Dang ice got me...

carwash · 12-24-2008, 12:50 AM

Fight the ticket. Threaten to sue them for repairs due to lack of road preparations on their part. If you go to court, it will probably get dropped.

When the hell did you get that car?

WrenchMonkey · 12-25-2008, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by carwash

Fight the ticket. Threaten to sue them for repairs due to lack of road preparations on their part. If you go to court, it will probably get dropped.

That's the part that really gets me boiling. The city/county/state are so inept that they can't provide one of the ONLY services that actually benefit most taxpayers.

And then they decide that not only is it not their fault that the roads are impassable, but it's actually YOUR fault, and they'll take it upon themselves to punish you for what they didn't do.

And the punishment? ANOTHER $100 you get to pay the very people who aren't doing what we're paying em to do in the first place!

Sorry for the rant, did I make you feel any better about it?

Oh, and Merry Christmas!

Robert

tjjeepjeep · 12-27-2008, 04:28 PM

Good progress being made on repairs. I stopped by the shop yesterday to watch and learn about body work. (Frame rack...very very cool stuff.) Chris from CK Customs is taking good care of it. Looks like parts are gonna be the tricky thing. Scott/flxratd is working on headlight assembly and everything else, so we'll see what happens there. Here's a few more pics (camera phone):

wilson1010 · 12-27-2008, 05:05 PM

Glad you're OK, Lisa.

I try to restrain myself on these ticket posts, because I can be a PITA is a big hurry when I'm not careful. But, I'm with the rest of this crowd on the failure to control ticket. First of all, the cop is supposed to cite you when he concludes to a reasonable certainty that your failure to control constituted a violation of the law. How he does that 2 1/2 hours after a wreck that he did not see and no one witnessed but you is the problem. On the one hand, you could tell him to pound salt and that he could read the facts in your Ohio Crash Report that you are required to file within 24 or 48 hours of the wreck and can be wrtten by your lawyer so there is nothing in there that would serve as the basis for a ticket. Or, you can be cooperative and tell him what happened and have him slap a ticket on you.

Frankly, I think the police make a mistake in these failure to control tickets. If a client calls me on the cell phone from the car and asks what to do, there is only one answer: politely tell the cop that since he is investigating a violation of the law where you are the suspect, he can talk to your lawyer or read the Ohio Crash Report when you get around to filing it.

Eventually, no one will talk to police if every time they open their mouths (which no one is required to do) they get charged.

tjjeepjeep · 12-27-2008, 05:54 PM

I honestly haven't decided what to do .. court date of 1/8, so time is ticking.

KargoMaster · 01-02-2009, 02:30 PM

So is your X90 having a Happy New Year yet??

Just checking... Have to talk about something before the next Birthday...

tjjeepjeep · 01-02-2009, 04:00 PM

progress is being made ... know some parts came in today for it. which for those that don't know: a 'rare' car merely means parts are gonna cost someone to get.

12-24-2008, 12:50 AM	#1
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Fight the ticket. Threaten to sue them for repairs due to lack of road preparations on their part. If you go to court, it will probably get dropped. When the hell did you get that car? __________________

12-27-2008, 04:28 PM	#3
tjjeepjeep Just tired Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,213 Images: 2212	Good progress being made on repairs. I stopped by the shop yesterday to watch and learn about body work. (Frame rack...very very cool stuff.) Chris from CK Customs is taking good care of it. Looks like parts are gonna be the tricky thing. Scott/flxratd is working on headlight assembly and everything else, so we'll see what happens there. Here's a few more pics (camera phone): Attached Images __________________ I want to be the reason you look down at your phone and smile........then walk into a pole.

12-27-2008, 05:05 PM	#4
wilson1010 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 147	Glad you're OK, Lisa. I try to restrain myself on these ticket posts, because I can be a PITA is a big hurry when I'm not careful. But, I'm with the rest of this crowd on the failure to control ticket. First of all, the cop is supposed to cite you when he concludes to a reasonable certainty that your failure to control constituted a violation of the law. How he does that 2 1/2 hours after a wreck that he did not see and no one witnessed but you is the problem. On the one hand, you could tell him to pound salt and that he could read the facts in your Ohio Crash Report that you are required to file within 24 or 48 hours of the wreck and can be wrtten by your lawyer so there is nothing in there that would serve as the basis for a ticket. Or, you can be cooperative and tell him what happened and have him slap a ticket on you. Frankly, I think the police make a mistake in these failure to control tickets. If a client calls me on the cell phone from the car and asks what to do, there is only one answer: politely tell the cop that since he is investigating a violation of the law where you are the suspect, he can talk to your lawyer or read the Ohio Crash Report when you get around to filing it. Eventually, no one will talk to police if every time they open their mouths (which no one is required to do) they get charged. __________________ Unimog 406 XJ with a bunch of stuff put on by somebody else

12-27-2008, 05:54 PM	#5
tjjeepjeep Just tired Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,213 Images: 2212	I honestly haven't decided what to do .. court date of 1/8, so time is ticking. __________________ I want to be the reason you look down at your phone and smile........then walk into a pole.

01-02-2009, 02:30 PM	#6
KargoMaster Cleaning off the rust... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,009	So is your X90 having a Happy New Year yet?? Just checking... Have to talk about something before the next Birthday... __________________ brad 5.0L \| 435 \| 203 \| 300 \| 4.10 \| 39.5 Buildup BACK underway...

01-02-2009, 04:00 PM	#7
tjjeepjeep Just tired Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,213 Images: 2212	progress is being made ... know some parts came in today for it. which for those that don't know: a 'rare' car merely means parts are gonna cost someone to get. __________________ I want to be the reason you look down at your phone and smile........then walk into a pole.