broken tail light ticket UPDATE NUMBER 2

[CasioTech]

I live in a city with 2 million people. My letter will be nothing more than an afterthought once the ticket is dismissed.


you guys need to cool it with the 'incompetent' bs.


in·com·pe·tent
3. Law.
a. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
b. inadmissible, as evidence.

5. Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.

A vehicle simply needs two brake lights, that is the statute. Any additional brake lights are for decoration and backup.

 

[CasioTech]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: CasioTech
except your heatware.

What a cheapshot toward OdiN.

I couldn't resist

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I live in a city with 2 million people. My letter will be nothing more than an afterthought once the ticket is dismissed.


you guys need to cool it with the 'incompetent' bs.


in·com·pe·tent
3. Law.
a. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
b. inadmissible, as evidence.

5. Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.

A vehicle simply needs two brake lights, that is the statute. Any additional brake lights are for decoration and backup.

i agree. send the letter. in fact take one to show the judge when you go to court.

i think its a great idea.

also look at my last post i had suggestions that would help.

 

[CasioTech]

also, can I represent my g/f for this or does she need to attend???

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
also, can I represent my g/f for this or does she need to attend???

no no you can go in for her. i think thats alos a good idea.

 

[CasioTech]

I hope everyone appreciates how I put myself out there so that when YOU guys get pulled over by a cop, you can stick it to them with statute 316.22. Make sure to make a copy and stick it in your glove compartment should this ever happen to you (assuming you live in Florida)

 

[allisolm]

CasioTech can be as internet badass as he wants - after all, his girlfriend got the ticket, he signed the letter with his girlfriend's name, his girlfriend will be the one who has to go to court, and his girlfriend will be the one to catch any repercussions from it all - not him. :laugh:

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I hope everyone appreciates how I put myself out there so that when YOU guys get pulled over by a cop, you can stick it to them with statute 316.22. Make sure to make a copy and stick it in your glove compartment should this ever happen to you (assuming you live in Florida)

We'd all like it better is you simply stopped posting permanently.

 

[AkumaX]

Dude I got a ticket for having ALL of my brake lights non-working.
However, with my terrible luck, I also didn't have my license or insurance (didn't have wallet) when I was pulled over.
I got lucky (good luck this time) thought because the cop was REAL COOL about it and just gave me a fix-it ticket for the lights.
The cop believed the info I provided that matched up in the police car's computer (memorize your Driver's License #!).
But he was also concerned and just told me to drive safe / carefully on the way home.

It turned out that a fuse broke and caused all my brake lights to go out. It ended up costing $10 for the fix-it ticket and a short trip to the court.
True story, even if you do read the 1st letter of the 1st 5 sentences above

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: allisolm
CasioTech can be as internet badass as he wants - after all, his girlfriend got the ticket, he signed the letter with his girlfriend's name, his girlfriend will be the one who has to go to court, and his girlfriend will be the one to catch any repercussions from it all - not him. :laugh:

:laugh:

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I hope everyone appreciates how I put myself out there so that when YOU guys get pulled over by a cop, you can stick it to them with statute 316.22. Make sure to make a copy and stick it in your glove compartment should this ever happen to you (assuming you live in Florida)

We'd all like it better is you simply stopped posting permanently.

Are you mad? CasioTech threads are one of the highlights of my day. I could've just had my face kicked in by a horse (and I'm not entirely sure I haven't), but reading a CasioTech thread makes me realize, "Well, it could always be worse." And that e-mail? Hoo-boy, that's fantastic! Now I have a form letter I can use whenever I need to respond to the police or a court inquiry. Actually, I did just get a summons for jury duty... Sounds like I've got an e-mail to write!

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I live in a city with 2 million people. My letter will be nothing more than an afterthought once the ticket is dismissed.


you guys need to cool it with the 'incompetent' bs.


in·com·pe·tent
3. Law.
a. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
b. inadmissible, as evidence.

5. Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.

A vehicle simply needs two brake lights, that is the statute. Any additional brake lights are for decoration and backup.

i agree. send the letter. in fact take one to show the judge when you go to court.

i think its a great idea.

also look at my last post i had suggestions that would help.

Perhaps Casio should apply to take this matter to Judge Mathis? He'll be sure to lay the smack-down on the incompetent officer that has made Daniel's life such a miserable wreck.

And we would all get to see that smack-down.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: CasioTech
except your heatware.

What a cheapshot toward OdiN.

How so?

My heatware is excellent.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
"An incompetent officer pulled me over and gave me a ticket for a faulty brake light. I later researched and found that in the state of Florida you are permitted to only have 2 out of 3 brake lights working. I did in fact have 2 out of 3 brake lights working and was still pulled over for 1 faulty brake light and issued a citation. Now I have to pay for dismissal and waste time going to a court house because of an officer's incompetence. This is both an outrage and waste of the systems resources. In addition my record is and always has been flawless in my 5+ years of driving.

the badge number is supposedly 7*** and the citation number is 2***-***.

Thank you,
J******.

Amazing. I'm not even a cop, and yet just from reading that letter I have a strong desire to hit you a few times with an overjuiced, non-regulation taser.

Crappy ticket. It'll get dismissed. GET OVER YOURSELF. Besides, it wouldn't go on your record as it's a non-moving violation.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: CasioTech
"An incompetent officer pulled me over and gave me a ticket for a faulty brake light. I later researched and found that in the state of Florida you are permitted to only have 2 out of 3 brake lights working. I did in fact have 2 out of 3 brake lights working and was still pulled over for 1 faulty brake light and issued a citation. Now I have to pay for dismissal and waste time going to a court house because of an officer's incompetence. This is both an outrage and waste of the systems resources. In addition my record is and always has been flawless in my 5+ years of driving.

the badge number is supposedly 7*** and the citation number is 2***-***.

