I'm 16, got pulled over, left with a verbal warning. Now what do I do?
02-15-2010, 12:36 PM
#41
Oh and on topic... I was pulled over a few times as a teenager and let off with warnings. For the most part I did not tell my parents. Why bother? Only time I did is if I was pissed b/c I felt I was pulled over for no reason.... then I vented to them. Otherwise I typically didn't say anything.
02-15-2010, 01:00 PM
#44
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If I were in your position, that never happened.
Speeding tickets when youre a teen sucks. Ive gotten 8 tickets between the ages of 16 and 20 (only 4 stuck), which resulted in 4 suspensions (because Im fucking retarded). Ive gotten lucky a few times; I should've been arrested at one point but the officer allowed my passenger to drive the car home. My insurance rates are absolutely rediculous, and as of now the only things showing on my record is one administrative suspension and one speeding ticket - 85 in a 65 in Jersey, but I maintain that that incident was pure BS as I had to speed up going down hill when a truck was trying to occupy my passenger seat.
Speeding tickets when youre a teen sucks. Ive gotten 8 tickets between the ages of 16 and 20 (only 4 stuck), which resulted in 4 suspensions (because Im fucking retarded). Ive gotten lucky a few times; I should've been arrested at one point but the officer allowed my passenger to drive the car home. My insurance rates are absolutely rediculous, and as of now the only things showing on my record is one administrative suspension and one speeding ticket - 85 in a 65 in Jersey, but I maintain that that incident was pure BS as I had to speed up going down hill when a truck was trying to occupy my passenger seat.
02-15-2010, 01:03 PM
#45
Seriously, you got off the hook. You're pretty lucky. I got pulled over for going about that same speed in a 30 MPH zone as well. However the cop was really a dumbass and said I was actually going 50, when I was really going also about 40-42 or so (I checked my speedometer when I saw the cop on the side of the road, let go of the gas almost instantly, so there's no way I could have reached 50..)
Anyways, I got a speeding ticket, despite that being the first time I had been pulled over for any violation at all, whatsoever. Not saying I should have been let off the hook, but just letting you know how lucky you are that you got off with a warning
Anyways, I got a speeding ticket, despite that being the first time I had been pulled over for any violation at all, whatsoever. Not saying I should have been let off the hook, but just letting you know how lucky you are that you got off with a warning
02-15-2010, 01:05 PM
#46
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Seriously, you got off the hook. You're pretty lucky. I got pulled over for going about that same speed in a 30 MPH zone as well. However the cop was really a dumbass and said I was actually going 50, when I was really going also about 40-42 or so (I checked my speedometer when I saw the cop on the side of the road, let go of the gas almost instantly, so there's no way I could have reached 50..)
Anyways, I got a speeding ticket, despite that being the first time I had been pulled over for any violation at all, whatsoever. Not saying I should have been let off the hook, but just letting you know how lucky you are that you got off with a warning
Anyways, I got a speeding ticket, despite that being the first time I had been pulled over for any violation at all, whatsoever. Not saying I should have been let off the hook, but just letting you know how lucky you are that you got off with a warning
02-15-2010, 01:09 PM
#47
I can't wait to hear someone complain that they got ticketed for not using their turn signals in this town... I know people have been pulled over for it over here...
02-15-2010, 01:50 PM
#48
I'm Craig
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AFAIK, verbal warnings don't show up on your record and they won't affect your insurance. You have been blessed with a stroke of AMAZING luck. Just remember....what papa don't know won't hurt him. 
I wish I had been driving a TL when I was 16 so count yourself doubly lucky. 
:ibmovetocartalk:
I wish I had been driving a TL when I was 16 so count yourself doubly lucky. :ibmovetocartalk:
ALl be the first realz nukka to sayz it. FUck demz racist as police. demmz foolz be thinkan day is all bad cause the got a billy goat stick and what notz.. terry u aware of what the did 2 poor goat.. made him in2s a stick to be the man down witz.. next time spit in his face that will showz dem piggy wiggles who is bos hoggn up in this bizach
I felt like I came close to doing that last night.
I'm very well aware of the consequences, and 43 in a 30 is certainly not a habit of mine. At all.
In Marion County, IN, warnings count as 1 point against your record, speeding less than 15mph over the limit is 2 points, and over that is 4 and considered reckless driving. You should call the county courthouse tomorrow and ask when your court date is and show up EARLY. Don't tell your dad because you may be able to get out of it with traffic school.
