ArcBoyeee All American 1207 Posts user info edit post |
Has anyone ever heard of getting a court date for driving without lights turned on?
He was driving less than a mile, forgot to turn on his lights, and got pulled and got a citation. He wasn't drunk, just grabbing food. Hell, I've done it before where its night time and the parking lot has really good lighting and I just didnt turn them on.
But, it just seems like a huge waste. Is this one where the DA is gonna be like, "Really?" Or does anyone have experience with this exact issue?
I got a ticket for an exp. plate sticker. Took the ticket to the DA with proof I got it updated and they dropped it. But, it could be akin to driving with a burnt out light, which would then result in the same endgame.
thoughts? 11/28/2010 9:37:42 PM |
Wadhead1 Duke is puke 20897 Posts user info edit post |
Driving without your lights on at night? I'm glad he got a ticket, dumbass. 11/28/2010 9:38:44 PM |
NyM410 J-E-T-S 50084 Posts user info edit post |
How is that a bullshit ticket? Uh, that is one of the most dangerous things you can do.. 11/28/2010 9:39:04 PM |
mildew Drunk yet Orderly 14177 Posts user info edit post |
I am pretty sure anyone with a license has done it at some point, either for 10 yards or 10 miles (which is of course a bit worse)... but yeah, this is an example where the cop could of just been polite and notified the driver, then let him go. 11/28/2010 9:42:36 PM |
humandrive All American 18286 Posts user info edit post |
tell him to pay it and be glad no one ran into him.
Lights aren't only for you, they really help other drivers. 11/28/2010 9:42:37 PM |
CEmann All American 1913 Posts user info edit post |
yep i got one two months ago downtown leaving the saucer. Its 126$ but I got it dismissed because I know a wake co magistrate. Its bs they will throw it out if he shows up 11/28/2010 9:43:09 PM |
The5thsoth All American 4813 Posts user info edit post |
I agree this is in no way a bullshit ticket.
Will it get dropped? Probably not imnsho.
I love how its supposedly up to the officer to be "polite" and let him off.
[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 9:44 PM. Reason : .] 11/28/2010 9:43:45 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
yes, i have heard of getting a court date for doing illegal things 11/28/2010 9:44:04 PM |
CEmann All American 1913 Posts user info edit post |
I had just turned out of the parking lot realized my lights weren't on and he pulled me because he saw me turn them on. could have been some shit like that.
[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 9:49 PM. Reason : been drinking]
[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 9:49 PM. Reason : still drinking] 11/28/2010 9:44:13 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "i was had just turned out of the parking lot realized my lights werent on and turned it own, he pulled me because he saw me turn them on. could have been some shit like that" |
wut.11/28/2010 9:46:02 PM |
The5thsoth All American 4813 Posts user info edit post |
^^English mother fucker, do you speak it!? 11/28/2010 9:46:29 PM |
jataylor All American 6652 Posts user info edit post |
i got pulled once for this. well lit area, just wasnt thinking. he just gave me a warning and sent me on my way. now i have a car that has lights that are always on so not going to be an issue 11/28/2010 9:49:00 PM |
moron All American 34038 Posts user info edit post |
I drove from Raleigh to Clayton on 40 at midnight without headlights because they had just broken that night.
Did not get any tickets.
[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 9:49 PM. Reason : ] 11/28/2010 9:49:11 PM |
NyM410 J-E-T-S 50084 Posts user info edit post |
IMO this is way, way more dangerous than going 15, even 30 mph over the speed limit on a highway... It very well could get thrown out if you show up, but I don't know how anyone on earth could ever be upset at a cop for ticketing over this. 11/28/2010 9:50:11 PM |
CEmann All American 1913 Posts user info edit post |
If you had been driving around for a while it is a legit ticket. If you pull out of a parking lot and flip them on yourself then you are pulled its not. Its different from speeding because its not something you intentionally do. 11/28/2010 9:52:50 PM |
th3oretecht All American 15539 Posts user info edit post |
It's somewhat understandable in a well lit area to forget your lights if you have your parking lights on, but if not, you should be looking at your instrument cluster at some point and realizing pretty quickly they aren't on.
