I'm not an Attorney and I also am not privy to all the laws in the 48 lower about Speeding and Reckless Driving. All I can go by as to a CDL is what is clearly stated in 383.51 Table 2. Be mindful however that what constitutes reckless is left up to the state! It clearly states this. What little I know about it is what I have heard some cops say. In the words that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said about porn. " I know it when I see it". Some cops have this mindset. The thing is as far as the FMCSA goes the penalty for either one is the same. I doubt it is this way in most states.
I just got a ticket need advice!
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Always be polite and ask the revenue collection officer if they can reduce it .
“ I’d sure appreciate it and it would save me a lot of trouble with my CDL and having to go to court if you could reduce it a little “
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I would also add that what the FMCSA has done with Table 2 in regard to reckless and 15 over tickets in Non CMVs is basically defer to the states. If a state has a really tough point system and you get a 2nd table 2 ticket they are suspending your CDL along with that state. I guess it is the FMCSA way to clean up. I personally think the way table 2 is written is a bit silly, but that's me.
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.we just didn't deal with this kind of thing. For a regular DL in my state reckless driving is anything 25 mph over the speed limit..thanks for this info. -
Yooo idk if i missed something or not but i could have sworn he said hes paying $500 + working 3 weeks for free. What company is this??? Sounds like a craigslist 1099 ripoff gig
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Going back to 383.51 Table 2 about a suspension. In Virginia, they allow 12 points in 12 months and 18 in 18 months. I am going from memory. I remember a CDL holder that lost his job because he got tagged for 6 points for driving with an obstructed view. He had plastic over his windshield. Then several months later got an Improper U-turn ticket near Richmond. This left him with 9 points. Then he got stopped in California out near Indio doing almost 25 over. When California reported that ticket Virginia took action. Remember the masking discussion a few comments back. Yep, he lost his CDL/DL for a while. This is why I tell drivers all the time. Easy does it!
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