Speeding ticket question....

[b88dragon]

Hey guys,

Well last week i was having a party for my pseudo birthday, and it was around 2-3am in the mornign that i decided to drive my friends home. On the way back i was probably doing about 90 on a 55 and there was a car tailgating me. Now i didnt know it was a cop so i speed up and before i knew it BAM, the lights went on and i was like 'OH SH!TS'. so here the wierd part, when i got pulled over he asked for the usual, license and registration, but i didnt have my license on me. >_<. Whats even wierder is that the cop came back and said he didnt have any citation and asked if i knew why i was pulled over, so yea i answered truthfully, and he ended with saying you'll be getting the ticket in the mail.

Now my question is can the cop do that? Can he mail you a citation in the mail? been almost a week since the incident. So if anyone has any clue about Mass. speeding laws please help me out here. Freaking out sorta since it could be a ticket for up to 500 -_- and thats about half of my tax return. so any insight would be helpful. Really hoping that the cop forgot to mail it to me, but you never know.

[dldjros69]

I hope he forgot about it, but i doubt it. Have you considered license suspension for that speed. 35mph over?

[dangeris]

I don't think he's forgot it and with today's technology, on board PCs with remote broadband linkup, I'm sure it was already imputed at the time of the violation and is just being processed through the MA DMV. You'llbe getting the ticket soon and don't be surprised if ldljros69 is right about suspension due to the speed you were going. Sorry dude

[JAFO]

Did the officer have you sign anything? I don't know how it is out there but in CA if you get pulled over you receive a "Notice to Appear" which is filled out by the officer and includes a court date. The accused must sign this notice before the officer can let them go. About six weeks later, you'll receive a notice from the court in the mail stating that you can just plead guilty, pay the fine and not have to show up in court (or you can still show up at the date on your "Notice to Appear" if you want to fight the ticket).

If you didn't sign anything, I would fight the ticket!

[michaelthepsycho]

so yea i answered truthfully, and he ended with saying you'll be getting the ticket in the mail

That, my friend, is your first, and probably final, mis-step. Admission of guilt means you basically can't fight it. Let this be a lesson to all of you... Whether you admit it or not is not will not affect officer's judgement BUT admitting puts you in a no-win situation. The Constitution allows you to NOT admit anything even if you KNOW you're guilty, period.

[BigDankCloud]

Hey guys,

Well last week i was having a party for my pseudo birthday, and it was around 2-3am in the mornign that i decided to drive my friends home. On the way back i was probably doing about 90 on a 55 and there was a car tailgating me. Now i didnt know it was a cop so i speed up and before i knew it BAM, the lights went on and i was like 'OH SH!TS'. so here the wierd part, when i got pulled over he asked for the usual, license and registration, but i didnt have my license on me. >_<. Whats even wierder is that the cop came back and said he didnt have any citation and asked if i knew why i was pulled over, so yea i answered truthfully, and he ended with saying you'll be getting the ticket in the mail.

Now my question is can the cop do that? Can he mail you a citation in the mail? been almost a week since the incident. So if anyone has any clue about Mass. speeding laws please help me out here. Freaking out sorta since it could be a ticket for up to 500 -_- and thats about half of my tax return. so any insight would be helpful. Really hoping that the cop forgot to mail it to me, but you never know.

I have had a speeding ticket mailed to me. It happens when they run out of paper copies, or if you go speeding through the EZpass booths . The cop sounds like hes taking leinancy on you because if you were doing twice the speed limit, he pulls you out of the car right there and arrests you. That is "driving to endanger" here in MA. (also happened to me)

I'd wouldnt be worried about losing your license. The cop would have arrested you there if you were going to lose your license, and not let you drive home.

[Zerep]

i got one of those ill mail you a ticket from a Florida high patrol never got it 105 in a 60 at like 2am i guess he knew he wouldnt beat me in court cause i have a radar dector, and it didnt go off, so i think he eyeballed the speed most of the time they just want you to slow down cause at 2am on the turnpike your only endangering yourself and croc that decides to jump out from the bushesalso in florida when you get a court appearence its 6month from the date of the incidentmaybe you'll get lucky like me i have had 3 defective citations never an acctual speeding ticket oh and when you get your license suspended they take it from you right there and if you dont have some one else with a valid license they will usually arrest you.

[dangeris]

and that's when we'll see your mug on an episode of COPS

[dldjros69]

Well here in pa they never take your license from you at the scene. You must surrender it to the DMV or directly to the courts at your time of sentencing.

They can take you outta your car and arrest you, but you still get your day in court. That is when you license gets suspended. Usually they give you a month or 2 to get your affairs in order before they take you license.

