BuellCru

You know it.

Pimpit

So instead of multi quoting the piss out of this, here goes. If the cop (AKA states witness) doesn't show, ticket is dropped. Also there is other options. For instance in Nampa, they like to offer the plea of a non moving violation (loud exhaust) and when you get to many of those offer a $100 bond forfeiture. 15+ is excessive, 20+ is reckless. Harassment allegations only lead to more harassment (from my experience with CPD), IPS are typically dicks, motorcycle cops are the worst to get pulled over on a bike by, thanks for the break asshole (53 in a 35 for 53 in a 35 and said he was giving me a break ) and if you are under 25 they let you do a course called alive after 25 for speeding tickets in Idaho.
All of the above info is from my personal interactions with

Pimpit

Those fail to mention the 63.50 (last time I checked) court cost. Also the price of your ticket includes court cost whether or not you go to court. So you might as well get your money worth and see what they can do for you. I now have a clean driving record thanks to 4 loud exhaust tickets

Tilos

Yeh, just what I thought too when I READ it.
Thanks for the correction...

And what Pimpit just posted,yeh, that's the ticket
Tilos

Pimpit

They actually get paid overtime, but no the don't stack cases around here for the cop, and there is a lot of times they don't show up. On the flip side, Npd actually gets in an ass chewing if they fail to show up without good reason. But I have yet to have ISP, or any ada county agencies ahow up to any of my tickets.

Jeckel

You are wrong. Chances are good that they will drop the ticket, but again, its at the judges discretion. But I have also heard people say that you can request a trial by jury. Do you buy into that one also? If you have ever gone to traffic court, and actually read the stuff they show you, you would know that they don't have to dismiss the ticket because the cop doesn't show. A radar certified cop can also claim you are speeding if you are going 5 miles UNDER the limit. He is CERTIFIED to say how fast your going within 15 mph. And the judge will take him for his word. THEREFORE if he writes you a ticket, its as good as his word. You also cannot request a trial by jury in traffic court.

Tilos

Not sure how he could be wrong because he said he lived it, not just read it like me.
Maybe different courts handle tickets differently
Tilos

alanj490

In case you don't know this Tom a bike can't out run a motorola or aircraft...We are not the faster than what leo has at his exsposal

Jeckel

I have "lived" (not exactly my definition of living) it also. Its up to the judge if the ticket is dismissed. It is NOT a default dismissal.

r1bran

first of all I'm going to say I didn't read everybody's threads but I skimmed over for the important ones. I don't know about Idaho but in California and officer can only tail you for 1 or 2 miles I believe or its harassment like it was said before another post they can follow you around all day eventually you'll do something wrong like not use a blinker or switch lanes without being in current lane too long. Just some BS ticket. As far as weather to fight it always fight it. My wife went in there for getting a ticket for something similar and there was a new law that had just passed about getting out of the lane if the police have somebody pulled over and she went around her and give her plenty of room but because she didn't put her turn signal on to signal she was going in the turning lane to go around the lady you let whoever she was giving it take it to go to go after my wife. anyway back on track like someone had said before when you go to the courthouse the DA or his assistant will be out the hallway and I'll ask for traffic violations and you get line you telling your story and they decide whether they'll drop it down to something else so like I said my wife had speeding and not changing lanes for an emergency vehicle. She ended up with a 50 dollar fine for the equipment violation . The best part is the equipment violation carries no insurance points

tom

I think most bikes can out run a dodge charger. Well, there is only one way to find out...

Vegasrider

Agreed, but it's not about the bike, it's the rider. Most average rider do not have the skills to elude unless it's riding in straight line or I guess if you ride off road. You see it on youtube all the time, news heliocopter recording the chases. Like I have said, most end up in crashes, putting the rider and others at risk.

Most departments have a no chase policies for bikes just simply for the fact that there vehicle is no match for the speed and acceleration, but it doesn't mean that its a green light for the rider to run.

I've actually been pulled over after the cop has followed me for a couple of miles back in Vegas. The term is called "Fishing". Knowing that he was looking for any excuse to pull me over, he finally did. He had to resort to pulling me over for loud pipes since he couldn't find anything wrong with my riding. The first comment out of the cop, thank you for pulling over.

He then gave me the reason why he pulled me over, but since he was a rider himself, we just BS for about ten minutes and we both were on our way. But if I didn't have proof of insurance or an M endorsement, as others have mentioned revenue jackpot! Fines, Fines, Fines plus towing and impound fee that totals up to $1,000.

Gem STate ST

As a kid when your license was a piece of paper with no picture I did this all the time.I was in a rural area with no helicopters.The state troopers even came to my house complaining to my dad about not being able to catch me.Eventually it was time for them to win one.They had radioed ahead and had an 18 wheeler pull sideways across the road blocking my route.After bonding out of jail they used algebra on my tickets.Had a good attorney that actually got me to keep my license with the catch being I move out of state and not return for four years.I still speed but when I get lit up I just pull over.Sometimes even before being lit up.I was lucky that no wrecks were involved in the high speed chases.As with everything shit will happen if you do it long enough.

Linker33

Take it to court, even if you think you have no case. The worst they can do is b**ch at you for wasting their time. I got a ticket several months ago for 13 over, disputed it and picked the last court date available several months out. Tried to bargain with the DA down to a non-moving violation, but they said since it wasn't excessive, then no go. Last resort, showed up to court with no case, the cop didn't show up..."Your Honor, the state is unable to proceed"... case dismissed. Only possible loss is a couple hours off work. Pretty sure I may have just got lucky though, I wouldn't bank on it happening again....