Ticket for coasting?

[masonguilliam]

I got a coastin ticket in CA vc 21710 does anyone know how much these cost?

I didn't even know you could get a ticket for coasting

[John-Bee]

Coasting Prohibited

21710. The driver of a motor vehicle when traveling on down grade upon any highway shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.

My guess is that you went over the speed limit because your car was in neutral. I have no idea how the cop (probably a motorcycle cop) knew this unless you told him that was why you were speeding. If that's the case he probably gave you a break by not giving you a speeding ticket.

Sometimes these motor cops see so many things that he could tell on his radar how fast you were picking up speed as compared to a car that was in gear or compared to the other cars.

It is also illegal to give a ticket at the bottom of a hill or any decline as all cars would naturally pick up speed.

For more info search the web about speeding tickets at the bottom of a hill or decline.

Sounds like an easy ticket to fight if you didn't admit that your car was in neutral.Something like I just put the proper air in my tires the other cars may have under inflated tires It may be easier for you to just go to traffic school & not do that again.

[323octavio86]

You can ask a judge to dismiss any red light ticker and find you guilty for coasting is a lot cheaper especially if you live in the state of California ... Red light tickets now range from $420 to $480 in CA especially since they're being targeted and are trying to even give speeding tickets thru cameras now ... Ask a judge to dismiss the red light ticket and to find you guilty for coasting and that's $256 in CA and well if you feel like paying go for it but if not ask to do community service which in that case.. You shouldn't do no more than 25 hours which should be only 3 days now I've seen and most likely if your a female in school ... You can ask a judge really nice and say/ask if he can reduce some hours and depending on the judge he will ... I personally seen a judge give someone 12 hours ... so to12 hours of comm service from $480 is better than just saying guilty ... Good luck I hope I helped you out with something

[BertMacklinFBI]

I did an internet search because I have coasting as a violation on my record, even when I am never in fucking neutral on a downgrade hill, and it seems to be just that, remaining in neutral on a downgrade hill. how the fuck an officer could even judge that violation is beyond me, the difference between coasting and slowly accelerating is comparable.

[killion]

You can get a ticket for anything these days. the only way you can't get a tickets is if you know your transmission isn't spinning. the cops clock your transmission and that is how they know how fast your going. a friend of mine got a ticket for speeding when his odometer was off by 10 mph. so just be honest the next time you get a ticket for coasting.