I got a trafic ticket! >

“I need someone to refresh my memory. How many cars are allowed through an intersection after the light turns red? Is it three or five?”

“All of them. The driver with the largest set of brass cojones wins, and everyone who wimps out gets a ticket for being a wuss, which is punishable by death in some states.”

“i would of tried flirting to get out of it like i usually do but it was a female cop who pulled me over. DUH!”

“Wouldn't most female cops rather have a chick flirt with them?”

“That doesn't necessarily rule out the flirting, sc. Sux that you got a ticket.”

“Dammit Buddur, I gotta learn to type faster.”

“Depends on the neighborhood/area and whether the officier is short on her/his quota for the month. Here in Chicago, around the middle of the month, the number of parking and traffic tickets written SEEM to be more numerous than the first and last weeks of the month.

Hm... Captain what do you mean there's no quota?”

“Good luck!

8|”

“From my experience, you can pay the fine and be done with it or go to court and be convicted and pay the fine. They're cracking down on running red lights almost everywhere these days.

In Philly, used to be a whole string of cars went through red lights. I think the cutoff was 10 or 12.

But because of crashes, the cops are cracking down big-time here, and they are starting to put cameras on the lights to record tag numbers of runners.

I hate to think!”

“Hey Spirit, didja tell her you were the only sane driver on the road?

Nyuck Nyuck! WoWoWoWoWoooo!”

“LMAO, (peeing my pants), Buddur!”

“I personally wish cops would issue more citations in my area. Folks run red lights like crazy. Its not too big of a deal when I drive but if I am running or walking I ALWAYS have my daughter and two dogs. I cannot tell you how many drivers I cuss out. LITERALLY I am nearly hit 1-2 times per month. I am so f@cking sick of careless selfish drivers who are so cursedly focused on themselves that I am just a speed bump. I can recall a particular incident when I actually fell into the car as it blasted the stop sign, fortunately I had pulled the dogs back in or they'd be dead. I hit his window(with my hand)hard enough to freak him out, I tried to break it.
I wish I were a cop for a day. I would be passing out tickets and handing out beatings like it was nobodies business.
I also wish that failure to yield tickets for fire vehicles was like $500 plus an @ss kickin.
Cooperation on the road is the ultimate metaphor of American society. It can be summed up in this little statement..." F@CK YOU I AM LATE". Why not leave early, allow time to change a flat or get caught in a traffic jam. I wonder how many folks are mowed down cause some sh@t for brains is late for work.
Odds are if anyone is given a ticket you are more than deserving, think of how many times you didnt get caught!”

“birch - you been drinking tonight?”

“Is it that obvious?”

“Just a bit.”

“I figured as much, LOL.”

“There is NO rule saying a certain number of vehicles may enter the intersection after the light turns red. The law prohibits your vehicle from entering the intersections after the light turns red. If your front bumber is not in the intersections when the light turns red, the officer can give you a ticket. The intersection is usually defined as where there is a "clearly marked stop line. but if there is no such stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no crosswalk, then before entering the intersection." (625 Illinois Compilied Statutes 5/11-305(c)1).”

“note to Santa:

No billy club for Birch this Christmas!

<G>”

“In some states entering after yellow is illegal....as much as I dislike people who run red lights I have run across a few lights that are timed with too short a yellow so it is almost impossible to avoid running it if you are at the posted limit...”

“Can't you do the defensive driving deal? Here, in Texas, you may request to take a D.D. class in lieu of adjudication once per calendar year. When you show proof of completion, the charge is dismissed. A real PIA, but better than a movin violation.”

“I forgot to add, the closest thing I could find in the Tx. statutes is: Art. 13, par. A, subsection D; to wit: "When two vehicles enter an intersection at the same time, the pick-up having the largest tires shall be assumed to have the right-of-way".”

“The state sport in California is running red lights, and the price to play is traffic school once every 18 months...or, you could pay the fine and save eight hours of prime Saturday time.”

“I haven't started drinking yet today but I'm with birch.”

“I'm with Birch on this too. THe two groups I watch the most here are young idiots with riceburners and an exhaust tip to make them sound like a swarm of angry bees and people whose POS cars aren't even legally on the road.”

“Let me tell you from experience:... we recover more fatalities and entrapments from intersections that someone has run the red light...Is it that important to run the light vs. waiting a min or two.. how many lives could it save..I have heard too many excuses: "i was late: i was traveling to fast to stop: I thought i could make it".. well in my opintion they are waiting much longer now. At any intersection everyone should give a sec or two to look to see if all traffic has stoped than proceed..Let me tell you there is nothing worse than to pull up to an accident scene and see children injured..they dont have a choice which vehicle they are in and where.. Just think about it..”

“OK, we're getting into my area here (traffic engineering).

1 - Running red lights is one of the most deadly things you can do in a car - often so because both cars are usually accelerating when the crash occurs.

2 - The yellow light is supposed to stay yellow long enough for you to brake comfortably before the light turns red or make it completely through the intersection (without speeding up) before the light turns red. If you find yourself having to either slam on the brakes or put the pedal to the metal, you are either driving way too fast or there is actually an incorrectly timed yellow light. If you think it is the latter, please contact the applicable public works department and tell them. Remember, all of the timing is input by a human being - errors are possible!

3 - Red light enforcement cameras (they snap a picture of you if you run the red light) have been incredibly successful in reducing crashes and saving lives. If you are afraid of privacy invasions (the source of legal challenges to this technique), I respect that opinion, but don't blame the traffic engineers - believe me, the last thing a traffic engineer is interested in is YOUR personal life.

