Traffic Ticket

[BTLowry]

M.E.B. from what I have been told, your best bet is to take defensive driving (cheaper) and if you get another ticket before you can take DD again (think in Tx it is 1 yr) then you take the deferred route to keep it off of your record.

Pretty sure deferred cost more than DD route, maybe not in all situations though

[M.E.B.]

so, now you know..but we want to know what you did!

The officer, very nice black fellow named Harris said that I had rolled through while taking a right on red. My wife was with me and she is constantly on me about my driving. Worse back seat driver ever. She did not think I had. I figure I have done plenty without getting caught so I'm not worried about it either way. $230.00 + $20 if I do the deffered thing.

Now the last time I got a ticket was in New Mexico and it was a SPEED TRAP FROM HELL. I turned onto a highway from another. Two two lane black topped highways out in the middle of no where.

There was a sign propped up on a sand bag which said Road Constuction 35 mph. There was a brand new 2 lane black top in front of me as far as I could see. I drove 35 for about 3 miles and could not stand it as I had about 50 to drive down this road. I kicked it up to 70 mph with my wife gripping about it. I told her clearly they forgot to remove the sign after the road was completed.

Well sure enough after a bit a New Mexico Highway Patrol coming from the other way whups a U turn comes after me. I am told that I am doing 70 in a 35 mph. I said 35? Playing dumb. The officer says "The last sign you saw back there said 35 Road Constuction." I said "But officer that was 10 MILES back." He laughingly said "Yes and that was the last sign posted." I said "Ok but where is the construction?" He said up the road a bit. He gave me a ticket for doing 60 mph in a 35 mph, $75.00.

3 miles further up was a 1/4 mile stretch of road being worked on. I told my wife "This is B/S there should have been a sign maybe a mile tops ahead of this work saying to slow down. 13 miles is nothing but a speed trap doing 35 in the middle of nowhere on brand new road.

Funny thing coming from the opposite direction there was a sign to slow down about 1/2 mile from the constuction. 65 mph up to that point..........

New Mexico can eat my shorts.

[Bayouboy]

Ha! Go to Lafayette, La. where it seems every traffic light has not only a camera but also a radar setup!

[Thumper]

Darn Democrats, always after money..........

[DDH]

Watch out for the speed trap leaving Giddings west bound 290.
Note:
I have not spent one cent in that town since my last ticket there. I used to spend from $600-800 a month on gas, B&B, dinner.