I hope when you say if every speed limit was raised by 20mph tomorrow, you are referring to posted hwy speeds?

Your theory is interesting, or maybe a little

 

I see all. My eye pierces cloud and earth and flesh...

 

LOL LOL!!!!

 

And that about says it all.

Larry
code5coupe

 

I have been driving alot slower and, looking out for cops everywhere I feel paroniod.

 

That won't last very long.

I feel the same way, for a short period of time, after getting a speeding ticket. However, I've noticed the LEOs are out in full force during most major holidays... thats when I drive alot slower, too.

 

Kudos to STeel for keeping his cool, the LEO was just doing his job bottom line,, he was speeding, breaking the limit, that's the law folks like it or not. It doesn't hurt to try and get a lesser fine and go to court..but to fight it ...PLEASE what are you people smokin

"yea youre honor I was speeding 19 miles over the limit, but because I drive a corvette I was picked on" so therefore I should not have to comply with the Law"

 

I don't know about that. When the 55 limit was in effect, 70 to 75 was the top speed one might chance here in CA. Now that there are 65 to 70 speed limits, it's not uncommon to see people running at 85 to 90. Why would the CHP put a sign up on I-5 stating that if a driver is pulled over for doing over 100 mph, they might as well just hand over their license for good? Because folks have adjusted their speed up to match the increase in speed limit!

And while there may not be (many) more accidents after the speed limit increase, the ones that do occur are most certainly more severe, gruesome, and deadly.

 

I dont write the laws so who knows maybe what you are saying is true but I tend to believe the speed limits are set for safety reasons.

Certain areas/road types allow faster speeds than others based off of traffic flow, access points merging on/off the road nearby, curves, road surface types. I just cant see them making limit signs set up as a revenue generating source. I have never heard nor has any other officer I know ever told me their command wants them out writing tickets because the city needs money.

Also if you raised the limits from 55 to 75 then people would just drive 95 and not much would change. Everyone always pushes it as far as they can.

 

Tickets suck but I have to mention the following:

Well, here's another story of a Vette owner with a radar detector that didn't prevent a ticket.

Red Vette's are sweet don't get me wrong but this is why I don't have one, they stick out like a sore thumb. You have to be more conscience of this when driving.

Not to stick up for the LEO but if it was you would you pull over the Vette or some VW if they were both speeding. I can just hear the VW driver saying "how come you didn't pull over the Vette". Better luck next time and don't take it for granted that you're safe just because you're traveling with the flow of traffic.

 

What are you going to do, refuse to sign the citation? Good luck with that. Hopefully, someone will visit you on visiting days with a file insiide a cake.

 

Nothing illegal about refusing to sign the citation. I've done it. The LEO's sure get ticked off but it's not exactly something you can go to prison for. Same thing goes for not pulling over for a cop in our state. Just flash your lights/hazards or something to acknowledge he is there and continue driving until you're at a comfortable location. They get ticked but hey.. just protecting my rights and my safety. To many cops in unmarked cars around here not in full uniform so they deserve it.

 

Some of these comments are just plain silly! I am not an LEO or associated in any way with law inforcement. However, THE LAW IS THE LAW so why do people complain when caught breaking it? Comments like "fight it" "I wish an LEO would try that with me" etc are nuts! Limits are there for a reason. Sure I speed once in a while and have been caught.....also went to court, faced the judge and payed my fines. Such is life. How many of you would YELL REAL LOUD for LEO's if your car were stolen? Remember, a law is a law so if you feel you can break one why should'nt someone else get to pick one to break also?

 

Same thing happened to me about a month ago. I'm fighting it.

 

I wish that I could agree with the idea of raising the speed limits but I have some concerns.

While a Vette as well as many many other cars can cruise all day long at 90 in relative safety, could you imagine the impending danger when a 1977 Rust Oleum American Classic Family Sedan with a racoon tail on the antenna comes rolling into your rear view at 95 mph. Smoke billowing out of his tailpipes, rust falling from a car that has 4 wheel drum brakes with a big mac luggage carrier strapped to the roof with some twine and some poor person driving it thinking that he's got it all under control.

Here in Virginia there are so many people that are just bad drivers. Speeding is the least of the issues. I feel bad for the LEO's who have to pull people over that think it's ok to do 55 in a 55 during a snow storm.

The number of times I drive my vette (or any other car) to work in rush hour traffic (These people have never been to NYC at rush hour) and honestly felt that chill that runs down your spine and the heart attack feeling that occurs when you are scared to death because some $#@$#@# fellow driver doesn't realize that brake lights on the 600 cars in front of them might mean that they should slow down and he comes to a squealing stop inches from my very large, very shiney, very black rear end.

Odds are that while I have managed to survive 37 years without any legal infractions beyond speeding, I am going to end up in jail for beating the stupid out of someone who rear ends me. The worst part is that the traffic stops in the same spot every single day, and every single day someone skids to a stop.

Ok Sorry for the rant
and
Sorry for your ticket. I hope it doesn't ding your insurance too bad.