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COLGATE4

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8. As a lawyer, I agree that this is very good advice.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 08:24 AM

Mar 2013

And following it may well help you get away with just a warning rather than a ticket. My experience has been that you're much more likely to get a break from a State Trooper than a municipal cop. Municipalities all over the country are in a cash crunch and aggressive ticketing is a great revenue source. (I recently got nailed for "2 over the limit" on a 4-lane divided limited access highway at 4:30 A.M. Sunday morning in the outskirts of a small Virginia town. These guys are just sitting there all night waiting for the radar gun to beep.) So watch the small places.

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How to get a warning, not a ticket [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2013 OP

The actual info, not just a preamble: Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #1

So getting all up in the officer's face isn't good idea? pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #2

I did this once and got a warning Major Nikon Mar 2013 #3

In that situation I am unfailingly polite and respectful pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #4

I'm the same way Major Nikon Mar 2013 #5

stay outta Lynchburg RedstDem Mar 2013 #6

I knew a cop Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #7

As a lawyer, I agree that this is very good advice. COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #8

Good advice. 99Forever Mar 2013 #9