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spdrun · #46 12-10-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jplinville

According to the last council meeting, it looks like we'll be getting signage in the Spring, directing drivers to other roads to get through here, or risk a fine from the borough.

If Federal, State, or County funds were used to pay for the street, then hopefully a court will tell your town council exactly how to fornicate with itself using a pointy object. As to your neighbor -- tell him to get a car with folding mirrors, or replace the mirror with a folding version.

Air&Road · #47 12-10-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by davidmash

My nieces boy friend was driving them home from school (Mansfield TX) and he cut through a neighborhood. The area was not a gated community to get home quicker and avoid school zones. A cop followed them through the side streets. When they got back on to the main road he pulled them over and gave him a ticket for cutting through the neighborhood. The ticket is for $300.

WTF??? How do you get a citation for driving on public roads? Is there anyway to look this code up? Can cops cite for just random stuff or does there need to be an actual city code or statute to violate? Wouldn't the roads have to be marked for local traffic only or something?

Seems like a load of crap to me. Lets skip the cops are pigs BS as that really is not constructive.

That is most certainly an outrageous citation. The first question that comes to mind though, is this the whole story? If it is, it sounds like there is an attorney somewhere that would love to make a name for himself at no charge.

mgburg · #48 12-10-2012, 01:34 PM

The folks on the street wanted traffic for local use only and to curtail "non-residents" from zipping through their neighborhood.

CITY COUNCIL: "We'll install 'speed bumps' to keep the ruffians out."

STREET MONGERS: "We don't want 'speed bumps' put down. We want something that allows us only and the ruffians a slap on their @ss where they put their wallets."

CITY COUNCIL: "How 'bout a postage-stamp-sized sign that says "NO CUT-THROUGHS" with some cute hieroglyphic symbol for those that don't read, write or speak the English language...then we can get the low-riders and pimp-mobiles...and cut down on that hustler-trade you folks drag home each evening. We'll set the fine to start out in the $300-$400 range and more for each time that the nimrods should repeat such an outrage. Sound good enough for you?"

STREET MONGERS: "T!TS! DO IT!!"

The 'street mongers' invite the council members over for a street-party, leave a "little envelope" in a convient place for each CM and the signs magically appear overnight, with the appropriate gendarme posted at the right place to catch the wrong personage at the appropriate time.

And life moves backwards towards serfdom...

spdrun · #49 12-10-2012, 01:36 PM

If points can be assessed for such a ticket, the law must have been made at the state level, no?

I've heard that "NO THRU TRAFFIC" signs are unenforcible in most states.

JB3 · #50 12-10-2012, 02:37 PM

man, here I was ripping on this poor kid SURE he was guilty of some teenage vehicular idiocy, and it turns out he was the victim!

Pretty ridiculous situation

mgburg · #51 12-11-2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

If points can be assessed for such a ticket, the law must have been made at the state level, no?

I've heard that "NO THRU TRAFFIC" signs are unenforcible in most states.

You're right on that...state-level signage can had additional forfeitures other than just the cash...

Local ordinances can't slap "points" on your record but violations of ordinances that have state-backing behind them...they can. Plus, some munis can slap $$$ onto those fines just as well. Try getting an understandable "seat-belt" ticket around here. One town gigs ya' $10 for the seatbelt, then assesses additional "fees" like...

Court fee
Hugging Trees fees
Dropping the Doughnut fee
etc.....

Across the river, the little town over there socks you $115.00 for not latching the seatbelts.

I'm still trying to get my breath to ask if there are additional fees tacked on...

One town jerks you...the other gives you a rectal-papercut...just to the right of your wallet.

Now, if any of these towns (and their related states) have it in the § of the Rules&Regs that allow points to be assessed, then you're done paddling up the creek. Park the canoe and start walking.

It sucks when they need the cash and you're the only one on the dirt road, at night, with THEM in your rear-view mirror.

How's that tail-light holding up there, son?

davidmash · #52 12-11-2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Air&Road

That is most certainly an outrageous citation. The first question that comes to mind though, is this the whole story? If it is, it sounds like there is an attorney somewhere that would love to make a name for himself at no charge.

Yes it is the whole story. We saw the ticket. The only thing on it is the cut through violation. No moving violation on the ticket.

As a side note, I thought you said that only people who lie assume others are lying. Why would you assume that there is more to the story?

mpolli · #53 12-15-2012, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

If points can be assessed for such a ticket, the law must have been made at the state level, no?

I've heard that "NO THRU TRAFFIC" signs are unenforcible in most states.

If the OP can get a lawyer to prove this in court, possibly multiple court hearings, then he may prevail. But that will likely cost big $$$$. So in the end the $360 is cheaper, and the lesson is: don't go to that flea bag town again! Comparatively cheap education.

I got a bogus (in my opinion) red light ticket in Fife Washington, which is a little town I would always stop at to get food and gas when travelling down I-5. The court told me to stuff my appeal somewhere. So now I simply will never stop in Fife Washington again, or do any business with anyone there. Problem solved.

Hatterasguy · #54 12-15-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by davidmash

I got some more info. The boy was not speeding, no failure to yield no moving violation of any kind. The street that he cut through on apparently has a small sign that says you cannot cut though. This is a public road paid for by tax payer money but apparently in TX if you get enough people to complain that people from the school across the street are cutting through your neighborhood you can get a sign put up to prevent people from driving on a public road and you will get a ticket for $369.

My ticket for driving 15mph over the limit was only $160 and I could get deferred adjudication for the ticket with no points. In Mansfield you must pay this ticket in full and you can try to fight it afterwards. The kid will have to go to drivers ed to prevent the points from going on his record. The folks are pretty well off so they are going to get a lawyer and see if they can fight it.

I think that is a complete BS ticket. The fact that a community can prevent people from driving down a public road is just insane. You moved near a school, what did you think was going to happen?

Around here they get the cities to install speed bumps and even speed gates. Because when you know the right people you can get just about anything you want.

I know of one where they closed off a public street to prevent cutting threw with a private gate.

IMHO I don't care that they do it, but they should be forced to buy the road from the city, privatize it and maintain it.

Skippy · #55 12-15-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

IMHO I don't care that they do it, but they should be forced to buy the road from the city, privatize it and maintain it.

Agreed. Around here private roads are quite common.

mpolli · #56 12-15-2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Around here they get the cities to install speed bumps and even speed gates. Because when you know the right people you can get just about anything you want.

I know of one where they closed off a public street to prevent cutting threw with a private gate.

IMHO I don't care that they do it, but they should be forced to buy the road from the city, privatize it and maintain it.

I would think that would raise the property values, so their taxes should go up.