*What's your favorite traffic court quote?*

was not in the courtroom, but an officers first words after banging on my window with his mag lite were "you just lost your license!" in a rather abrasive tone. Actually ended up being dismissed in traffic court.

 

State trooper coming the other way pulls off the road, makes a u-turn (dirt a flyin') and proceeds to follow me to a red light where I want to make a left turn. (No...I WASN'T speeding)

Then proceeds to get so Freakin' close to my rear bumper that I could see nothing else except grill.

I jump out of the 308 and run to his drivers side window which is down and say...Does this road go to route 38??

He's taken back by the question and says, 'Ya, but ya need go quite a ways'

I make the left and he follows me and WE do 48 in a 50 zone for 9 miles.

Another busy one lane each way road. You should have seen the faces on the people coming the other way! First the 308, then the trooper.

I finally get to a circle and seeing he will continue around wave a grateful, thankful goodbye.

Of course...I knew the road went to route 38.

 

Years ago my wife and I walked back to her car at about 2 minutes past midnight to find a traffic agent just putting on the hook. An NYPD officer was there, too, probably for protection. Usual begging and pleading, with usual result.

We turned to the cop, who rolled her eyes. "Look", she said, "once they hook the car up they have to tow it. All I can do is suggest that you read the summons carefully. VERY carefully." Sure enough, the cop had "accidentally" circled PM instead of AM. Ticket dismissed, fines reimbursed.

 

i was clocked by ohio air patrol at 145-150mph in a 55 mph zone. fortunately, i wasn't stopped until i had crossed county lines where they had only clocked me in the 105-116 range.

i have to hand it to the ohio state patrol. they have their make shift credit card swiping machine and after a $395 charge i am on my way.

 

Whatever you do, never ask a cop "What's your fckn badge number."
I think they don't like it.

 

about three weeks ago i got a speeding ticket for 131kmh in a 80 kmh zone, i went to court to pleed guilty, but since im only 17 the cop wrote something down wrong on the ticket that i couldnt be charged with because of my age and i got off with nothing. But i learned my lesson and have yet to go more then 15 kmh over the limit.

 

Them-"Sir, we would like to Dismiss this case in the interest of justice."

Judge-"Son, you just got lucky."

Me-

Its always a good thing to show up to Court with your Attorney who is a Pro-Temp traffic court judge and having had thrown some of this officers tickets out in the past, the A.DA decided not to fight it.

 

The best line I heard was from a judge to a just found guilty guy for his 4th speeding ticket and vehicular manslaughter : "15-25 years "

 

Years ago, I was driving late at night to a ski resort, got a 80 in a 55 ticket. Next rest stop I look at the ticket, and he wrote the address of the court, but I could not read his writing. So the next hick town was the where the court was, and I saw a police car parked on the other side of the road, so I make a u-turn and pull behind him (lights on) to get the address. Get out of the car and knocked on the drivers window. Guess I woke him up, he jumped, said a few choice words, and said he could have shot me. I quickly left!!

 

a few years ago I was ticketed on Shelter Island NY, i was in group of cars
runing form the North Ferry to the South Ferry, I was the third car of four
but only I got a ticket.I was the only one driving a sports car a, Ferrari 250 GT
The ticket was for 60 in a 40 MPH zone. I was mad and felt that I was singled out by driving a Ferrari and vowed to fight it. I took the day off to appear at court, held once a month on a Wed. After sitting through two hous of other's cases. The DA for Shelter island asked me why I was appearring for a traffic ticket, ( most of the other cases were more serious offences). She listened to my story and was willing to reduce the charge to a lesser offence with no points if I would plead. I agreed to the lower charge but when I appeared before the judge, He would not accept the lower charge ! I told my side of the story of how I had been singled out for driving a red sportscar and even showed him a picture of my Spyder.( I didn't dare drive it to Court). he took one look at the picture and said " Nice car, you're guilty" And they say that justice is blind !

Jeffrey Vogel

 

Years ago when a friend and I were makeing our weekend dash from Detroit to NY to visit our girl friends, I got nailed in Ohio doing 95 in a 55. The trouper led us 15 miles off the turnpike to a roadside JP sitting outside his trailer with a card table set up as a court. Read the ticket, looked at us sorry guys and asked how much money we had. We checked gave him a number and he took all except $20 which he said was gas money back to NY.

Not bad.

 

Police stop driver in Avis rental 911 on the M25 (London Orbital Motorway)

"Who do you think you are : Nigel Mansell ?"







He had busted Ayrton Senna

 

I had just overhauled my carbs and had been doing jackrabbit starts on my street (rediential and never any cars) to be sure it wasn't bogging. I got up to about 20 MPH and that was it. Did it about 3-4 times; no big deal.

