
3. In my house, if you expect support, you better follow my rules. Otherwise, good luck on your own.

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

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[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: xboxist

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: xboxist
96 in a 70? What a dipshit.

Not the smartest thing, that's for sure. I'm waiting to have a chat about it with him. Ya know, responsibility. He wipes out at damn near 100 on the interstate by himself and rolls down an embankment, that's one thing, but someone else in the car and moderate traffic around him that just makes it worse.

Your daughter is 19 and obviously an adult now and so I guess you're willing/able to let her make decisions on her own. But 96 in a 70 is reckless beyond need and shows a lack of respect for your daughter, her parents and everyone else on the road. "Just wanting to get there" is a shitty excuse. Drive a safer speed or pull over and take a nap.

I'd say that's a tad extreme. If there was no traffic or light traffic and he drives a performance car that 96mph could be very reasonable and not at all dangerous.

moderate traffic, , 4cyl chevy cavalier. car loaded trunk/backseats with probably 300# of stuff.

Okay, that's not smart. Poor judgement on his part definitely, but lack of respect? I don't know that I'd go that far.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Reckless is a misdemeanor is most states. I would try to talk to the prosecutor and see if s/he would plea him out to a speeding violation (infraction). If he has a pretty clean record and the prosecutor isn't a complete asshat, it shouldn't be much of a problem. Then, since it's only an infraction, traffic school is a possibility to prevent rates from going up.

I'm not sure if Illinois has that, or would it need to be in KY? He's going to have to talk his way through this, but since he is with our kid I'd prefer he not lose his license and have to have someone ? drive him around. I'm pretty sure the appearance is mandatory though.

I haven't yet heard where on I-24 it was (how far away from us).

Didn't know a 4-cyl Chevy Cavalier could do 96? LOL.

not clear about your question...would what be in KY? The case will be in the county where the violation occurred.

BTW, since he got a ticket on the spot, it will likely say whether it's an infraction or misdemeanor. In CA, the is a little "I" and a "M" next to the violation and the officer circles whether he thinks it's a misdemeanor (M) or Infraction (I)

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

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[spidey07]

Most of the time they just reduce it to 25 over which is just 6 points on your license out of 12 and you go to traffic school to have the points taken off.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: JDub02

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape
Against our (and grandparents who are reverends, friends) they are getting an apartment and moving in together. Yes she's an adult and can do whatever she wants, but still wants us to fully support her $$-wise.

This I don't get.

1. It's not relevent to the speeding ticket.
2. It obviously bothers you or you wouldn't have noted it.
3. In my house, if you expect support, you better follow my rules. Otherwise, good luck on your own.

well, it just doesn't look really very good for the grandchild to move in with someone after 3 months AND LIVE ACROSS THE STREET from the church. Small town, people talk, etc..

I lived with my wife for 2.5 years before we married. We were in our early 20s when we moved in together, don't recall ever asking my grandparents what they thought of it. Don't recall ever caring if there was a church near where we lived either.

My god, people living together, in sin, within sight of the church! :shocked: What is this world coming to?

 

[SphinxnihpS]

This thread seems to be about several things, least of which is a traffic incident.

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: xboxist

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: xboxist
96 in a 70? What a dipshit.

Not the smartest thing, that's for sure. I'm waiting to have a chat about it with him. Ya know, responsibility. He wipes out at damn near 100 on the interstate by himself and rolls down an embankment, that's one thing, but someone else in the car and moderate traffic around him that just makes it worse.

Your daughter is 19 and obviously an adult now and so I guess you're willing/able to let her make decisions on her own. But 96 in a 70 is reckless beyond need and shows a lack of respect for your daughter, her parents and everyone else on the road. "Just wanting to get there" is a shitty excuse. Drive a safer speed or pull over and take a nap.

I'd say that's a tad extreme. If there was no traffic or light traffic and he drives a performance car that 96mph could be very reasonable and not at all dangerous.

Like a Lotus Elise?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Quintox

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: xboxist

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: xboxist
96 in a 70? What a dipshit.

Not the smartest thing, that's for sure. I'm waiting to have a chat about it with him. Ya know, responsibility. He wipes out at damn near 100 on the interstate by himself and rolls down an embankment, that's one thing, but someone else in the car and moderate traffic around him that just makes it worse.

