Re: First ticket in my Bimmer

["RICHARD VAUGHN" <rav3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter, 





>Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 18:55:00 -0800
>From: "Peter_Li" <peter_li@domain.elided>
>Subject: First ticket in my Bimmer (long but worth reading)
>
>        "What?! I don't f$%^% believe that"  That's exactly what comes 
>     into my mind when I got pulled over for doing 41 in a 25mph area.   
>     But I felt like I'm being picked off just because I'm driving a 
>     nice car and from out of town. What a easy 100 bucks for the local 
>     cops.  First, there is no speed limit post anywhere in sight; and 
>     second, even if there is any unwritten rule saying that the speed 
>     limit in town is 25mph, there is no sign of saying "Welcome to 
xyz" 
>     anywhere to tell you that you're in their turf.  Later, I found 
out 
>     the cop have set up their speed trap by blending in with the cars 
>     that parked alongside the street (they're undercover).
>         The section of the road is a long and straight 4 lane street 
(2 
>     up & 2 down) and almost nobody is ever doing 25mph.  I just felt 
like 
>     I'm the victim of a highway robbery.   On top of that,  I've a 
clean 
>     record with 0 point for 7 years, I thought I may get some 
leniency, 
>     but Oh-no, that a-hole won't even give me a break. As a matter of 
fact, 
>     I think once he saw my BMW CCA decal on the side, he automatically 
>     think I'm a speedster that deserve a ticket anyway! What a Xmas 
spirit 
>     he got!
>        So now with the court date set after Xmas,  I'm planning to 
fight 
>     for it.  Is there any good advice or tactics that I could use in 
or 
>     before court?  Any suggests would be welcomed.   And thanks for 
the 
>     digest cyberspace that allows me to vent myself.  
>        Well, I just got an even better idea.  If any digesters out 
there 
>     help me on this and I can get away with the ticket, I'm willing to 
>     donate half of the would-be fine to the digest for good use, like 
the 
>     printing of the new digest decal or funding for Pizzafest III.  
What 
>     do you guys say?  Fight the unjust system and benefit the digest 
at 
>     the same time.
>     
>     
>     Regards,
>     
>     Peter Li
>     NJ BMWCCA
>     '95 325is


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