Thank you. have a cookie on me

 

FD, I can only say that you have a good head on your shoulders. You are doing all the right things to make sure your son understands the most important thing he has..... " the power of choice"!!! Your involvement during this time of his life VERY important. In the eyes of the law in Georgia , your son is now an adult, but in the eyes of a good judge that involvement says that this YOUNG adult still has a good role model and someone that is still teaching and involved in the growth process of a young man.

See if you can meet with the judge BEFORE trial and relate to him/her just what you stated here. Also showing that you are PRO- ACTIVE with the driving school ect... is a good thing. My bet is you will get exactly what you ask for, ie; limited driving, fines, and a little "extra work" on the side. :wink:

Ridge


P.S. Thanks for the "look" into my future. ( Mine is 14 ) :lol:

 

Thanks for the support. you know what's weird? in Georgia. if you are under 18 you get suspended for 4 points, but if you are over 21 you can get 15 points. so a 17 year old speeding 20 over one time gets suspended but a 22 year old could speed 35 over 2 times and then speed 20 over one time before getting suspended, I think something is wrong with that system, why so many chances just because you are older? seems to me you should get less chances, you are older, if you havent learned by now, when will you?

 

Sorry to hear of your son's troubles, Fredog!! Your wife and you don't deserve that. :sad:

 

My son went to court last week on the first ticket, the police chief showed up in court and told the judge that there had been complaints of hell raisers at the store that night and the officer thought my son was one of them, he had since talked to the store manager and found out that my son was working there that night until 5 minutes before he got the ticket and not only was he not one of the hell raisers, but he had been harassed by them when he went out to get carts, that's why he was ticked off and burned rubber out of there, anyway, the chief said considering that and the fact that my son went todefensive driving school on his own he thought the judge shouldnt be too hard on him. so the end result was ..... $ 275.00 fine, 20 hours community service and no points on his license.

The court for the speeding ticket is April 11, that one he really has no excuse for. the first one was city and the next one is county,. he did talk to one of his college teachers who is a local cop and he said the judge will automatically reduce the penalty for anyone who goes to school without being ordered.

 

I'm glad it's had a positive influence on him,

People I mean everyone make mistakes,

It's nice when they can learn the lesson fast and move on.

Instead of doing laps around the same issue.

(hopefully your following my metaphor)

Laps mean you keep circling the same track and never get anywhere.

I should say I have been both. :lol: 8) :wink:

 

second court hearing.. for the speeding ticket, judge reduced ticket to 70 in a 55-- $120 fine and 2 points.. its funny, the ticket for burning rubber in a deserted parking lot which isnt really dangerous was $275 but the ticket for speeding which is dangerous was $129.00 guess that's the difference between city and state revenue..

anyway, he has learned his lesson and hasnt had any more problems, he turns 18 next Sunday and I think he realizes it's not all fun and games anymore..

 

When I was young driver I was ALWAYS on the lookout for cops. Every single instant of the time I was at the wheel I was watching for cops. The same for all my friends.
Consequently, all the laying rubber, 4 wheel sliding, speeding, etc, etc, that I did at that time never got me a ticket. It was only later in life when I stopped watching for cops that I started getting a ticket occasionally.

The kids these days are so blissfully ignorant of the most obvious things it's truly unbelievable. The truth is that if they're not watching for cops then they're probably not watching for anything else.It's like they don't realize that they are in extreme danger when they're driving.

If I had to deal with a new driver again my concern wouldn't be just the legal consequences but the physical consequences of wrecking the car. These little morons seem oblivious to possible death, dismemberment, paralysis, brain damage, disfigurement, etc, etc that happens everyday on the road.

And it's not just the "it won't happen to me" syndrome. These kids are fearless out of sheer ignorance. So I think that above and beyond the obvious punishments, with a lot of these kids you've got to educate them on the grisly details of what can happen and get rid of that fearlessness.

 

sorry void of real human thought.

nuttin