First one in two years. Probably the second one in ten years. Hopefully the last one for a very long time...
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First one in two years. Probably the second one in ten years. Hopefully the last one for a very long time...
Aww I can't find my picture. I have a picture of 8 tickets lined up on a table... and I just graduated high school this month. It would be 9 if you count the red light camera getting me turning right on red.
Yeah, I used to get my fair share of tickets, but I'd rather spend my money on beer and mods.
My lawyer's been getting my tonneau cover, urethane kit, and underdrive pulleys.
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Originally Posted by yournamehere018
Here's the story....
After I installed the NGK's, two of my employees were dying for a test drive. We headed for the highway, and where the 45 zone changes to 65, I punched it and took off. I didn't let go until the computer shut me down at 98 MPH, which only took about 5-6 seconds. Well, a local law enforcement officer was 2 cars behind me and watched the whole thing. It took him a couple of miles to catch up to me. He didn't have his radar on, he visually estimated my speed at 80. He asked me how fast I went, I told him 90. I could have been arrested for reckless driving since I doubled the speed limit, he said. But he was smiling and his hands were shaking while he was talking to me. I think he had fun chasing me down. He complimented me on the nice truck, I told him it was my first drive w/new supercharger. He laughed and told me to take it to the track! Anyway, he gave me a citation for speed:reasonable and prudent, without attaching a MPH. $100 fine and 2 points. Not too bad, eh? The reckless driving charge would have been a trip to jail, impounded truck, HUGE fine, and 6 points. He also "recommended" that I "exercise my rights", I think he meant plea not guilty and go to court. I think if I do, he might not show up.
I am not understanding the reasonable and prudent part. All of my tickets either say 54 in a 30, 85 in a 60, 75 in a 35 etc. What is all that?
P.S. A cop in fort worth tried to tell me that I was doing "well over 100" and he got pissed when I told him that it wouldn't let me do more than 98 yet.
In Alaska, you can get a ticket for speed, beyond reasonable & prudent. So if the road conditions are bad, and you are driving the posted speed limit, you can actually get a ticket for speeding, if the officer thinks you are going too fast for the current conditions.
yeah they can do that here but they hardly ever do. I just have never heard the term "reasonable and prudent"
LOL... HUGE pat on the back for that one. :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71
two points i think would be pretty ****ty here in texas. I think a DUI here is like two points, and we go on a 6 or 8 point system?
This is the most complete information I can find. Sorry for the long read.
The Alaska DMV has a points system in place to keep track of driving infractions. These points are entered against your driving records any time you are convicted of a traffic violation. The number of points for a given offense is based on the severity of the moving violation.
Moving Violations Points
According to the State of Alaska Driver Manual, the following point assignments are applied to these violation convictions, whether they occur in Alaska or any other state:
Driving on suspended or revoked license: 10 points
Driving while intoxicated/under the influence: 10 points
Reckless driving: 10 points
Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer: 10 points
Speed contest/racing: 10 points
Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle: 10 points
Manslaughter with a motor vehicle: 10 points
Assault with a motor vehicle: 10 points
Leaving the scene of an accident: Nine points
Negligent driving: Six points
Failure to yield to authorized emergency vehicle: Six points
Failure to stop for school bus loading/unloading: Six points
Failure to obey traffic control devices in school zone, playgrounds or park: Six points
Careless driving: Four points
Following too close: Four points
Failure to stop or yield: Four points
All other moving violations: Two points
Speeding Points
In a school zone or playground crosswalk: Six points
Three to nine mph over speed limit: Two points
Ten to 19 mph over speed limit: Four points
Twenty mph or more over speed limit: Six points
Points Accumulations
As you accumulate points, the first action the Alaska DMV will take is issuing a warning letter. This letter will list the points against your record and will detail the moving violations. The warning will suggest that you re-think your driving habits.
The next step will be an interview with a driving examiner at the DMV office. At this meeting the examiner may offer to reduce your point total if you successfully complete a defensive driving course or other traffic school. You may do this only once in each 12-month period.
Finally, an accumulation of 12 or more points in 12 months or 18 or more points in a 24-month period will result in the mandatory suspension or revocation of your driving privileges for a predetermined time period.
The officer was VERY NICE to me. I think he had fun chasing me down.
I don't believe in points. I have had 8 tickets in a time frame of about a year and a half. By that logic I would be in jail or riding a bike by now. I did get a lwayer for these two most recent ones though, just in case. PS, Chevy totally owes me on that last one. My stupid speedometer was pegged at 130 and they didn't release the recall until I was over the mileage limit.