[Zerep]

Jk on the take ur license on the spot I took that from a friend of mine who had a suspened license which would make it invalid so that's why the cop took it from him. Oh and if you guys watch speeders you can catch a little blue streak Of blue when the guy in the truck got pulled over for reckless driving on i75 lol

[losenone]

Your very lucky he didnt arrest you right then and there. If it was here in NY, you would be sitting in county jail.

I got a ticket for doing 64 in a 45 last week, even though the speed limit changes to 55 back to 45 every mile and its different on either side of the road. Ridiculous. Going to court for it though.

[b88dragon]

Thanks you guys for all your input and as some of you have said i'll probably most likely get the ticket , due to the advances in technology and easy access to anyone's info with registration and date of birth. And no i didnt sign anything as all he ask for was my name and date of birth, and kinda surprise that i would have been arrested since i never knew about that, guess i got of lucky?

who know maybe it was because i had 2 girls in the backseat . well like i said before there goes half of my tax return. and BigDankCloud how long did it take for them to mail you your speeding ticket?.

man this speeding ticket is costing more than it looks, cuz now my insurance will go up and it will take at least 3-5 yrs for my points to go back dwn to normal. wont be driving like that anymore, time to drive like my grandpa, doing 45 on a 55 in the fast lane

[Dexion]

Hey guys,

Well last week i was having a party for my pseudo birthday, and it was around 2-3am in the mornign that i decided to drive my friends home. On the way back i was probably doing about 90 on a 55 and there was a car tailgating me. Now i didnt know it was a cop so i speed up and before i knew it BAM, the lights went on and i was like 'OH SH!TS'. so here the wierd part, when i got pulled over he asked for the usual, license and registration, but i didnt have my license on me. >_<. Whats even wierder is that the cop came back and said he didnt have any citation and asked if i knew why i was pulled over, so yea i answered truthfully, and he ended with saying you'll be getting the ticket in the mail.

Now my question is can the cop do that? Can he mail you a citation in the mail? been almost a week since the incident. So if anyone has any clue about Mass. speeding laws please help me out here. Freaking out sorta since it could be a ticket for up to 500 -_- and thats about half of my tax return. so any insight would be helpful. Really hoping that the cop forgot to mail it to me, but you never know.

Wow try doing that in NY, You definitely would have been jailed after "I don't have my license" If I start a career as a criminal I'm sure as hell gonna move to MA lol.

[BlackMamba08]

who know maybe it was because i had 2 girls in the backseat .

i think i know why you were driving so fast....

[b88dragon]

i think i know why you were driving so fast....

haha yea...it was a fun night lol

[Ferguson]

On the way back i was probably doing about 90 on a 55 and there was a car tailgating me. Now i didnt know it was a cop so i speed up

You were doing 90 in a 55 and THEN sped up? Here, we could get a 'street-racing' violation for that, and possibly your car cubed! Doesn't even require a second vehicle! Consider yourself lucky if you only get a ticket even if it costs $500. Not sure of the laws there, but here you don't sign anything... you just get a copy of the ticket. And for 'street racing', they impound your car immediately, and also you...

[Rob.Vegan]

My speeding tickets take anywhere from 4-6weeks down here in SoCal.2/3 of them could have been fought but weren't because I was underage and my parents did not want to hassle with it

Ya i'm pretty sure 95mph and up anywhere in California you get your car impounded

[BigDankCloud]

Thanks you guys for all your input and as some of you have said i'll probably most likely get the ticket , due to the advances in technology and easy access to anyone's info with registration and date of birth. And no i didnt sign anything as all he ask for was my name and date of birth, and kinda surprise that i would have been arrested since i never knew about that, guess i got of lucky?

who know maybe it was because i had 2 girls in the backseat . well like i said before there goes half of my tax return. and BigDankCloud how long did it take for them to mail you your speeding ticket?.

man this speeding ticket is costing more than it looks, cuz now my insurance will go up and it will take at least 3-5 yrs for my points to go back dwn to normal. wont be driving like that anymore, time to drive like my grandpa, doing 45 on a 55 in the fast lane

it took me about 10 days for me to recieve it. And you can still fight the ticket. All you do is sign the back and send it in to go to court over it. I have friends that get off for bulls*** excuses ALL THE TIME. Just go in there and say you had to go somewhere for an emergency, or that the person behind you was driving oddly (the cop) and it scared you and you wanted to get away from it.

If the cop shows up to the hearing though, its probably not going to work out. id say 8 times out of 10 they dont though.

Good luck