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Question about reckless driving ticket in Alabama for speeding
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:32 pm
So I got pulled over for doing 91 in a 70, cop comes back with my info and says he wrote it up as reckless driving for being 21 over...he said to call to get price info on Monday or I could go to my court date.
Googling is pretty useless to get solid info on how much this will cost an out of stater traveling through, so is anybody familiar with cost and what are the chances I get it reduced to just a garden variety 21 over speeding ticket? Not saying I don't deserve a speeding ticket but reckless driving seems excessive.
Googling is pretty useless to get solid info on how much this will cost an out of stater traveling through, so is anybody familiar with cost and what are the chances I get it reduced to just a garden variety 21 over speeding ticket? Not saying I don't deserve a speeding ticket but reckless driving seems excessive.
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Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:32 pm to LSUsmartass
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:33 pm to LSUsmartass
Son, let me tell you about that drinkin and drivin... THAT shite IS FUN!
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:33 pm to LSUsmartass
91 seems pretty reckless to me.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:33 pm to LSUsmartass
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LSUdumbass
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:34 pm to jimbeam
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LSUbadass
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:35 pm to LSUsmartass
Driving that fast isn't an accident, hence the reckless. Enjoy that insurance bill for the next 3 years.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:35 pm to BayouBandit24
And here we go...
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:35 pm to LSUsmartass
Should have out ran the cop. IMO FWIW
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:36 pm to LSUsmartass
Up here I have seen people go to court on their own and tell the judge that they were speeding, but were not 20 mph over the limit. If the cop doesn't say anything bad about you (like swearing or giving him a hard time) the court usually reduces it to simple speeding.
Another way around it is to get the dealership give you something that says the speedometer is off a bit. It's hearsay without a live person there, but it works sometimes.
Good luck.
Another way around it is to get the dealership give you something that says the speedometer is off a bit. It's hearsay without a live person there, but it works sometimes.
Good luck.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:36 pm to LSUsmartass
It is. I'm not even trying to start anything. 21 over is beyond just a mere speeding ticket imo
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:40 pm to LSUsmartass
Good luck, last ticket I got was 93 in St Tammany Parish and didn't have any luck getting it reduced. Cost about $275. The whole thing is when you're going that fast they don't like to reduce them
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:42 pm to LSUEnvy
Meh, 91 in 70 isnt that bad. I try to keep it under 86 though.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:43 pm to BayouBandit24
Not just the 21 over but rolling 91mph? Very close to 100 mph and they know it.
This idea about the dealership getting involved saying the speedometer is off is really stretching it and can easily be seen as mockery. Bad idea IMO.
This idea about the dealership getting involved saying the speedometer is off is really stretching it and can easily be seen as mockery. Bad idea IMO.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:45 pm to LSUsmartass
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but reckless driving seems excessive.
Defintely reckless and you're a POS for putting the lives of families in danger. I hope the state fricks you over good.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:47 pm to LSUsmartass
I honestly thought it was 25mph over the speed limit here in Alabama for a reckless driving charge. I guess it's 20+ now. Most cops, with the exception of State Troopers, in Alabama drop it down to where it's around 1-2 mph below the reckless driving buffer. That is, if you're nice to them, and don't give them any shite.
This, of course, has been in my experience.
This, of course, has been in my experience.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:49 pm to LSUsmartass
Please tell me you that you were smoking a cigarette when you were speeding......you know...to look cool.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:50 pm to brucevilanch
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I honestly thought it was 25mph over the speed limit here in Alabama for a reckless driving charge. I guess it's 20+ now.
Incorrect. Anything over 85+ is reckless in Alabama and has been for a long time.
25+ is also wreckless if it's under 85.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:53 pm to LSUsmartass
In the Bible Belt here "thou must prepareth thou anus". most anywhere 20+ over speed limit is considered reckless driving....
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