finally got a speeding ticket..

[lilojoj]

i was on the 5 south almost home and got pulled over. he says he thought i was a drunk driver because i was going from 75 to 77 all the way down to 55. didnt know you can get a ticket from changing speeds.. anyways he says i was going 77 in a 55 which is bs because the sign read 55 for autos w/ trailers and trucks and the other sign said 65. so i guess i was going 10 over but so was everyone else. and a lot of people were even going faster. this was around 11pm. anyways i think this ticket is bs and he just picked me out of everybody because my exhaust is hella loud. f*** THE POLICE

[Rob.Vegan]

Downside of a Greddy It looks hella sweet though.

Bummer about the ticket, I got pulled over right past Bastanchury and Harbor a few months back and the cop said he clocked me going 65 in a 50. I knew this was bs because my friend was in the car and we were laughing at the speed limit difference when you cross brea blvd (35mph to 50mph by crossing the street). So I was at 35 and then sped up to 50. Granted going up the hill I did hit 60 maybe a little above.

Anyways, the ticket gave an address to where he clocked me in the 35mph hour zone so it didn't make sense anyway. It took him about a mile to pull me over for speeding that I didn't do (while he was watching) in a zone that was not correctly marked.

[telcoman]

Sorry to hear about the speeding tickets for both of you.

In both cases, perhaps the police were doing both of you a favor by trying to prevent you from either injuring or killing someone?

It is no secret to either the police or insurance companies that male drivers under the age of 25 are statistically more likely to be involved in serious accidents than other drivers. Most car rental agencies will not rent vehicles to males under age 25.

Making a vehicle stand out just increases your chances of being pulled over.

Forget the loud exhaust, bumper stickers, unusual paint or anything else that makes you stand out.

You should still be able to attract the hotties and not the police.

Just my $.02

Telcoman

[dldjros69]

In both cases, perhaps the police were doing both of you a favor by trying to prevent you from either injuring or killing someone?

It is no secret to either the police or insurance companies that male drivers under the age of 25 are statistically more likely to be involved in serious accidents than other drivers. Most car rental agencies will not rent vehicles to males under age 25.

[ADKSaad1387]

1st time: 42 in a 25+running a stop sign (1AM in the morning in my ex gf's neighborhood) Vehicle: 2001 Chevy Tahoe 2nd time: 81 in a 55....on 270 (F Maryland)Vehicle 200somthing Hyundai Tiburon3rd time: 58 in a 25 (once again in the dead of the night)Vehicle: 2007 Altima4th Time: 62 in a 35 (No excuse)Vehicle: 2007 Altima

Needless to say i have attended driver improvement classes twice, and have paid a good amount of money to pay off tickets.I wish my dad didn't take away my radar and use it for himself.

[Rob.Vegan]

In both cases, perhaps the police were doing both of you a favor by trying to prevent you from either injuring or killing someone?

In my case the cop didn't even get close to me until a few blocks later, so he had no idea I was speeding at all. At least according to what he wrote on the ticket.

This is my 3rd speeding ticket, my 2nd one was kind of bogus also.

I was going down the street (honestly going a couple miles under the speed limit because I saw a cop down the way) and the cop pulled out behind me. I was not nervous or anything because I KNOW I was going to speed limit. Approaching the next light it happens to turn yellow while I'm at that awkward spot. I can either slam on my brakes and risk injuring this cop that's on a motorcycle, or speed up and catch the light.This cop was pretty close to me and I thought I had enough time to speed up, so I do. I make the light no problem but the cop follows me through and throws on his lights. I pull over and he said he tagged me going 50 in a 35. Now I saw this cop before he got behind me and he didn't have his gun out so either he was doing it by eye, or he just took the time from me speeding up to catch the light (The only time I hit 50 was when I sped up)...

My 1st ticket was true and true, 65 in a 45. I was late for school and new to driving. I was in a 01 4runner but the other two I was in the Altima.

/rant

[lilojoj]

sucks for you guys too. so what happens next? how much is a ticket? is there any way my parents wont find out?..lol

[Hussain]

idk about down south but in Nor Cal, i5 is like the autobahn lol its hella crazy.... speed limit says 65 and EVERYONE is doing 80+ MPH and in the fast lane ppl are going about 90 MPH. speed limit for big rigs is 55 and they do about 70 MPH... and for some reason, on i5 they actually know to move to the slower lanes for faster cars (unlike 99 and 80 in Nor Cal)..... there have been more CHP recently though.... as soon as California economy got bad, the police and CHP were out trying to give as many tickets as possible. i didnt even know there were that many cops till recently....

my advice on the ticket is to try and fight it. if the cop shows up, your f***ed. if the cop doesnt show up they dismiss the case.... if he does show up, do traffic school and you wont get any points on your record

[phobs]

I got a speeding ticket recently on the 15 but it's been month and I haven't received a courtesy mail from the court. I hope the ticket ended up not being filed. I gotta call the court tomorrow to make sure..

