Cell phone violation costs more than speeding ticket
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This is almost comical. Forgot my headset in my company car and took the 911 out last week. 8:30 AM in bumper to bumper on the L.I.E. on my way to work into the city and got nailed for being on my phone. Pulls me over and I see TWO cops get out of the car and approach my car! So, they write me up and just shove the ticket in the glove box.
Sitting here now and I finally pull it out to take a look. Here's a breakdown for some of the fines:
Tailgating $120
Passing stopped school bus $270
Passing red light $130
Passing stop sign $105
Passing on shoulder $120
Speeding 1-10 over $105
Speeding 11-30 over $145
Speeding over 30 $235
Here are the last two:
HOV violation $155
Cell phone $155
So, other than blowing by a stopped school bus (which you should be thrown in jail), or a speeder OVER 30 over the limit, the cell phone ticket is more than a red light and stop sign?
Can someone say revenue generating LOL
Sitting here now and I finally pull it out to take a look. Here's a breakdown for some of the fines:
Tailgating $120
Passing stopped school bus $270
Passing red light $130
Passing stop sign $105
Passing on shoulder $120
Speeding 1-10 over $105
Speeding 11-30 over $145
Speeding over 30 $235
Here are the last two:
HOV violation $155
Cell phone $155
So, other than blowing by a stopped school bus (which you should be thrown in jail), or a speeder OVER 30 over the limit, the cell phone ticket is more than a red light and stop sign?
Can someone say revenue generating LOL
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Do they have a fine for; eating, putting on make up, drinking, reading the newspaper, messing with your radio, conversing with someone inside your car, scratching your leg? That cel phone fine is so idiotic!
Cel phones don't cause accidents, people cause accidents.
Cel phones don't cause accidents, people cause accidents.
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Mythbusters demonstrated that talking on a cellphone while maneuvering around cones is more disruptive than being over legal limit for alcohol blood level. Off the phone while tailgating me in your Escalade please.
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I've seen too many accidents caused by pulling yakking on phones without handsfree sets. One hand off the wheel, talking incessantly without paying attention to the road and traffic is a recipe for an accident. I got rear ended by a certain rock star with his cellphone glued to his ear while driving a stick! Wasn't a lot of damage but I was livid because I saw him nearly miss someone just a few blocks back. You'd think you'd realize you're not doing well and stop!
Yes there are people who do worse things like eat, put make up on etc. But the cellphone is a big problem for urban environments. I've hardly seen anyone eating or putting on mascara, but I see people on highways and weaving through traffic with cellphones attached to their heads and one hand steering. I wish it were a federal law to require handsfree sets.
Yes there are people who do worse things like eat, put make up on etc. But the cellphone is a big problem for urban environments. I've hardly seen anyone eating or putting on mascara, but I see people on highways and weaving through traffic with cellphones attached to their heads and one hand steering. I wish it were a federal law to require handsfree sets.
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Originally Posted by gpjli2
Mythbusters demonstrated that talking on a cellphone while maneuvering around cones is more disruptive than being over legal limit for alcohol blood level. Off the phone while tailgating me in your Escalade please.
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Originally Posted by Eggplant Cab
I've seen too many accidents caused by pulling yakking on phones without handsfree sets. One hand off the wheel, talking incessantly without paying attention to the road and traffic is a recipe for an accident. I got rear ended by a certain rock star with his cellphone glued to his ear while driving a stick! Wasn't a lot of damage but I was livid because I saw him nearly miss someone just a few blocks back. You'd think you'd realize you're not doing well and stop!
Yes there are people who do worse things like eat, put make up on etc. But the cellphone is a big problem for urban environments. I've hardly seen anyone eating or putting on mascara, but I see people on highways and weaving through traffic with cellphones attached to their heads and one hand steering. I wish it were a federal law to require handsfree sets.
Yes there are people who do worse things like eat, put make up on etc. But the cellphone is a big problem for urban environments. I've hardly seen anyone eating or putting on mascara, but I see people on highways and weaving through traffic with cellphones attached to their heads and one hand steering. I wish it were a federal law to require handsfree sets.
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Originally Posted by SciFrog
He didn't get them all, he is just reading the ticket for all the other fines.
Jury, the speeders are for an individual ticket broken down by how much you were over the limit. They are not multiple fines.
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Originally Posted by Eggplant Cab
I've seen too many accidents caused by pulling yakking on phones without handsfree sets. One hand off the wheel, talking incessantly without paying attention to the road and traffic is a recipe for an accident. I got rear ended by a certain rock star with his cellphone glued to his ear while driving a stick! Wasn't a lot of damage but I was livid because I saw him nearly miss someone just a few blocks back. You'd think you'd realize you're not doing well and stop!
Yes there are people who do worse things like eat, put make up on etc. But the cellphone is a big problem for urban environments. I've hardly seen anyone eating or putting on mascara, but I see people on highways and weaving through traffic with cellphones attached to their heads and one hand steering. I wish it were a federal law to require handsfree sets.
Yes there are people who do worse things like eat, put make up on etc. But the cellphone is a big problem for urban environments. I've hardly seen anyone eating or putting on mascara, but I see people on highways and weaving through traffic with cellphones attached to their heads and one hand steering. I wish it were a federal law to require handsfree sets.
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No points. BTW, I'm not saying I didn't deserve the ticket, just commenting on the fine structure compared to other (and in my mind, much more serious) offences.
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The picture in my avatar is me getting pulled over for talking on my cell phone... took the opportunity to take a pic with the phone since I was getting a ticket. ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
To me, if there aren't any points from the ticket then it is what it is.
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To me, if there aren't any points from the ticket then it is what it is.