Quote Originally Posted by Scott H
you were well on your way to being in the EXACT same position I was in a couple years ago with my reckless charge.........total ********.

Those ****ing troopers in IL need to start enforcing the lane change and left lane occupancy rules instead of provoking people like you and I who keep the cell phones off and pay a lot of attention to what we are doing when we are on the roads.

I have no useful advice for regular tickets.....only reckless driving charges.........and that advice is: get a lawyer

Last night I was cruising on my way home from work at about 11:30PM....a Saab was probably going 120mph in and out of traffic and I was cruising the empty middle lane at 90mph. 5 miles later after getting off the Edens spur where 294/94 merge back together going northbound, I made a 95mph pass in the left lane. A trooper all of the sudden showed up on my ass......I though for sure he got me. I found a spot to merge in the lane to my right and he moved up to get a look at me.....paced me for a few seconds, and then sped off. How he missed that Saab and decided to eye me.....I have no clue.
I am with Scott H on this one, I got hit for "careless driving" for not using a signal when merging, except I did use a signal. he also told me that I was speeding in a 40 zone, yet i had JUST left a green light... i should have told him that I WISH my car could get to over 40 in 30 feet. Jason (TheGEAK) was there that night, I apparently "cut off" a vehicle and was speeding, all while behind a Geo Metro with no emissions. Its a beautiful freaking world. I ALWAYS signal and I ALWAYS look.