Well got pulled over....
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I had installed a PC based courtroom recording system a few years back when I had the network business and sat thru the first night of court that they used it in case they had a problem.
A cop ticketed a guy for having his tires stick out past the fenders. (something that 98% of all 4x4 owners in that county in Georgia has, even though technically it's illegal). Turns out the dude's girlfriend was an ex g/f of the cop and he was busting the guy's cookies.
Judge threw out the case and chastised the cop like you wouldn't believe in the open court. Was all I could do not to bust out laughing in the courtroom...
A cop ticketed a guy for having his tires stick out past the fenders. (something that 98% of all 4x4 owners in that county in Georgia has, even though technically it's illegal). Turns out the dude's girlfriend was an ex g/f of the cop and he was busting the guy's cookies.
Judge threw out the case and chastised the cop like you wouldn't believe in the open court. Was all I could do not to bust out laughing in the courtroom...
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Personally, I will never step on Florida's seat belt law. I've worn my seat belt regularly since the early '70s. I can't even move a car in the driveway without buckling up. It's a habit I don't want to break.
I had a similar experience to the OP's: mis-written parking tickets caused my truck's registration renewal to be denied. It took me four months and a "reminder" from a deputy sheriff (in Florida a tag more than four months expired is a felony) to get the tag office to recognize and correct the error.
The parking tickets were written on tag # HGF 61Z, but the moron writing the tickets didn't know to put a crossbar in the "Z" to make sure it wasn't a "2", so there were six pages (!) of parking tickets on HGF 612. The deputy had never heard of registration suspension for parking tickets. I guess he considered it so preposterous he just advised me to get it straightened out asap.
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[QUOTE=Personally, I will never step on Florida's seat belt law. I've worn my seat belt regularly since the early '70s. I can't even move a car in the driveway without buckling up. It's a habit I don't want to break..[/QUOTE]
I hit a rock head on in my old dakota i had ( gettin road head, but thats another story)n going 50 MPH, and me and my ex turned out ok, lucky i guess, but i am a big guy i dont think i could ever go out of the windshield lol
I hit a rock head on in my old dakota i had ( gettin road head, but thats another story)n going 50 MPH, and me and my ex turned out ok, lucky i guess, but i am a big guy i dont think i could ever go out of the windshield lol
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I forget to put mine on all the time in the truck, but I wear it religiously in the jeep. Reason being is that in Georgia, where I lived full time for 14 years and live half the time now, you DO NOT have to wear a seat belt in a pickup truck.
Even if you get one in Georgia in a car or suv, it's a $15 ticket state wide.
I got nailed in Florida about two years ago while in the truck, damn $178 fine!!!
Even if you get one in Georgia in a car or suv, it's a $15 ticket state wide.
I got nailed in Florida about two years ago while in the truck, damn $178 fine!!!
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I started using 'em 'cause they made me sit up straight on trips. My back didn't hurt after a fourteen-hour drive if I wore a cinched-up seat belt. They also kept me in my seat if I was playin' on an old dirt country road. Used to do a lot of "Dukes of Hazzard" type driving when I was younger.