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya if this is your first ticket (at least in the last 8months i believe) for a moving violation you should just go to traffic school and get it taken off your record. You will get a notice in the mail though to appear in court so if you don't want your parents to find out i suggest being home to get the mail (I have gotten all three of mine 4 weeks after receiving the ticket)

good luck man

[lilojoj]

thanks for all the advice. i ended up telling my dad and idk what he was thinking but he wasnt mad at all. he was actually more mad when i got a parking ticket that only cost $25 lol. anyways i talked to my friends dad who is a sheriff and he told me that chp even gives him tickets. he said to just pay the ticket and go to traffic school and since its my first ticket ever my insurance probably wont go up too. so everythings good now except i drive even slower than before hah

[Rob.Vegan]

Glad to hear,Now comes the fun part. Traffic school is soooooooo much fun

[joshyth]

Traffic school is fun......i spent 5 hours taking nap during my traffic school

Should maybe consider getting a radar detector if you want to drive fast every now and then, it doesn't always work, but it does get the job done sometime. Just this past month, i was going about 95 in 55 zone, and my radar detector go off right before i saw a cop in the next turn. it probably saved me from a $200ish ticket....

[Curtieson]

Yea, your insurance doesn't go up until your second ticket, I can attest to that.

Personally...I have 4 in my life,

1) 2002 - Doing 60 in a 35. I live on a road that is BUSY AS HELL during the summer and EMPTY during the winter (It is on Lake Huron so lots of beaches) and I always hated that speed limit...

2) 2003 - 63 in a 55; I was speeding with some other cars and passing people (2 lane Hi-way) and they passed someone and caught up to the next group of slow people, I finally passed the car and was catching back up when around the corner came the cop. They were all slowed to 55 to match the slow cars but I was tagged because I had fallen behind.

3) 2007 - 30 in a 25 - In East Lansing for a Michigan State football game (Vs. OSU)...they saw my Ohio plates and became an instant target...just a bogus ticket...going down a hill too was the reason for the speed...

3) 2008 - 80 in a 65. Running late for my Nephews Baptism...in Iowa...I hate Iowa...

First 2 in a 94 Blazer, last 2 in my 2002 Blazer. I have a need for speed and can't find a safe cure...

Good luck with your traffic school...crazy Cali laws...traffic school, ha

[LongBeachCoupe]

I have gotten more tickets than I can count over the past 10 years...7 tint tickets (6 in NJ 1 in NY) is just the tip of the iceberg lol

I have been pulled over well over 100 times (not something to be proud about) but have only been issued 15-20 tickets total... Of those I probably went to court for 70% of them, and across all those tickets, I have only had 8 points hit my license (my license is now clean!)

Do yourselves a favor and dont give cops a reason to pull you over! It costs way too much money that I would rather spend on mods or ice cream for that matter!

[Curtieson]

I have been pulled over well over 100 times (not something to be proud about)

wow...that is incredible! On the plus side, you get away with nothing 80% of the time!!! I have those 4 tickets previously mentioned and been pulled over 6 times total. (4 speeding, 1 swerving [I was swerving because some a$$ hole was shining me with his brights, it was the cop...] and 1 for headlight burnt out)

[LongBeachCoupe]

Pick up some PBA chatchkies on ebay.. keep them with your insurance card.

I even know a few people who keep the Police Cadet handbook (what you study from to become a cop) in their glove box, and then throw it on the passenger seat when they get pulled over and say they are in the academy!

[Curtieson]

Pick up some PBA chatchkies on ebay.. keep them with your insurance card.

Huh? Chatchkies?

The headlight wouldn't ever warrant a ticket, so really I have only gotten away once without a ticket, and it was quite the story.

I was in HS at the time, JR maybe. I had this car following me...really ticking me off so I came to a stop at a stop sign and sat there for like 15 seconds to piss THEM off. I then took off and turned onto the other road, the other car gunned it, 5 seconds later lights on and DAMN I was an idiot.

The guy came up to the car and asked for my info and I handed it over. He looked down at my license, and started laughing...WTF!? He looked back at me and said

"You go to Caseville?" (I had my letter jacket on, so he could tell). He asked then

"You Mrs. Walz's son?" Yes, my mom taught at the school, 3rd grade.

He said "You know, I only had Mrs. Walz as a teacher for 2 months, she left that year to have you. You haven't been drinking tonight, have you?" no sir "OK, good... Get the hell out of here, you are making me feel old; tell Mrs. Walz I said HI"

I love small towns

[LongBeachCoupe]

Theres a lot of stuff available for NY, but maybe check out your local FOP (fraternal order of police) and becoming an associated member...

Heres some interesting stuff on ebay, make up a story to suit..http://cgi.ebay.com/FEDERAL-AG...orted

Also, this auction number is worth checking out... 200305803754 my cousin ricky is on the force!

http://cgi.ebay.com/POLICE-CAR...orted