4 - In the long run, increased traffic law enforcement is not the answer. Many studies have shown that extra enforcement is very successful, but only when the cops (or red light cameras) are actually there. The long term answer is personal responsibility. Please just slow down and drive responsibly.

[martyb steps down from his soapbox amid thunderous applause....]”

“I am going to say this just for the fun of it, because I have been condemned here in the past for making similar statements to what I just read. –

Some of you here are sure judgmental. How do you know their motives? Peace, love and understanding.

Truth is I think many people should not be permitted to drive at all. Some women here a few months ago hit a girl that was riding a bike. The women said she couldn’t see because the sun was in her eyes. She drove on even though she could see where she was going. The girl was trapped under the car. The women continued to drive after she hit the girl. An get this, before she hit the girl, she hit the girl’s mother and knocked her off the road. The driver heard the impact with the mother but drove on. The girl will have scars on her face and body for life. The drive will get a fine and drive on just a blindly as before.

Yellow means STOP not hurry up.”

“They are finding that the intersection cameras that take a pic of your license plate if you run a red are pretty effective at reducing accidents at intersections where they are placed. I think they should be placed on every stop light. A $300 fine is a pretty persuasive deterrent.”

“U can pay your tickets/court fee over the phone with a credit card!!!

I am doing it right now and it is taking forever buty it is easier than driving down there finding parking and then tryin to talk to those a55holes!!!”

“How fast you travelin?”

“HAHAH

for some reason, this reminded me of the episode on TAXIE where Father Jim was taking the driving test and the guys where there to help him. He came to the very first question and it asked for his name. He was cleuless. somethin about spelling him name slower!!”

“This guy would get outa my way and i was having a bad day so i swerved at him!!!!!

:( :O”

“I bet you got it in Virginia”

“- Hey Jack, what's happenin'?
- I don't know.
- Well uh, rumour around town says you mighht be thinkin' 'bout goin' down to
the shore.
- Uh, yeah, I think I'm gonna go down to thhe shore.
- Whadda ya gonna do down there?
- Uh, I don't know, p-play some video gamess, buy some Def Leppard t-shirts.
- Don't forget your Motley Crue t-shirt; y''know all proceeds go to get their
lead singer out a' jail.
- Uh huh.
- Can't wait to go down. Hey uh, were ya goonna check out the sand bar while
you're down there?
- Uh, what's the Sand Bar?
- Ah, it's a place that lets sixteen year-oold kids drink.
- Ah, cool.
- Ya hey, guess who's gonna be there?
- Uh, who?
- My favourite cover band, Crystal Ship.
- Wow.
- Yeah, they do a Doors show, you'd be reallly impressed, in fact, it goes a
little like this:

Love me two times baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times girl
Cause I got AIDS
Love me two times baby,
once for tomorrow,
once cause I got AIDS

- Uh...
- Pretty good Jim Morrison impersonation thhere. I hope those guys have a
good sense a' humour and don't take us into court.
- Uh, what's the court?
- Never mind that, the important thing heree...
- You mean the People's Court.
- The... Now, that's another story. The impportant thing here is that we get
to the part where you ask me how I'm gonna get down to the shore.
- Oh, how you gettin' down to the shore?
- Funny you should ask, I've got a car now..
- Ah wow, how'd ya get a car?
- Oh, my folks drove it up here from the Baahamas.
- You're kidding!
- I must be, the Bahamas are islands. Okay,, the important thing here is
that, uh, you ask me what kinda car it is.
- Uh uh, what kinda car do ya' got?
- I've got a #&%!$in' Camaro...

(1.2.3.4)
#&%!$in' Camaro, #&%!$in' Camaro!
I ran over my neighbors
#&%!$in' Camaro, #&%!$in' Camaro!
Now I'm in all the papers

My folks bought me a #&%!$in' Camaro
With no insurance to match
So if I happen to run you down
Please don't leave a scratch

I ran over some old lady
One night at the county fair
And I didn't get arrested
Because my dad's the mayor

#&%!$in' Camaro, #&%!$in' Camaro!
Donuts on your lawn
#&%!$in' Camaro, #&%!$in' Camaro!
Tony Orlando and Dawn

When I drive past the kids
They all spit and cuss
Cause I've got a #&%!$in' Camaro
And they have to ride the bus

So you'd better get out of my way
When I come through your yard
Cause I've got a #&%!$in' Camaro
And an Exxon credit card

#&%!$in' Camaro, #&%!$in' Camaro!
Hey man where ya headed?
#&%!$in' Camaro, #&%!$in' Camaro!
I'm drunk on unleaded!”

“Um. That would be "Biatchin Camaro" for all you folks that don't know the classics.”

“Classics?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm”

“LMAO! well it's classic in the sense that people call(ed?) Green Day "punk"

More like the Perry Como of punk.”

“ROFL

That is funny greenday aint punk anymore!!

OP IVY IS PUNK”

“Green Day was Never Punk.

Green day was/is a Pop/rock band.”

“Actually Op Ivy isn't punk either.
The last Punk record as far I'm concerned was the Dead Kennedys Frankenchrist. After that everything went straightedge or some variety of hard core.
Green Day is one of those Gilman street bands.

Henry Rollins will always be punk.”

“WORD”

“Rollins Band Forever!”

“Maybe Fugazi?”

“I dunno. Fugazi took a sharp downturn after margin walker for me. Just not the same energy at all.”

“There is no more punk. It's probably been destroyed sooner, but the coffin was nailed shut when top 40 stations started labelling bands such as Blink 182 and New Found Glory as Punk.

Folks, Emo is NOT punk and never will be.”

“emo sucks.

fugazi is real cool.”