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OMOYYC
08-16-2002, 01:07 AM
A friend of mine with an Acura 1.7EL ran into the back of an SUV today due to emergency braking in the front. The dumb part was, he got a ticket for something like "Driving with undue care" or something like that. Does anyone of you know what the best way to fight a ticket like that?
kenny
08-16-2002, 01:10 AM
Driving without undue care and attention. I know someone that got a ticket for that too when he rear ended someone (a cherokee under hard braking on crowchild 80km/h --> 0 without warning). Call pointts for free advice or get your friend to take it down to the crown prosector and plead his case.
OMOYYC
08-16-2002, 01:14 AM
Did your friend appeal his ticket?
Originally posted by kenny
Driving without undue care and attention. I know someone that got a ticket for that too when he rear ended someone (a cherokee under hard braking on crowchild 80km/h --> 0 without warning). Call pointts for free advice or get your friend to take it down to the crown prosector and plead his case.
sexualbanana
08-16-2002, 01:14 AM
i got one before, those r harsh. they're like the sober equivalent of a dui.
i went to pointts and they got mine cancelled.
kenny
08-16-2002, 01:17 AM
Originally posted by Cwave
Did your friend appeal his ticket?
I believe he did but I am not 100% sure. Seems like an easy ticket to fight.
OMOYYC
08-16-2002, 01:17 AM
How much did they charge?
Originally posted by sexualbanana
i got one before, those r harsh. they're like the sober equivalent of a dui.
i went to pointts and they got mine cancelled.
RiceCake
08-16-2002, 01:17 AM
you mite be able to get it cancelled or lowered to following too close. :dunno: :confused:
OMOYYC
08-16-2002, 01:19 AM
I s'pose it shouldn't be that hard. Since the police wasn't even there when it happened.
Originally posted by kenny
I believe he did but I am not 100% sure. Seems like an easy ticket to fight.
kenny
08-16-2002, 01:20 AM
Originally posted by Cwave
How much did they charge?
Have your friend fax a photocopy of the ticket to 269-6410
(local) attn: Charles Pester along with a phone number for him to call back. Charlie will call back the next day with *free* advice, how much it'll cost if you want him to fight it for you, and sometimes he'll even tell you the chance of success if your friend decides to fight it.
BarryBeach
08-16-2002, 01:20 AM
Originally posted by RiceCake
you mite be able to get it cancelled or lowered to following too close. :dunno: :confused:
Very true ... it can't hurt just to give points a call, maybe it will be easyer then you think. ... who knows with our legal system:dunno:
sexualbanana
08-16-2002, 01:38 AM
for the most part, i think the gov't could care less about the demerits unless u were a complete idiot. if i were them, i could care less as long as i got the money
It's not hard at all to get an undue care and attention ticket changed. I had one and got it reduced to an invalid lane change and I was completely at fault. $60 and 2 demerits or something.
That sounds like overkill, I rear ended someone once like that but got Following too Close which I tried to fight but to no avail.
Better do it because Undue Care will increase your insurance by at least 40%.
Silencer
08-17-2002, 01:19 AM
Following too close and the like causes some really high percentage of accidents.
IMHO almost anyone that rear-ends someone deserves a ticket at least. Everyone follows too close and there's no reason to. You end up getting to the light at the same time.
:dunno:
Just leave enough space based on conditions, speed, your car, and how much attention you're paying to the road.:)
OMOYYC
08-17-2002, 02:07 AM
What happened tonight? Why did you get your ticket?
Originally posted by Benny
Dumb Tickets SUCK!
honking my horn a whole bunch
OMOYYC
08-17-2002, 02:16 AM
That's really retarded! :thumbsdow
Originally posted by Benny
honking my horn a whole bunch
she says I was driving abnoxiously distracting drivers, and swerving in and out of my lane all over the place which was bullshit, sure I was honking my horn, but I wasn't all over the road...
I'm pretty pissed off about it...she was mean about it too...wouldn't hear me out. christ, its not like I was damaging stuff, speeding or drunk! Next time I see her I'm Laying on the Horn.
2K255HP
08-17-2002, 02:33 AM
Man thats so harsh, tickets for the stupidest reasons :rolleyes:
well g*luck with it ne wayz :thumbsup:
kenny
08-17-2002, 03:35 AM
Originally posted by Benny
she says I was driving abnoxiously distracting drivers, and swerving in and out of my lane all over the place which was bullshit, sure I was honking my horn, but I wasn't all over the road...
I assume you were honking your horn for no reason repeatedly? If so... why in the world did you do that? If you got the ticket for just honking once, then thats pretty dumb.
RX-7_TWINTURBO
08-17-2002, 03:40 AM
Originally posted by Silencer
Following too close and the like causes some really high percentage of accidents.
IMHO almost anyone that rear-ends someone deserves a ticket at least. Everyone follows too close and there's no reason to. You end up getting to the light at the same time.
:dunno:
Just leave enough space based on conditions, speed, your car, and how much attention you're paying to the road.:)
AMEN !!!!!
egmike
08-17-2002, 04:56 PM
You should be able to beat the ticket if you try, I got a speeding ticket from the RC's in airdie, they followed me for about 10 kms before the pulled me over and told me I was going 77 in a 60 and then wrote the ticket for 78.
I fought it and they let me off with a faulty equipment fine and didn't loose any demerts :clap:
You should look to see if they wrote notes about the incident on the back of the ticket, they do this so if the go to court they remember. There was no sign the officer writing notes on the back of the ticket so the Points guy used that to his advantage.
jonny
08-17-2002, 11:30 PM
Originally posted by Cwave
A friend of mine with an Acura 1.7EL ran into the back of an SUV today due to emergency braking in the front. The dumb part was, he got a ticket for something like "Driving with undue care" or something like that. Does anyone of you know what the best way to fight a ticket like that?
Wouldnt that mean that youre friend was at least following too close, seeing as how a 1.7EL should be able to break way faster then an SUV? Doesnt seem like that stupid of a ticket to me, no offence but maybe this will teach him a lesson.
kenny
08-18-2002, 03:47 AM
Originally posted by Benny
nothing, its blank
The notes are not on your copy of the ticket. You have to get the other part of the ticket for the officer notes I believe.
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