Originally Posted by 500k_93_civic

ya, have you ever thought that cops DON'T lke to give out tickets? why would a cop care about the amount of tickets he writes and make it a personal goal? he gets paid the same amount anyways.

I was caught once for speeding once, and the cop plain out told me "i hate giving you guys tickets, you already pay enough for insurance as it is, slow down, heres a break, have a nice day"

but some do enjoy giving tickets. Its called being on a power trip and please don't tell me you haven't seen that before.

Originally Posted by PlatinumTurbo

but some do enjoy giving tickets. Its called being on a power trip and please don't tell me you haven't seen that before.

like my lug nuts not grabbing enough thread *wacks head off the table*

Originally Posted by PlatinumTurbo

but some do enjoy giving tickets. Its called being on a power trip and please don't tell me you haven't seen that before.

I actually haven't seen it myself John, but I actually got let off big time last night

Good to hear Jim.


I had a cop threaten to remove my plates because my wheels were too big.

Originally Posted by PlatinumTurbo

Good to hear Jim.


I had a cop threaten to remove my plates because my wheels were too big.

bahahaha, just shows some of them are soo good, and then you wonder where others come up with this stuff

Anyways, how'd the burnt headlight ticket go??

Originally Posted by PlatinumTurbo

but some do enjoy giving tickets. Its called being on a power trip and please don't tell me you haven't seen that before.

i agree, there are some of them on power trips, but for the most part, they are normal human beings, who have a life, pay insurance rates, or have kids who pay insurance rates. they know how it feels to be ticketed, as i'm sure 99.9% of them have gotten tickets (maybe before they were cops).

yes, a few bad apples ruin the bunch.

Originally Posted by Riddle_Rob

Anyways, how'd the burnt headlight ticket go??

i've been procrastinating it, the ticket is at my house in london and i've been in k/w for the last week and a half so i can't do much about it right now anyway.

Originally Posted by 500k_93_civic

no they don't. but nice try.

Yes they do. I know.

They don't have a "set" limit that the "have" to write, but as someone already mentioned, it is FROWNED upon to not write any traffic tickets when you're on traffic duty for 12 shifts a month and you didn't hand out one ticket. Will they fire you for it? Probably not, but think of it this way, you work at a unionized company and read the paper on the shitter for 2 hours every day and everyone else in the company finds out. Think that's going to get you a promotion any time soon? Might not get you fired due to circumstances under your employment agreement (would probably get you written up though...), but you're sure as shit not going to look good doing that.

Same sort of thing. Sure, don't write any tickets and let everyone off. Make yourself look like crap on purpose. Would you or anyone else want to do that in their job?

Bottom line is tickets provide income. Income is good. When you get let off it's because the cop chose NOT to write you a ticket and was able to let you off probably because he'd written tickets for 3 other people just before you so he could "afford" to be nice. I haven't met a cop yet that LOVED to give people the crap tickets on purpose. Shit, I got a ticket for failure to renew my license plate sticker 3 days AFTER my birthday which was on the first of the month! Did I think he was a jerk for writing me the ticket, yeah sort of, but I also understood why he probably had to write it for me. I was unlucky that time. Was pulled over for the same thing a couple years ago and I was let off 2 months after it was overdue.

Now, I renew it well before. Learned my lesson and have an extra $110.00 in my pocket every year.

Ah yes and there is never a shift that goes by in a major city centre where they couldn't find a ticket to write. I wonder what the honest percentage is of people let off when being pulled over for minor traffic infractions to the people that actually get tickets.

All this being said, it still sucks to get a ticket.

Originally Posted by NightRiderWS6

Yes they do. I know.

They don't have a "set" limit that the "have" to write.

you just proved my point right there. they DON'T have a quota that they must follow. thats what i was saying.

If you want to speak literally about it sure, you're correct.

All I'm saying is a "quota" does exist because no cop, not one, is going to go month after month not writing the acceptable amount of routine traffic tickets.

So in a literal sense, yes there is no carved in stone rule saying officer "x" has to write "y" amount of tickets each month.

There is however an acceptable median in which you must be above each month in order to not bring negative results back on yourself. This would be the, "What the hell were you doing out there on traffic duty this month Officer Smith?! You're telling me you couldn't find at least "y" amount of tickets to write?"

I don't know the exact amount, but I would guess it is specific to what city/area the officers are operating in.

"i can't make people break the law"

thats my answer. we could go on forever, but like you said, there is no quota set out by a police force.

Every officer will always write tickets each month. They will also let a bunch of people off. Good luck with the lottery, the odds are better than the Super 7, I'll guarantee you that.

i'll agree with that..lol

back on topic, how is the ticket coming now?

The lottery thing is more true then ever, it's all about who pulls you over..........

I have a friend of mine that got caught doing 160 on the 401. The cop just said; "I was once your age with a fast car, just slow down and don't do it again..."

It's all about luck gentlemen...

I hope I have that luck if I ever need it too!