Thank you,
J******.

Amazing. I'm not even a cop, and yet just from reading that letter I have a strong desire to hit you a few times with an overjuiced, non-regulation taser.

Crappy ticket. It'll get dismissed. GET OVER YOURSELF. Besides, it wouldn't go on your record as it's a non-moving violation.

Remember who you're talking to here.

 

[gorobei]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I hope everyone appreciates how I put myself out there so that when YOU guys get pulled over by a cop, you can stick it to them with statute 316.22. Make sure to make a copy and stick it in your glove compartment should this ever happen to you (assuming you live in Florida)

you might want to go back and read my original post. You are mis-interpreting the statute.
Older cars made before the third brake light became mandatory only had 2 brake lights. Newer cars obviously have 3 lights. They can't require a car built with only 2 brake lights to have 3 like new cars (i.e. all cars must have 3 brake lamps). So they didn't write the statute that way. They don't write two specifications such as: "if your car has two brake lights then you must have two brake lights, if your car has 3 brake lights you must have three brake lights." They just write it as "2 or more" indicating that your car must be equipped with as many brake lights as the manufacturer equipped it with. The 316.610 section listed by Odin requires all of those lights to be working. Showing a cop section 316.222 isn't going to deter him from writing the cite.



Raduque: Don't know for certain what the law is about aftermarket bumpers without mounting holes, but if it is anything like the rules covering exhausts/mufflers you are out of luck. You aren't allowed to modify your exhaust system such that it falls out of the mandated/legal specs. Aftermarket manufacturers can make all kinds of stuff that isn't legal to use but is legal to sell. So if you buy that extra sweet sounding chrome plated catalytic converter and pipes, it's usually not legal to drive around with it mounted if it makes the car louder than allowed. So a bumper that doesn't comply with the law is probably not going to be looked to kindly upon by a traffic court judge. Most people get away with this stuff because most beat patrol officers aren't familiar with all the codes. But if you come across a motorcycle/traffic control officer working a cruising abatement program, he can write you up a list a mile long of everything wrong with your car.

 

[RagingBITCH]

CasioTech...another moronic thread of the year by him. I like how the judge or police officer will love the words "incompetent officer" right there in the letter...how professional.

If you weren't such a dumbass, you would go to court, say you had it fixed, show him a receipt of a bulb purchase, and the judge would dismiss that ticket 99.9% of the time. (It's hard to know when you have a bulb that's burned out) Instead, you're going to make things worse by acting like a total tool.

And I call shens that you have a girlfriend...what poor dumbass would put up with your sh!t?

 

[clamum]

LOL. God this thread delivers. OP, just... stop. Posting.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I live in a city with 2 million people. My letter will be nothing more than an afterthought once the ticket is dismissed.

you guys need to cool it with the 'incompetent' bs.

in·com·pe·tent
3. Law.
a. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
b. inadmissible, as evidence.

5. Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.

A vehicle simply needs two brake lights, that is the statute.

Any additional brake lights are for decoration and backup.

That's not the interpetation of the Officer and it remains to be seen if a Judge will overturn the judgement of the officer.

Update this thread after the court appearance.

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I live in a city with 2 million people. My letter will be nothing more than an afterthought once the ticket is dismissed.

you guys need to cool it with the 'incompetent' bs.

in·com·pe·tent
3. Law.
a. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
b. inadmissible, as evidence.

5. Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.

A vehicle simply needs two brake lights, that is the statute.

Any additional brake lights are for decoration and backup.

That's not the interpetation of the Officer and it remains to be seen if a Judge will overturn the judgement of the officer.

Update this thread after the court appearance.

I want pictures of receipts or documents too, so he won't BS us saying he won and told them off.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: CasioTech
I hope everyone appreciates how I put myself out there so that when YOU guys get pulled over by a cop, you can stick it to them with statute 316.22. Make sure to make a copy and stick it in your glove compartment should this ever happen to you (assuming you live in Florida)

We'd all like it better is you simply stopped posting permanently.

Are you mad? CasioTech threads are one of the highlights of my day. I could've just had my face kicked in by a horse (and I'm not entirely sure I haven't), but reading a CasioTech thread makes me realize, "Well, it could always be worse." And that e-mail? Hoo-boy, that's fantastic! Now I have a form letter I can use whenever I need to respond to the police or a court inquiry. Actually, I did just get a summons for jury duty... Sounds like I've got an e-mail to write!

It's nice to see that he still hasn't learned to avoid writing complaint letters.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...enterthread=y&arctab=y

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: jagec

Amazing. I'm not even a cop, and yet just from reading that letter I have a strong desire to hit you a few times with an overjuiced, non-regulation taser..

Remember who you're talking to here.

Yup. CT likes to be prodded with "overjuiced" things.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Leros
I've been pulled over a few times for dead lights. The cops just inform you of the dead light and tell you to get it fixed as soon as you can. I've never heard of anybody getting a ticket before.

depends how you talk to the officer. ive both been given a warning as well as a ticket. when i got the ticket i was being a jackass to the cop about it.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
that is what we will do. Is there a dismissal fee when you go to court to see a judge as there is when you take it to an officer for approval and then to court for dismissal???

Why are you asking us? I thought you already got out of the speeding in a school zone ticket.

 

[thepd7]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
if you were driving you could have just flashed a picture of Tom Welling and got off.

It's more than likely a fix-it ticket.

I'd go to the traffic law book and not rely on forum posts. Cops aren't the brightest on laws.

fixed