non-commercial truck route ticket

An dont you like the streets that post the NO Trucks sign about 100ft down the street. You cant see them until you have turned on the street, and then what are you supposed to do?

(Just a rhetorical statement, I am not actually looking for an answer. The answer is you are [screwed], and hope the cop has a sense of humor that day!)

 

I also have faced this problem,especially at night,while following directions I goofed and turned into a no trucking street by accident,I got on the cell on 911,told them it was a non-emergency and needed to speak to a policeman,when I got him on the phone,I asked him if someone could back me outta here so I would be safe in his town,this has happened twice to me in the past,each time,very nice police and no ticket. They gave me the respect I needed and understood the safety issue. If this happens to you,you may be better to stop there and ask for backup help,it could be worse down that road,low bridge or posted bridge,bigger fines and trouble then for you.

 

Atricle Link (old article)
http://www.nbc10.com/news/9756769/detail.html
Forum Link
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ruckers-news/15951-trucker-gets-17k-fine.html

A truck driver gets lost in the Philadelphia suburbs and winds up with a $17,000 traffic ticket.
It's not an urban legend - it happened and the NBC 10 Investigators have the proof. William Connell said he couldn't believe his eyes when he got a ticket for $17,751.50. He said he thought he had been hit by a Mack truck."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?"

Carroll is an independent trucker out of Philadelphia. Recently, he was taking a load to be dropped off in East Whiteland Township, an area he was unfamiliar with. "One company that I'm leasing from, they were the ones that gave me the directions," Carroll said.

The directions told him to get off at the Route 202 South Frazer exit. That dumped him onto Route 401. Carroll said he missed a ####eyed sign at the corner of 401 and Bear Road where he had to make a right turn. The next thing he knew, he was in a residential neighborhood -- Sydney Road to be exact -- where the police gave him a ticket.

"But once you get in the there with a 53-footer, its impossible to get out," Carroll said. PennDOT spokesman Charlie Metzger said they, along with the East Whiteland Police Department were just enforcing a law that penalizes trucks that are too heavy for certain bridges and roadways, which might be damaged by overweight vehicles.

The NBC 10 Investigators' Vince DeMentri asked Metzger why the ticket was $17,000. "It's $150 for the fine, and then it's $150 for every 500 pounds over the 3,000-pound weight limit," Metzger said. Metzger said there is a reason the fines are so stiff. "The money can go right back into the repairs of the roadway or the bridge, " Metzger said.

Carroll said it is not fair because the sign warning of the fine was bent and somewhat obstructed. The East Whiteland Police Department, which has its own motor carrier enforcement unit, isn't playing around. For them, this is a sign of the times that is not to be ignored. "A ticket like that would put a lot of truckers out of business. So, I guess that was designed to put me out of business or make sure I don't come up here anymore. It's crazy," Carroll said.

 

do it also have points??

 

Thread is 17 years old and logsrus hasn’t been around in 11.

Nice that you learned how to use the search feature though.

Welcome to TTR

 

Maybe it’s different in CA, but in TN you can’t “pay the ticket and then take it to court”. When you pay the ticket you are admitting guilt and settling the judgement, after you pay the ticket the court will consider the case settled and won’t hear you after that.