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Bullshit tickets you shouldn't have gotten

#8055780 - 02/22/08 10:14 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

So, I'm pretty bored at the moment and need to vent a bit. This thread is pretty much for people who want to share any experiences with getting unnecessary tickets. I thought I'd start such a thread, since I got one such ticket last night, and I'd like to hear some of you other peoples' stories as well.

So, my story.

I went to a show last night here in Michigan, and during this show we had some heavy snowfall. When the show ended, it was still snowing heavily and the roads were insanely slick. I was driving behind some girl for a bit, and we (Friend and I) were pulling up to this light, which was green. It turned yellow when we were about 100 feet from it. Now, mind you, we were going about 45 mph at this time. She didn't seem to have any inclination at all to stop at this light, until we were about 50 feet from it, so I was under the impression that she was going to go through it up until she started to brake. She was in a newer car, so she was actually able to stop, having ABS and all. I was driving a mid 80s Grand Marquis (That's how I roll), which is a considerably heavy car. I slammed the brakes and we were just sliding towards her, since the roads were slick. It was either me hitting her from behind, or me swerving into the right lane to avoid an accident.

I swerved!

I recall glancing over and seeing that lady picking up her phone just after this, and no less than 60 seconds later, I was pulled over. I'm almost certain she was calling the cops on me.

But yes, apparently avoiding accidents here in Michigan is considered "careless driving". The cop thought I was drunk and was being quite an asshole for the first few bits of this little incident.

"Have a couple drinks tonight there, fellas?"

Me: "Absolutely not. We just came from a show."

"Don't bullshit me, buddy."

"What do you have there in that tea jug?"

Me: "uhhh, tea? Would you like to smell it?"

He kind of lightened up after I got out and blew a 0.00 into his handy little breathalyzer (I never drink; not my thing), among passing all of the other standard tests they give to potential drunks, but still ended up giving me a ticket anyway.

Now, I'm not really sure if this ticket is actually.. y'know, grounds for a ticket, or if I'm just over-thinking it and actually deserve it. But in either case, the show was entirely worth it.

Anyone have any idea how much such a ticket might be? This is my first offense.

If anyone else has any stories that they'd like to share, please do!

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