FUCK...I got stopped and ticketed....

[jus_the_facts]

...just called to find out how much it'll be and it's 178.50...I was in a hurry to go pick up my Mom's doggy from the groomers...it was rush hour traffic and a car in front of me was turnin' left with a LINE of cars comin' toward us...so I eased onto the shoulder and passed...just MY luck a Trooper appeared behind me and pulled me over and gave me this little gift...he didn't even ask me for my proof of insurance or my registration either..which I thought was highly strange...he just barked..GIVE ME YOUR LICENSE and WHAT YEAR MODEL IS THIS CAR...DON'T YOU KNOW DRIVIN' ON THE SHOULDER IS ILLEGAL...SIGH...yes SIR and THANK YOU SIR! :argh:

All because I had to go pick up poor Chief...do a favor and shaft m'self....haven't gotten a ticket in AGES! :cry:

[sweetheart]

1. clippers are cheaper

Surely your mum's friend would rather be clipped by someone who knows him(?).

http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=1824

[jus_the_facts]

2. She's afraid to...not having ever done it before..she's afraid she'll hurt him. n/t

[sweetheart]

6. time to learn! :-)

If you use a proper clipper, its not really all that hard.
The doggie is much happier to be clipped by someone they know, love and trust.

You can get a clipper and do it for her, charging her market rates!! :-)

Sorry about the ticket... another victemless crime prosecuted to expropriate property from civilians.

It all makes you wonder whether police are literate enough to read the constitution.

I've had traffic tickets completely blow away my financial planning, being that close to the edge.

Sorry it happened... bummer. :hug:

[jus_the_facts]

10. Thank you...I'll talk to her about clippin' him...

...she already has one too...just freaks her out I think...I was pissed when I picked him up...this woman's shop is next to her house and the lights were off and he was in a pet taxi all by his lonesome...he's never been kept in one at home and he was sooo happy to see me when I walked in! :hug:

[michreject]

3. That's a shame

I got a similar ticker several years back and my auto insurance went up for three years.;(

[jus_the_facts]

4. Thanks...I know mine will too unfortunetly....

.....it's been only 40 bucks a month...I HATE to think o'how much it'll be goin' up. :(

[Bassic]

18. Your auto inssurance went up for driving on the shoulder???

:wtf:

Edited because it's too early to spell correctly.

[michreject]

22. No

My insurance went up for a ticket for a moving violation. Driving on the shoulder is a moving violation.

[BlueJazz]

5. Traffic tickets are one of the most unfair things in our society.

The idea that some fines are laugh at by some people and devastating to others
is disgusting.

We all should be ashamed to allow this insane practice.

[jus_the_facts]

8. The fines here keep goin' up because people won't vote for more property taxes....

...to pay for police and fire departments...insane indeed. :nopity:

[BlueJazz]

13. I say this/that ...because when I worked for Kodak a nice Lady...

...whose husband left her and the kids, got a 175.00 ticket for
going through a stop sign (at 4 o'clock in the morning on a side street)
and she was in tears because she couldn't buy school clothes for her children.

About a week later one of my upper bosses got a drunk driving ticket for 450.00 bucks and just laughed it off. :mad:


The system Sucks...

[Kerrytravelers]

7. Wait... going around a guy making an unprotected left is a moving violation?

Shit, that is expected driving practice in Los Angeles. We always go around the guy making an unprotected left. Everyone. Not just us.

I know a lot of driving laws do differ from place to place. We can make a right on red, but I know a lot of places can't. I'd better be careful if we ever move! :scared:


Out of curiosity, what state do you live in?

[jus_the_facts]

9. Louisiana....we can also make a right on red here....but it's a no-no to drive on the shoulder...

...which was as wide as a regular lane. :(

[michreject]

11. Here in Michigan

It's illegal to pass on the shoulder as well. We can turn right on a red light though.

[noamnety]

14. Oh shoot, I do that nearly every day

as does everyone else - we pass on the shoulder when someone's turning left all the time right in front of our police station.

I had an out-of-towner here visiting over the summer who was a little surprised that we turn left on red for the Michigan Lefts.

[michreject]

16. That doesn't make it legal

Oh shoot, I do that nearly every day

as does everyone else - we pass on the shoulder when someone's turning left all the time right in front of our police station.

Have an accident while passing on the shoulder and see if your insurance company will cover it.

[petronius]

15. It's expected driving practice here, but it's definitely illegal

Still, it's safer to do it and risk the ticket and not do it and suffer the wrath of anyone stuck behind you...

[Kerrytravelers]

20. Some of our drivers are very scary!

(Including me, sometimes!)

[Kutjara]

17. Actually, it's illegal in California too.

I recently moved back here from the UK and had to retake my driving test, so my head is still full of useless Driver's Handbook knowledge. One of the no-nos is passing someone on the shoulder of the road.

Of course, everyone does it because this is L.A. and anything goes, but the parasites in blue can still get you if they can be bothered to get off their asses long enough to write the ticket.

[Kerrytravelers]

21. Thanks for the heads up!

I don't spend a great deal of time swinging around on the shoulder, but I have done it. I won't in the future.

It's been, oh, about 17 years since I have taken the written test. Sounds like I"m driving by Kerrytravelers Rules of the Road and not California's! :rofl:

[Chan790]

12. Write or Check "Not Guilty" on it.

One of my best friends growing up is a cop and says that he hates that because he has to go on his time...not scheduled work time. (That's CT though, it may not be the same where you are.) So...he doesn't show up and they toss the ticket. Or he says he's not going to show up and they opt to not prosecute the ticket. Either way, no ticket, no fine. That's a pretty chunk of change they may decide that's worth showing up for.

[Tripper11]

19. Sorry about your luck...I got tagged last week

After dropping a friend off, before 3pm, going through a school zone....36 in a 20(when lights are flashing) they weren't!
$177!!!!

To top it off, my previous speeding ticket from over 2 years ago was stricken from the record only 2 weeks before that....ugh....Mrs. Tripper wasn't pleased!