California ticket.....

[srytrucker]

hi Guys i got a ticket in California for doing 62 in 55 zone i need references for good lawyers some one said that they can defend you in about 250 bucks lately i have been talking to some...and they all want over 600 bucks to defend me so any suggestions/references will help.........

[Dispatch_This]

Mark Dickerson
Valencia,Ca.
661-259-2296

My Last ticket was dismissed and bail refunded. you will not find a decent traffic attorney for less than $500. On top of that, you will have to post the full bail amount.

[Skywalker]

I'm not taking a jab at the driver who got the ticket..... But, as you can see, a driver who gets a ticket is between a rock and a hard spot. Either way, whether a lawyer is hired or not....the driver is going to have to spend $$$.

Wouldn't it just be easier to not get the tickets? As in...do the speed limit, or stay close enough not to attract attention.

His experience belies the fact that many drivers claim that the CHP and other cops will let you get away with XX speed. Its all BS. Its a completely discretionary issue for the LEO. Why take the chance?

[BigDiesel]

I'm not taking a jab at the driver who got the ticket..... But, as you can see, a driver who gets a ticket is between a rock and a hard spot. Either way, whether a lawyer is hired or not....the driver is going to have to spend $$$.

Wouldn't it just be easier to not get the tickets? As in...do the speed limit, or stay close enough not to attract attention.

His experience belies the fact that many drivers claim that the CHP and other cops will let you get away with XX speed. Its all BS. Its a completely discretionary issue for the LEO. Why take the chance?

I'm based out of NorCal and run I-5 daily and have for the past 9 years. I have never heard of or seen a driver being ticketed doing 62 in a 55. I have a CHP tell me at Wheeler Ridge and Dunsmuir that they do not give a truck a second look unless it is going over 65mph and in the right lane.

[lwpat]

Srytrucker, you have a PM.

[coastie]

I'm based out of NorCal and run I-5 daily and have for the past 9 years. I have never heard of or seen a driver being ticketed doing 62 in a 55.

The Cop could have had a trucker Spit on his Donut.. I had one ticket that the Ga State Trooper had that Attitude... When I showed up for Court, he was all beside his self changing the story...

[jiptwoo]

Pay the ticket immediately and it won't show on your license, unless you have a ca. license. I have had many a ticket and they have never showed on my license.

[Doghouse]

Fact is,...no matter what one LEO says,...there is always another LEO who WILL write you a ticket. Its a roll o' the dice.
Sooner or later we will all get a ticket for something,...its their job man,...its what we pay them to do :wink: .

[phantom]

I too recently got a ticket, I'm an o/o aggregate hauler, outta Fresno, Ca,
the CHP ***** said I was going 65 in a 55, what really pisses me off, is the fact that you CAN'T go to traffic school anymore.... That is so F'n UNFAIR!!! I have until June 7th to go to court, or pay!
Ya know, you see 4wheelers breaking the law all the time, but instead, we'll pick on the trucks!!!!
This DICK-HEAD CHP guy was so nice, & telling me that truckers get treated unfairly, sounded so sympathetic, BUT STILL writing me a ticket!!!
It's like the want to ruin your perfect record, mine was ticket free, until now! I heard that it will stay on my record for 3 years now....
F'N A-HOLES!!!!!

[lwpat]

Since you are unable to take the California online traffic school this ticket will also make your personal auto insurance go up where a 4 wheeler could take traffic school and keep it off his record. You do have the option of doing a Trial by Declaration. California is the only state I know of that allows you to do this. If the officer does not reply, they dismiss the ticket. If they find you guilty, you can still request a trial. Based on what others have reported, the officer does not reply to the TBD about 15 to 20% of the time, especially when it is a minor ticket. Worth the price of a stamp but you still have to post bond in the amount of the fine.

[Raafi]

I'm not taking a jab at the driver who got the ticket..... But, as you can see, a driver who gets a ticket is between a rock and a hard spot. Either way, whether a lawyer is hired or not....the driver is going to have to spend $$$.

Wouldn't it just be easier to not get the tickets? As in...do the speed limit, or stay close enough not to attract attention.

His experience belies the fact that many drivers claim that the CHP and other cops will let you get away with XX speed. Its all BS. Its a completely discretionary issue for the LEO. Why take the chance?

Sky, i hear that all of the time

i think it boils down to we are "professional drivers" they trust us to drive in all sorts of weather and other conditions, we basically know the roads, traffic and our trucks

there is no reason on earth that its safe to drive 75 in nearby arizona and nevada, but its "wreckless" to drive 75 in cali (on the open road, not in the cities)

so it is not about safety, its about plainly obeying the law

well, i come from a perspective that not all laws are right, some are made for all types of reasons, california's abnormally low speed limit is not about safety

and it affects my income (55mph at $1.00/mile = $55/hour) (75mph @ same $1.00/mile = $75/hour)

so we gamble, and yes, we may get caught, but this "its the law" thing is really convenient when they base part of their government budget on catching people speeding with an artificially low speed limit

add to that the insurance companies are like hungry wolves looking to make more money, they attach your premiums to these same tickets.

I could tell you that i have driven every for 30 years and rarely go the speed limit, so according to common thinking, i must have left dead bodies all over the road, and wrecked thousands of times...........but no, no accidents, but plenty of speeding tickets. why is that? because accidents have nothing to do with 55mph, but have to do with many other causes.

but what does your average LEO focus on? what does your insurance company focus on? what does your DAC and MVR focus on? speed, speed speed

and what do we make money on? more miles per day (ie speed)

there was this debate i learned in school a long time ago

are laws made for people or people made for laws, and the more i see how uncle sam is trying to control every aspect of our lives, i really fear hearing more and more people saying " just obey the law"

reminds me of a lot of these "big brother" legislation and practices, and the retort you hear there "why worry if you have nothing to hide"

sheep ready for slaughter

[continental]

I have to agree. Nothing to do with safety.
Bobtail tractor=55mph
Greyhound bus loaded with 50+ people=70mph.
Where is the sense in that?