03-29-2010, 02:24 PM | #1 |
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First off, let me say this, I am guilty. This is not about "getting out" of the fine, it's about using my legal rights to reduce the number of points. So riding to lunch on my motorcycle a motorcycle officer pulls me over. I didn't see him behind me because I was passing a Dodge truck. He followed me till I rolled (like every motorcyclist does) through a stop sign. I'm usually pretty good about spotting police, and I haven't had a ticket in 5 years. He got me for failing to stop at a stop sign (4 points) and careless driving (4 points) Total fine is $300 He said that at first he thought I was strying to get away from him. I wanted to say "If I wanted to get away from you, I would have" but I kept my mouth shut. I'd say I was going about 30% of what my bike is capable of on city streets, apparently that's about 90% of whats capable on a Yamaha FJR1300. I was really close to doing my daily wheely up my street when he lit me up. I'm sure he would have liked that. So if anyone knows any good traffic lawyers or has beers with a colorado springs ADA/judge, please let me know. From now on, I'll be checking the baffles like a paranoid russian. Ride safe |
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03-29-2010, 02:42 PM | #2 |
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Joe...you hellion you |
03-29-2010, 03:32 PM | #3 |
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get ahold of mark menscher, tell him cody buck sent you. lol i racked up 56 points worth of tickets in my old honda and thanks to him i was only convicted of 7! hes a bad ass! and he should hook you up pretty good if he knows i sent you. he a really cool dude, and he rides too! just hit him up! and he will hook you up! mark menscher 19 N Tejon St Ste 204 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-227-1882 oh yeah, if you pulled that front tire up you woulda got busted for street racing and he would have impounded your bike. and thanks to the new street racing law, if you get caught racing, doing a burn out, or doing a wheelie, its automatic street racing and they impound and crush the vehicle! and best of all colorado springs and fountain lead the NATION in unnecessary traffic citations! colorado springs traffic cops are crooked. my clutch was goin out in my honda so the light went green and i hit the gas and let the clutch out and it revved to about 3000 rpm and this dumb ass cop said i was going too fast for her to even respond and grab her radar.... i wasnt even out of first gear and i was doin about 30. well she said i was full of it and gave me a street racing ticket. i took mark menscher with me to court and it was dropped! lol |
03-29-2010, 03:48 PM | #4 | |
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03-29-2010, 04:55 PM | #5 |
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Man is it just me or does it seem like colorado has some jacked up traffic laws, I know where I am if you get pulled over by a cruiser they are usually pretty cool, but if you get busted my a moto cop your screwed They will fine you for everything possable, if your on a bike. Anyways im sure you will beat the careless ticket i dont know why he gave you that. Good luck An ride safe. O ya where im at a wheelie is atomatic loss of license them |
03-29-2010, 04:57 PM | #6 |
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With no tickets in 5 years they may let you off easy. I'm not saying you shouldn't speak with a lawyer, they know better than anyone. I got a wreckless driving ticket about 4 years ago for doing a burnout/ u-turn in my bosses dodge hemi. Those cycle cops are hard to spot! Anyway I had a clean record and they plead it down from $250 and 6 points to a defective headlamp $85 and 0 points. But a lawyer would know better. That guy kronik recommended is good, I've heard of him before from my friend that used him when he got tagged at 170 on the interstate on his ducati. Till then brush up on your Crazy Ivan's!!! Last edited by Blazefighter; 03-29-2010 at 04:59 PM. |
03-29-2010, 05:51 PM | #7 |
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no problem joe. glad i could help! fyi- the cspd has been adding under cover units as well. everything from a tan charger, no cage in the back, all the way to a white chevy 2500hd.<< |
03-29-2010, 05:56 PM | #8 |
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So on my ride home I was going over the incident and I realized that he wrote me down for blowing through the stop sign on catalpa and cragwood, well that's a yeild, not a stop! So does anyone know how I prove that its a yeild? city planning prints or something. Last edited by engineerjoe; 03-29-2010 at 06:51 PM. |
03-29-2010, 05:59 PM | #9 | |
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edit- that cop is a jack ass! wow! arent you glad that idiots like him are "protecting" us! lmao. i do believe you just got yourself out of both tickets lol Last edited by kronik; 03-29-2010 at 06:02 PM. | |
03-29-2010, 06:36 PM | #10 |
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Yup take a picture. an if you can get the street signs in it.
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03-29-2010, 08:32 PM | #11 |
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This was a while back, but I was tagged for 60 in a 25 . I guess I just liked the way the motor and exhaust sounded and wasn't paying attention to the speed limit. Because I hadn't had a ticket in a few years, the judge at the court house deferred the ticket and just made me go to defensive driving school for 2 days. Of course it was the city course. But as long as I didn't get another ticket in 6 months, nothing would show up on my record. Just thought I would let you know. |
03-29-2010, 08:42 PM | #12 | |
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03-30-2010, 08:33 AM | #13 |
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Joe - you know that those supermoto guys are just a bunch of careless hoodlums! It sounds like you'll get out of this one without too much damage. |
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03-30-2010, 11:52 AM | #15 |
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Joe, Where was this cop hiding? I try to keep tabs on the hiding spots because I only obey the laws about 5% of the time when I am on my triumph On another note, I don't understand the logic that a speeding ticket on a motorcycle that weights 400lbs is the same as a truck that weight 10,000lbs but I digress |
03-30-2010, 12:41 PM | #16 | |
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That's unlikely because the nearest donut shop is on filmore. My guess is that he spotted me coming up mt view I really don't know how I missed him, he must have had stealth mode on. | |
03-30-2010, 08:09 PM | #17 |
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03-30-2010, 10:11 PM | #18 |
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