Got my first ticket today
11-15-2017, 01:07 PM
#61
Safety Car
Watch out for Virginia......
Here in Virginia we are not allowed to own or use any radar detector.
Thanks to GEICO Insurance almost every Police car in Virginia is equipped with Radar Detector "detectors".
Even our Motor-Cycle cops have them and they are pretty good at finding the people going through our state using a perfectly harmless radar Detector.
I got pulled over doing 45 in a 25 which is "Reckless Driving" here in Virginia. The first thing I did was take the car to a official station to have my Speedometer calibrated. It was dead on, indicated 55 was actual 55 mph, and I was in trouble.
I went to court and while heading into the building there was a young guy in a suit running to get in the building so I stood and held the door for him.
When I got into the courtroom I was happy to see that the running man was in fact the presiding Judge for my case. I told him about the speedometer being tested and verified and then I threw myself to the "Mercy of the Court". The judge reduced it to a "10 over" ticket and I paid the fine and still had my license. I was very lucky and very thankful as well.
It pays to be a nice guy.
Thanks to GEICO Insurance almost every Police car in Virginia is equipped with Radar Detector "detectors".
Even our Motor-Cycle cops have them and they are pretty good at finding the people going through our state using a perfectly harmless radar Detector.
I got pulled over doing 45 in a 25 which is "Reckless Driving" here in Virginia. The first thing I did was take the car to a official station to have my Speedometer calibrated. It was dead on, indicated 55 was actual 55 mph, and I was in trouble.
I went to court and while heading into the building there was a young guy in a suit running to get in the building so I stood and held the door for him.
When I got into the courtroom I was happy to see that the running man was in fact the presiding Judge for my case. I told him about the speedometer being tested and verified and then I threw myself to the "Mercy of the Court". The judge reduced it to a "10 over" ticket and I paid the fine and still had my license. I was very lucky and very thankful as well.
It pays to be a nice guy.
11-15-2017, 02:51 PM
#62
Drifting
Here in Virginia we are not allowed to own or use any radar detector.
Thanks to GEICO Insurance almost every Police car in Virginia is equipped with Radar Detector "detectors".
Even our Motor-Cycle cops have them and they are pretty good at finding the people going through our state using a perfectly harmless radar Detector.
I got pulled over doing 45 in a 25 which is "Reckless Driving" here in Virginia. The first thing I did was take the car to a official station to have my Speedometer calibrated. It was dead on, indicated 55 was actual 55 mph, and I was in trouble.
I went to court and while heading into the building there was a young guy in a suit running to get in the building so I stood and held the door for him.
When I got into the courtroom I was happy to see that the running man was in fact the presiding Judge for my case. I told him about the speedometer being tested and verified and then I threw myself to the "Mercy of the Court". The judge reduced it to a "10 over" ticket and I paid the fine and still had my license. I was very lucky and very thankful as well.
It pays to be a nice guy.
Thanks to GEICO Insurance almost every Police car in Virginia is equipped with Radar Detector "detectors".
Even our Motor-Cycle cops have them and they are pretty good at finding the people going through our state using a perfectly harmless radar Detector.
I got pulled over doing 45 in a 25 which is "Reckless Driving" here in Virginia. The first thing I did was take the car to a official station to have my Speedometer calibrated. It was dead on, indicated 55 was actual 55 mph, and I was in trouble.
I went to court and while heading into the building there was a young guy in a suit running to get in the building so I stood and held the door for him.
When I got into the courtroom I was happy to see that the running man was in fact the presiding Judge for my case. I told him about the speedometer being tested and verified and then I threw myself to the "Mercy of the Court". The judge reduced it to a "10 over" ticket and I paid the fine and still had my license. I was very lucky and very thankful as well.
It pays to be a nice guy.
11-15-2017, 02:56 PM
#63
Melting Slicks
I haven't shown up for a lot of out of state tickets. Not worth my time to go 500 miles to fight a $150 ticket. My insurance has never gone up for one or two simple moving violations.
11-15-2017, 03:39 PM
#64
Melting Slicks
No body mentioned anything about showing up for out of state tickets when I made this post. I don't either as in N.Y. where I live out of state tickets are NOT recorded on your driver's license. Get any kind of ticket other than a DUI out of state and nobody will ever know you got one after you pay it.
Last edited by Oh Boy; 11-15-2017 at 07:07 PM.
11-15-2017, 03:42 PM
#65
Melting Slicks
11-15-2017, 03:58 PM
#66
Burning Brakes
69 corvette convertible 427/390, 4 spd on my way to daytona after coming back from 3 month boomer patrol.
this detector worked okay but today i use a escort redline with a blendmount. haven't had a ticket for speeding in a car in over 40 years, actually feel naked driving without a radar detector.
11-15-2017, 05:32 PM
#67
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That system works well for me also since my last speeding ticket was about 12 years ago. Around these parts I find that most people speed so just going with the flow of the traffic is a fairly safe thing to do.
This past summer I was on my way to a car club event and was traveling the freeway but just going with the flow of traffic. I noticed a black Toyota in my mirror coming fairly fast and constantly changing lanes like he was running a slalom course around the cars in both lanes.
I had a black Suburban in the lane ahead of me so I switched to the slow lane and the black Toyota proceeded to tailgate the Suburban flashing his high beams to let him by. The Suburban stayed in his lane and maintained his speed causing the Toyota to pass him on the right and then swerve into his lane cutting him off and forcing him to brake.
That's when I found out that our local highway patrol used unmarked black Suburbans as ghost cars. It made my day and took a while for me to lose the grin on my face as that driver must have learned an expensive lesson that day and might have ended up using public transit for a while.