I make it a point to always turn my lights ALL the way off even if I'm just running into a convenience store so I don't make that mistake. 11/28/2010 9:54:24 PM |
AstralAdvent All American 9999 Posts user info edit post |
A cop tried to pull me over for this once when i pulled out from a show... now my car not only has daytime running lights, but i also had my actual lights on. When I spoke and he didn't smell alcohol on my breath or weed in the car (which is obviously what he was pulling me over to check) he tried to play innocent and replied "I thought your lights were off, but i see now that they are on."
There is no way i could've been driving dangerously because he turned on his lights as i was pulling out of the parking lot before i even got halfway into my turn. Fucking douche cop.
I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message. 11/28/2010 10:03:53 PM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
dwb, bra 11/28/2010 10:07:44 PM |
Talage All American 5091 Posts user info edit post |
My dad got a ticket for this once...b/c he was towing a car with a chain at like 3am and didn't want to draw attention to that fact. So, he left the lights off on the car being towed, and got pulled over for it. Didn't get a ticket for the illegal towing though 11/28/2010 10:10:41 PM |
crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
dude, just show up before your court date at the court house, they usually have a line of people they just dismiss tickets for, got expired registration and expired inspection thrown out...after i had missed my court date, they didnt ask why i missed it, they didnt care, they just said ok here you go 11/28/2010 10:11:29 PM |
AlaskanGrown I'm Randy 4693 Posts user info edit post |
I have no problem with a cop doing some checks when a crowd is leaving a bar/concert/game if you are straight you wont have any trouble. Rather he catch an idiot in the parking lot before there's an issue. 11/28/2010 10:12:47 PM |
toyotafj40s All American 8649 Posts user info edit post |
no lights. i hate those fuckers. 11/28/2010 10:15:52 PM |
shmorri2 All American 10003 Posts user info edit post |
no lights. i hate those fuckers. 11/28/2010 10:17:11 PM |
wahoowa All American 3288 Posts user info edit post |
In Russia lights turn you on 11/28/2010 10:24:52 PM |
hey now Indianapolis Jones 14975 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "IMO this is way, way more dangerous than going 15, even 30 mph over the speed limit on a highway" |
No shit?11/28/2010 10:25:17 PM |
HaLo All American 14241 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "AlaskanGrown I'm Randy 2455 Posts user info edit post I have no problem with a cop doing some checks when a crowd is leaving a bar/concert/game if you are straight you wont have any trouble. Rather he catch an idiot in the parking lot before there's an issue.
11/28/2010 10:12:47 PM " |
"Probable cause" would like a word with you11/28/2010 10:47:47 PM |
ncsuscooby All American 7151 Posts user info edit post |
so would reasonable suspicion 11/28/2010 10:55:19 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
^^ You don't need probable cause to pull someone over, dip shit. The entire purpose of pulling someone over in a case like that is to GET probable cause (smelling weed/alcohol). How about you know the fucking law before you try spouting it.
ArcBoyeee, your roommate is a fucking idiot.
It's very unlikely that you'll get a ticket in a parking lot (it's not a public road, unless the store owners have given the police jurisdiction over it) for just about anything, people. So driving with your headlights on in the parking lot isn't a problem. But if you don't realize that your headlights are off within 100 feet, you're a dumbass. There should be at least one time within 100 feet that you should look at your dash. And the way I read the OP, is that since he said "less than a mile," his roommate was over half a mile, and probably close to 3/4 of a mile. Sorry, the dumbass got what he deserved. It will probably be dropped, but the inconvenience for such dipshittery is a decent punishment.
[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 10:58 PM. Reason : .] 11/28/2010 10:58:32 PM |
StillFuchsia All American 18941 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Driving without your lights on at night? I'm glad he got a ticket, dumbass." |
Those fuckers who don't turn their lights on in the rain deserve tickets as well.11/28/2010 10:58:37 PM |
ncsuscooby All American 7151 Posts user info edit post |
you need reasonable suspicion to pull someone over, not pc. 11/28/2010 11:00:02 PM |
ClassicMixup All American 3877 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Driving without your lights on at night? I'm glad he got a ticket, dumbass." |
11/28/2010 11:02:22 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
Fucking domestic extremist over here and you're saying the DA is gonna throw it out
11/28/2010 11:03:10 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
People who drive with their blinker on should get a ticket!!! RAWWWRRRR 11/28/2010 11:10:35 PM |
BIGcementpon Status Name 11318 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Driving without your lights on at night? I'm glad he got a ticket, dumbass." |
Driving without lights on annoys the shit out of me. Pay fucking attention.11/29/2010 3:18:18 AM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18166 Posts user info edit post |
It's hard for me to tell what is going on here.