That evening I'm going to bowling and a local cop pulls up behind me at a light and turns on his lights. Huh? I pull over, start to get out so we could talk and he motions to get back in the car. Okay...

My car is 42" tall and this guy had to kneel down to talk. He asked where I lived and I told him. He then said he had 'complaints' about me travelling at "a high rate of speed" down my street and they wanted me to get a ticket! I explained what I was doing and emphasized that I was not speeding and I'm always aware if children are around. He then volunteers that he can't ticket me anyway as he didn't obseve the alleged infraction. But then says I have a *****y neighbor! (I know who it likely was and he's the bad apple on the block for sure).

He never did ask for any paperwork and then asked all about the car. He ended up apologozing for pulling me over! Good thing he liked the car; I wasn't running a front plate!

Ken

 

I was in traffic court and heard this prior case. Officer had ticketed a young guy (scuzzy face, baseball cap, etc) for driving over a divided median island when making a U-turn mid-boulevard. Guy is pleading not guilty. Judge asks for a description of the car and was told it was a jacked up 4x4 truck, oversize wheels/tires etc. Judge turns to the guy and asks if the description is accurate and told "yes". Judge looks him in the eye and says "you know you're guilty, next case".

 

heard about this one.

CHP pulls over a skyline GTR that is speeding. comes to the window and asks for the usual. person gives paperwork. cop comes back and hands the speeding ticket to him. they are on their way.
just one problem. the skyline GTR is a RHD car and the CHP gave the ticket to the person "driving" in the left seat. needless to say it was thrown out, because the passenger cannot receive a speeding ticket

i like that one, but some of the above are far greater

 

Years ago while going to school in Raleigh, NC, I was drag racing from stop light to stop light. Don't recall why, but I'm sure it had something to do with a low drinking age and 3.2 beer. Anyway, we were pulled over by a city cop who charged us with everything he could and let us go to ponder our predicament. So, I go to court. Case is called, cop explains what he saw, judge asks how I plea, "not guily", "why not?", "your honor, I grew up driving in Washington, D.C. and have been motioned through many intersetctions, by the police, a speeds much higher than posted. Driving in DC was always a drag race from light to light. That's where I learned to drive and that's all I was doing. I realize now that I don't need to drive that way in Raleigh and will not do so in the future." Case dismissed.

A few years later, while stationed in Pensacola, I made the mistake of some serious reckless driving chasing a car full of girls with a car full of sailors. We had just left a football game at the main station where Staubach was the QB and beers were $.25 (Note the beer recurrance). Back then, and maybe still, the local sheriff used personal cars as patrol cars. So, this deputy has a brand new '68 Chevelle SS396 (or something akin-it was new, it was very early in the model year, and it had a big engine). So, he chases me down, gets me out a gunpoint, handcuffs me and takes me to the county lockup for the shorepatrol to pickup. He's got me on every charge he could think of, reckless this, speeding that, improper lane change, running a red light, etc. As I recall, most of it was true. So, I'm sitting in the back seat and we start talking cars. Spent the 20 minutes on our way to jail talking cars. He had his new Chevelle and I had a '67 Nova with a 327 and all the goodies that I autocrossed frequently. By the time we got there and he turned me over to the shorepatrol, I was charged with an improper start. That was one ticket I paid real fast. I was lucky twice on this one because when I had to face the Navy, the lower charge equated to no action. Not even "head" cleaning.

 

Funny that JCM's was Navy (I assume). My experience was while I was in the Air Force.

I was stationed in Alabama 15 years ago. Had an Isuzu Impluse Turbo. I liked the looks and the "Styling by Lotus" badge so I removed all the Isuzu emblems and logos. One day, my buddy asks me how fast I've had it up to. Said not too fast. That day after work, I decide to wind it out on the freeway going home. Roll up my limo tinted windows. Close the power sun roof. And I'm off... 65... 75....... 85......... 95.............. 100. No body else on my side the interstate for miles.

Radar detector goes full tilt. Sheriff is going the other way on the interstate and does a u-turn in the grass median. I immediately pull over and he pulls in behind me. A very, very large sheriff with a neck the size of his head, approches my window. Later on, from my buddies, I find out that this sheriff is a former Marine. And he doesn't care for the Air Force too much.

Sheriff: You know how fast you were going?

Me: Not exactly.

Sheriff: I clocked you doing 101.

Me: How much will this cost?

Sheriff: No way! You're going to court for this one.

[filling out ticket -- walks to the back of the car then returns]

Sheriff: What kind of car is this anyway?

