Got in a wreck, got ticketed for "general safe driving" violation??

[Eihli]

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No, but just like any reasonable person won't be driving 15 mph every time they are near some woods for fear of hitting a deer, no reasonable person would be driving 15 mph along that stretch of road to avoid hitting that puddle of water. No reasonable person could have expected that much water in that place of the road with that little bit of rain.

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why dont you quit arguing, go to the DMV, and see what the "acceptable safe speeds to avoid hydroplaning" are in the DMV manual, becuase you obv dont know. when you figure it out, dont go over those speeds, if you get in an accident going the speeds specified, then you will have an excuse to act like a douche until than grow up a little

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I expected replies like that. I feel like a douche. I feel like I should just be happy that nobody got hurt and all I have to do is pay the fine + repairs. I feel like I'm getting off too easy if that's all I have to pay when I consider how bad things could have been.

But still, whenever I make a mistake I beat myself up over it. I don't like to do stupid things. A while back I threw an unloaded shotgun in the back of the car without putting the safety on and I felt like [censored] all day when I found out. I don't feel bad about this wreck though. I don't feel like there was anything reasonable I could have done to avoid it. That's all.

I'm not really "complaining" or whining. I just figured I'd post this and see what everyone thinks. Finding out that in some states cops are required to issue a ticket during a wreck was worth knowing.

[guids]

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No, but just like any reasonable person won't be driving 15 mph every time they are near some woods for fear of hitting a deer, no reasonable person would be driving 15 mph along that stretch of road to avoid hitting that puddle of water. No reasonable person could have expected that much water in that place of the road with that little bit of rain.

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why dont you quit arguing, go to the DMV, and see what the "acceptable safe speeds to avoid hydroplaning" are in the DMV manual, becuase you obv dont know. when you figure it out, dont go over those speeds, if you get in an accident going the speeds specified, then you will have an excuse to act like a douche until than grow up a little

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I expected replies like that. I feel like a douche. I feel like I should just be happy that nobody got hurt and all I have to do is pay the fine + repairs. I feel like I'm getting off too easy if that's all I have to pay when I consider how bad things could have been.

But still, whenever I make a mistake I beat myself up over it. I don't like to do stupid things. A while back I threw an unloaded shotgun in the back of the car without putting the safety on and I felt like [censored] all day when I found out. I don't feel bad about this wreck though. I don't feel like there was anything reasonable I could have done to avoid it. That's all.

I'm not really "complaining" or whining. I just figured I'd post this and see what everyone thinks. Finding out that in some states cops are required to issue a ticket during a wreck was worth knowing.

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The way I think:

the fact no one got hurt is great, but irrelavent. If you were going the accepted speed limit that was taught in the manual (below 30 I think) and it happened and they gave you a ticket then you have EVERY reason in the world to be pissed, becuase you were following the law, and the cop is giving you a ticket for breaking the law. Do I think you purposely put anyone at risk? no. do I think you were going too fast? dunno really, but you were breaking the law so you got a ticket for it.

[Eihli]

Fair enough.

[Leaky Eye]

You deserve the ticket for failing to control your hydroplane, not for going too fast.

[yad]

Did the cop show up on the scene later, or did he witness the accident?

If he showed up on the scene later, he doesn't know how fast you were going. So there is no way that he can say you were driving too fast for conditions. Go to court, and when he is on the stand you ask him how fast you were going. He will say "I don't know." The ticket for driving too fast will be dismissed.

[modnareno]

I was in a fender bender and got a ticket for "failure to maintain a safe stopping distance". I think it's standard for the cop to write a ticket to whoever is "at fault" to pay for his time of showing up. Not saying its fair or anything, but i figured it was standard. Cop told me if i showed up it would be dropped to no points fine only.