Ouch 20 mph over ...get a lawyer
#11
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http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regul...section=383.51# The All Knowing Oracle is starting to slip....:cry:
I was doing 70-72mph or 5-7 mph over...I was doing 70-72mph or 5-7 mph over...
If you had set your trailer brakes, you wouldn't have been going that fast to begin with!:nana:
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A 15 MPH over ticket is a "serious violation". Two serious violations within a three year period will result in a 60 day suspension.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regul...section=383.51# The All Knowing Oracle is starting to slip....:cry: If you had set your trailer brakes, you wouldn't have been going that fast to begin with!:nana:
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Had a 59/45 while i had my cdl learners permit... in my car that is.. went to driving school online and got it reduce to def. equipment... hell it worked for me!!
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And according to my lawyer it's still an option...but hard to get without a lawyer ...The courts do as they please in these areas ,and also have options since you were not operating a CMV .
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On my way to work last night I was on us-6 west in lakewood,co this was at 2230 mdt so the 6 lane section of highway is 3 ln E and 3 lane W was fairly empty with a speed limit of 65 mph I was doing 70-72mph or 5-7 mph over...I was passed by a red f-150 doing 85+ ,and about 1/2 a mile later I get a set of disco lights behind me ,and was pulled over ,well the officer asked if I knew why I was pulled over ...I said , No sir...His reply speeding ,and do you know how fast , And I replied no ...The officer stated 85 in a 65 ...Well that's a 20mph over and 6pt violation...This pisses me off b/c I have not done more than 5-7 mph over in almost 5 yrs . I know I could from experience in traffic court in my early days get an easy reduction to 2pt and 10mph over ,but I'm told that with a good drving record and a lawyer that it's possble dismissal or a drop to a non moving ...I'm also told that in Coloado part of the usual deal obtainable is driving school ,but you'll only get if represented by a lawyer ,So I'm spending $1000.00 for my traffic lawyer ,And now have wait to see how this shakes b4 I head off to CON-WAY'S orientation...I don't want to spend the $1000.00 ,but I know how the courts work here in this area of Colorado ,so best to play the game the way they like ,which is hiring familliar people of the DA to represent you...What a sham .
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sup dude you had my back so i believe your story too, the answer is just get a lawyer pay whatever it takes, and theyll get it reduced to a non moving violation, a while back in illinois on 57 comin home i was goin my usual 60-65 and just nailed it to pass a bus sure enuff got nailed 75, lawyer reduced to seatbelt
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I had a ticket in a CMV in Chouteau Oklahoma in dec 2006 I paid $50 on top of the$94.00 ticket ,and they held the ticket for 6 months and as long as I did not get another in a 12 month period it was dismissed . I got the ticet b/c I did not see the obstructed sign saying speed reduction ahead from 65-50 ,and so I was doing 60 in a 50mph in a CMV ...and it's surely not on my MVR ...it's all about $$$ .
I believe you that they did this for you, but that doesn't make any less illegal according to: FMCSA Regulation 384.226 FMCSA - Regulation: 384.226
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But, I would make SURE it gets reduced or dropped. Conway nor anyone else is gonna want to see that on your record.
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