[keide600sel]

LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING MY S600 AND WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE. THE OFFICER ASKED ME IF I HAD PERMISSION TO DRIVE MY DAD'S CAR. I TOLD HIM IT WAS MY CAR AND HE ASKED ME WHERE I LIVED. HE TOLD ME TO GO HOME OR HE WOULD FIND SOMTHING TO GIVE ME A TICKET FOR.
ON MY WAY HOME I RAN 2 YELLOW LIGHTS AND ABOUT 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD WAS STOPPED BY 3 POLICE CARS. THEY GAVE ME A TICKET FOR RUNNING 2 RED LIGHTS! I AM 18 AND THIS IS MY FIRST TICKET. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A 2 POINT VIOLATION. THE OFFICER TOLD ME THAT NEXT TIME HE WOULD HAVE MY CAR TOWED. I LIVE IN MARIN COUNTY. -IT WAS THE SAN RAFAEL POLICE
-WHAT CAN I DO?
-HOW MUCH WILL A ATTOURNY COST?
-HOW MUCH WILL MY INSURANCE GO UP. (IT IS ALLREADY $5800 PER YEAR)
ANY INFO WILL HELP ALOT. -THANK YOU

 

[keide600sel]

Re: speeding

I know, but I was not speeding here. The road I was on was not a road where people will drive fast. I was not speeding. I was going max 30 in a 25 zone.
-Kristian

 

[keide600sel]

RE: 30 in a 25 zone is legal under the speical conditions.

Incase you did not know if it says "Speed limit 25" it means that recommended safe speed is 25. It was 11:45 at night and I was going at the speed of other cars. 30 therfor is not an unsafe speed. For the court to find me guilty they would need to first proove with a radar gun that I was in excess of 25 (which they did not). Then they would have to proove that 30 was an unsafe speed to be traveling.
They will not be winning that part of the ticket. But the 2 "red" lights will be harder to proove even though I have 4 people who say they were yellow.

 

[keide600sel]

Re: running yellow lights.

I did not really "run yellow lights" It turned yellow as I was about 20 feet from the intersection. If I slammed on the brakes as hard as possible I probably could have stopped but there were cars behind me.
I understand what you mean by crazy drivers going through red lights etc. I was hit by a car and to this day am still having problems from the accident. I will admit that in the past I have often driven fast but have never done it in any situation where it will endanger anyone but myself. I did it on the highway at 4 in the morning and would wait for there to be no cars. The thing with this ticket that upsets me though is that the officers were picking on me because of my car. I ran no red lights. -I appricate your post though. -Thanks -Kristian
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[keide600sel]

RE: getting an attorney-400sel

thanks, I will do what you say. I will take it to court. I have been doing alot of research and think that I have a good chance. I am friends with some of the officers in my local police dept and they are giving me alot of good tips. But there is a shireff and a San Rafael police officer that keep on picking on me. I have gotten the last few stops on my cam corder. The officers admitted to not having a reason for stopping me. -thanks, Kristian