Stupidest ticket ever
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 295
From: KY
RE: Stupidest ticket ever
ORIGINAL: Black GT
They do play a big part. They play a big part in meeting budgets.
Here are a couple of examples:
Desperate to boost revenue, city extends ticket amnesty
From the above article: "The extended amnesty will give City Hall a better chance to come near the higher end of its goal of generating $4 million to $10 million from Chicago's first parking ticket amnesty since 1987."
The high end of $4 million to $10 million (meaning closer to $10 million), not on all parking tickets, just overdue parking tickets in Chicago. If they get that much money from overdue parking tickets alone, how much do you think they get from ALL traffic tickets?
Pedestrians Could Get Fined For Crossing On Red
From the above article: "Although improving traffic flow is supposedly behind the crackdown plan, the cash-strapped Daley administration has no doubt calculated the enormous revenue flow that might result."
Enormous revenue from jaywalkers. How enormous do you think the revenue is from ALL traffic tickets?
$500 fee added to traffic tickets
From the above article (Hoffman Estates is a suburb of Chicago):
"Village officials said Monday that the new fee will partially offset rising administrative and court costs associated with criminal arrests in the village and could generate nearly $800,000 a year in additional revenue. It is modeled after similar plans in Hanover Park, Rolling Meadows and Waukegan."
$800,000 a year in additional revenue, from adding a $500 fee to only the most serious infractions of driving under the influence, driving without a valid license, and certain drug- and firearm-related offenses (not all, but certain ones). How much more revenue do you think they make from ALL infractions/traffic tickets?
If you seriously think traffic tickets don't play a big part in the revenue of local governments (and yes, in big cities), then you don't know what your'e talking about.
ORIGINAL: Scooter80
Well, which is the "Valid statistic"? 50% or 70%? And what city, county, state are your statistics for? Oh, and FYI Birdieman, the country IS bankrupt. I find it hard to believe that any educated person thinks that traffic fines are going to make a dent in an eight trillion dollar defecit any time soon. Thats with a "t". And I laugh that you think they play that big a part in local government, let alone the national government. Please, stick your heads back in their holes in the ground and save your one-sided "facts" for the "Enquirer". Maybe those "facts" stick in po-dunk one-officerville, but they're not going to in any decent-sized town, and especially a big city. Parking tickets? Well, now you are getting somewhere.
Well, which is the "Valid statistic"? 50% or 70%? And what city, county, state are your statistics for? Oh, and FYI Birdieman, the country IS bankrupt. I find it hard to believe that any educated person thinks that traffic fines are going to make a dent in an eight trillion dollar defecit any time soon. Thats with a "t". And I laugh that you think they play that big a part in local government, let alone the national government. Please, stick your heads back in their holes in the ground and save your one-sided "facts" for the "Enquirer". Maybe those "facts" stick in po-dunk one-officerville, but they're not going to in any decent-sized town, and especially a big city. Parking tickets? Well, now you are getting somewhere.
Here are a couple of examples:
Desperate to boost revenue, city extends ticket amnesty
From the above article: "The extended amnesty will give City Hall a better chance to come near the higher end of its goal of generating $4 million to $10 million from Chicago's first parking ticket amnesty since 1987."
The high end of $4 million to $10 million (meaning closer to $10 million), not on all parking tickets, just overdue parking tickets in Chicago. If they get that much money from overdue parking tickets alone, how much do you think they get from ALL traffic tickets?
Pedestrians Could Get Fined For Crossing On Red
From the above article: "Although improving traffic flow is supposedly behind the crackdown plan, the cash-strapped Daley administration has no doubt calculated the enormous revenue flow that might result."
Enormous revenue from jaywalkers. How enormous do you think the revenue is from ALL traffic tickets?
$500 fee added to traffic tickets
From the above article (Hoffman Estates is a suburb of Chicago):
"Village officials said Monday that the new fee will partially offset rising administrative and court costs associated with criminal arrests in the village and could generate nearly $800,000 a year in additional revenue. It is modeled after similar plans in Hanover Park, Rolling Meadows and Waukegan."
$800,000 a year in additional revenue, from adding a $500 fee to only the most serious infractions of driving under the influence, driving without a valid license, and certain drug- and firearm-related offenses (not all, but certain ones). How much more revenue do you think they make from ALL infractions/traffic tickets?
If you seriously think traffic tickets don't play a big part in the revenue of local governments (and yes, in big cities), then you don't know what your'e talking about.
