Speeding Ticket-Inevitable
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 11,988
Likes: 14
Speeding Ticket-Inevitable
My Wife and I were out today on a very leisurely ride on some back roads in Eastern Kansas. It was getting late so I decided to hop on the interstate. We going along with not much traffic and talking about stuff when all of a sudden a motorcycle cop in front me in the left lane puts on his lights. I did not see that it was a motorcycle cop until he turned on his lights. I look down at the HUD and realize I was about 8MPH over the speed limit. It turns out he was just making a turn at one of the turnaround. As my blood starting moving again through my body again. My wife looks at me and says were you speeding? I give the standard answer just a little.
This bring up the conversation that when driving a Vette at some point it is inevitable that you are going to get a ticket, even if you try to stay within the speed limit. It just seem that the car inches it way up when you are not on cruise control.
This bring up the conversation that when driving a Vette at some point it is inevitable that you are going to get a ticket, even if you try to stay within the speed limit. It just seem that the car inches it way up when you are not on cruise control.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
When I was a kid.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 313
Likes: 0
From: Vancouver BC
I did a 600 mile return trip this week choosing the most windy roads I could find. Every now and then pulled in to a gas station to ask the vehicles going the opposite direction if and where the speed traps were. Got the green light for the whole way home!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 6,666
Likes: 14
From: Mission Viejo CA
Sorry to hear you got tagged.
My first ticket was at the age of 15 for driving without a license. My dad had to go to court with me, because he was in the passenger seat when I got the ticket.
My first ticket was at the age of 15 for driving without a license. My dad had to go to court with me, because he was in the passenger seat when I got the ticket.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 5,638
Likes: 1,187
From: Lake Worth Beach, Florida
I hadn't gotten a citation in 35 plus years and about a year ago a Trooper pulled me over in my company car with my boss in the passenger seat. The Trooper did not care that I was a retired cop and gave me a citation for about 20 over.
Unfortunately for the Trooper he pulled two of us over at once and gave me the other guy's ticket.
I went to court and had it dismissed. The trooper almost blew a gasket. Sweet.
Other than that I haven't even been stopped in over 20 years.
Unfortunately for the Trooper he pulled two of us over at once and gave me the other guy's ticket.
I went to court and had it dismissed. The trooper almost blew a gasket. Sweet.
Other than that I haven't even been stopped in over 20 years.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 898
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma
I've been pulled over about 8 times since May 07' since I've had my Vette. (27 k so far) Only got a ticket once though. (that's after being stopped by the same cop the third time!) lol. Talk about getting a break a lot. I think if police officers realize you're cool and you truly didn't mean to break the law, they'll cut you some slack. sometimes...
Instructor
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 102
Likes: 0
My Wife and I were out today on a very leisurely ride on some back roads in Eastern Kansas. It was getting late so I decided to hop on the interstate. We going along with not much traffic and talking about stuff when all of a sudden a motorcycle cop in front me in the left lane puts on his lights. I did not see that it was a motorcycle cop until he turned on his lights. I look down at the HUD and realize I was about 8MPH over the speed limit. It turns out he was just making a turn at one of the turnaround. As my blood starting moving again through my body again. My wife looks at me and says were you speeding? I give the standard answer just a little.
This bring up the conversation that when driving a Vette at some point it is inevitable that you are going to get a ticket, even if you try to stay within the speed limit. It just seem that the car inches it way up when you are not on cruise control.
This bring up the conversation that when driving a Vette at some point it is inevitable that you are going to get a ticket, even if you try to stay within the speed limit. It just seem that the car inches it way up when you are not on cruise control.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,610
Likes: 427
From: USA
Being a police officer myself, I can tell you, most people will inevitably get a ticket REGARDLESS of what they drive. I work midnight shift generally and pull people over quite often and don't issue very many tickets on that shift. However, I work overtime enforcement shifts about three times a month and only work traffic on those shifts from 2-6 pm in the afternoon. EVERYONE gets a ticket on those shifts I work, NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!! It's just my job and that's what I'm out there to do on my traffic enforcement shifts.