Careless driving ticket - Page 4

stilltamn8r · ‎03-14-2010

John, they are very similar and in some states, may in fact be considered the same thing- Reckless driving basically, is "willful" (the person knows they are doing wrong and do it anyway)and careless is "accidental" ( they didn't "mean" to, age or inexperience can be a factor here...)

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

In our state there is no way tickets will be given on the ""word"" of someone not a police officer. Just think of the abuse.

stilltamn8r · ‎03-14-2010

She didn't GET a ticket- she was questioned, admitted guilt, and the info was passed along to the DA - the DA will most likely either charge her with an offense or not, not give her a "ticket" in the literal sense...

A ticket is basically a "notice to appear" , and if the DA feels it is warranted, she will be made to "appear"...

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

It must have been a serious offense for a police officer to follow up in person and take a statement. I once received a letter that a neighborhood watch clocked my car going 10 miles over the speed limit. It listed the date, time, make of car, color, license plate number. It said it was a warning and if it happened again, I would get a ticket. I didn't remember it, but all other items in the letter were correct. I believe it to have been accurate.

Buck-i-Nana · ‎09-28-2010

On 3/22/2014 ennui1 said:
On 3/22/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:
On 3/22/2014 BonnieBelle said:
ITA. I've never heard of that either. Sounds very suspicious to me. You can accuse anyone of anything, it's their word against yours, unless they video taped it.

Sounds suspicious to me as well, and if I was your friend I would have made sure to get that officer's name, badge number and the number on his police cruiser. In fact, I think I would have asked him to wait while I called the police station to inquire about the situation. I'd be willing to be that this officer was a friend to someone who got ticked off at your friend. I would not have admitted to anything.

Right. Because antagonizing and accusing the police officer is always the way to go. ${#emotions_dlg.rolleyes}$

If the officer was acting appropriately, he should be happy to allow anyone to confirm his actions. There have been murders in my area by someone POSING as a uniformed police officer and pulling people over. The police would be the first to tell you, if in doubt, confirm.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

Laws vary from state to state, but I still find it hard to believe that a police officer would write a ticket having seen nothing but going on the word of someone who is not in law enforcement.

As it was stated above, think of the potential for abuse.

Buck-i-Nana · ‎09-28-2010

On 3/22/2014 stilltamn8r said:
On 3/22/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:
On 3/22/2014 stilltamn8r said:
Remember, no one is anonymous in a car, that is WHY they have license plates- in order to identify the vehicle and its owner...

I would certainly report someone if they did something crazy or aggressive tome on the road- After all, why does a peace officer have to witness it? I am a person just as they are and am able to determine when someone acts recklessly...

Why does it have to be witnessed? How about because if you are the only witness, it is a he said/she said situation. What you consider dangerous and/or aggressive may not my true legal definition be such. Sometimes the person who thinks they are being the safest driver on the road and complaining bitterly about all the other crazy people is really the problem and cause all the other drivers to react to them!

OK, what if I am assaulted and robbed on the street without a witness? And I call the police to report it-
Isn't THAT just my opinion as well?

Can you not see the difference between a physical assault or a burglary or other tangible action that would leave evidence other than someone's claim and what has been reported here?

smh.

Buck-i-Nana · ‎09-28-2010

On 3/22/2014 stilltamn8r said:
On 3/22/2014 Ladybug724 said:
On 3/22/2014 stilltamn8r said:
On 3/22/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:
On 3/22/2014 stilltamn8r said:
Remember, no one is anonymous in a car, that is WHY they have license plates- in order to identify the vehicle and its owner...

I would certainly report someone if they did something crazy or aggressive tome on the road- After all, why does a peace officer have to witness it? I am a person just as they are and am able to determine when someone acts recklessly...

Why does it have to be witnessed? How about because if you are the only witness, it is a he said/she said situation. What you consider dangerous and/or aggressive may not my true legal definition be such. Sometimes the person who thinks they are being the safest driver on the road and complaining bitterly about all the other crazy people is really the problem and cause all the other drivers to react to them!

OK, what if I am assaulted and robbed on the street without a witness? And I call the police to report it-
Isn't THAT just my opinion as well?

No but you aren't accusing a specific person in this case. And if you did know who assaulted you and you had no witnesses, a jury would decide whether or not you were telling the truth. The op's friend's situation is different

yep it is, the complainant wrote down her license# , called the police, they tracked her down, and she admitted guilt..

And there was no way the complainant could have known if the person driving the vehicle was the person the vehicle was registered to. Still smh.

As for her admitting guilt, I'm betting she was intimidated by the sight of the police officer in uniform. I'm not saying she wasn't wrong, I'm saying the situation is beyond questionable and there would have been no way for anyone to have charged this woman if she hadn't admitted guilt.

Buck-i-Nana · ‎09-28-2010

On 3/22/2014 graycatsrule said:
It must have been a serious offense for a police officer to follow up in person and take a statement. I once received a letter that a neighborhood watch clocked my car going 10 miles over the speed limit. It listed the date, time, make of car, color, license plate number. It said it was a warning and if it happened again, I would get a ticket. I didn't remember it, but all other items in the letter were correct. I believe it to have been accurate.

Or the police officer was a friend or relative of the complainant.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I've also never heard of such a thing except maybe reporting an elderly person who should not be driving. It seems like a practice that could easily get out of hand with people reporting others with whom they had some sort of confrontation or dispute. A person would be stupid to admit to any wrong-doing under such circumstances since whatever they say could be self-incriminating and used against them in court. It's just one person't word against another. Our cops are far too busy to spend time on such nonsense.

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