So a little while earlier I am getting off the highway to head to my incall location, I get to the light and I stopped completely and turn on my turn signal... Few seconds later a cop pulls me over. I asked him why? He says that I didn't use my turn signal a few feet before I got to the light... I gave him that wtf look. After holding me up about 25 minutes he gives me a ticket. So not only do I have to pay a fine I just lost out on a 90-minute call. Asswhole Originally Posted by Carmella_love69You likely received the ticket instead of a warning because you gave them the WTF look. He told you, rightfully, you broke a driving law and you copped attitude. That's a fast track, or in this case slow track (I got money you told him you were in a hurry along with that 'tude) to a ticket.
So a little while earlier I am getting off the highway to head to my incall location, I get to the light and I stopped completely and turn on my turn signal... Few seconds later a cop pulls me over. I asked him why? He says that I didn't use my turn signal a few feet before I got to the light... I gave him that wtf look. After holding me up about 25 minutes he gives me a ticket. So not only do I have to pay a fine I just lost out on a 90-minute call. Asswhole Originally Posted by Carmella_love69That's Irving po-po for you. They're hurting for revenue and overzealous.
So a little while earlier I am getting off the highway to head to my incall location, I get to the light and I stopped completely and turn on my turn signal... Few seconds later a cop pulls me over. I asked him why? He says that I didn't use my turn signal a few feet before I got to the light... I gave him that wtf look. After holding me up about 25 minutes he gives me a ticket. So not only do I have to pay a fine I just lost out on a 90-minute call. Asswhole Originally Posted by Carmella_love69DONT PAY THE FINE!
So a little while earlier I am getting off the highway to head to my incall location, I get to the light and I stopped completely and turn on my turn signal... Few seconds later a cop pulls me over. I asked him why? He says that I didn't use my turn signal a few feet before I got to the light... I gave him that wtf look. After holding me up about 25 minutes he gives me a ticket. So not only do I have to pay a fine I just lost out on a 90-minute call. Asswhole Originally Posted by Carmella_love69Sorry that happened to you. Traffic cops are revenue generators and have little to do with safety. You said you got to the light and made a complete stop and then turned on your signal. Technically that's not the right way to do it but if you were stopped and then turned it on then obviously it was not a safety issue. I wasn't at the stop so I don't know how the interaction went but it seems like something so chicken shit at that could have been a warning. And while they may have a certain length of time for a stop 25 minutes for a routine traffic stop is NOT the norm. I would definitely seek deferred adjudication (probation) to keep it off your driving record Sorry you had a bad day!