Reckless Driving tiket

[LS2GTO]

Welp, the coppers got me for reckless driving for doing donuts in an empty parking lot somewhere out in the middle of nowhere. $400 ticket. Anybody else ever get a RD ticket before? I got my lawyer on the horn, we can get it dropped to 3 point careless driving or maybe down to the 3111a which would be sweet. What sucks is, this is maybe the 4th or 5th time i've done donuts, and i only got about 5 or 6 good ones in before the cops came. :eek:

I was reading up on forums and people actually plead guilty to this ticket? Do they realize its a 6 month suspension and its as bad as a DUI as far as insurance is concerned? Buncha BS if you ask me..

[Vypurr]

Well it is kind of reckless...

[Kiel]

Good thing they saved that innocent parking lot from the perils of someone doing donuts! Too bad three more people probably got shot in Philly while they were doing that. Oh well, though, right?

That's lame as ****. I hope you get the ticket 100% cleared.

[Vypurr]

I agree the the penalty is too much for the offense, but it is still reckless.

[CHAOS]

hahahahahahah dude, you do burnouts and other retarded stuff all the time and your mad u just got bit in the ass? be happy it took them this long to catch you.

[Zillon]

I wouldn't recommend asking for a 3111a, you'll probably just piss the officer off.

I speak from experience.

[jdm free]

i got a reckless in VA, im going to court on the 28th. people that i know who haven gotten reckless in PA almost always have gotten dropped down to careless

[Scapegoat]

well... it is pretty reckless... who knows what could happen if the car is under stress for too long. A rim could pop off and go flying down the street into traffic, etc.

Besides... who the hell does donuts anymore... were you out there by yourself doing them? showing off the incredible power of your car to turn in a circle... over and over? go join nascar, they're waiting for ya :mrgreen:

[PUREKDM]

yea honestly...who does donuts....:wink:...not me....sucks you got caught...maybe the officer won't show up to court...never know...good luck with everything!!

[DSMTJ]

yeah that's a shame, hopefully all that dough you're dishng out for a lawyer works.

[J.Ralli]

i got 3 reckless driving tickets so far..... they dropped all of them and i never had a lawyer.... just need to watch everything u say to the cop

[NJGOAT]

Welp, the coppers got me for reckless driving for doing donuts in an empty parking lot somewhere out in the middle of nowhere. $400 ticket. Anybody else ever get a RD ticket before? I got my lawyer on the horn, we can get it dropped to 3 point careless driving or maybe down to the 3111a which would be sweet. What sucks is, this is maybe the 4th or 5th time i've done donuts, and i only got about 5 or 6 good ones in before the cops came. :eek:

I was reading up on forums and people actually plead guilty to this ticket? Do they realize its a 6 month suspension and its as bad as a DUI as far as insurance is concerned? Buncha BS if you ask me..

When do you plan on buying a new rear or posi?

[pearl]

find a better parking lot.

[italianblaze]

that sucks so bad deff get it knocked down if what you say is true empty lot middle of nowhere land then thats g4yn355

[BlackTypeR]

I actually just got back from court today concerning a wreckless driving charge. My lawyer tried to get it knocked down to a 3111a, but he was only able to get it knocked down to a careless driving charge. I'm still really happy though, i'll take the three points, as long as I still have my driver's license.

If I were you, I would try to get to get it knocked down to a 3111a. I wouldn't worry about offending the officer, he/she has no power to do anything, just worry about the judge.

I personally think "Wreckless driving" is too broad of a term. In my case, I cut in front of somebody while driving down Roosevelt Blvd. who just happened to be a Philadelphia Police officer in a unmarked car. OOPS!! She got pissed, pulled me over and gave me a wreckless driving charge.

[doug]

I hope they throw the book at you. It's about time you learn some sort of lesson.

[pearl]

i agree.
if you want to be such a drifto maximo sign up for the drift events at etown.

[LS2GTO]

Actually, yeah the posi is shot...its been pretty shot for a while. I'm just going to throw an OEM posi back in there. We pulled the cover off and my mechanic friend said there is little to no clutch material left at all. lol. I was doing donuts, it would spin both, then in the middle of the donut, fire the inside tire, and spin the car around so fast. I can get the posi for 200 dollars from a wrecked car so it's not too bad.

I also blew my axle 2 weeks ago, we just fixed that and then went out and did donuts. lol.

It looks to me like its gonna get knocked to a careless, but i already have 6 points. the good thing is, 3 points come off dec 12th for me, and the trial is probably gonna be in january. so back up to 6 points again and probably a 15 day suspension.

thanks for the input here guys, just wanted to see if anyone else had any experience.

[doug]

Sell your car, and buy a Kia.

[pearl]

Buy a moped.

