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I just got a ticket on the 'Drag' (UT campus)...

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by thelasik, Sep 28, 2005.

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  1. thelasik

    thelasik Contributing Member

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    I was coming back from the library about half an hour ago and decided to take a left on 29th instead of 28th.

    Most, if not all, of the lights on Guadalupe allow a yielded left turn. There is a separate light for turning left on 29th that I didn't even see. The cop was about 15 yards away from me. Honestly, I thought this light was also a yield, so I stopped, made sure there weren't any cars coming, and made a left turn.

    Then BAM, I saw these bright red and blue lights flashing behind me. The cop came out and asked me if I knew why I got pulled over. Not knowing there was a separate light for turning left, I said no. I explained my story and it seemed like she didn't give a damn about what I had to say. Did she really think I was dumb enough to run a red light when she was only 15 yards away from me? Damn.

    This is my first ticket, so I guess I'll have to take defensive driving to get this cleared. The safety packet costs $95 and the actual defensive driving class costs $30 while the actual ticket is $200. Are there any cheaper ways of getting this ticket dismissed besides going to court hoping the cop won't show up?

    I've always hated the roads in Austin - now I hate them even more.
     
    #1 thelasik, Sep 28, 2005
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  2. insane man

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    yeah it sucks.

    but you broke the law. suck it up.
     
    #2 insane man, Sep 28, 2005
  3. chow_yun_fat

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    traffic lawyer
     
    #3 chow_yun_fat, Sep 28, 2005
  4. Mr. Brightside

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    women drivers....uh, i meant women cops.
     
    #4 Mr. Brightside, Sep 28, 2005
  5. weakfromtoday

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    I hate the drag, driving wise. I always just go down the Burger King, take a left there, and then come back the other way to find a parking spot. Tow truck drivers prey off that entire area, even towing pizza delivery guys durning the 3 mins they are going up to someone's door to deliver.
     
    #5 weakfromtoday, Sep 28, 2005
  6. DallasThomas

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    Are you talking about that separate left-turn only light on the pole in front of Toy Joy when you're heading north on Guadalupe? Because a lot of people miss that one. They really need to make it more visible.
     
    #6 DallasThomas, Sep 28, 2005
  7. thelasik

    thelasik Contributing Member

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    Yeah, across the street from Chevron.
     
    #7 thelasik, Sep 28, 2005
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    Apparently you are.
     
    #8 RocketsPimp, Sep 28, 2005
  9. gucci888

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    Driving in Austin in general is kinda confusing. But you definitely need to pay extra attention to left turns on Guadalupe, a lot of them between MLK and 28th don't allow them at all at stoplights.

    Your first ticket? Suck it up, you've got nothing on me. :D
     
    #9 gucci888, Sep 28, 2005
  10. arkoe

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    Wait a minute. What were you doing on drapg?
     
    #10 arkoe, Sep 28, 2005
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    Whenever I'm going to Trudy's, I always seem to miss that light.
     
    #11 Baqui99, Sep 28, 2005
  12. Mr. Brightside

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    Everytime I've been to Austin I notice that a significant number of drivers fail to see the traffic light next to the Jimmy Johns on MLK. Very close calls for a lot of innocents.
     
    #12 Mr. Brightside, Sep 28, 2005
  13. Hakeem06

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    do it on the internet it's cheaper and gets everything cleared...and screw austin cops for pulling people over for minor **** like that..there are so many one-way streets and so much road work they should cut people a freakin' break. they should stop killing people too...
     
    #13 Hakeem06, Sep 28, 2005
  14. SWTsig

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    i always make that illegal left on the drag and 26th. it's just so much more convenient.
     
    #14 SWTsig, Sep 28, 2005
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