Best ticket you ever beat?

[Krazefinn]

True story. I was driving my ss427 1968 chevelle back in the day, and as usual passing everyting I could anywhere I could squeeze the throttle. On a wide onramp sweeper turn onto 4 lane interstate, I passed 4 cars in a row on the outside apex, entering the highway on the inside, just behind big gray 440 polara (4door, more about that later). I punched the gas and shot into the median "fast" lane bumping 80 or so, guy in polara ahead did the same, right in front of me, without looking in his mirror, and travelling about 40 mph slower. I had to shot into grassy median, did a slow pair of 360's, got straight, and came back onto road beside the polara. My brother rolls down his window, and gives the nice driver a few mono-digit salutes, screamed a few more compliments at his driving prowess, and I proceeded to drive just as fast as I dared for 10 miles or so. I slowed up, as we were approaching city, and lo and behold this same grey 4door polara comes up in my mirrors, flashing his headlights, some nimrod in drivers seat waving some kind of badge...UHHOH.
being the ";good guy" that I was, I pulled over, and left the motor idling, sounding like a 3 legged race horse on a cobblestone street, smokin and steamin....cop swaggers up and sez "shut that damn thing off. son, do ya always drive like that?"
Brither"only when an @$$whole like you cuts him off"
cop turns 6 shades of red, apologizes, and sez "well, I've got your number, next time I'll be in uniform, on duty and on the radio. keep it between the fences"

I had to sit there 15 minutes to cool the motor before it would crank again...and had a few words of my own with brother. I sold him the car later, as I didnt want to get stopped in it again...

I've got a couple more similar escapades, but its your turn now...

 

[JDrake]

Cliffs?

 

[jpeyton]

I beat all my tickets in court.

 

[Krazefinn]

Yeah, you can do that too....but lets hear the details...

 

[meltdown75]

wow, you're like luke duke and sh|t

when i was cruising around back in the day, i'd usually get pretty paranoid if i saw the cops :Q

 

[chambersc]

i beat the rap once when i used the alibi of "i had to go back into the restaurant because i forgot my gun." i'm so surprised they bought that!

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: joedrake
Cliffs?

-OP Driving really fast down the highway in a '68 Chevelle
-Does some crazy driving while going really fast
-Some guy in a Polara cuts him off
-Guy in Polara turns out to be cop
-OP insults cop, makes him embarassed, and gets away with ticket

 

[preslove]

You didn't beat a ticket. There's nothing he could have done.

 

[fishface313]

american border [coming back from bar in canada, strip clubs were closed ]
...5 guys 1 truck, , 3am middle of winter, US border patrol asks my friend(driver) how many beers he had, he gives him a dumb look and says "two beers sir", the guy gave us our Id's back and let us back in...we each spent about $70 at the bar that night, we woke up the next morning and were still wondering how we ever made it back into the US!

 

[xanis]

This thread needs to be renamed to something like, "Best Escape From the Law".

 

[Drakkon]

Well i bet the superfecta one day at the track, managed to do it only spending $24, made $1500

<-- read thread as best ticket you ever bet

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: joedrake
Cliffs?

-OP Driving really fast down the highway in a '68 Chevelle
-Does some crazy driving while going really fast
-Some guy in a Polara cuts him off
-Guy in Polara turns out to be cop
-OP insults cop, makes him embarassed, and gets away with ticket

(thanks for cliffing)

Awesome story

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: Xanis
This thread needs to be renamed to something like, "Best Escape From the Law".

The cop was not "the law." The cop was off duty and fvcking with the op, even though he couldn't do anything about it. That's IF the dude was really a cop. The op shouldn't even have stopped, anybody can buy a badge and use it to rob and/or fvck with people.

 

[jlee]

I've only had one ticket, and I deserved it..so I didn't bother going to court. May have had reduced fine / no points with explanation..but wasn't worth the hassle.

The cop was not "the law." The cop was off duty and fvcking with the op, even though he couldn't do anything about it.

To my knowledge, off-duty or on-duty, an officer still has full authority.

 

[OdiN]

Tip #1:

When cop asks you "Your eyes look a little red have you been doing drugs?"

Do not respond with:

"Your eyes look a little glazed, have you been eating donuts?"

 

[Sean D]

Got my 105 in a 55 ticket reduced to 70 in a 55 in court. Lowered the fine from $570 to $70. Cop actually didnt show up, but when i plead not guilty, the judge said he would postpone the court date for later if I plead not guilty. Pleaded my case and he was pretty lenient.

 

[apoppin]

stopped for racing - the radar cop said 'at least 80mph in a 25'
[3 am, country road, one other car]

as the cop got out to write the ticket [at the least] he got an emergency call [armed robbery in progress] and had to leave me ticketless.


i slowed down after that

 

[Krazefinn]

Believe me, that badge-totin' guy was a legit peace officer of the OPP...and have full authority regardless.
Another time got a ticket for reckless driving from "officer monologue" of casselberry, after another driver ran redlight in front of me, I tried to avoid him by locking up brakes and changing lanes. Redlight runner then changed from the center lane to right, again right in front of me. I put my brand-new truck up on the curb/sidewalk, and bumped his right rear corner with my L front. REdlight runner then left the scene..but returned 30 minutes later..
"officermonolgue" stated "due to his VAST traffic accident experience, since I hadnt even tried to avoid the accident (no skid marks, DUH, antiilock brakes, empty truck), it was my fault" and gave me the ticket.
I took it to court, with pics, diagram, showed the judge errors in his report, and his "vast experience" ended up being a patrolman for casselberry les than 2 yrs. Judge tossed it, and redressed "officer monologue" for his HALF VAST experience.
Cost of ticket : $215.
Look on officers face afters judges comments: PRICELESS!