[LS2GTO]

why would i do that. lol. although for a beater car i might buy a cheap car like a 10 year old honda or nissan, but hondas arent exactly cheap..even with 150k miles on them. :eek:

to answer a few other questions in the thread, i didnt say a word to the cop. he asked me to step out of the car and bring the insurance/license to his car though which was quite odd. some cops you can be honest to and hope they will drop it down, but i cant take that chance anymore. the first 3 or 4 tickets i got when i was 16, they used to drop em. but once you hit 18 and they see how many times you have been pulled over, its pay to play time.

[SovXietday]

Actually, yeah the posi is shot...its been pretty shot for a while. I'm just going to throw an OEM posi back in there. We pulled the cover off and my mechanic friend said there is little to no clutch material left at all. lol. I was doing donuts, it would spin both, then in the middle of the donut, fire the inside tire, and spin the car around so fast. I can get the posi for 200 dollars from a wrecked car so it's not too bad.

I also blew my axle 2 weeks ago, we just fixed that and then went out and did donuts. lol.

It looks to me like its gonna get knocked to a careless, but i already have 6 points. the good thing is, 3 points come off dec 12th for me, and the trial is probably gonna be in january. so back up to 6 points again and probably a 15 day suspension.

thanks for the input here guys, just wanted to see if anyone else had any experience.

The day you come in here and post that you crashed your car into a tree I will the the first person to point and laugh.

[MPowerKai]

What is a 3111a?

[CHAOS]

what do u expect?

[doug]

why would i do that. lol.

Because you don't seem to have respect for a powerful car, in the slightest bit.

[LS2GTO]

oh ok then. Welp, I enjoy my car. If i was going to drive like a slowpoke i would have got a civic DX. I'm not sitting here bitching, just like i said i wanted to know what i was in for in court. that is all.

/thread

[pearl]

civics have great gas mileage :)

[doug]

Seriously, how old are you?? Every thread you make, more than half of the members that post agree that you drive like a dunce, and you should really relax your style of driving before you end up with a wrecked car, or a wrecked body. All I'm doing is giving you advice... RELAX... speeding like a whackjob doesn't get you anywhere, it gets you dead. I didn't say drive like a slowpoke, but respect a quick cars ability, keep your speeding at the track. There is nothing wrong with 'spirited driving', but you seem to enjoy pushing the envelope on the roads.

[LS2GTO]

i guess i make myself look like that, but i dont drive like a complete asshole all the time. i usually keep to 10-15mph over PSL, but i cant go any lower than that. Occasionally will burst up to 100 then slow back down to 75, but nothing extreme. Believe me there are way worse people out there. i remember people in high school, totalling cars every year. so far im at 23k miles on this car and no problems except blowing transmissions, breaking axles and i backed into a mailbox which i couldnt see. lol.

this car really isnt even that fast. lol. im putting a 402 stroker in my next GTO. or who knows, may end up going to a whipple cobra. cant stand automatics anymore, just cant stand it

[pearl]

I thought when you got older you drive less reckless?
I rarely catch myself going 10 MPH over the speed limit.

[ozthunder]

lol..this doesn't shock me in the least dude.


I'm absolutely shocked your rear still somewhat functions to give you any traction...

[SovXietday]

i guess i make myself look like that, but i dont drive like a complete asshole all the time. i usually keep to 10-15mph over PSL, but i cant go any lower than that. Occasionally will burst up to 100 then slow back down to 75, but nothing extreme. Believe me there are way worse people out there. i remember people in high school, totalling cars every year. so far im at 23k miles on this car and no problems except blowing transmissions, breaking axles and i backed into a mailbox which i couldnt see. lol.


You really don't get it do you?

[doug]

i guess i make myself look like that, but i dont drive like a complete asshole all the time. i usually keep to 10-15mph over PSL, but i cant go any lower than that. Occasionally will burst up to 100 then slow back down to 75, but nothing extreme. Believe me there are way worse people out there. i remember people in high school, totalling cars every year. so far im at 23k miles on this car and no problems except blowing transmissions, breaking axles and i backed into a mailbox which i couldnt see. lol.

this car really isnt even that fast. lol. im putting a 402 stroker in my next GTO. or who knows, may end up going to a whipple cobra. cant stand automatics anymore, just cant stand it

Good to hear that you can't stand automatics anymore... I agree.. hate em.

But whatever car you decide, just respect the hell out of it, and respect the innocent people around you.

[ozthunder]

lol..dude I have less miles than you and I drive an 04...how many years are left on that lease?

[LS2GTO]

have 18 payments left on it at 500 dollars each. i figure ill go another year and get rid of it early. def am going to be way over the miles though

[ozthunder]

lol...i'd stay away from GM leases from then on.

[LS2GTO]

no ****. lol. i hope i get my 500 dollar security deposit back though. i wouldnt count on it though

[ozthunder]

No, i'd sooner count on the apocalypse.

[LS2GTO]

ticket completely dropped. rofl.

[Zillon]

What is a 3111a?

Disobedience to a traffic control device. No points, but it does go on your record.