e3opian

CrazyCracker82

boofer, i'll admit as well, that if traffic is light and no ones around i won't put the signal on, on the highway, or some turns around my small town when noones even close to me.....but as you know it's a gamble....you lost the bet, so what?! just move on.

and about the front tag deal, my little town of hampstead is notorious for pulling over "modified foreign cars" for something "petty" to then see if "anything else is going on". i was pulled over a bunch in the S and never got shit for no front plate. i am very surprised especially since a few of the times the cop was coming towards me......but i don't have to deal with it now since i drive an old persons car now (lexus es300)

tacocat

Hampstead is turning into a nice little speed trap. Get the bypass done yesterday!!!

papa5murf

I'm pretty sure the ticket is just placed on your record if points are given and if your insurance company requests the record (which I would think they would do every time you renew), DMV will send the record to the insurance company. If no points are given it doesn't go on the record.

The link I posted above shows which tickets give you points and how many points are given for the offense and how long it stays on your record. Once it's off your record the points go off with it. You can also take a driver improvement class once every 3 years I believe which deducts 5 points from your record, but the ticket stays on the record till the years for that ticket have passed.

boofer

i ranted once, got over it, posted that i was over it and that the officer was doing his job, and am now thinking of defensive driving school classes to atone for the mistake. true, i did complain that this is a seemingly minor thing to pull me over for. i'm pretty sure you would agree with that, and also, this might not have happened if i didn't drive a red MY07 with the top down.

that said, i'm not harping on about it. i said what i said, it's over and done with. i wasn't irate with the officer, nor did my posts here indicate it. i was polite and courteous with him, because yes, i realize he's just doing his job. i just think he could be spending his time going after the 283922 morons on the road around DC and not me.

you continue to post after i do claiming that i'm continually complaining and bitching about the cop. i never said he was a bad cop; i said that i was just really shocked that i'd get pulled over for something this insignificant, given the area that we live in and all the bad driving that goes along with it.

dare i ask what you've been pulled over for? you sound very disgruntled.

FF2Skip

I-395 at 1815 and no cars around? I've always heard how much traffic there is up there.

FF2Skip

For the record, I don't use turn signals religiously. Anyone that has followed me knows that. That said, I do not think it is a B.S. ticket. Here's why...

You have come on the board and told many of us about your experience. I'm guessing many folks have seen this thread and not posted. Knowing that a person received a ticket in a specific area for a specific violation makes us all more aware of our driving tendencies. Hopefully the end result will be safer roads.

So while some of the common public may view your citation as frivolous, it has the potential to have a much bigger impact than those folks think.

boofer

395 N approaching DC in the evenings is clear. in the mornings, it's bumper to bumper. 395 S leaving DC in the mornings is clear, but in the evenings, it's bumper to bumper.

i'm lucky enough to have a job that is out in Alexandria, yet i live in Arlington and therefore i can drive against traffic. takes me 25 min for ~12 miles, but if i were driving with everyone else, it would easily take an hour or longer.

boofer

is there any kind of BS ticket? i suppose not. traffic laws are generally clear-cut and once you cross a line it's supposed to be obvious to all parties. so i concede that point. also, yes, i hope everyone else uses their signals. that might be the silver lining of this incident.

in the end, it's $91 + a little hassle for driving school and maybe slightly increased insurance premiums. in the grand scheme of things, it's a small price to pay, i suppose.

drive safe!

e3opian

[QUOTE=boofer,Feb 5 2008, 06:20 PM] 395 N approaching DC in the evenings is clear.