$332.00 Seat Belt Ticket

[charged98cobra]

About a month ago I was cruzing alone in my 1998 Deville 50 mph in a 55 mph zone, window down enjoying the breeze. Suddenly an unmarked charger comes flying up out of nowhere, pulls me over and writes me a seatbelt ticket. I go to pay it and they want $322.00?? WTF:fm:

Ill be getting another Cobra soon with tinted windows a V-1 and 500rwhp on tap... this is bullshit.

 

[nckissfan]

wow. was that a NC trooper, or local?

 

[charged98cobra]

NC Trooper

 

[HotStart]

Try wearing a seatbelt...:shrug::nonono:

 

[FordSVTFan]

About a month ago I was cruzing alone in my 1998 Deville 50 mph in a 55 mph zone, window down enjoying the breeze. Suddenly an unmarked charger comes flying up out of nowhere, pulls me over and writes me a seatbelt ticket. I go to pay it and they want $322.00?? WTF:fm:

Ill be getting another Cobra soon with tinted windows a V-1 and 500rwhp on tap... this is bullshit.

How does a V1 help prevent seatbelt tickets? Radar usually isnt involved in that citation.

 

[bluebosss197]

Try wearing a seatbelt...

If he wants to risk his life, so be it.

 

[sc98cbra]

How does a V1 help prevent seatbelt tickets? Radar usually isnt involved in that citation.

I think hes referring to the Vortech V-1 supercharger.

Meaning that hes just going to run from the Police.

 

[ViciousJay]

cruel and unusual punishment, go fight it

 

[ModularFan]

 

[CPViolation]

About a month ago I was cruzing alone in my 1998 Deville 50 mph in a 55 mph zone, window down enjoying the breeze. Suddenly an unmarked charger comes flying up out of nowhere, pulls me over and writes me a seatbelt ticket. I go to pay it and they want $322.00?? WTF:fm:

Ill be getting another Cobra soon with tinted windows a V-1 and 500rwhp on tap... this is bullshit.

I've been wearing seat belts since 1971 when I got my drivers license.
Have you ever seen a persons face after going though the windshield?
I have... No winning beauty contests any longer
Wear your seat belt.

 

[ViciousJay]

I've been wearing seat belts since 1971 when I got my drivers license.
Have you ever seen a persons face after going though the windshield?
I have... No winning beauty contests any longer
Wear your seat belt.

the only thing i see wrong with this is if your over 21 you can make your own decisions, and not every case does a seatbelt work, i had a accident and was told that if i had worn it i would have been badly injured. I understand where your coming from.

 

[04spinbra]

I've been wearing seat belts since 1971 when I got my drivers license.
Have you ever seen a persons face after going though the windshield?
I have... No winning beauty contests any longer
Wear your seat belt.

Have you ever seen someone that has worn a seatbelt but get rips(seatbelt tore) right through the seatbelt? My sister was in a bad accident and the seatbelt ripped and she went right through it and was found under the brake pedal and she was the passenger!

the only thing i see wrong with this is if your over 21 you can make your own decisions, and not every case does a seatbelt work, i had a accident and was told that if i had worn it i would have been badly injured. I understand where your coming from.

+1 $332.00 seems high but hey its the law!

 

[MoreBoostPlease]

99.99% of accidents will be safer wearing a seatbelt. I'd much rather take my chance with the seatbelt than the windshield. The same can be said about airbags,...you could end up with bruises but in most cases you will be safer.

Ignoring the safety though, wearing a seatbelt is the law. Until you have the law overturned, pay the ticket and quit bitching. YOU were in the wrong.

 

[CBrowning84]

Ill be getting another Cobra soon with tinted windows a V-1 and 500rwhp on tap... this is bullshit.

That price is BS but you can't outrun a walkie talkie :nono:

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

if the price for not wearing the seatbelt was $50, then everyone would still neglect the law. it's obscene to make sure people remember it and hopefully wear their seatbelt.

 

[Bad500Chris]

Try wearing a seatbelt...:shrug::nonono:

Tickets come from mod money, try suggested info here^^^

:nonono:

 

[HotStart]

Tickets come from mod money, try suggested info here^^^

:nonono:

It was a suggestion. It's pretty hard to get a ticket for no seatbelt if you're wearing one. He broke the law and got caught, end of story.

For those who think it should be his decision if he wants to wear a seatbelt or not, I don't have a problem with that, but it doesn't make it any less idiotic. It's not really any different from people choosing not to wear a helmet on a motorcycle.

 

[WHITESVTCOBRA]

what county was it in? that's insane our seat belt tickets here are 26.50 fine and 106.50 for court cost.

 

[FL-Orange]

It was a suggestion. It's pretty hard to get a ticket for no seatbelt if you're wearing one. He broke the law and got caught, end of story.

I've gotten a few seatbelt tickets while wearing one, given the ticket in lieu of a speeding ticket. FWIW I always wear mine, the chances of a seatbelt causing more injuries in an accident are pretty slim compared to it saving you from greater injuries or death.

OP, I agree that the ticket seems outrageously high. I don't know if it's purely a revenue issue or if it is seen as a greater deterent to not wearing one.

 

[Stinger2011]

I try to wear my seat belt every time I get in a vehicle, but I don't 100% agree with this law. "I'm gonna write you a ticket for 300 dollars and hurt you financially and mentally so you don't hurt yourself physically." I just don't 100% agree with it, but atleast it helps people.

Edit: Oh yeah. I think I got pulled over one time for not wearing a set belt, even though I was. Been a long time, though.