Ticket question

[egmilano]

So today I was driving along barlow northbound, beside the airport doing 90 km/h, the speed slows to 70 when you hit the large bend in the road, anyway I never slowed down so I was doing 20 over along with the cars beside and behind me, suddenly a cop pulls me and the suv beside me over. He asked me what the limit was and I stated 70 and I was doing 20 over but I was on the break slowing so that I can prepare for the turning lane. He tells me its 60 and that I was doing 30 plus over. anyway he comes back and issues me a ticket for 80 in a 60 and says he put on the back of his ticket that I was really doing 93 in a 60. The thing is the 60 dosent begin untill you approach the lights , when he clocked me and where I was pulled over it was a 70 and still a little untill the 60 sign, I was in the 70 as I told him countless times and he called me and idiot and told me if I take it to court he will write me the 93 in the 60 and take 4 points ? the ticket is only 124 when it could be 200, but I have a feeling hes giving me a "break" because I was in the 70 zone. should I take this ticket to court to save the 2 points ? or should i be happy that its not worse. what upsets me is them pulling people over stating its a 60 zone when he knew damn right it wasnt and thats why he lessend the fine and points .

[egmilano]

And ive never been pulled over or had to go to court this is why im confused and unsure whether I should "risk" seeing him at court or the judge . very unsure of what to do besides pay it and cut the loss.

[FraserB]

This kind of shit is the reason all the cars in Calgary need dashcams. Usually I back up the cops but this, combined with the other thread about the illegal U-turn and then the one where a member got busted up in ??Country Hills?? where the cop was camped behind a sign lasering people in the oncoming zone and ticketing them, is just proof the some people will abuse power when they are given it and need constant babysitting.

I do realize that a lot of police do excellent work and dash cams would protect them from the toolbags who try to sue at the drop of a hat.

I wouldn't be too concerned with him showing up to court. I had to fight a BS ticket in the summer and pretty much demanded from the JP and the officer's sergeant that he show up on my court date and he never did.

[adidas]

Where did he pull u over according to this link? You will then know ur answer

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=calgary&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=33.258073,93.076172&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Calgary,+Division+No.++6,+Alberta&ll=51.130838,-113.994312&spn=0.03151,0.090895&z=14&layer=c&cbll=51.130918,-113.994316&panoid=bEpHA3hfkBLi6bofNJHDgg&cbp=12,21.98,,0,12.22

[dirtsniffer]

so, you were going 23 over and then got a ticket for going 23 over? i dont see the problem

[scat330]

You admitted to doing 20 over, in what you thought was a 70 zone. If indeed it was a 60 zone, then it looks like 30 over. Best case scenario is 20 over, that's the ticket you got??

[Tomaz]

I wouldn't bother fighting it. You were given the appropriate fine for the offense.

You said: "...I was doing 20 over but..."

Cop gave you: "...issues me a ticket for 80 in a 60..." (20 over for those who cant do math)

I don't see a problem. :dunno:

BTW your grammar and punctuation is atrocious, redo English 30.:whipped:

[Shlade]

Btw its 3 Demerits not 2

[Kennyredline]

Originally posted by Tomaz
I wouldn't bother fighting it. You were given the appropriate fine for the offense.

You said: "...I was doing 20 over but..."

Cop gave you: "...issues me a ticket for 80 in a 60..." (20 over for those who cant do math)

I don't see a problem. :dunno:

BTW your grammar and punctuation is atrocious, redo English 10!!!.:whipped:
There, fixed.