Well, I made a bad mistake on my latest vacation. Coming home from Pennsylvania I was driving through Fauquier county, the speed limits on the road I was on fluctuated between 65 and 35 MPH. I had just come out of WV where all the speed limits where 70.

Whelp, coasting downhill I pass a state trooper.

81 in a 45. Reckless.

I am 31, and have not had a moving violation in more then 10 years. Anyone know what I can expect?

 

From what I've heard that Fauquier county court system isn't nearly as tough as Fairfax.

I have a friend who lives there, and I think he got a reckless change a couple of years ago. I'll ask him about it and get back to you.

 

They have police in Fauquier? I have never even seen one.

 

I reccomend Lawyering up. THis will help u in the long run since this ticket can end up makin u pay extra 1000's of dollars for a few years for insurance.

 

He's 31 so I don't think his insurance will go up thousands of dollars for just this. If he were younger, then yes. It will go up some though.

I would normally say just got at it on your own, but this may be one of those times a lawyer wouldn't hurt. I don't think you should worry about your license being suspended, just a bunch of fines. Look into taking the driver improvement class too. Shows you have initiative at least.

 

I have gotten a copy of my drivers record. Showing 5+ points. No accidents, no moving violations in 11 years. I am going to go, wear a suit, be polite and cooperative and ask for leniency. I can automatically be granted an appeal if I do not like the outcome and hire a lawyer. I am hoping to get the charge reduced or dropped based on my driving history.

 

I was in Warrention on Weds. There were cops all-over the place surprisingly. Especially on 211.

 

fauqier's bad...were you on 29?

 

On 17, just outside of West Virginia. The road alternated between 75 and 45 mph.

 

Well, verdict came in.

Guilty of reckless. Fined $250.00, -6 points on my license. Told I should take a driver improvement course. So +5 to -1, for a downhill coast.

Anyway, my take on this town is that it is totally set up to give out tickets. Warrenton, every street fluctuates speed limits on a block by block basis, from 55 mph - 35 mph and back again. Parking on the streets was 2 hours this block, 1 hour next block, 2 hours the block after that, and they had people actively walking around checking tires. Fucking little towns with no tourism to make real money.