Speeding Ticket Fines

Let's go back and look into our past, c'mon, we all have had at least one speeding ticket. Be honest. Looking back at mine, I was at the ripe age of seventeen; well, before I indulge the event, let's look at my interests as a young lad. When I was thirteen I was completely engulfed with motors, cars, and everything that goes fast. Having subscriptions and a close junk-yard on my side, I took what I read into consideration. Dreaming of going as fast as I could I never once thought that I would eventually learn the ways on how to beat a speeding ticket. So I'm coming home from school one day making my usual runs by some car yards and I see it. A 1984 El Camino, even though it did look the part for white trash I seen the last of the early eighties muscle cars. Seeing past the rust, the faded and oxidized paint, even the leaking power-train I was confidant in what I could get out of it. Never did I know I could get my first speeding ticket and reckless driving charges in this thing. It had a beat and half-assed maintained 305 cubic inch. Puny and on top of that it didn't run, but I had a buddy drag it home for me and my mom signed the title. Getting under it I threw out the transmission (worthless slush-box), removed the tiny rear-end, and started working on the motor. It didn't take me long to get it running and I sold it to some of the mudders around the area.

It sat on jack stands for at least two years, I worked anything I could and made as much money as I could. In my spare time I prepped the body and primered it myself, boy was I proud. Having one of my uncle's friends come over we painted it a metallic and flattened black, real old school. On the door jamb I read, and learned, that this particular El Camino was a true Super Sport, and on top of that a true Choo-Choo Customs. Funny name I know, but that funny name made it more rare and worth more, like Z/28 for the Camaro or GT 500 for the Mustangs. Finished the body work about the same time as I got my permit and then things got going good. Luckily I never got any speeding ticket fines while driving. My inside guy at the junk-yard gave me a 400 small block (rare now and rare then), a twelve bolt rear end, and world class t-5 (I got the world class instead of the NWC that I was supposed to get). All of this for a hundred dollars or so. My uncle had a few guys at his garage help rebuild the transmission and spec the rear end. Me, I built the motor, bored over, honed, ported almost every hole (myself), 10.9:1 pistons, open intake, 800cfm carb, mild bottom end, and a fat cam. The motor was hands down the most expensive and by now I'm about seventeen. Everything went together without any hiccups (got to love those older cars) and found a nice interior (same color) for under fifty dollars.

Man this things was a beast, I wringed that thing out for everything it was worth. It ended up with me showing off in front of some friends at the local hangout and also in front of a hiding cop. At first I thought the cop was a gear head and enjoyed the show (he did) but at the last moment he said, "Oh yeah, let me get your license and registration." I got a hefty speeding ticket fine and reckless driving. Luckily, this was my first offence and I HAD to go to court. Turns out my uncle knew the judge and I had to take traffic school and that was it. What a lucky break. No speeding ticket, but every time I was near a cop with my american muscle, they would follow until they got bored or I got to where I was going. I still have the monster and it only goes to the track now because I've put so much more power in it. Driving it on the street is a nightmare, the cam sucks so much vacuum nothing I do will keep the brakes firm. Just the slightest blip of the throttle and you're going an extra thirty miles an hour. And it's geared so high that gas mileage would consume a hundred dollars per thirty miles. On top of that, I would be prime meat for happy officer to give me a speeding ticket, with no questions asked probably illegally modified car (even though it IS street legal).

Sorry but we have derailed, we are way off topic here and I apologize, I was reminiscing. Anyway, the speeding ticket you get is based on many factors that contribute to just how much the speeding ticket fine will be. You have local regulations, local taxes, other taxes depending on where exactly you live, violation of speed, how fast you we going, and what kind of zone you were in. There are limited access highway, school zone, construction zone, hospital zone, and other hazardous zones, but not for you, for workers and/or pedestrians. The amount of the speeding ticket fines will be determined by all these factors and also based upon the nations standards, state tax, federal tax, and every kind of tax you can think of. In some places they are extremely expensive to speed which is why you are probably here to begin with. Some places, like where I am, speeding ticket fines are really not all that expensive, and places like California, New York, and other big cities are literally an arm and a leg. Geez, if a cop tried to pull me over I would probably run. On foot of course because that would be way safer than in a car and I'm not at all for hurting, maiming, or killing some one. I wouldn't be able to live with myself after such events. Just thinking about it really just makes me feel a little colder inside.

As I've said before and will say hundreds and hundreds more times, either watch your speedometer more often, get helium transfused into your right foot, just something! Prevent, prevent, prevent. It never hurts and it works one hundred percent, one hundred percent of the time, every time. Look into the products I've mentioned, though I don't want to imply that I am trying to make you buy something, because that's not the case.A speeding ticket is really no big deal (unless you are in a big city) until your insurance company gets a hold of it, then that's where you leak money. You leak like a sieve until the violation is deemed out-dated, which could be a year, two years, three years, or never if your insurance company is like that. But the ones that never remove out-dated violations off your driving record are very few and far in between. Just though of this, but sometimes you can write off a speeding ticket as a tax deduction. Because you are making a donation to you community. That's where the money is being spent just like you local taxes. That's just a thought and I'm going to have to speak with a buddy of mine how is in law school. But on that note, I do not have any documented or actual legal resource. I'm really just giving advice and suggesting. You take it how you want, but if it could hurt you more than without it, use some common sense. Brainstorm with friends, co-workers, and the like and YOU make the decision. I'd hate to think someone took this advice too literal (as this is all a very rough guideline) and instead of a hundred dollar speeding ticket they had to pay all this other expense. Ok, I'm done, good luck, stay safe on and off the road, and keep your foot out of it!