Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I would just pay it. If you needed to get to the hospital by speeding, you should call 911 and ride in an ambulance. You honestly probably shouldn’t have been driving at all if you were in that dire of a situation.

Just wanted to say NOT TO FOLLOW THIS ADVICE if the emergency is a stroke.

You are saying that people having strokes should drive themselves to the hospital?

Ideally someone else would drive them but don’t wait for an ambulance to arrive. Go straight to the hospital.

That said maybe the guidance has changed and ambulances are better equipped to handle suspected stroke caaes

No, you should call 911 and be transported to the appropriate hospital by a highly trained paramedics. Going to a random hospital is not the answer, and going to a non-stroke center will cause an unacceptable delay in care.

I had an anaphylactic reaction to shellfish at my house and it was snowing outside. We live very close to a hospital so DH decided to rush me over since we had a 4-wheel drive. I was given an immediate epinephrine IV injection at the ER, but when the doctors heard my DH drove me, they said always call an ambulance because they could have given me an epinephrine shot in the ambulance, which could have been life saving if my reaction was any worse (I had trouble breathing, my face/tongue all swelled, could not talk). Unless you are in the middle of nowhere and waiting for an ambulance is going to jeopardize your life, always call 911.

With that said, if you really cannot afford the ticket or the time spent resolving the issue is not significant for you, then you can fight it.

Anonymous wrote:This thread is still going? I already told the OP what do to: plead “guilty with explanation” and explain yourself in writing. There should be a drop down on the menu online.

This from DC’s website:

“Admit with an Explanation

You can admit with an explanation to try to dismiss the fines and/or penalties. To do so, provide DC DMV with all the information and documentation that supports your reasons for admitting with an explanation.

DC DMV cannot research any evidence for you, but you can provide any evidence, such as pictures identifying street signs, buildings, and your vehicle, police reports, and vehicle registration, that support your claims. DC DMV will consider only the evidence that you submit with your adjudication request.”

This thread is still going? I already told the OP what do to: plead “guilty with explanation” and explain yourself in writing. There should be a drop down on the menu online.

Anonymous wrote:My mom got one of these tickets on her way to the hospital. She contested it and won. Granted she was speeding at 3 in the morning because the hospital had called saying that my dad was dying....

Anyways, if you have nothing to lose there really is no harm in contesting I guess. In general though, it is best to call an ambulance instead of driving to the ED if the few minutes saved by speeding are going to make a difference to your outcome. Because if you get pulled over, you're going to waste even more time with the cop.

Assuming she contested it in court she didn’t “ win” she did the time instead of the fine. I guess some people see it as winning but it’s not. There are no points on your license either way.

My mom got one of these tickets on her way to the hospital. She contested it and won. Granted she was speeding at 3 in the morning because the hospital had called saying that my dad was dying....

Anyways, if you have nothing to lose there really is no harm in contesting I guess. In general though, it is best to call an ambulance instead of driving to the ED if the few minutes saved by speeding are going to make a difference to your outcome. Because if you get pulled over, you're going to waste even more time with the cop.

If your medical situation is serious enough that driving yourself to the hospital at high speed to shave off a few minutes is the difference in outcome, you should not be driving. Presumably if it's that bad, you're either driving impaired or at risk of becoming impaired at any second. A "severe" infection that would need the hospital in minutes would be presenting with septic shock which would have you severely confused and/or unconscious. If you had been driving a passenger, that might be an excuse, but if you were well enough to drive? No, sorry. I'd just pay the ticket.