Should I pay my Traffic Tickets?

[2dogs]

Has anyone else noticed the tendency of police to add the "reckless driving" charge on top of the regular infraction?

No, I haven't. But they will if your speeding was reckless - i.e. endangering others.

Or if they had a bad day or if they have a personal prejudiced or if their girl friend likes you or if your family member and them have a conflict.

Maybe if it looked like you were driving recklessly. It depends on whether it's a revenue ticket or you're driving recklessly. A revenue generating ticket is where the speed limit is 65mph, and everyone's going 75mph, and you're going 77mph.

Suggestion: learn what driving recklessly is, and don't do it.

That's my point.

It's whatever the police defines.

Your word against his/hers (the state).

Think you're gonna win?  NOT.

[SPC_Bitcoin]

Can 'muricans buy it? hell no, we need that gas tax rolling in!

see #5

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/listarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=745437

[420]

Can 'muricans buy it? hell no, we need that gas tax rolling in!

see #5

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/listarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=745437

is diesel taxed or are the truckers against that?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbhjmtplCA

[FirstAscent]

Has anyone else noticed the tendency of police to add the "reckless driving" charge on top of the regular infraction?

No, I haven't. But they will if your speeding was reckless - i.e. endangering others.

Or if they had a bad day or if they have a personal prejudiced or if their girl friend likes you or if your family member and them have a conflict.

Maybe if it looked like you were driving recklessly. It depends on whether it's a revenue ticket or you're driving recklessly. A revenue generating ticket is where the speed limit is 65mph, and everyone's going 75mph, and you're going 77mph.

Suggestion: learn what driving recklessly is, and don't do it.

That's my point.

It's whatever the police defines.

Your word against his/hers (the state).

Think you're gonna win?  NOT.

There are pretty obvious boundaries between the two.

[skull88]

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you didn't pay traffic tickets?

Nobody ever tried this in the US?  

I never pay a traffic ticket right away, a lot of these just go in the bin unpunished. For some you'll get a trial, which mostly ends in a higher fine. If you don't pay that one, they will take your license for 2 weeks or send a bailiff.

They have too much fines that don't get paid, so they can't process them all, unfortunately they probably found a solution. 1 out of 3 fines never gets paid in Belgium, while a few years ago it was 1/2. And from this year on they will deduct unpaid fines from your tax refund or in case of no refund you will just get this amount on top of it.

[420]

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you didn't pay traffic tickets?

Nobody ever tried this in the US?  

I never pay a traffic ticket right away, a lot of these just go in the bin unpunished. For some you'll get a trial, which mostly ends in a higher fine. If you don't pay that one, they will take your license for 2 weeks or send a bailiff.

They have too much fines that don't get paid, so they can't process them all, unfortunately they probably found a solution. 1 out of 3 fines never gets paid in Belgium, while a few years ago it was 1/2. And from this year on they will deduct unpaid fines from your tax refund or in case of no refund you will just get this amount on top of it.

flee. flee the tyranny

[TECSHARE]

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you didn't pay traffic tickets?

Nobody ever tried this in the US?  

I never pay a traffic ticket right away, a lot of these just go in the bin unpunished. For some you'll get a trial, which mostly ends in a higher fine. If you don't pay that one, they will take your license for 2 weeks or send a bailiff.

They have too much fines that don't get paid, so they can't process them all, unfortunately they probably found a solution. 1 out of 3 fines never gets paid in Belgium, while a few years ago it was 1/2. And from this year on they will deduct unpaid fines from your tax refund or in case of no refund you will just get this amount on top of it.

I don't get tickets often, but the last one I didn't pay for 2 years. I plead innocent then kept postponing the trial until I couldn't. Since it was a monkey court (NYC traffic courts aren't real courts) I got convicted.. Well that's two years of free interest.

Also I dont think people bother paying out of state tickets.

Police are starting to reciprocate sharing this kind of information with each other to increase fines collected. I can't wait until the local PD's have access to the DHS/NSA databases. That will be fun.

[hayek]

Eventually my car was booted/towed.

look how safe I am!

[sublime5447]

Eventually my car was booted/towed.

look how safe I am!

That is how the state steals cars, they tow it then they impound, you have to pay the tow and and heavy daily impound fee, next thing you know you dont have a job because you cant get back and forth to work. 

It is for the common good... obviously 

[420]

Well they cashed the check:

[cp1]

Well they cashed the check:

The definition of laughing all the way to the bank.

[Ron Swanson]

Hey OP I think the winning strategy here would be to not break the law in the first place.
Same with the dude who thinks fishing is a God given right.

Thanks for listening!

[surebet]

Why did you blank out one amount, but left the other there? That's just weird.

[Inedible]

Why did you blank out one amount, but left the other there? That's just weird.

You've read this whole thread and __that's__ what you find weirdest?

[420]

Why did you blank out one amount, but left the other there? That's just weird.

You've read this whole thread and __that's__ what you find weirdest?

he or she did make some afront comments before that; so you must make someone who didn't read the thread either haha

welcome

[bassclef]

If you don't pay your parking tickets here in Chicago they simply boot your car if you have two or three or more outstanding after a certain period of time. There is a boot-mobile that constantly roves the city, scanning license plates, looking for cars to boot.

Chicago is a city of rackets. One of my favorites is "street cleaning" where neighborhood streets, full of parked cars, are regularly sectioned off to be cleaned. "Cleaning" is simply one of those little trucks that sweeps curbs with it's noisy spinning brush. Most of the time it's not needed. Naturally, they post bright orange signs telling residents when they cannot be parked there... three days before. Out of town? New to the city? Hung over and forgot to move your car where you pay $100 a year to park in the first place? $50 ticket for you. The schedule is available online if you're brave enough to navigate Chicago's system of terrible websites. Planning your life around this nonsense is crucial to avoid tickets, and the game of parking musical chairs that ensues in most neighborhoods would be hilarious if it wasn't so frustrating.

Naturally, there are always few dozen cars in my neighborhood that forget. And "street cleaning" happens once every 2-3 months. Ridiculous.

[420]

If you don't pay your parking tickets here in Chicago they simply boot your car if you have two or three or more outstanding after a certain period of time. There is a boot-mobile that constantly roves the city, scanning license plates, looking for cars to boot.

Chicago is a city of rackets. One of my favorites is "street cleaning" where neighborhood streets, full of parked cars, are regularly sectioned off to be cleaned. "Cleaning" is simply one of those little trucks that sweeps curbs with it's noisy spinning brush. Most of the time it's not needed. Naturally, they post bright orange signs telling residents when they cannot be parked there... three days before. Out of town? New to the city? Hung over and forgot to move your car where you pay $100 a year to park in the first place? $50 ticket for you. The schedule is available online if you're brave enough to navigate Chicago's system of terrible websites. Planning your life around this nonsense is crucial to avoid tickets, and the game of parking musical chairs that ensues in most neighborhoods would be hilarious if it wasn't so frustrating.

Naturally, there are always few dozen cars in my neighborhood that forget. And "street cleaning" happens once every 2-3 months. Ridiculous.

i would sponsor a gang of a neighborhood to disobey that shit and all show up in court shouting of the injustice