Anyone ever get a Red light Photo Ticket?
JustAlice
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I think I may be getting one soon, last week before I left I saw the flash. I heard they are spendy but I'm sure it is different from state to state. I also heard that they will drop it if they cant prove you were the one driving, but do you think they will drop it if you tell them your brakes weren't working and take them a receipt for brake pads??? I'm hoping that if or when it arrives I can fight it off. I think its like 150.00 bucks or more?? My brakes are grinding metal to metal right now. Tim and I were driving down a very steep hill one time and his brakes went out and it was very tramatic experience. Just curious if anyone has had this happen or tried to fight one off. I dont think they are going to go for the whole " Ive only been driving for 4 months" excuse.
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Oh good god thats like 10 decent disco records. I dont know if I have that many left.
Tim didnt think the brake excuse wouldnt work either. He pretty much said the same thing, something to the effect of not driving a safe auto and being fined for that.
I've had a couple instances where i either ended up in the ezpass lane or couldn't find my cash, they just send you an invoice for like $5.
In cali I believe it's the min. of $350
cool I hope that's right. I think it is.
Yup....speed cameras too.
I went to ajudication for some bogus tickets a cop gave me(she never showed, so I was cleared), but while I waited I saw a stream of sad sack guys ALL get turned down on contesting red light and speed camera tickets. The judge just kept saying "is this or is this not your vehicle?"
"Yes"
"Well, it seems you missed the light. Let's hear your story."
Dude would spin his story, blah blah blah.
"I am sorry, your ticket stands. You can pay at Window #4 to your left outside."
I got a ticket for allegedly not paying the Bay Bridge toll. They sent me a photo of my car going through the tollbooth and everything. It was total bullshit--what happened was I paid the toll and drove away, but the toll-taker took his sweet fucking time pressing the "toll paid" button, so as far as the automated system was concerned, I didn't pay--but no matter how much I protested and explained it to them, I couldn't get the ticket dropped.
I also got a parking ticket in Oakland for parking in front of my apartment during street sweeping. Street sweeping in front of my apartment happens on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The ticket was issued on the third Tuesday, which meant there wasn't any street sweeping. I even went in person to protest the ticket and explain this to them. My protest was denied. Fuckers.
It's not cool, it's 50 fucking sterlings and 3 points on your licence for 3 years = more insurance. UK is most camera'd place on earth. 6 points from me since 2004. 12 = BAN.
They even have a system called SPECS here which clocks your plate at one point on the road and again a given distance (100 yards or 10 miles) later, works out your average speed, and then gives you the sting in the post. So every mug is driving right on the speed limit in all lanes.
There are a few places where you can still give it some clog but 25mph over the posted limit is a recommended BAN to the judge. 149 is my best. Wouldn't risk it now.
this is exactly how it's done here in chicago.
got one a couple weeks ago at diversey & sacramento (fair warning for the locals; there's also one at peterson & western i've been told).
a high-perched camera took 2 pictures -- one of me not even in the intersection yet
couldn't really think of any viable defense so i just sent in the $90.
doesn't really matter who was driving, just that the owner of the vehicle is responsible for it (similar to a parking ticket).
it would be fucking awesome if y'all were posing like the roller coaster picture
i sent in the payment and wrote "fuck you" on the invoice and check.
I beat one on a right turn I got by getting the judge to come down and watch the video off the sherrif's laptop and he declared that it was not possible to prove without a doubt that I did not stop
take that, red light cameras
amazing
Gotta love that legalese triple-speak.
there's no real way out of them, if it's not you driving you either have to tell them who it was or send them a copy of the police report showing your car was stolen. also the companies that make the cameras get a big cut of the $$ they make off the tickets. If I still lived in Toledo I'd be out there spray painting the cameras non stop.
Damn straight the sherrif's officer turned red and I walked out there like I just won a supreme court case or a million bucks of something. Stand up for your rights, people.
Schitt was dope and helped continue a dope first half of the year for me in 2006, no doubt.
Yeah! Thanks for putting this up. It looks like the officer name is Milli Vanilli. It also says $237!!! I don't know, I'm still going to try to fight it I think. I didnt see it flash twice though..I'm hopeful but my initial feeling was not good so I'm going to expect it. I will be pleasantly suprised if it doesnt show up.
I will fight shit tooth and nail especially if it's $$$ related. It's not easy to get over on the fuzz though. I didnt know that this would affect my insurance so that sucks. But really I can not stop fast until I get new brake pads and I was nervous to push it. Im still going to try to work with that I think.
Hey is that Mr. J in the car with you??
Barring JustAlice's brake issues, here's an idea: Don't run red lights (NoMobbDeepReference). You being in a hurry can kill someone over some bullshit. Stop it. Yes,
Haha, that's what i was going to say, i always hear people complaining and calling these fines bullshit for either breaking the speed limit or going through redlights...
wow, seriously? the "if you don't want trouble don't break the law" line or reasoning?