Your daughter is 19 and obviously an adult now and so I guess you're willing/able to let her make decisions on her own. But 96 in a 70 is reckless beyond need and shows a lack of respect for your daughter, her parents and everyone else on the road. "Just wanting to get there" is a shitty excuse. Drive a safer speed or pull over and take a nap.

I'd say that's a tad extreme. If there was no traffic or light traffic and he drives a performance car that 96mph could be very reasonable and not at all dangerous.

Like a Lotus Elise?

Sure.

Or a BMW M3, or any number of the wide variety of other sports sedans.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: halik
Your money, your say.

not our money going to pay for it, but we are supporting our daughter until she gets a part time job since she just started junior college. Want to make sure our money that goes to her doesn't end up paying for the upcoming costs.

I forgot to mention she's rather upset with him that he wouldn't listen to her and slow down right before it happened.

Well you're paying your 19-yo daughter to move in with her current bf (emphasis on current) - it's a bad idea in general and specifically because I'm guessing you'll be paying the rent.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: halik
Your money, your say.

not our money going to pay for it, but we are supporting our daughter until she gets a part time job since she just started junior college. Want to make sure our money that goes to her doesn't end up paying for the upcoming costs.

I forgot to mention she's rather upset with him that he wouldn't listen to her and slow down right before it happened.

Well you're paying your 19-yo daughter to move in with her current bf (emphasis on current) - it's a bad idea in general and specifically because I'm guessing you'll be paying the rent.

I can see him continuing to pay for her schooling, and I would encourage her to continue with that and complete her education. But yeah, if she wants to live like an adult (and she is an adult) she should be paying for her living expenses like an adult.

When my wife an I moved in together we both paid for our living expenses. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[CptCrunch]

26 over is a mandatory court hearing (I live in KY, and have gone to one of these meetings (not for me)). He'll have to show up and since it is his first offense, the prosecutor will most likely reduce it. My friend had to pay a fine, community service and traffic school (caught doing 92 in a 65). Since he is out of state, I doubt they would offer him community service or traffic school.

If they keep the 26mph over the limit, he'll have his driver's license suspended, which is to say, he'll have 12 points on his license. If they reduce it to 16-25mph over, it will be 6 points on his license. Most likely, they will reduce it to 25 over (assuming he's not an idiot and shows remorse/respect), and will place 6 points on his license.

Also, I lived with my (now) wife for 1.5 years before we got married (engaged when we moved in with each other), and it was the best thing we did. Got all of that crap out of the way about who does what in the house, and got used to living with each other. I recommend it for a serious (read: engaged) boyfriend, not a current "fling".

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: JDub02

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape
Against our (and grandparents who are reverends, friends) they are getting an apartment and moving in together. Yes she's an adult and can do whatever she wants, but still wants us to fully support her $$-wise.

This I don't get.

1. It's not relevent to the speeding ticket.
2. It obviously bothers you or you wouldn't have noted it.
3. In my house, if you expect support, you better follow my rules. Otherwise, good luck on your own.

well, it just doesn't look really very good for the grandchild to move in with someone after 3 months AND LIVE ACROSS THE STREET from the church. Small town, people talk, etc..

Those people need to MTOFB.

Doesn't matter if the grandparents are ministers or not...it's none of their business, none of the clergy's business, and none of the congregation's business.

 

[Legendary]

You realize if they're living together and you're subsidizing her entirely you will also be subsidizing the BF as well?
Make her get a job. Junior college doesn't take up every waking hour every day of the week, nor will it be as useful to her as her getting a job.

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: halik
Your money, your say.

not our money going to pay for it, but we are supporting our daughter until she gets a part time job since she just started junior college. Want to make sure our money that goes to her doesn't end up paying for the upcoming costs.

I forgot to mention she's rather upset with him that he wouldn't listen to her and slow down right before it happened.

How exactly are you going to do this? Unless you specifically send the payment for her bills, she'll spend your money on whatever she wants to.

And with her boyfriend out of a job, it looks like you'll be footing the whole bill for the apartment, utilities, food, phone, TV, etc.

 

[imported_Imp]

I've "accidentally" done 160 Kmh (100 Mph) in a company car. It was a few weeks back, early morning, highway near empty in middle of nowhere, I was passing a car already doing 130. Been regularly hitting 130 Kmh (80-ish Mph) on the freeway. Must wake up...

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

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[Gulzakar]

According to the KY DMV website, he can be offered STS since he is from out of state. Though the limitations for negligence aren't specified.