# Tragic ticket in Florida, over 30 days. What happens now

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-ticket-in-florida-over-30-days-what-happens-now/655478>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 12, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-ticket-in-florida-over-30-days-what-happens-now/655478 "2013-04-12T04:52:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-ticket-in-florida-over-30-days-what-happens-now/655478/21 "2013-04-13T13:59:13Z")

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\*\*$16?! \*\*

I haven’t gotten ticket in at least a decade but in Maryland IIRC after 30 days the fine _doubles_.

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-ticket-in-florida-over-30-days-what-happens-now/655478/22 "2013-04-13T15:36:23Z")

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> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> Ok. Am I seriously the first (and only?) one to literally bust out laughing at this? Thank you **Johanna** , that was brilliant.

I too laughed. I only didn’t respond because it was such a great typo that I wasn’t sure it wasn’t on purpose. But I’m still 90% certain it was accidental.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-ticket-in-florida-over-30-days-what-happens-now/655478/23 "2013-04-13T17:37:12Z")

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I needed **Johanna** ’s mention of The Bee Gees before I got it. Now, I’ve got the song stuck in my head and it won’t let go. Thanks, guys.

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**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-ticket-in-florida-over-30-days-what-happens-now/655478/24 "2013-04-14T12:44:55Z")

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[http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/FHP-trooper-fired-after-traffic-stops-involving-lawmakers/-/11788162/19637986/-/kvv8u9z/-/index.html](http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/FHP-trooper-fired-after-traffic-stops-involving-lawmakers/-/11788162/19637986/-/kvv8u9z/-/index.html)

[http://now.msn.com/driver-ticketed-for-driving-too-slow-in-left-lane](http://now.msn.com/driver-ticketed-for-driving-too-slow-in-left-lane)

All of which goeth to showeth, if something strange can happen, it willeth. And, when it doth, that is what makes ‘NEWS’.

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-ticket-in-florida-over-30-days-what-happens-now/655478/25 "2013-04-15T06:48:05Z")

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> [@echo7tango](#):
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> I needed **Johanna** ’s mention of The Bee Gees before I got it. Now, I’ve got the song stuck in my head and it won’t let go. Thanks, guys.

When it’s stuck real strong, in your head, that song, it’s a tragedy!

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