You're fine. Tell your dad if your conscious keeps bothering you and do it just like you told us. Most likely, he'll be pleased with your honesty and will feel you learned a good lesson. Or if you're good to go with it, just let it drop and consider yourself a warned and fortunate young man. In either case, you are indeed fortunate in a number of ways.
BTW, let me commend you on your writing abilities. You do better than a heck of a lot of "adults" on this site. Keep improving - you will only reap the benefits.
BTW, let me commend you on your writing abilities. You do better than a heck of a lot of "adults" on this site. Keep improving - you will only reap the benefits.
you seem like a good kid. you also seem pretty humble so telling your dad shouldnt be a problem.
he may see your honesty as a good thing and let you off because you didnt actually get a ticket.
i personally see no need to tell him, however.
learn your lesson and move on, you DO NOT want speeding tickets at that age. i have 4 and im 21. with the money i pay in insurance i could have a waaay nicer car.
he may see your honesty as a good thing and let you off because you didnt actually get a ticket.
i personally see no need to tell him, however.
learn your lesson and move on, you DO NOT want speeding tickets at that age. i have 4 and im 21. with the money i pay in insurance i could have a waaay nicer car.
But yeah speeding tickets aren't going to please my old man. He told me how much my insurance is a year with my age and the car I drive- I about fell over.
Will do. I hear the police there are especially friendly.
02-15-2010, 02:57 PM
#49
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Yeah. I plan on telling my mother, who is divorced from my father, about it since she won't be too mad as she's not the one who paid for my car and insurance. I really would tell my dad, but I've got a pretty good feeling his reaction wouldn't be the same as yours. At the very least, the AEM CAI I planned on installing this spring most likely wouldn't be happening. Allowing performance mods after knowing about last night? Yeah not so much.
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02-15-2010, 03:36 PM
#51
Someday, an RS6 Avant+
If you do go to Mexico, stay away from the drug runners and police. They're killing each other (and tourists).
You're fortunate, and I like your plan of telling your Mom. I got pulled over as a teenager. Doing donuts in the parking lot of a Burger King while my friends were drinking heavily in the back seat. Lesson: never throw beer bottles out the car window. I was not drinking, so it worked out with dumping the beer and telling the cop where the party was (drinking age then was 18).
You're fortunate, and I like your plan of telling your Mom. I got pulled over as a teenager. Doing donuts in the parking lot of a Burger King while my friends were drinking heavily in the back seat. Lesson: never throw beer bottles out the car window. I was not drinking, so it worked out with dumping the beer and telling the cop where the party was (drinking age then was 18).
02-15-2010, 04:00 PM
#53
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I also have two daughters and with them, as with me and my brother when we were being raised, honesty, not stealing, and not telling lies was most important. We insisted on this as parents and so did my parents. I like to think this was the right way.
02-15-2010, 04:07 PM
#54
The sizzle in the Steak
Seriously?!?!!?? There had to be a thread for this.
02-15-2010, 05:04 PM
#55
I'm Craig
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Ah, a very smart man actually. Haha.
Geez. Don't you love getting in trouble on someone else's behalf? That's always the best. Did that get you a ticket?
And there really had to be a post for that...
I'm 16. Shared my experience and remorse for getting pulled over.
If you do go to Mexico, stay away from the drug runners and police. They're killing each other (and tourists).
You're fortunate, and I like your plan of telling your Mom. I got pulled over as a teenager. Doing donuts in the parking lot of a Burger King while my friends were drinking heavily in the back seat. Lesson: never throw beer bottles out the car window. I was not drinking, so it worked out with dumping the beer and telling the cop where the party was (drinking age then was 18).
You're fortunate, and I like your plan of telling your Mom. I got pulled over as a teenager. Doing donuts in the parking lot of a Burger King while my friends were drinking heavily in the back seat. Lesson: never throw beer bottles out the car window. I was not drinking, so it worked out with dumping the beer and telling the cop where the party was (drinking age then was 18).
And there really had to be a post for that...
I'm 16. Shared my experience and remorse for getting pulled over.
02-15-2010, 05:21 PM
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Your fine, its no big deal. The deal is exactly what it is, so until that day where u receive a piece of paper with a court date, your fine. Do the speed limit until your 18.
