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Seatownflyer 11-13-2007 09:43 AM


Originally Posted by Spartan07 (Post 262468)
I think SWA actually requires speeding tickets. They need to know that you aren't afraid of driving fast, especially on taxiways. ;)

Hah! Thats the truth.

KingAirPIC 11-13-2007 09:44 AM

My guess would be that most of the interviewers have had at least one speeding ticket. I like to think of speeding tickets as donations to the local PD or perhaps just a fee to get to where you are going faster. :rolleyes:

ExperimentalAB 11-13-2007 09:53 AM


Originally Posted by sqwkvfr (Post 262463)
When I was a police officer a guy in town earned three speeding tickets from me.

He was hired by SouthWwest within a six months of the last one.

And exactly what town is this this? Remind me not to drive there!! :-)

freezingflyboy 11-13-2007 09:59 AM


Originally Posted by KingAirPIC (Post 262501)
My guess would be that most of the interviewers have had at least one speeding ticket. I like to think of speeding tickets as donations to the local PD or perhaps just a fee to get to where you are going faster. :rolleyes:

I always tell my girlfriend when she gets on me about driving fast that there is a difference between "speeding" and driving quickly but safely. I only do the latter:D

andy171773 11-13-2007 10:00 AM

Be honest, dont' get another one, and you'll be fine.

See if you can fight it too. You're almost guaranteed to have the price cut regarldless!

rustypilot 11-13-2007 10:21 AM

If I fight it in court or take a driving class, the ticket will still show on my driving record regardless, right?

p1ayn 11-13-2007 10:27 AM


Originally Posted by Spartan07 (Post 262468)
I think SWA actually requires speeding tickets. They need to know that you aren't afraid of driving fast, especially on taxiways. ;)

Thats great! LOL!:D

mccube5 11-13-2007 10:49 AM


Originally Posted by rustypilot (Post 262527)
If I fight it in court or take a driving class, the ticket will still show on my driving record regardless, right?

not necessarily.

In NY you can go to court to fight it, 9/10 times they just lower it to a parking violation ( or some other kind of non-moving violation) send you to a saturday morning driving school and fine ya $50-100. they do that then the municipality gets the money and not the state. not that i would know any of this from experience:cool:

WhiteH2O 11-13-2007 11:41 AM


Originally Posted by rustypilot (Post 262527)
If I fight it in court or take a driving class, the ticket will still show on my driving record regardless, right?


No! Get a good traffic lawyer, pay $300, and have them get you out of the ticket. Problem solved. It will never show up on anything.

I don't know why more people don't do this. A good lawyer can get you out of almost any moving violation except dwi/dui. I know people who have had multiple 20+ over tickets thrown out with a good lawyer!

freezingflyboy 11-13-2007 12:19 PM


Originally Posted by rustypilot (Post 262527)
If I fight it in court or take a driving class, the ticket will still show on my driving record regardless, right?

Who cares? Having it or not having it on your record doesn't make a bit of difference to any one except your insurance company. Definitely not the regionals in this hiring environment. Save yourself the time and hassle and just forget about it. Now, if you did something dumb like 20 over in a school zone or got slapped with reckless driving or something, thats a different ball of wax.


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