H2oiamwater
07-16-2007, 10:36 PM
OK so ive had my car for a month to this date...and i was driving home yesterday and got pulled over. I was at a stop sign were the road has a bend to it...and there is a fence that makes it so you can only see about 100-150 feet or so.There is a hole in traffic...so i get ready to go....and start goin and then i see a truck come out from behind the fence so being out and still moving i had to go so i punched it and i swear my tires (which have about 10% of tread) hit that white line at the stop sign and started spinning. They spun prolly on revolution around then i put the wheel strait for a second and let about half way off. So the tires would grip and there wouldnt be the resistance of the front tires tryin to turn. Then i kept turning and got up to speed so the truck wouldnt hit me or have to slam on the brakes. About 100 yards down the road i hear a woo woop and get pulled over. We both talked like a normal conversation and did all that had to be done. I got a ticket for a court date for wreckless driving. First of all i was pist that it was for wreckless driving when i didnt mean to and ive seen so many people do it.
Do you think if i told them what happened i could atleast get it to go down to a parking ticket or something?
I was gonna tell the judge that im still new to the RWD and it being a RWD with no weight over the tires like a FWD and with it still being a fairly new car to me that I did not know it would re-act that way. (good idea or just tell them that the cars a month old)
My record is Clean and I only got pulled over once before for a "california stop" were no one was at the 4 way and the cop pretty much just told me to drive safe.
any advice would be greatful because i think im gettin the BS end of this with me just tryin to get into traffic.
I wish i had a clutch instead and woulda just dropped a fatty peal out so all this shit would atleast be worth it....
thanks in advance though
HERE IS THE ACTUAL LAW ON WRECKLESS DRIVING IN WA
RCW 46.61.500
Reckless driving — Penalty.
</B>(1) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. Violation of the provisions of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.
(2) The license or permit to drive or any nonresident privilege of any person convicted of reckless driving shall be suspended by the department for not less than thirty days.
[1990 c 291 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 85; 1967 c 32 § 67; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 59.]
Notes:
Rules of court: Bail in criminal traffic offense cases -- Mandatory appearance -- CrRLJ 3.2.
Effective date -- Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.63.010).
Arrest of person involved in reckless driving: RCW 10.31.100 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=10.31.100).
Criminal history and driving record: RCW 46.61.513 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.513).
Embracing another while driving as reckless driving: RCW 46.61.665 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.665).
Excess speed as prima facie evidence of reckless driving: RCW 46.61.465 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.465). Racing of vehicles on public highways, reckless driving: RCW 46.61.530 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.530). Revocation of license, reckless driving: RCW 46.20.285 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.20.285).
Do you think if i told them what happened i could atleast get it to go down to a parking ticket or something?
I was gonna tell the judge that im still new to the RWD and it being a RWD with no weight over the tires like a FWD and with it still being a fairly new car to me that I did not know it would re-act that way. (good idea or just tell them that the cars a month old)
My record is Clean and I only got pulled over once before for a "california stop" were no one was at the 4 way and the cop pretty much just told me to drive safe.
any advice would be greatful because i think im gettin the BS end of this with me just tryin to get into traffic.
I wish i had a clutch instead and woulda just dropped a fatty peal out so all this shit would atleast be worth it....
thanks in advance though
HERE IS THE ACTUAL LAW ON WRECKLESS DRIVING IN WA
RCW 46.61.500
Reckless driving — Penalty.
</B>(1) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. Violation of the provisions of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.
(2) The license or permit to drive or any nonresident privilege of any person convicted of reckless driving shall be suspended by the department for not less than thirty days.
[1990 c 291 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 85; 1967 c 32 § 67; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 59.]
Notes:
Rules of court: Bail in criminal traffic offense cases -- Mandatory appearance -- CrRLJ 3.2.
Effective date -- Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.63.010).
Arrest of person involved in reckless driving: RCW 10.31.100 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=10.31.100).
Criminal history and driving record: RCW 46.61.513 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.513).
Embracing another while driving as reckless driving: RCW 46.61.665 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.665).
Excess speed as prima facie evidence of reckless driving: RCW 46.61.465 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.465). Racing of vehicles on public highways, reckless driving: RCW 46.61.530 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.61.530). Revocation of license, reckless driving: RCW 46.20.285 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.20.285).