02-15-2010, 07:43 PM
#58
02-15-2010, 10:33 PM
#59
Burning Brakes
i told my dad about my verbal warning (for 47 in a 35 exiting a 7-figure neighborhood...maybe the cop took pity on me in the 94 camry?) and he seemed amused, so from this i would agree with the earlier statements on honesty.
i said "i don't normally speed i prefer to go the speed limit" to which he replied "so the car i saw flying by me in (month, 2 years prior) on (highway) with (my license plate) wasn't you then?"
:surrender
Oh and OP, having your car taken away for a ticket isn't so harsh. My dad's stated policy on tickets is "If you get a speeding ticket, you shall be lynched in the backyard."
i said "i don't normally speed i prefer to go the speed limit" to which he replied "so the car i saw flying by me in (month, 2 years prior) on (highway) with (my license plate) wasn't you then?"
:surrender
Oh and OP, having your car taken away for a ticket isn't so harsh. My dad's stated policy on tickets is "If you get a speeding ticket, you shall be lynched in the backyard."
Last edited by niju321; 02-15-2010 at 10:35 PM.
02-15-2010, 10:58 PM
#60
E92
Honestly OP, I wouldn't take the chance. You really have nothing significant to gain, and your car to lose.
The thing is, threats like that many times end up being met with less harsh punishments than when they say "I'll take your car away." Your dad is never going to hang you in your backyard
i told my dad about my verbal warning (for 47 in a 35 exiting a 7-figure neighborhood...maybe the cop took pity on me in the 94 camry?) and he seemed amused, so from this i would agree with the earlier statements on honesty.
i said "i don't normally speed i prefer to go the speed limit" to which he replied "so the car i saw flying by me in (month, 2 years prior) on (highway) with (my license plate) wasn't you then?"
:surrender
Oh and OP, having your car taken away for a ticket isn't so harsh. My dad's stated policy on tickets is "If you get a speeding ticket, you shall be lynched in the backyard."
i said "i don't normally speed i prefer to go the speed limit" to which he replied "so the car i saw flying by me in (month, 2 years prior) on (highway) with (my license plate) wasn't you then?"
:surrender
Oh and OP, having your car taken away for a ticket isn't so harsh. My dad's stated policy on tickets is "If you get a speeding ticket, you shall be lynched in the backyard."
02-15-2010, 11:41 PM
#61
Burning Brakes
Honestly OP, I wouldn't take the chance. You really have nothing significant to gain, and your car to lose.
The thing is, threats like that many times end up being met with less harsh punishments than when they say "I'll take your car away." Your dad is never going to hang you in your backyard
The thing is, threats like that many times end up being met with less harsh punishments than when they say "I'll take your car away." Your dad is never going to hang you in your backyard
Last edited by niju321; 02-15-2010 at 11:44 PM. Reason: common sense prevailed
02-16-2010, 01:25 AM
#62
S E L L
You're insurance rates must be orbiting the earth!!You're fine. Tell your dad if your conscious keeps bothering you and do it just like you told us. Most likely, he'll be pleased with your honesty and will feel you learned a good lesson. Or if you're good to go with it, just let it drop and consider yourself a warned and fortunate young man. In either case, you are indeed fortunate in a number of ways.
BTW, let me commend you on your writing abilities. You do better than a heck of a lot of "adults" on this site. Keep improving - you will only reap the benefits.
BTW, let me commend you on your writing abilities. You do better than a heck of a lot of "adults" on this site. Keep improving - you will only reap the benefits.
Thank you for using proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling correctly. I don't know how some of the idiots I know ever graduated high school. It's actually a little scary. 
02-16-2010, 04:24 AM
#63
Someday, an RS6 Avant+
No, just a warning
Honesty FTMFW....
02-16-2010, 05:06 PM
#64
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I was in your shoes when I was 16. My parents were out of town and I took my dad's 1997 Jaguar XJ6L out for the night. I got pulled for going 47 in a 35. Considering my dad never let me drive the car, even if he was sitting shotty, I knew I was fucked. The police officer knew I was scared shitless so he let me go with a verbal warning. He said "Son you've gotta slow down. I know you have a nice car for your age, but nobody is impressed. Just take your time getting around town. Take this as a lesson learned, go on home."
I ended up telling my dad and he wasn't too happy to say the least. But he soon got over it and appreciated me telling him the truth and not hiding it from him.
I ended up telling my dad and he wasn't too happy to say the least. But he soon got over it and appreciated me telling him the truth and not hiding it from him.
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