Recent content by Nimravus01

Zinger, I don't appreciate your patronizing remark. Thanks for the legal reference, but, I could do without the PSA at the end. I'm sorry that I wanted to go faster than 20mph in a 70mph zone. Xylene, I think the many wrecks in that same spot would indicate that it's not just my car...

Thanks for your input. I got the info I needed in order to make an informed decision on how I will proceed. Much appreciated everyone!

Ok, I get that yall are skeptical of newbies posting questions here. The posted speed leading up to the curve is 45 mph, then once the road straightens out, the speed limit imediatly increases to 70 mph. I was going aproximately 15 mph through the curve. (Remember, I know the curve is...

Haha nice pun. It is a tough curve. Remember that I said another driver wrecked in the corner while I was getting my ticket.

It sounds like more trouble and time than its worth to fight. Defensive driving is an easy option. Thank y'all for the advice and law reference.

Thank you for your advice. It's a problematic curve because it goes in at a negative camber, then, levels off while going uphill. Something about the pavement there becomes very slippery in the wet. The city cop who first responded was telling me about the other accidents he's seen there...

Thank you for your quick response. I was driving very slowly around the right hand curve. Let me explain the accident in a little more detail: after successfully steering through the apex of the curve (when the road straightens up) I gently applied the throttle to regain speed in order to...

Texas. My car went off the road and into a ditch on a rainy day. This is a problematic corner in my area and a lot of similar accidents happen in that very same spot. (In fact, there was another vehicle that wrecked while the DPS trooper was giving me the ticket.) No property damage. I was...