I tell him. He hands me the ticket. I'm on my way. Court was a full 3 weeks out. My buddies are telling me that I'll get nailed with reckless driving, lose my license, etc. etc.

Fast forward to court day. Judge asks me what my story is. I told him it was a beautiful day out, the sun was shining, I had recently purchased a new car, and I was curious how fast it would go.

The judge tells me: "I appreciate your honesty. $69 fine plus $1 for each mile per hour of speed. Total judgement $170."

Oh yeah, and per suggestions of my Air Force buddies, I did not wear my uniform to court!

 

Oh yeah, another great one.

The ticket above was my 2nd ticket in the Air Force. My first ticket was in my Geo Metro --- 3 cylinder, 1.0 liter.

I was clocked doing 89 in a 65 (also in Alabama).

The sheriff came up to my window.

Sheriff: Do you know how fast you were going?

Me: No, I don't.

Sheriff: 89 in a 65.

(little pause of silence)

Sheriff: Man! I didn't know these cars could go that fast!!

Me: Me neither! It must've been a tail wind.

Sheriff: Gotta slow it down son. Even with a tail wind....

(hands me the ticket)



[Side note]
In defense of the 1.0 liter, normally aspirated, go-kart Geo Metro... I was going down a very long hill and I probably had a tail wind. Also, the car was a 5 speed with no tach so I don't know how many RPMs that little engine was doing. Probably close to nuclear melt-down. A few months later, after I had forgotten that ticket a little bit, I traded the Geo Metro for the above mentioned Isuzu Impulse Turbo.

 

Try this and you may not have to go to traffic court:

The next time you're pulled over and the trooper comes up to the window, roll it down and say "I'll have two burgers, a medium fries and a Coke."
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Two of my buddies had an argument with a gas station attendant which got out of hand. A block later they were pulled over and arrested. They got put into adjacent cells and one guy asked the cop if he was entitled to a phone
call. Cop says "yes". My friend yells over to the next cell "Sal, you want pepperoni on yours!". LOL.

 

"That speed limit is entirely too low." Quote is for real in court I was in for speeding in that zone. My excuse was wisdom teeth surgery & I got off.

 

would you explain? I do not get how wisdom teeth and getting off for a speeding ticket are directly correlated

 

ok, co court but good, kinda long

my friends and i were returning home on our 'epic' road trip, it was the last 300 miles or so, and we had avoided the law the enitre time.... well in the middle of NOWHERE in west texas, by ozona we are cruising around 90, when my friends who are napping ask how much longer, so i mess with the GPS to find out, and sure enough the only cop for about the last 600 miles or so is sitting at the top of the next hill...

so he pulls us over and is furious!, i have to open the door from the outside and crap, and walk backwards towards him... then he explains that he got me at 101 MPH in a 55! b/c is was under construction... and that the county law states ANY thing over 100 is instant go to jail.... and he wasnt too happy that a few teenagers were in a BMW 7 series.... well i explain how i was looking at the GPS and was going downhill and he lightens up a bit, so i get my insurance and what not...

then he ask me out of nowhere where im going to school, (at this point i am shaking like crazy) and tell him england to hopefully study automotive engineering and get into F1, well INSTANTLY his tone changes and he is the nicest person you have ever met!! turns out his father was the lead guy for the Ford GT40 and later cosworth/ford F1 engines????? and we talk about F1 and what not for about 20 min on the highway, all the while my friends are freaking out....

so he gets to writing the ticket, and kinda 'hints' for me to look, and writes down 80 in a 55 crosses out construction zone, and crosses out No Insurance(mine was expired by 1 day), and as im walking back, he kinda faces away from his car and points to the ticket and under his breath says "dont worry about it".... sure enough when i called asking about the ticket to enter my plea, they had no record of it....

it was a perfect way to end our "epic" roadtrip

 

1. Sister driving, me passenger. Law dog behind us. Lights flashing. She flips and rips the wheel over, pulls over and slams on the brakes. Cop blitz's by brakes locked up(on a crowded highway and pulls in front of us a little ways down the road. He was slightly upset.

2. Got an old ford pickup to "jump" off this oddly shaped bridge on an incredibly cold day(bridges buckle in cold). Cop sees this coming the other way. He does the angry pointer finger waving thing. I could have been the pope and not gotten off.

3. Cop pulls me over for speeding. I was going at LEAST 90. Unmarked car that I had just passed. Comes up to the window unussually fast. He says "You are lucky I need to go use the restroom or I would blah blah blah.. " Says get outta here and I leave ticket free.

The list goes on.

 

That one gave me a good chuckle