r/USPS • u/Imaginary_Stick_9868 • May 27 '24
Rural Carrier Discussion Got My 1st Ticket ever in a Metris
Doing 64 in a 55…Got Pulled over by a state trooper. :/ I was in a hurry because the LLV I was using broke down and I hastily reloaded a metris. I tried to breeze past a long stretch of highway. As soon a I saw him in the opposing lane I knew I was in trouble. Really unsure if I should inform my postmaster or just attend the recommended driving course and pay the fee.
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u/brazziel96_ May 28 '24
Bro ticketed you for 9 over!🤣🤣 what a loser.
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u/Mean_Faithlessness40 May 28 '24
Yeah, to reiterate what I said in another thread…OP you need to show up to the hearing/court date on the ticket and talk to the assistant DA before-hand (common practice). They will likely dismiss this ticket for you without even having to go in front of a judge because they will recognize that almost no cop would ticket a postal vehicle going 9 mph over. Just because the state trooper wrote the ticket doesn’t mean the DA’s office has to pursue it. Save some $$!
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u/AMC879 May 27 '24
You know you get paid by the hour, right?
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u/WeirdMailMan Rural Carrier May 27 '24
Not as Rural
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u/Agentx_007 Rural Carrier May 28 '24
On a Sunday/holiday yes they do.
Source: me was an RCA working Sunday for 5 years straight.
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u/Maleficent-Nothing35 City Carrier May 28 '24
I always assumed the police didn't fuck with us as mutual respect. Just like when they ask me for help I oblige. Anonymously of course.
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u/NothingMan1975 City Carrier May 28 '24
I am friendly with the officers in the town I work. It always pays to be friends with the fuzz. According to them, unless you are being a clear and present danger, they are ignoring us.
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u/Vegaprime Maintenance May 28 '24
Not a carrier, but when I have to drive there's no way I'm speeding. I get paid by the hour.
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u/Ok-Accountant5973 May 28 '24
You still have to abide by all traffic rules and regulations when driving postal vehicles. We are not exempt from getting tickets for speeding.
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u/Mean_Faithlessness40 May 28 '24
I think some folks missed the point here. The state patrol wrote the ticket, you have the right to appeal it to the local district attorney. I had a state patrol officer write me a ticket once going a lot slower than average (not on the clock) than most traffic in that area does but technically speeding. The assistant DA laughed and threw it out. I think if you show up to the date on the ticket and say you were the mailman going 9 mph over on the highway the DA’s office would get a good chuckle and drop the fine. State patrol was showing off, city and sheriff wouldn’t have wasted your time. Good luck.
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u/poop_to_live May 28 '24
Op admitted to speeding. They're not going to get this overturned.
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u/Mean_Faithlessness40 May 28 '24
That’s not how a traffic stop usually works, the trooper is not a judge. I’m guessing from your comment you may never have contested a moving violation? All persons subjected to a traffic stop have due process rights at least in the states that I am familiar with and if you bother to show up to the hearing date the DA will usually knock down the fine or drop it if you are a reasonable person. DA/assistant DAs know that most people speed some and are not always as big of jerks as whoever wrote the ticket.
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u/No_Case5367 May 28 '24
Doesn’t matter you’re paying for your own ticket. Happened to me years ago while driving a dodge caravan delivering express mail.
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u/JDReedy Clerk May 28 '24
What kind of piece of shit pulls over a postal worker? You weren't even going that fast.
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u/Aandiarie_QueenofFa May 28 '24
You could fight it. You may be able to argue that the officer incorrectly measured your speed. A driver also may have a defense if they exceeded the speed limit in an emergency to avoid causing serious harm to the driver or others. Or can present photos and diagrams of the scene to show road, weather, and traffic conditions. Also, you can argue that you were keeping up with the speed of traffic around you, and driving more slowly would have created a hazard. If he doesn't show up to the court date you could win. :)
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u/AdvoDay May 27 '24 edited May 28 '24
your not supposed to go on high ways unless instructed too
Sorry my ADHD posted this to fast
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u/CallMeMailEscort City Carrier May 27 '24
What a dumb cop. Although you must obey all local ordinances, the Postal Service can’t legally be fined by any lower forms of government for any traffic violation fines accumulated by its employees. If you tell your PM, you might endure an I.I. for being unsafe at most. At least you don’t have to pay anything or have to deal with the points on your license.