Question for Police Officers about 2 tickets in one stop

You should have told the officer you were going to stop 3 times at the next stop sign. He would have let you go.

Seeking advice wrote:

There wasn't any traffic and I wasn't putting anyone's life at risk, however, the officer marked down that there was "medium" traffic on the road. Why???

The "traffic" isn't defined by the amount of traffic at that particular point in time, but rather over a longer period of time - say an hour. If a certain amount of traffic is going by, per hour, that classifies the traffic load.

Or he did it just to screw you and make sure you couldn't get it tossed.

Seeking advice wrote:

All I need is one slap to make me think about coming to complete stops on my way home from work.

Thanks for the input.

Maybe two slaps will make you actually stop, instead of just thinking about it.

You're welcome.

Yeah, when I got my speeding ticket, the cop marked down traffic level "medium" also. I was on a highway at 6:00 am cruising 70 in a 55 and there was literally no one out there. Hundred something dollars too..

I had the same thing happen and when i went to traffic court, the mayor merged the tickets so that I didn't get double points on my license. It's worth asking for leniency from the presiding official.

always plead innocent to traffic tickets. Go to traffic court. The mediator is not a judge but a local attorney. They know the score, and will listen to what you say. If you show up dressed respectfully, act respectful, and tell them the truth - even if it means that you did it, they will usually cut the penalty at least somewhat. Just don't start complaining or making it seem as if you are important. That will seal your fate.

Call a crim atty and ask them to handle them for $100.00 to $200.00. In my neck of the woods all I would have to do is walk in and tell the prosecutor you made two rolling stops and that you won't do it again (assuming you have a relatively clean record). Both tickets would likely be dismissed without court costs. Even if you had to pay court costs on one ticket it would be less in the long run. If they go on your record - even one - your insurance would likely go up will go up for the next three to five years and that could cost you hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Also, no one wants points on their license.

Your mileage may vary depending on your location/jurisdiction.

Seeking advice wrote:

Hello. I just received 2 tickets in one traffic stop for rolling through 2 stop signs. I did it, I am guilty. There wasn't any traffic and I wasn't putting anyone's life at risk, however, the officer marked down that there was "medium" traffic on the road. Why???

Also, is there any chance I can ask the judge for probation on one of the tickets? I'll even pick up garbage and pay the fine to keep the second off my record. I fully admit my guilt, but don't want two sets of violation points on my license. Sometimes people need a slap in the face to wake them up. All I need is one slap to make me think about coming to complete stops on my way home from work.

Thanks for the input.

In the business, we call that a "two-fer."

You got burned!

Seeking advice wrote:

Hello. I just received 2 tickets in one traffic stop for rolling through 2 stop signs. I did it, I am guilty. There wasn't any traffic and I wasn't putting anyone's life at risk, however, the officer marked down that there was "medium" traffic on the road. Why???

Also, is there any chance I can ask the judge for probation on one of the tickets? I'll even pick up garbage and pay the fine to keep the second off my record. I fully admit my guilt, but don't want two sets of violation points on my license. Sometimes people need a slap in the face to wake them up. All I need is one slap to make me think about coming to complete stops on my way home from work.

Thanks for the input.

Just don't do it again or speed or break any other traffic laws. Don't go ick up garbarge, just live with it. Two taffic violations? Big deal. Just don't get more.

Good advice Flagpole.

Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year!

My guess is that when this goes to court, they've give you only one conviction. That way, they get to pretend everyone's happy and they make money, which is what all of this ticketing is about anyway. It's not about safety.

Flagpole Willy wrote:

Just don't do it again or speed or break any other traffic laws. Don't go ick up garbarge, just live with it. Two taffic violations? Big deal. Just don't get more.

This is a big deal. If you get in an accident of any kind, they will see your tickets/points ... and raise you ins. rates.

If you get a new car, they will raise your rates then. The only way this won't cost you money in the long run is if you don't get in any accident or buy a new car for three years ... maybe five I am not sure on that.

But I got in an accident several years ago, and then got a ticket a short time later. My insurance went from $384 per six months to $884. $1780 for insurance on a Dodge Intrepid (that was old) and I was over 25 ... so that was a lot of money.

With Michigan auto insurance, these two tickets would be considered 1 occurrence so you’d only get charged for 1 ticket, if and when the company finds out. Most companies order driving records on all drivers every 2-3 years, while a few order them every 6 months or every 12 months. Insurance companies don’t order driving records every time there‘s a change on the policy so you may not see it.

If you get a new car, of course your rates will go up. It costs more to insure a newer car because it costs more to replace/repair it (in most instances).

Again, speaking for MI, if you can plead the tickets to IMPEDING TRAFFIC, or something similar, you’d be much better off. The Impeding traffic ticket is not abstractable, which means it doesn’t show on your driving history. The fine is still there but the ticket doesn’t appear on your driving history.

OKIE wrote:In the business, we call that a "two-fer."

You got burned!

Wow, that's a great contribution to the thread. I'll bet you and your short-dick pig friends get chubby little woods when you sit around talking about all of the douches you issued "two-fers"!!! Yeah man, burned! Ha ha ha

I wanna grow up and be a pig in a little shit town, so I can burn fuckers with "TWO-FERS"! That shit is cool!

The points will still jack up his insurance. Your best bet would be to go to mayor's court and see if they will bargain it down to an equipment or other non-moving violation. Worth a try in the interest of keeping your insurance rates down. Insurance companies and most employers who provide a company car generally look at a 3 year Motor Vehicle Record history.

Plead innocent on the grounds the officer was incompetant by not stopping you when you went through the first stop sign. That incompetance set a precedant that it is alright to roll through stop signs.

If you kill one person on one block, then walk over a block and kill another person, should you be charged with one count of homicide or two?

fall down drunk wrote:

If you kill one person on one block, then walk over a block and kill another person, should you be charged with one count of homicide or two?

I am a physicist, and so a big fan of reductionism, but seriously, as though the two were in any way equivalent.