8 March 2010, 10:26 am
Hello I'm 22 and I got pulled over the other night a little after 12 a.m. by a georgia state patrol for speeding. He made me get out of the car and stand outside it was already around 30 degress that night I had a short sleeve shirt on my jacket was in the car. I tried to put my hands in my pocket as I was trying to get warm he then proceeds to tell me to get my hands out of my pockets and shined his flashlight in my face and asked if I had anything on me that he should know about which I didn't. I was fully cooperative and told him that my reason for speeding was I was taking my girlfriend home and her curfew was 12:30. He said I was going 68 in a 45 I didn't think that was accurate I know I was speeding but I don't believe I was going that fast when I passed him and realized it was a cop I instinctively looked at my speedometer and it was right below 60. He didn't turn his blue lights on immediately he just pressed his breaks as I passed him I slowed down and kept going. About 2 minutes later I see headlights in my rear view mirrow and then he turned his blue lights on. He just had an attitude the whole time I won't say he was harassing me cause of the car I drive but it just didn't seem necessary to make me stand out in the cold for speeding as he wrote the ticket when I was fully cooperative. This was on a country backroad close to my house. To get back to my original question I called today to see how much the ticket was and it was $348 I was suprised it was so much considering the location I was pulled over in. I just trying to get your opinions if this ticket seems reasonable and why it is that high. The ticket has commited the following offense of SPEEDING. Then it lists clocked by DECATUR/GENESIS 1 G17338 at 68 in a 45. Below that is has offense other than above and has SPEEDING IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM LIMITS in violation of code section 40-6-181 of state law remarks FA-M. I'm a little worried about this since the job I just started training for requires a clean driving record and the automotive college I start in september requires a clean driving record as well. I called the dmv to find out how many points I have on my license and they said their records are not showing any. The last ticket I got was 3 years ago when I was 19 but according to them its not showing up on their records. Could it be when I turned 21 the points were removed from my license? Sorry for the long read but I wanted to be descriptive as possible and any advice is appreciated. Truthfully I should have asked to see his radar because I know for a fact I was not going that fast. I never anywhere in that said that he has anything to do with the fine but that fine seems a little much. So since my last ticket was over 3 years ago its no longer on my record and that the points would no longer be on my license. I did not just jam my hands into my pocket it was instintively I was nervous and cold. Personally I don't see the reason to make someone stand out in 30 degree weather for something simple like speeding.... Read More »
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