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 243
From: Pennsylvania
RE: Stupidest ticket ever
ORIGINAL: BLACK06GT4ME
Doesn't matter what anyone here really thinks. Than said here's my $.02. You're under 20, driving a Mustang GT, spinning tires (showing off)........[sm=bustedsign.gif]
The judge will get some amusement with your attempt to justify 90% throttle to get up to speed. He didn't site you for speeding and at your age, you don't have that much experience driving. If you want to spin your tires find and empty parking lot or go to the track. My family and I drive on the public roads, we have enough trouble avoiding accidents as it is. We don't need someone driving like that in public.
PS: Your post would probably make this an open/shut case in court. (I'm not a lawer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night).
Good luck,
Doesn't matter what anyone here really thinks. Than said here's my $.02. You're under 20, driving a Mustang GT, spinning tires (showing off)........[sm=bustedsign.gif]
The judge will get some amusement with your attempt to justify 90% throttle to get up to speed. He didn't site you for speeding and at your age, you don't have that much experience driving. If you want to spin your tires find and empty parking lot or go to the track. My family and I drive on the public roads, we have enough trouble avoiding accidents as it is. We don't need someone driving like that in public.
PS: Your post would probably make this an open/shut case in court. (I'm not a lawer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night).
Good luck,
Well I'm not 20 yrs old, about twice that actually.
Just to set the table here, no points on my license, not even a ticket in 15years.
When I see comments like, "my family and I drive on the public roads..." I just cringe, the reason, I see more accidents caused by "safe" drivers than I do people that take off from a light at 90% throttle. I drive quickly, which is to say given several factors I will accelerate quickly from a light, or even a stop sign. I drive what some would call aggresive, fine, and I will argue that people that actually actually drive, and not just ride in their cars are much more likely to AVOID accidents than someone that drives along oblivious to the world around them. I see it all the time. It isn't kids in Mustangs that scare me, it's map reading, makeup applying, egg mcmuffin eating, coffee drinking, turning around to yell at the kids, non turn signal using "careful" drivers that I watch out for.
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 295
From: KY
RE: Stupidest ticket ever
ORIGINAL: ranebowcyxx
Well I'm not 20 yrs old, about twice that actually.
Just to set the table here, no points on my license, not even a ticket in 15years.
When I see comments like, "my family and I drive on the public roads..." I just cringe, the reason, I see more accidents caused by "safe" drivers than I do people that take off from a light at 90% throttle. I drive quickly, which is to say given several factors I will accelerate quickly from a light, or even a stop sign. I drive what some would call aggresive, fine, and I will argue that people that actually actually drive, and not just ride in their cars are much more likely to AVOID accidents than someone that drives along oblivious to the world around them. I see it all the time. It isn't kids in Mustangs that scare me, it's map reading, makeup applying, egg mcmuffin eating, coffee drinking, turning around to yell at the kids, non turn signal using "careful" drivers that I watch out for.
ORIGINAL: BLACK06GT4ME
Doesn't matter what anyone here really thinks. Than said here's my $.02. You're under 20, driving a Mustang GT, spinning tires (showing off)........[sm=bustedsign.gif]
The judge will get some amusement with your attempt to justify 90% throttle to get up to speed. He didn't site you for speeding and at your age, you don't have that much experience driving. If you want to spin your tires find and empty parking lot or go to the track. My family and I drive on the public roads, we have enough trouble avoiding accidents as it is. We don't need someone driving like that in public.
PS: Your post would probably make this an open/shut case in court. (I'm not a lawer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night).
Good luck,
Doesn't matter what anyone here really thinks. Than said here's my $.02. You're under 20, driving a Mustang GT, spinning tires (showing off)........[sm=bustedsign.gif]
The judge will get some amusement with your attempt to justify 90% throttle to get up to speed. He didn't site you for speeding and at your age, you don't have that much experience driving. If you want to spin your tires find and empty parking lot or go to the track. My family and I drive on the public roads, we have enough trouble avoiding accidents as it is. We don't need someone driving like that in public.
PS: Your post would probably make this an open/shut case in court. (I'm not a lawer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night).
Good luck,
Well I'm not 20 yrs old, about twice that actually.
Just to set the table here, no points on my license, not even a ticket in 15years.
