Have you ever been in trouble with the law?

[JD@af]

Minor stuff. Pulled over five times (three times for reckless driving [read: swerving], twice for red light violations), have gotten two written warnings, and one ticket for running a red light. That's it.

[boingo82]

1 speeding ticket, 2 yrs and 2 months ago. 10 over in a 40, at 2 a.m.
Gotten pulled over twice since then, no license plate lights (didn't know I had such a thing, let alone that they were burnt out) and no front plate (not putting one on my freshly painted bumper). No tickets from either. They were both at 2 a.m. also.

1 court appearance, 2 days ago, I was a witness.

BTW JD, nothing pisses me off more than red-light runners. I motion that they install tire spikes that operate in conjunction with the red lights so that everyone who tries to stretch a red has to replace their tires and wheels. That'd put an end to it. Thing is, there's no type of collision more deadly than a t-bone and that's what red-light-running causes.

[Jimster]

-Various speeding tickets
-Arson (Good lawyer weaseled me out of this one)
-Overdue parking fines


I've straightened out now though

[Suislide]

arrested for petty theft when i was young and stupid. i've way way smartened up now and can't believe how dumb i was to even try that.

[boingo82]

Originally posted by ZXCobra
went to jail from wreckless driving and wreckless endangerment.
135 in a 70. late for my own wedding!! my lawyer got the charges dropped for me though. that was kind of cool!:bandit:

OK, can we PLEASE get this straight?!?!
Wreckless driving gets you cheap insurance.

Reckless driving gets you tickets and sometimes thrown in jail.

[MaximusGTR]

Originally posted by Jimster
-Various speeding tickets

-Overdue parking fines


I've straightened out now though

Ditto on these

[JD@af]

Originally posted by boingo82
BTW JD, nothing pisses me off more than red-light runners. I motion that they install tire spikes that operate in conjunction with the red lights so that everyone who tries to stretch a red has to replace their tires and wheels. That'd put an end to it. Thing is, there's no type of collision more deadly than a t-bone and that's what red-light-running causes.

I'm going to disagree with you there. I respect red lights.

I have two red light "violations;" one for failing to come to a complete stop while making a right on red (and the only reason I didn't stop as opposed to slowing down to ~5 mph was that I was running late for work - I had enough time to check traffic and assess that there was no danger).

The other was a situation where yes, I was stretching a yellow light, but I crossed the intersection just an instant too late.. and I was careless enough to do it with a cop next to me (that got me my one and only ticket). Because of the delays built into red lights, you have to run them blatantly late to cause a t-bone, which I have zero feelings of guilt about, because I am never remotely close to running red lights that late.

On the contrary, I will often piss people off behind me because of my reluctance to stretch yellow lights, and yellow left-hand turn arrows, where turning too late will require on-coming traffic to slow down in order to permit you to complete your turn. So I know "the guy" you are talking about, and I am definitely not "that guy" :flash: (and for the record I don't like him much either).

[Chris]

Well, Ive gotten a 2 speeding tickets, 5 days apart. One for going 110 in a 90 (km/h), which was a $100 fine and 3 points (points are bad)
And then, at 1am new years, me driving drunk ppl home, i got pulled over for 144 in an 80. Long story, not as bad as it seems at first, but, i got a summons, and its not cleared up yet, but, it looks like ill get a 129 in an 80, which is $300 and 4 points instead of $700 and 6points.

Thats it

[Oz]

Originally posted by boingo82


OK, can we PLEASE get this straight?!?!
Wreckless driving gets you cheap insurance.

Reckless driving gets you tickets and sometimes thrown in jail.

And on the subject - yes.
I have been pulled over for neg driving (beat a wanker off at the lights) and was threatened with legal action when I hacked into Telstra (national telco) and downloaded 20,000 usernames, passwords and CCs from a 'secure' server in 1998.

[freakray]

couple of speeding violations.....hehe......

....it's only illegal if they catch you....

[Deakins]

No... :angel:

[MaximusGTR]

Originally posted by Oz




And on the subject - yes.
I have been pulled over for neg driving (beat a wanker off at the lights) and was threatened with legal action when I hacked into Telstra (national telco) and downloaded 20,000 usernames, passwords and CCs from a 'secure' server in 1998.

Hey Oz, how the hell did you do that? pm me and teach me

[Rich]

Never been in any real trouble.

Gotten pulled over once for having the stereo turned up too much. Just got a lecture from the cop about how its dangerous to play it so loud.
(Disturbing the peace). Other than that, I am 100% :angel:

[boingo82]

Originally posted by JD@af
...
On the contrary, I will often piss people off behind me because of my reluctance to stretch yellow lights, and yellow left-hand turn arrows, where turning too late will require on-coming traffic to slow down in order to permit you to complete your turn. ...

One time I decided to stop quickly for a yellow rather than stretch it, so the guy behind me (in a little 1980-something Merc) passed me IN THE LEFT TURN LANE, continuing on so he was driving the wrong way in the other direction's left turn lane. I was so shocked I didn't get a plate #.

Glad you're not "one of those guys" and sorry I jump to conclusions. :o

[TerminalVelocity]

just got my first ticket,

its in the street racing fourm