On my way to my friends house i see a cop pulling people over for half-running stop signs. on the way back i stopped about 2-3m before the stop sign because there were huge holes close to the line and then i slowly rolled over them.... then of course cop says i told him i stopped but of course he said i rolled and that he saw my initial stop but it wasn't long enough... later at night at 2:00 pm he pulls me over again same spot to give me a warning that i was going 42kph on a 30 zone.... he also go pissed that i just opened the door and i didn't roll down the window wen i clearly told him i just got window tinting then he tried to give me a ticket for to much tint% but i insisted it was the legal amount. so wen he pulls away he doesn't stop for the stop sign right in front of him....

 

There is no such thing as having to stop for a "long enough time". The law states you must come to a complete stop, but does not state anything about how long you must stay in that stopped position. I'd fight it.

 

Some LEOs can be bad sometimes.....
Looks like you got one that was taking his bad day out on you.

I had a friend that got a fail to stop one time....
The car in front of him rolled into the intersection past the lines.
My friend stopped right at the lines.

When he proceeded it 'looked' like they both went through at the same time.
The guy in front didn't get tagged, but my friend did.
Needless to say he was more than a little PO'd.

 

go to court

jackass wont show

 

^ I agree, ....but what a colossal waste of time.

 

That sucks. Looks like he had it out for you for the day.

 

^ exactly. "not stopped for long enough"? i would have howled with laughter, and told the cop i'd see him in court if he showed up for the shaming by the JP.

i've fought two parking tickets where the meter maids were blasted by the JP in front of a full court. and then they were scorned by the other meter maids who were upcoming since the JP was pro-appellant after my defence arguement & evidence.

 

lol..... details

 

...one time..i got a ticket for blocking the insurance sticker on my license plate.
(i have a nismo plate, and i put the sticker on the bottom of my Vancouer plate. He said the "nismo" blocked it, so he could not see it.)

 

oh yeah if i were you..
i would just pay for the ticket
it just wastes your time to go to the court...= =

 

Insurance will still know about this incident... i say fight it!

Maybe you can work something out w/ the Justice Peace

 

I'm not sure how it is in Canada, but in california you can do a trial by declaration. It's a letter you write to the court defending yourself. If you are found guilty, you still can go to court in person and make your argument and be eligible for traffic school.

 

^ i disagree. if you pay a ticket without contesting it, you admit your guilt. along with the monetary penalty is a demerit (points) levied against your driving record. in BC if you have over a certain threshold of points you actually pay an additional fine and may have to attend "driving school" to correct your bad habits. insurance is also affected with increasing points, as is your driver's abstract that some employers require as part of employment application.

my opinion is that if you feel you are innocent and can defend yourself in court then you should contest the ticket (if your schedule allows for it). the goal is to have as few convictions on your record as possible.

everyone knows that going to court is a pain, but the cost of admitting your guilt may be much higher than the face value of the ticket.

 

took it to court this morning. i got there at 9:15 and i was behind at least 40+ people in the line up...

 

dude? and...............