First speeding ticket.

Ashcan Bill · 06-21-2011, 07:59 AM

Well, don't feel too bad. My wife just called me and said she got one too on her way to work. Her first as well. She was on a downhill stretch and got written for 35 in a 30. Such is life.

hotreds · 06-21-2011, 08:06 AM

35 in a 30 is rough. Esp. since most speedometers are off a bit- cops will usually give you 5 or 10 mph. I remember a Cinci cop telling me he gave people 15- because after that they had no excuses.

I got my ticket by rolling through a stop sign from a strip mall onto a feeder road that led onto the main road. I saw the cop had somebody with him- probably just showing the supervisor he was alert!

I find that if you stay with traffic you should be ok. Never be a leader!

06-21-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by hotreds

35 in a 30 is rough. Esp. since most speedometers are off a bit- cops will usually give you 5 or 10 mph. I remember a Cinci cop telling me he gave people 15- because after that they had no excuses.

I got my ticket by rolling through a stop sign from a strip mall onto a feeder road that led onto the main road. I saw the cop had somebody with him- probably just showing the supervisor he was alert!

I find that if you stay with traffic you should be ok. Never be a leader!

I think they were written for 5 over, but the reason for stopping the car was most likely more than 5 over.

neoflex · 06-21-2011, 02:45 PM

When we were still living on Long Island the norm was if your driving on the L.I.E more often than not you won't get stopped unless you were doing at least 25 over. The majority is doing a minimum of 15 over when passing a patrol car.
I once got out of a speeding ticket because I told the cop I was about to crap my pants and was rushing home. Not sure if he believed me but he got a chuckle and let me go nonetheless.

neoflex · 06-21-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashcan Bill

Well, don't feel too bad. My wife just called me and said she got one too on her way to work. Her first as well. She was on a downhill stretch and got written for 35 in a 30. Such is life.

You can definitely fight and beat that one in court. 5 over could be a matter of calibration of the speedo. Hell I know my bike reads 8mph over what I am actually doing. I am surprised the LEO would waste his time and your wifes time writing a ticket for 5mph over. Sounds like he may have been having a bad day.

macpappy · 06-21-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by neoflex

You can definitely fight and beat that one in court. 5 over could be a matter of calibration of the speedo. Hell I know my bike reads 8mph over what I am actually doing. I am surprised the LEO would waste his time and your wifes time writing a ticket for 5mph over. Sounds like he may have been having a bad day.

Sounds like a speed trap. Most places I've been don't even pull you over unless you are doing close to 10 over.

06-21-2011, 07:59 AM	#1
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06-21-2011, 08:06 AM	#2
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06-21-2011, 02:45 PM	#4
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: First speeding ticket. When we were still living on Long Island the norm was if your driving on the L.I.E more often than not you won't get stopped unless you were doing at least 25 over. The majority is doing a minimum of 15 over when passing a patrol car. I once got out of a speeding ticket because I told the cop I was about to crap my pants and was rushing home. Not sure if he believed me but he got a chuckle and let me go nonetheless. __________________