Traffic tickets

teamgreen said:

Leaving the house today I went through the stop sign and apparently didn't come to a 100% stop. I was maybe creeping at a snails pace. Cop lights come on and i pull over. $388 bucks and Im sure demerits. I haven't had a ticket in over 15 years and that was in Sherwood Park. I went in and had it reduced with the JP. Is this still a thing? I was also told to ask for video. Ideas?

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teamgreen said:

Leaving the house today I went through the stop sign and apparently didn't come to a 100% stop. I was maybe creeping at a snails pace. Cop lights come on and i pull over. $388 bucks and Im sure demerits. I haven't had a ticket in over 15 years and that was in Sherwood Park. I went in and had it reduced with the JP. Is this still a thing? I was also told to ask for video. Ideas?

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collin said:

OK so you made a mistake. Step 1. Go to the court house and enter a "Not Guilty" plea. Step 2. Go in and see the Prosecutor before your court date. arrange this with counter staff when you enter your plea. Step 3. Explain the circumstances to the Pros. and request an amendment to the "Owners Section" (like a photo radar ticket) If he will do that, you pay a fine but no demerit points. If that doesn't work, request an amendment of the charge to "Fail to Obey a Traffic Control Device". Cheaper than a stop sign an 1 less demerit. Good Luck!

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snochuk said:

When we get "caught" we look for a way out of our responsibility to be held accountable.
It has become the norm to go 10 to 15 kph over posted limits or not stop fully.
As we erode these guidelines what else do we cheat at???
Just a part of the erosion of "what was."

You are willing to stretch the rules them suck it up when caught and pay up. Don't waste the time of others or tie up cops in court trying to weasel out of what has been done. Cops are busy enough without junk duty.
Sucks when caught when distracted by life but to bad.
I average a written ticket about every 5 years and have never fought one.
I take them as a personnel smarten up to pay attention and focus when driving.

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snochuk said:

When we get "caught" we look for a way out of our responsibility to be held accountable.
It has become the norm to go 10 to 15 kph over posted limits or not stop fully.
As we erode these guidelines what else do we cheat at???
Just a part of the erosion of "what was."

You are willing to stretch the rules them suck it up when caught and pay up. Don't waste the time of others or tie up cops in court trying to weasel out of what has been done. Cops are busy enough without junk duty.
Sucks when caught when distracted by life but to bad.
I average a written ticket about every 5 years and have never fought one.
I take them as a personnel smarten up to pay attention and focus when driving.

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dgiles said:

Well aren't we perfect....

Junk duty? Then stop writing frivolous tickets which is an obvious tax grab. Writing tickets for dangerous acts to discourage behavior is one thing, but writing tickets simply to create revenue is another. Laws are designed for the lowest common denominator. 10km over on an empty highway does not constitute a dangerous act, nor does slowly rolling a stop sign if you looked both ways, unless of course you ARE that lowest common denominator....

Take open alcohol in a vehicle. That act in itself is not dangerous, no different that an open bottle of water but listen to the righteous crowd claim how many lives it takes. No it doesn't, it's the lowest denominator that cannot stop themselves from drinking a bunch of them and then becoming a dangerous act.

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