Speeding ticket. OUCH!!!

[icehog3]

$50....but I haven't had a sppeding ticket since 1982.

[AriesOpusX]

$330 bucks but I got away easy. Cop busted me doing 78 in a 45 he reduced it to failure to obey posted sign, I was young maybe 18 years old. Don't drive like that anymore..

Okay long story here...

I got a ticket in southern CA doing like 70 in a 65 or something....I put my copy of the ticket in the glove box and consequently forgot about it for a year or five

almost five years later...Living in AZ the neighbors come to the neighbors house because they were fighting...and as a witness etc they wanna see my ID I grab it and find out that a warrant had been issued in CA for my ticket...original fine of like 140 bucks...but added fines and fees put it up to over 600 bucks....So I get taken to jail...they wouldn't let me hit the ATM, so I sat all night in the drunk tank...wishing I had been drunk... until a friend got off of work and got the money from the bank to pay my fines....

I have not forgotten another ticket since....

Lesson learned....painfully

Originally Posted by Screwbag

Okay long story here...

I got a ticket in southern CA doing like 70 in a 65 or something....I put my copy of the ticket in the glove box and consequently forgot about it for a year or five

almost five years later...Living in AZ the [COPS] come to the neighbors house because they were fighting...and as a witness etc they wanna see my ID I grab it and find out that a warrant had been issued in CA for my ticket...original fine of like 140 bucks...but added fines and fees put it up to over 600 bucks....So I get taken to jail...they wouldn't let me hit the ATM, so I sat all night in the drunk tank...wishing I had been drunk... until a friend got off of work and got the money from the bank to pay my fines....

I have not forgotten another ticket since....

Lesson learned....painfully

That is about the worst story I've heard today. Jeez. That sucks!!

[acarr]

The new hidden tax. There are so many photo red lights and photo radar around here, I don't think we have police officers any more

[groogs]

The most I have ever paid was $220 for doing 85 in a 65, but the CHP only wrote me up for doing 75. It helps to be very polite when dealing with police officers.

[hotreds]

In Amelia, Ohio, my wife got pulled over for doing 40 in a 35! Cinci goril- er- inmates- likely all are aware of this speed trap area!

Around $200 for 79 in a 60 East bound on I20 in Arlington, TX. I do try to watch my speed more now.

Mine was around $350 for running a yellow light in a construction zone, the judge dropped it to about $140 when I went in to (honestly) say I thought I didn't do anything wrong since it was yellow when I entered the intersection, and the light barely turned red by the time I was out of it.

The cop and judge looked at me like I was crazy, but they took pity on me anyway

[GKitty]

Wow... I really needed this thread today. Thanks, guys.

I got my first ticket in 3 years yesterday and felt like a complete a$$hat. I was just running late and in a hurry and ran right into a speed trap. Worst part is, I know it's there. I drive through it almost every morning. This is what my dad calls the "Not Paying Attention Tax".

oh well, I was just going to spend that $130 on frivilous things anyway.

[BamBam]

Not to thread jack, but as I have been quietly reading this I have chuckled as I constantly see the words "speed trap".

Just curious how everyone defines the word "speed trap"?

All too often people tend to use this term as anywhere that they get caught speeding. They use it as a way to make themselves feel better and pretend that they were a victim of something. When in all actuality it was there own fault but couldn't bring themselves to take responsibility for their own actions.

[GKitty]

I define a speed trap as a specific location officers setup with their radar guns due to a high frequency of speeding in that area.

In my case, it's a street where the speed limit goes from 40 to 25 across an intersection governed by a stoplight. In my case, I arrived at the intersection while the light was green and just continued through. My failure to slow immediately is what earned me my ticket. 25' back, I wasn't speeding. Across that intersection though.... BAM!! $130, please and thank you.

[spectrrr]

wow, thats brutal.. good to know for next time i'm driving thorugh VA

I was speeding in WY back in '99 when I was on my way to Fort Bragg. (We were going to visit family outside Chicago.) Well I was cruising along for like an hour or so and didn't see anyone of either side of the highway and just started picking up the pace. Well when I passed the cop in the bushes I let off the gas and when he caught up to me he was pissed. I saw him I knew I was wrong I slowed down and pulled over. He had me get out of the car and had me sit in the back of his car. I am pretty sure I would have gotten arrested but my wife who was asleep until I pulled over was crying. Well the police officer gave me a ticket and a warning. He told me I was going over 130 but only wrote the ticket up for 130. The ticket was 250. That was my Christmas present that year. No more speeding from me. Well once but it was only 5 over. I was wrong. I pay the fines.

[Wolfgang]

Luckily ive never been been caught. But in my speeding days i remember doing 125 in a 25mph zone. Man i love that Caddy CTS

[ucla695]

My buddy in Arizona told me that they have photo enforced radar traps on the freeway. Kinda like the redlight photos, but for speeding. I'm sure they make a LOT of money from those.

Originally Posted by ucla695

My buddy in Arizona told me that they have photo enforced radar traps on the freeway. Kinda like the redlight photos, but for speeding. I'm sure they make a LOT of money from those.

Welcome to the USSA home of the free.

[gettysburgfreak]

Got nailed going 86 in a 55. Between the ticket and lawyer fee it ended up costing me $500 bucks. The first time I ever got pulled over I was drag racing with a buddy of mine along the entrance way to our college (its a straight two lane strip for almost quarter of a mile). Neither of us realized a University Police cop pulled behind us waiting for the light to turn green. The cop said I was going 70 in a 20 and let me off with a warning after I told him we were having fun after a big win (we beat our school rival in extra innings)

[MajorCaptSilly]

I got a ton of tickets as a youngster. Almost lost my license. I had a 74 Firebird 400. Not a good car for a 16-17 year-old.

MCS

[MajorCaptSilly]

Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

I got a ton of tickets as a youngster. Almost lost my license. I had a 74 Firebird 400. Not a good car for a 16-17 year-old.

MCS

I meant Firebird Formula 400

MCS