Hey all,
First time in here, so I apologize if I do not follow procedure for posting or anything. I was down to Mustang Week at Myrtle Beach for the whole week. And almost every night I found myself out cruising down the strip with some friends. Every night when I saw an LEO, I made sure to thank them for their help and to stay safe. One officer even asked me on the first night that people went cruising "Why are there all these mustangs down here this week?" Many of the LEO's I spoke to were very kind and polite, even though I was just another young man driving a Mustang.
Now onto the concern I have. It was on the Friday night after the big car show, and I was cruising down Ocean Blvd and a father and son were standing along side the road and they were all excited taking pictures of my car. The little boy, couldnt have been more than 5 years old, shouted out to me "NICE CAR!" and I said thank you. At this point, I thought it might make his and his father's night to rev it up to hear what my car sounded like. So I proceded to rev it up for them. Mind you, my car is probably the quietest mustang at mustang week, as I have some decent mufflers and cats still on the car. So after I revved it up, I continued my cruise up Ocean Blvd and about a tenth of a mile later...an LEO that was riding a bike pulled up beside me and almost hit my car and told me to park it.
Now, this LEO was not very polite and he was very arrogant while dealing with me. And I read the rules and said no jabs or insults towards LEO's, and I by no means intend this as an insult, but more of a disappointment compared to the other officers I had spoken to throughout the week being so pleasant. And I by no means was being uncooperative. Had my license, reg card, and insurance card in hand before he walked up to the car. He asked me the question "Sir, is there a reason why you were racing your engine?" I followed that with a respectful answer of "Yes sir, there was a young boy and his father who were admiring my car, and I thought they might enjoy hearing how it sounded." The LEO continued with a question "And what would have happened if you would have popped the clutch while 'racing' your engine?" And I respectfully replied "Nothing officer, the car was in neutral." And without saying another word, he walked to the rear of my car and wrote me a ticket.
The ticket, under the offense line he wrote the following:
"Racing Engine"
Now here is where I am confused. With anything "racing", there is typically a competition at hand, correct?
The LEO informed me that the ticket was a non-moving violation, so there is no points. But the ticket was issued to me at a pricetag of $262!!!
Now I have never even heard of a fine that large in PA, where I live! If I were closer to SC, I'd make the drive down and show up in court and fight the ticket. I was talking to the State HOR representative for my area, who is a close family friend. He advised me to write a letter to the precinct and ask if there is any laws(of which I cannot find online to reference...if you can help, that'd be awesome!) of which I broke and if it had anything to do with noise, if there was a decibel reading of which the LEO had that he forgot to write on the ticket, if I could receive that information.
Also, SC's tickets are confusing as hell to read! Here in PA, the citations have everything broken down as for how the funds from the citation is allocated, how to go about paying the fine, and everything. The directions on the back of the ticket about how to pay the ticket are very confusing. Here in PA, we must plead guilty or not guilty within 10 days of the citation, and there were no such directions. Also, the officer did not circle anything on if a court appearance was mandatory or not, so if it is, I'm kinda screwed as I wasnt planning on making that journey. Also, says if youre mailing in the fine that you must send money order, certified check, or secure form of payment to the court listed on your ticket. The LEO listed the court as "Judge". It does have an address, but I'd feel slightly ridiculous sending an envelope or money order to "Judge" without having any other information of which to fill out the check or money order to.
Sorry gentlemen for the lengthy post, I am just confused at what to do here. I have court today for my first speeding ticket ever, for a 37 in a 25mph zone, of which there was no leniency offered. My uncle is an LEO near where I live and he was surprised they even stopped me for it. I know I was wrong, but I am planning on going into court just to see if I can get the points dropped, even if that means paying a more substantial fine.
Thank you gentlemen for all your help! And to all the LEO's out there, thank you for your service and stay safe! :beer:
Teej
First time in here, so I apologize if I do not follow procedure for posting or anything. I was down to Mustang Week at Myrtle Beach for the whole week. And almost every night I found myself out cruising down the strip with some friends. Every night when I saw an LEO, I made sure to thank them for their help and to stay safe. One officer even asked me on the first night that people went cruising "Why are there all these mustangs down here this week?" Many of the LEO's I spoke to were very kind and polite, even though I was just another young man driving a Mustang.
Now onto the concern I have. It was on the Friday night after the big car show, and I was cruising down Ocean Blvd and a father and son were standing along side the road and they were all excited taking pictures of my car. The little boy, couldnt have been more than 5 years old, shouted out to me "NICE CAR!" and I said thank you. At this point, I thought it might make his and his father's night to rev it up to hear what my car sounded like. So I proceded to rev it up for them. Mind you, my car is probably the quietest mustang at mustang week, as I have some decent mufflers and cats still on the car. So after I revved it up, I continued my cruise up Ocean Blvd and about a tenth of a mile later...an LEO that was riding a bike pulled up beside me and almost hit my car and told me to park it.
Now, this LEO was not very polite and he was very arrogant while dealing with me. And I read the rules and said no jabs or insults towards LEO's, and I by no means intend this as an insult, but more of a disappointment compared to the other officers I had spoken to throughout the week being so pleasant. And I by no means was being uncooperative. Had my license, reg card, and insurance card in hand before he walked up to the car. He asked me the question "Sir, is there a reason why you were racing your engine?" I followed that with a respectful answer of "Yes sir, there was a young boy and his father who were admiring my car, and I thought they might enjoy hearing how it sounded." The LEO continued with a question "And what would have happened if you would have popped the clutch while 'racing' your engine?" And I respectfully replied "Nothing officer, the car was in neutral." And without saying another word, he walked to the rear of my car and wrote me a ticket.
The ticket, under the offense line he wrote the following:
"Racing Engine"
Now here is where I am confused. With anything "racing", there is typically a competition at hand, correct?
The LEO informed me that the ticket was a non-moving violation, so there is no points. But the ticket was issued to me at a pricetag of $262!!!
Now I have never even heard of a fine that large in PA, where I live! If I were closer to SC, I'd make the drive down and show up in court and fight the ticket. I was talking to the State HOR representative for my area, who is a close family friend. He advised me to write a letter to the precinct and ask if there is any laws(of which I cannot find online to reference...if you can help, that'd be awesome!) of which I broke and if it had anything to do with noise, if there was a decibel reading of which the LEO had that he forgot to write on the ticket, if I could receive that information.
Also, SC's tickets are confusing as hell to read! Here in PA, the citations have everything broken down as for how the funds from the citation is allocated, how to go about paying the fine, and everything. The directions on the back of the ticket about how to pay the ticket are very confusing. Here in PA, we must plead guilty or not guilty within 10 days of the citation, and there were no such directions. Also, the officer did not circle anything on if a court appearance was mandatory or not, so if it is, I'm kinda screwed as I wasnt planning on making that journey. Also, says if youre mailing in the fine that you must send money order, certified check, or secure form of payment to the court listed on your ticket. The LEO listed the court as "Judge". It does have an address, but I'd feel slightly ridiculous sending an envelope or money order to "Judge" without having any other information of which to fill out the check or money order to.
Sorry gentlemen for the lengthy post, I am just confused at what to do here. I have court today for my first speeding ticket ever, for a 37 in a 25mph zone, of which there was no leniency offered. My uncle is an LEO near where I live and he was surprised they even stopped me for it. I know I was wrong, but I am planning on going into court just to see if I can get the points dropped, even if that means paying a more substantial fine.
Thank you gentlemen for all your help! And to all the LEO's out there, thank you for your service and stay safe! :beer:
Teej
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