How to be a pain in Redmond's ass?
11-30-2003, 05:08 PM
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How to be a pain in Redmond's ass?
I'm driving through downtown Redmond with Viki, headed home from shopping, and a moment too late I realize I'm about to go over a cross-walk with a pedestrian waiting to cross. I quickly stomp the brakes but couldn't stop before the cross walk. If I stayed on the brakes I would have come to a stop right smack in the middle of the walk. So I continue on through the cross-walk, slowly. The pedestrian saw me and wasn't about to step out. Oops!
Just my luck, a cop is sitting there watching the whole thing. He does a U turn and hits his lights. Doh! Alright, I screwed up, I'll gladly pay my $35 or whatever and look more closely for the cross-walks. But no, Redmond recently upped the ticket to $101!!?! Holy crap! What's the ticket for speeding, a grand?
So now I want to make Redmond earn their $101. Any suggestions? If I request a mitigation hearing what should I expect? Anything else I can do? Anyone think I should just pay the ticket and quit whining?
- Michael
Just my luck, a cop is sitting there watching the whole thing. He does a U turn and hits his lights. Doh! Alright, I screwed up, I'll gladly pay my $35 or whatever and look more closely for the cross-walks. But no, Redmond recently upped the ticket to $101!!?! Holy crap! What's the ticket for speeding, a grand?
So now I want to make Redmond earn their $101. Any suggestions? If I request a mitigation hearing what should I expect? Anything else I can do? Anyone think I should just pay the ticket and quit whining?
- Michael
12-01-2003, 06:11 AM
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In my previous car, I got pulled over all the time by Edmond's Finest Donut Diners, and it grew to irritate me! Well, I still commute through Edmonds, but I always manage to stop and leave a deposit in their public restrooms, and I also empty out any trash I have in my car into their trash cans.
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either waste your time reading all that legalese or hire a competent lawyer to show up in court on your behalf with the high likelihood of you getting it dismissed. $200.
12-02-2003, 11:37 AM
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I'm not looking to get this dismissed. I f___ed up, I'm guilty, I'll pay. Just not $101! That seems obscene to me. And I'm not about to pay another $200 and feed the whole corrupt system. I'll probably request a mitigation hearing and hope to get the ticket reduced.
But if I do have to pay the whole $101, I want to make Redmond earn it. Ya know, tie up a courtroom, a judge and some pencil pushers for a few extra minutes. Don't want Redmond looking to traffic violations as revenue generators.
- Michael
Oh yeah, thanks and good luck on Friday, Ken!
But if I do have to pay the whole $101, I want to make Redmond earn it. Ya know, tie up a courtroom, a judge and some pencil pushers for a few extra minutes. Don't want Redmond looking to traffic violations as revenue generators.
- Michael
Oh yeah, thanks and good luck on Friday, Ken!