OT: Ticket, SOB Options

[Eric_Shea]

Me forgot...

Call the number on the ticket and ask to speak with the judge. Ask him/her if they have a "Plea-in-Abaience" (sic) policy. They do... they will hold your infraction in abaience for a period determined by the judge (anywhere from 90 days to 3 years). You must maintain a clean driving record during that time or the ticket will go on record. I've done it twice here on Planet Utah.

Saw you driving (rather recklessly mind you) on I-80 the other day by 1300 E. I was going the other way in the ML320.

[Eric_Shea]

Jim,

You there?

[StratPlayer]

Hello Eric,,, yes I'm here. I will have to come by and see you and we can make some plans for a trip up the canyon for some brews and some chow. I will be in touch.

[Rhodes71/914]

Just me little reflection on Utah stuff - My wife was born and raised in the Midvale/Sandy area of Utah and here parents still live there. She was baptised (sp) Mormon only so that she wouldn't get grief in school and could play with the other kids (I,m serious). I have spent plenty of time there and it is a beautiful state. Had one of my best weeks ever skiing and snowboarding last Feb, Utah mountains are awesome. That said there is now way that we could ever live there. The people are wacked and I know that is a generalization but it is just my opinion. To many weird liquor laws and basicaly a very restrictive state.

Oh and let me offend some more people - My opinion on cops - not all but definetely some of them are people that would have been criminals but they went into law enforcement instead. Example - The previous Sheriff of Deschutes County Oregon is currently in jail for embezlement and stealing a firearm from the county and those are only things that they charged him with. This is the head honcho. Just recently a deputy that was part of the D.A.R.E program in one of the local schools was arrested for having sexual contact with a minor as well as giving her drugs. I'm not saying that this is the norm but it is sure hard to respect these type of people.

My .02

[Joshporsche]

In high school my friend took out my 914 for a spin. He was doing 100 when he saw a cop. He slammed on the brakes (thinking abs would kick in), and got down to 25 mph as he passed the cop. The cop wasn't looking when this all happened, but he heard the brakes and flipped on his lights. he pulled my friend over and said he didn't have him on radar, so he was going to measure the skid marks and would be able to tell the speed. He came back and said my friend was doing around 45 in a 25. He got the ticket but not a 100mph ticket. 914's stop faster than normal cars!!! Oh last but not least-this was in UTAH! i've lived here almost my whole life and tickets come easily to someone with a Nepal Orange 914.

This has not been covered on this thread yet--what about minivans in the fast lane going 65mph.

anyone ever come out of the canyon from Las Vegas into Utah and as soon as you cross the state line-someone pulls into the fast lane and stays there doing 65 or less apparently unaware that a line of cars are behind them.

Or---how about the Utah road block. two lanes and someone likes to be next to a semi for 20 miles.

I'm currently fighting a ticket 54mph in a 35mph zone. It was a 45 mph zone so this one should be a breeze.

[MarkG]

When I lived in Utah I got speeding tickets for doing 3, 5, and 6 miles over the speed limit.

I got pulled over one night after work because the cop suspected me of stealing 10 ten speed bikes, even thought I was driving a Hyundai Excell hatchback and was wearing my Wendy's uniform (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

When I worked in Law Enforcement in the Bay Area, if I wrote a ticket in a normal speed zone or 3, 5 or 6 miles over the posted limit I would be sent to the department psychologist to see what my problem was......

I got pulled over a lot at night driving an unmarked car (drove through many jusrisdictions......)

Unsafe / unlawfull lane changes usually involve not using you turn signals or making a turn from an improper lane (right turn from left lane or visa-versa)

Utah......driven throught it many times, including in the Ferrari, never had a problem; it is a spooky State in that some of the little towns I stopped in were just too clean, to prim and proper, to orderly (think Stepford Wives)......Utah may be as close to a Taliban like state as you can get in America, and is representative of what America would be like if the extreme religeous right gets their way......

[Eric_Shea]

Uhhhhhhhhhh... I'd have to say these stories grow much larger every time they get told.

1. The religion here is... "different" Please keep in mind religious intolerance is what makes people fly planes into buildings.

2. The liquor laws are roughly the same as they are in Idaho, Pennsylvania, etc. The clubs charge a temporary membership fee which is much like a cover charge you see at a lot of clubs. It is a bit whacky but I don't club much anymore. After playing in just about every bar in Chicago I could car less if I go in another. I can still buy as much wine and beer (and Woodford's Reserve) as I need.

3. You don't go to Rome and bitch about the Pope. Meaning; if you sit around here and become miserable because of what others do or "don't do" around you then you'll be... well... miserable. I've only had one missionary come to my door in the 8 years I've been here. He was scared as hell and far from pushy. My Mormon neighbors love me. My non-Mormon neighbors love me. Even if I do have a bunch of 914 parts and pieces in the drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

This place rocks. It's beautiful. Safe. Skiing is the best. Moab can't be beat. Bryce is even more beautiful than the Grand Canyon and housing isn't 10x national average (sorry NorCals...)

Come on out. Stay if you like. Leave if you like. There's no Taliban. Just a few, shall we say, conservatives that would make Rich Bontempi look like Al Franken! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

(Rich... where are ya!!)

Drinks are on me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)