Re: Speeding For Emergency.
bonnierichards9519 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:38 amCan anyone please tell me do we have to pay the fine in case of such emergencies?
I don't think what you've described would be a valid defense for necessity.
Some issues against you would be that your mother was not in the vehicle and there were other alternatives, such as calling 911 and having her transported by ambulance.
Glad to hear she's doing better though.
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As Bend stated, your scenario won't satisfy the defence of necessity. After all, if it truly was an emergency, all you had to do was pull over and call 911 so that they could go pick up your mom. We have emergency vehicles for that purpose with specially trained staff. Your involvement would not be considered essential to justify breaking the law.
By the way, if you held your cellphone when your wife called you, that too could have yielded a ticket for drive with hand held device. After all, it would not meet the definition of an emergency situation since you wouldn't have known about your mom's situation if you didn't pick up the call in the first hand. For all you know, your wife could have been calling to ask you to pick up bread. The emergency exemption on the cellphone would only have applied if you were actually using it to call first responders (i.e. an emergency).
bonnierichards9519 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:38 amSuddenly I increased my speed to 120 km per sec.
You were doing Mach 350? How did the police ever catch you?
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