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Jul 15, 2003 | 10:07 PM

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laser vs. radar???

so i just got a ticket for 102 on the interstate. way to fast and just plain stupid. i houldn't have been driving i was so tired and really had no idea that i was going that fast. but the ticket says that the cop used a laser. do the same things apply to laser guns? could i ask if the gun ad been calibrated recently? is there a way to fight it?

Jul 24, 2003 | 08:42 AM

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i hate to be so rough.........but if you got nailed doing 102 on the freeway you're screwed......PERIOD!!!! live with it and slow down......and then when you're done slowing down grow up

Jul 25, 2003 | 12:46 AM

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you can try to fight it and hope the cop doesn't show up to court.

FIGHT THE SYSTEM.

Jul 25, 2003 | 07:34 AM

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there is no such thing as fighting a ticket over 100 MPH.......just bend over and grab ankles and get ready!!!!!!

if you plead anything less than guilty they're gonna hammer you into a little pile of pooh!

Jul 25, 2003 | 01:45 PM

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ouch that gotta hurt

Jul 25, 2003 | 05:44 PM

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yeah, 379 bucks and 2 points - it was on the interstate. not too bad i suppose - gotta love vt. still blows though.

Aug 1, 2003 | 03:54 PM

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my brother is a cop and he talks about people who contest radar tickets and there is no way around it. . . . if its on radar your done for, especially over 100. No big deal just buy a radar detector and slow down

Aug 6, 2003 | 01:06 AM

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Originally posted by jriggs
there is no such thing as fighting a ticket over 100 MPH.......just bend over and grab ankles and get ready!!!!!!

if you plead anything less than guilty they're gonna hammer you into a little pile of pooh!

Yup. That's the good ol' US of A's traffic court regulations, where "innocent until proven guilty" has absolutely nothing to do with it, and important things like how courteous you were towards the officer, or whether you have the forethought to plead guilty so as not to slow down the court proceedings make or break the decision. I remember once I stupidly appealed a court decision on a very vague incident involving a lane merge. I truly thought I was right! For the appeal trial they brought in a "state's advocate" who, after I was finished with my explanation, "analyzed" what he thought should have been the case. The judge waited for us both to finish, and promptly raised the fine 100 percent, and then tacked on the court costs. Lemme tell you, that taught me about why traffic court really exists. It's not about justice my friend... well may justice in their eyes. Really though, it's all about money. Oh yeah, in order to appeal, I had to pay a fee.

Aug 7, 2003 | 08:54 PM

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One word, "Valentine"

I was doing 98 when my Valentine One went off, the 400 i dropped on it was worth that one incident, he was waiting about 1.5 miles upthe road on the right side in some landscaping. f'er would have popped me easy.