When I see comments like, "my family and I drive on the public roads..." I just cringe, the reason, I see more accidents caused by "safe" drivers than I do people that take off from a light at 90% throttle. I drive quickly, which is to say given several factors I will accelerate quickly from a light, or even a stop sign. I drive what some would call aggresive, fine, and I will argue that people that actually actually drive, and not just ride in their cars are much more likely to AVOID accidents than someone that drives along oblivious to the world around them. I see it all the time. It isn't kids in Mustangs that scare me, it's map reading, makeup applying, egg mcmuffin eating, coffee drinking, turning around to yell at the kids, non turn signal using "careful" drivers that I watch out for.
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 869
From: Milledgeville, GA
RE: Stupidest ticket ever
I've spoken with several of our police officers at our restaurant about this matter (they provide security.)
They have a quota to meet every month.
Why? To make the city/county money.
Plain. Simple. Economics.
People + Tickets = Money
They have a quota to meet every month.
Why? To make the city/county money.
Plain. Simple. Economics.
People + Tickets = Money
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RE: Stupidest ticket ever
ORIGINAL: ranebowcyxx
I drive what some would call aggresive, fine, and I will argue that people that actually actually drive, and not just ride in their cars are much more likely to AVOID accidents than someone that drives along oblivious to the world around them.
I drive what some would call aggresive, fine, and I will argue that people that actually actually drive, and not just ride in their cars are much more likely to AVOID accidents than someone that drives along oblivious to the world around them.
(sorry, pet peeve there)
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RE: Stupidest ticket ever
ORIGINAL: GGIII
I've spoken with several of our police officers at our restaurant about this matter (they provide security.)
They have a quota to meet every month.
Why? To make the city/county money.
Plain. Simple. Economics.
People + Tickets = Money
I've spoken with several of our police officers at our restaurant about this matter (they provide security.)
They have a quota to meet every month.
Why? To make the city/county money.
Plain. Simple. Economics.
People + Tickets = Money
People + Tickets - Officers, squadcars, equipment, support staff = very little to no money
Not so simple if you are looking past the stereotypes.
As far as a quota. Good for them. I don't. Neither does most of my county.
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RE: Stupidest ticket ever
Wow, first 4 page thread ive ever made 
I even forgot what my original post is about. Im gonna go to court and tell them either A. this is my first new stick car and i accidently dumped the clutch or B. Im a dumbass, im sorry, i put to much gas down and im not yet used to a new car with 300 horse as ive came from a 170 hp grand am and id like the court to take into consideration that i havent had a ticket in over a year (good i hope) and ill gladly pay your wages just ditch the points.
As of now im 99% sure im going with choice B
I even forgot what my original post is about. Im gonna go to court and tell them either A. this is my first new stick car and i accidently dumped the clutch or B. Im a dumbass, im sorry, i put to much gas down and im not yet used to a new car with 300 horse as ive came from a 170 hp grand am and id like the court to take into consideration that i havent had a ticket in over a year (good i hope) and ill gladly pay your wages just ditch the points. As of now im 99% sure im going with choice B
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 295
From: KY
RE: Stupidest ticket ever
ORIGINAL: GT06GT
Wow, first 4 page thread ive ever made I even forgot what my original post is about. Im gonna go to court and tell them either A. this is my first new stick car and i accidently dumped the clutch or B. Im a dumbass, im sorry, i put to much gas down and im not yet used to a new car with 300 horse as ive came from a 170 hp grand am and id like the court to take into consideration that i havent had a ticket in over a year (good i hope) and ill gladly pay your wages just ditch the points.
As of now im 99% sure im going with choice B
Wow, first 4 page thread ive ever made
I even forgot what my original post is about. Im gonna go to court and tell them either A. this is my first new stick car and i accidently dumped the clutch or B. Im a dumbass, im sorry, i put to much gas down and im not yet used to a new car with 300 horse as ive came from a 170 hp grand am and id like the court to take into consideration that i havent had a ticket in over a year (good i hope) and ill gladly pay your wages just ditch the points. As of now im 99% sure im going with choice B
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RE: Stupidest ticket ever
And I am sure the "I'd gladly pay your wages, just drop the points." will get you far. I hope you do say exactly that in court. Why wouldn't you show any respect? You don't give it, you don't deserve it, pal! I think with that remark, I would have written the ticket too! And I'd be sure to let the prosecutor know what a punk you've actually been!
Even after all of the advice given by the gamut of people on these forums, you still have the peas to say crap like that. You are the kid who gives all the other kids bad reps. Good luck with your court appearance.
Even after all of the advice given by the gamut of people on these forums, you still have the peas to say crap like that. You are the kid who gives all the other kids bad reps. Good luck with your court appearance.