Hey guys,
I was out cruising tonight on a popular road in my area known for racing. There were a lot of fast cars on the road. I was at a red light with 3 other cars. When the light changed I took off a wee bit too fast and the tires squealed a little. Some of the other cars also took off quicker than usual but we never exceeded the speed limit. Unfortunately a cop was further back and I didn't see him. So he wrote me up for squealing my tires. I am thinking of fighting this in court. The cop had another officer with him in his car as witness.
My defense would be that I had traction control off because it is dangerous to drive with it on and the tires were wet because they were sprinkling the medians with water. We all know how easy the tires spin with a Terminator :shrug: For the record the tires did not squeal that much.
How many points would such a moving violation carry? Has anyone had success fighting a similar citation? I live in Michigan and the ticket is $110. I have 1 point (speeding) on my license which will go off in 3 months.
Thanks for any input / advice.
I was out cruising tonight on a popular road in my area known for racing. There were a lot of fast cars on the road. I was at a red light with 3 other cars. When the light changed I took off a wee bit too fast and the tires squealed a little. Some of the other cars also took off quicker than usual but we never exceeded the speed limit. Unfortunately a cop was further back and I didn't see him. So he wrote me up for squealing my tires. I am thinking of fighting this in court. The cop had another officer with him in his car as witness.
My defense would be that I had traction control off because it is dangerous to drive with it on and the tires were wet because they were sprinkling the medians with water. We all know how easy the tires spin with a Terminator :shrug: For the record the tires did not squeal that much.
How many points would such a moving violation carry? Has anyone had success fighting a similar citation? I live in Michigan and the ticket is $110. I have 1 point (speeding) on my license which will go off in 3 months.
Thanks for any input / advice.
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