Trucker gets $17,000 ticket

[reviewer]

"My face just dropped. I couldn't even believe it," Carroll said. "I said, 'What is this, 1,700?' He said, 'No, 17,000.' I said, $17,000?"

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[brady_44]

WOW that's extreme. I've only had one ticket in my life and I wasn't too happy about it... but if I had gotten this one

[lynclarke]

My husband's brother is a state cop. He says big rig trucks are always profitable.

[januarymarch]

That's crazy. The blind side of the law.

I got a ticket for talking on my cellphone last week. I wasn't even talking on it. I was sitting on a stop sign behind six cars that hadn't moved for at least a minute. We were just sitting there and I picked up my cellphone to check a text message. Bam! There he was at my window. "Pull over, please."

I was never so mad. Wouldn't listen. Just had to meet his quota I guess. Just once I'd like to get a person like that in a bad position. You know what I'd do. Let em off. And then wag my finger in their face and say, "bad dog, bad dog."

[lynclarke]

januarymarch- where are you from? I have never heard of anyone getting a cell phone ticket! How much did it cost? Inquiring minds need to know!

[rduell]

I know that it's illegal in NY state to talk on a cell phone if you're behind the wheel. You have to pull over to the side of the road.

[PRICEPLUS]

If you could see the number of people using the darn cell phones you would realize just how little the law in NY State is being enforced.

As for a 17,000 dollar fine.....that is extreme!

[rduell]

Originally Posted by PRICEPLUS

If you could see the number of people using the darn cell phones you would realize just how little the law in NY State is being enforced.

Oh, yes...I see it all the time. We only live 4 miles from the NY border so that's where we do almost all of our shopping. In fact, my DH works in NY state.

[crazyBMB]

I can under stand to concept but..........a bit much.