Were you pulling out of a parking lot, and as soon as you got on the road you realized your lights were off and turned them on, and then got pulled? Maybe, maybe I have some sympathy -- although you could get your (or my) ass killed pulling out of your lot as easily as elsewhere.
In any other situation, there's no way that I have any sympathy for you, and I hope they throw the book at you. 11/29/2010 3:29:29 AM |
State Oz All American 1897 Posts user info edit post |
This is a dick move, but you were breaking the law.
Also, I'm fairly certain it's illegal to pull someone over on suspicion of drunk driving if they haven't broken any traffic laws (such as crossing a double yellow line, etc.). 11/29/2010 3:30:30 AM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
^ Your tail light is broken... err... looks broken. Let me pull you over and verify. 11/29/2010 3:43:00 AM |
Nitrocloud Arranging the blocks 3072 Posts user info edit post |
^Let me get your name and badge number. 11/29/2010 4:48:47 AM |
smc All American 9221 Posts user info edit post |
The only wreck I've ever been involved in was because some dumbass didn't have any headlights on a city street. Valid ticket. 11/29/2010 6:34:03 AM |
Rat Soup All American 7669 Posts user info edit post |
i got a ticket last night driving back from NC within 10 minutes of getting back to my place in virginia. i was going 70 and thought the speed limit was 65. apparently it was 55. i generally never come from the direction i was driving from, so i didn't really know. the cop gave me a ticket for failure to obey a highway sign or some shit instead of a speeding ticket, probably because i told him i'm new to the area. i wondered why he even bothered giving me a ticket like that. probably needed to meet his quota for the month or some shit. 11/29/2010 6:46:14 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
wait. how is this a bullshit ticket? he broke the law, he got caught, he received a ticket. 11/29/2010 7:19:53 AM |
Ragged All American 23473 Posts user info edit post |
Itt tww is full of cops/DAs/lawyers.
Tell your friend not to be a dick to the cop, and its fucking dusk/night time. 11/29/2010 8:07:03 AM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Driving without your lights on at night? I'm glad he got a ticket, dumbass." |
this
Quote : | " Those fuckers who don't turn their lights on in the rain deserve tickets as well." |
and this.11/29/2010 8:16:06 AM |
ALkatraz All American 11299 Posts user info edit post |
My gf got pulled in High Point for this. We left food lion in her friend's car and were going back to HPU. The cop was in the parking lot, saw us leave, followed us, pulled us, and told her the lights were off. She's a cute girl though and I suspect your friend is an ugly dude. 11/29/2010 8:19:34 AM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
1) This is a bullshit ticket, not because what he did was meaningless but because the officer could have handled it differently.
2) Everyone who is posting in this thread has done this at some point, regardless of distance and is no better than ArcBoyeee's roommate.
3) The city needs to make money, so expect this sort of thing to be more common. 11/29/2010 8:24:14 AM |
NCSUStinger Duh, Winning 62425 Posts user info edit post |
I too, have seen stupid people get tickets for stupid things. 11/29/2010 8:30:06 AM |
indy All American 3624 Posts user info edit post |
Didn't need to read past:
Quote : | "Driving without your lights on at night? I'm glad he got a ticket, dumbass." |
11/29/2010 9:08:35 AM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148242 Posts user info edit post |
^But I should have the freedom to travel however I want without the gestapo police forcing me to burn my headlamps
Whats next, mandatory gassing of Jewish people? 11/29/2010 9:10:16 AM |
se7entythree YOSHIYOSHI 17377 Posts user info edit post |
He was breaking the law. He got a ticket. Cops can't give EVERYONE a break. I hate that "the city needs money" crap. The cop was doing his job. It's like watching parking wars on a&e or whatever it is. Bunch of idiots just dont understand that they just cannot cut every person a break, and today he drew the short straw. Suck it up & take it like an adult.
And please people, use your headlights when it's raining too.
[Edited on November 29, 2010 at 9:35 AM. Reason : ] 11/29/2010 9:34:00 AM |
indy All American 3624 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "^But I should have the freedom to travel however I want without the gestapo police forcing me to burn my headlamps" |
Huh?11/29/2010 9:35:39 AM |