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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice
Sorry, Joe. I too have a problem with the fine amount. Personally, I paid significantly less for doing 79 in a 55 on a two lane un-divided highway up in Shafter County. Do you not think his fine should have been less than mine? I do.
He said he was going to pay, but he's puzzled at the unusually high amount. I would be too, if I were him. Is he supposed to be happy? C'mon, get off your really high horse, Joe.
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Scott,
This has changed in the last few years around the country. Anytime someone is caught going 15 mph or more over the limit, they are throwing the book at them. Get caught going 30 mph over the limit and in many areas you are heading to jail, no questions asked.
Do I like it? Hell no but come on guys, you all know the law, you know the fine rates or could have found out before hand. There have been several threads about people getting speeding tickets on the OT forum and all were people pissed at the fine or penalty.
If you want to skirt around this, go and get your speedo calibrated and take the results to the judge and plead that you were speeding but going 14 mph over the limit and pay a lower fine, but thats it.
The horse may be high, but guess the older I get the more I realize that doing anything that is not correct, not saying the truth and so on, is not being truthful to myself. If I am man enough to push the gas pedal down and drive over the speed limit, I am also man enough to pay the fine. If its excessive, then contact the legislators and start a movement to lower the fine, not protest it in court after the fact.
Do I feel its a lot of money? Hell yes but its the law. If you are not happy with the law then either change it or pay up. Trying to beat it after someone got caught IMHO is not being fair to anyone, yourself included.
Joe