First ticket in over 3 years!

[valjean]

This past weekend I was taking my first 100+ mile trip in my 3 week old Vibe. I got stopped for doing 87 in a 70. Fortunately the cop only gave me a 10 over ticket, which is only 1 point on the freeway. But when he looked up my record, it showed that I got a ticket in December of '99 and that it was never paid. So apparently I've been driving on a suspended license since 01/31/00. He couldn't just let me go and tell me get it taken care of, instead he wrote me another ticket for it, which counts as a misdemeanor. Now whether or not I figure out what happened and get it taken care of, I have to drive an hour and a half on the 13th to go to court and go in front of a judge. This sucks!The Vibe is a lot easier to speed in than my old Saturn. So be careful on trips, especially around St. Johns, Michigan on 127.-valjean

[Triton]

I've been through St. John's many times and I have heard that they don't tolerate very much. I am surprised he reduced the amount of the ticket for you. That does suck about the other ticket though. Sorry to hear about the troubles.

[valjean]

Well counting this as 2 tickets (speeding & DWLS), I've had a total of 4 tickets in my 8 years of driving. The ticket they didn't have a record of me paying was for going through a stop sign and my first was 30 in a 25 (Downtown Plymouth, MI).-valjean

[Susky]

Just out of curiosity...what color is your Vibe? An old buddy of mine used to describe the color that Pontiac calls "Lava" as "Arrest-Me Red."

[valjean]

I've got the Neptune two-tone. But it was more like 3-tone. From top to bottom the colors were Neptune>White>Grey. The white was from all the salt on the road.

[philndz]

over eight years i dont think its too bad...ive been driving for 4 years and i only have a illegal left turn ...which on my record reads as defective equipment (thankyou to the corrupt justice system of the states ) and one other closed road ticket....dont get me started on that crap! so i guess at this rate i would have 4 @ 8yrs also.

[MrRich]

4 tickets in 8 years i guess it's not that bad.I live in Canada 5 years and i got three speeding tickets.1.140 in 802.120 in 803.105 in 80

[Cubanpete]

I got a bombardment of tickets for driving like a Maniac in 87 with my IROC Z28..............was fun to be young and insane!

[philndz]

i no longer drive "young"....now i drive "spirited" and the vibe loves it!

[jackospades]

I just received a ticket in Hazel Park,Mi. I hadn't had a ticket in 6 yrs I believe. Yeah i made a left turn on yellow to beat traffic and hit lift shot to 54mph before I knew it. At least that's what I told the Officer. I moved to Mi a few years ago so I had a clean slate up here. he couldn't pull up a record or anything on me. This frustrated him so he gave me a 5 over. Then persisted to drill me with questions about my "sports car" I couldn't laugh at the time because my wife was going to be a little mad. But the cop was funny. By the way I had 6 tkts in Alabama 3 for racing

[red]

this car is ssssooooooo easy to speed in! i find myself hitting 65mph and 70mph every day going to and from work! and thats in the slow poke awd model! thsi car makes me smile like my big block trans am used to

[jackospades]

Which x-pressway silver?

[Project Shadow]

I have been driving for 12 years and average a ticket every year, I don't think this will improve now that I have the Vibe. My wife budgets for the $130.00/yr. She's so sweet.