Diskeater
09-10-2002, 12:30 AM
Let me set the scene for y'all.
Back at the end of July, I got pulled over for going a bit too fast. A cop tracked me going 57 in a 35 mph zone (oops). He said that he could give me 5 points on my license but he chose to give me 3 points instead. He didn't bother to reduce the fine so I had to pay the full $179.50.
I've moved on since then. I don't drive nearly as fast when there's a possibility of getting pulled over. I put the ticket behind me. Until a few days ago. The DMV sent me a notice that due to my 3 point ticket, my license was going to be recalled as of September 19! Needless to say, I was upset.
In VT, we have a graduated license program. Basically, I have a "junior operators" license until I'm 18. They place restrictions ondriving passengers and crap like that. Nothing states that if you get ONE speeding ticket they can take away your license. The only thing in the laws that even hints at this is the fact that a junior operators license is a "provisional" license that is eligable to be recalled. I guess this means that the can recall it for any reason at any time.
I admit, speeding isn't the smartest thing to do. But I paid my ticket on time! Why should they punish me again? <img src=smilies/2gunsfiring_v1.gif>
I realize that this isn't the most serious problem in the world right now, but it's something I don't need to deal with right now.
I just needed to bitch. That is all. Oh, and we are going to try and request a hearing.
EDIT: Alright, here's why I got the ticket to begin with. I was sitting at a red light. It was 10:30 at night. A car pulls up next to me (to make a left). They stopped about six feet from the stop line, so this caught my attention. When the light changed, the car beside me didn't move. Unfortunately, I payed more attention to what they were doing in my rear view window than to how fast I was going. This wasn't in a neighborhood or anything even CLOSE to that. I was just passed a strip mall area and I got pulled over in front of some flag shop. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Diskeater on 09/09/02 11:13 PM.</FONT></P>
Back at the end of July, I got pulled over for going a bit too fast. A cop tracked me going 57 in a 35 mph zone (oops). He said that he could give me 5 points on my license but he chose to give me 3 points instead. He didn't bother to reduce the fine so I had to pay the full $179.50.
I've moved on since then. I don't drive nearly as fast when there's a possibility of getting pulled over. I put the ticket behind me. Until a few days ago. The DMV sent me a notice that due to my 3 point ticket, my license was going to be recalled as of September 19! Needless to say, I was upset.
In VT, we have a graduated license program. Basically, I have a "junior operators" license until I'm 18. They place restrictions ondriving passengers and crap like that. Nothing states that if you get ONE speeding ticket they can take away your license. The only thing in the laws that even hints at this is the fact that a junior operators license is a "provisional" license that is eligable to be recalled. I guess this means that the can recall it for any reason at any time.
I admit, speeding isn't the smartest thing to do. But I paid my ticket on time! Why should they punish me again? <img src=smilies/2gunsfiring_v1.gif>
I realize that this isn't the most serious problem in the world right now, but it's something I don't need to deal with right now.
I just needed to bitch. That is all. Oh, and we are going to try and request a hearing.
EDIT: Alright, here's why I got the ticket to begin with. I was sitting at a red light. It was 10:30 at night. A car pulls up next to me (to make a left). They stopped about six feet from the stop line, so this caught my attention. When the light changed, the car beside me didn't move. Unfortunately, I payed more attention to what they were doing in my rear view window than to how fast I was going. This wasn't in a neighborhood or anything even CLOSE to that. I was just passed a strip mall area and I got pulled over in front of some flag shop. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Diskeater on 09/09/02 11:13 PM.</FONT></P>