This past summer I was on my way to a car club event and was traveling the freeway but just going with the flow of traffic. I noticed a black Toyota in my mirror coming fairly fast and constantly changing lanes like he was running a slalom course around the cars in both lanes.
I had a black Suburban in the lane ahead of me so I switched to the slow lane and the black Toyota proceeded to tailgate the Suburban flashing his high beams to let him by. The Suburban stayed in his lane and maintained his speed causing the Toyota to pass him on the right and then swerve into his lane cutting him off and forcing him to brake.
That's when I found out that our local highway patrol used unmarked black Suburbans as ghost cars. It made my day and took a while for me to lose the grin on my face as that driver must have learned an expensive lesson that day and might have ended up using public transit for a while.
11-15-2017, 05:46 PM
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No body mentioned anything about showing up for out of state tickets when I made this post. I don't either as in N.Y. where I live out of state tickets are NOT recorded on your driver's license. Get any kind of ticket other than a DUI out of state and nobody will ever know you got one.
Friend has an oustanding violation in Ca, AZ will not issue him a license.
Used to be as you said its forgotten about so to speak not so sure today?
11-15-2017, 07:03 PM
#69
Melting Slicks
Your NYS Driver License will be suspended if you fail to answer a ticket for a moving violation in any state except Alaska, California, Michigan, Montana, Oregon or Wisconsin. Your license will remain suspended until you answer the ticket. Likewise, drivers from any state, except those from the six states listed above, will have their driver licenses suspended in their own state for failure to answer a moving violation in New York State.
The New York State DMV does not record out-of-state convictions of moving traffic violations of New York State non-commercial licensed drivers, except for traffic offenses committed in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada.
Last edited by Oh Boy; 11-15-2017 at 07:04 PM.
11-15-2017, 07:09 PM
#70
Race Director
GA doesn't play around. You're in for a world of hurt on your insurance, let alone the fines the state will make you pay.
Forget a radar detector, I'd be selling the Corvette and buying a moped.
Forget a radar detector, I'd be selling the Corvette and buying a moped.
11-15-2017, 08:41 PM
#72
Burning Brakes
To the OP, do your research.
I did mine back in 2010 and settled on a Valentine 1.
Research and compare the following:
Escort Redline XR
vs
Valentine 1
vs
Escort Max 360
vs the older
Escort 9500ix
Those seem to be the top choices. Whatever you get, use a BlendMount to tap into the mirror power supply and run it low profile.
I did mine back in 2010 and settled on a Valentine 1.
Research and compare the following:
Escort Redline XR
vs
Valentine 1
vs
Escort Max 360
vs the older
Escort 9500ix
Those seem to be the top choices. Whatever you get, use a BlendMount to tap into the mirror power supply and run it low profile.
11-15-2017, 09:58 PM
#73
Le Mans Master
Here in Virginia we are not allowed to own or use any radar detector.
Thanks to GEICO Insurance almost every Police car in Virginia is equipped with Radar Detector "detectors".
Even our Motor-Cycle cops have them and they are pretty good at finding the people going through our state using a perfectly harmless radar Detector.
I got pulled over doing 45 in a 25 which is "Reckless Driving" here in Virginia. The first thing I did was take the car to a official station to have my Speedometer calibrated. It was dead on, indicated 55 was actual 55 mph, and I was in trouble.
I went to court and while heading into the building there was a young guy in a suit running to get in the building so I stood and held the door for him.
When I got into the courtroom I was happy to see that the running man was in fact the presiding Judge for my case. I told him about the speedometer being tested and verified and then I threw myself to the "Mercy of the Court". The judge reduced it to a "10 over" ticket and I paid the fine and still had my license. I was very lucky and very thankful as well.
It pays to be a nice guy.
Thanks to GEICO Insurance almost every Police car in Virginia is equipped with Radar Detector "detectors".
Even our Motor-Cycle cops have them and they are pretty good at finding the people going through our state using a perfectly harmless radar Detector.
I got pulled over doing 45 in a 25 which is "Reckless Driving" here in Virginia. The first thing I did was take the car to a official station to have my Speedometer calibrated. It was dead on, indicated 55 was actual 55 mph, and I was in trouble.
I went to court and while heading into the building there was a young guy in a suit running to get in the building so I stood and held the door for him.
When I got into the courtroom I was happy to see that the running man was in fact the presiding Judge for my case. I told him about the speedometer being tested and verified and then I threw myself to the "Mercy of the Court". The judge reduced it to a "10 over" ticket and I paid the fine and still had my license. I was very lucky and very thankful as well.
It pays to be a nice guy.
Prettybstste though. They don’t like radar detectors!
11-16-2017, 12:01 AM
#75
The V1 is definitely detectable...
Against the ancient VG-2, the V1 is undetectable, sure, like most other radar detectors.
However, against modern radar detector detectors like the Spectre Elite, the V1 is very detectable.
Check out my article about radar detector detectors for more information.
Against the ancient VG-2, the V1 is undetectable, sure, like most other radar detectors.
However, against modern radar detector detectors like the Spectre Elite, the V1 is very detectable.
Check out my article about radar detector detectors for more information.
Last edited by Vortex Radar; 11-16-2017 at 12:05 AM.
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11-16-2017, 07:33 AM
#78
Advanced
I couldn’t agree with you more!
These conversations always intrigue me. I'm still trying to figure out how something pays for itself over and over...when in the whole scheme of things, it's 100% lost money. All one has to do is obey the posted speed (or typically no more than 10 mph over), and you could save all that cash. Do I speed? Yes. 75 in a 70. Out west: 80 in a 75. I do not speed in anything under 55 as it's usually residential, city, or there are children around.
11-16-2017, 07:51 AM
#79
Drifting
Using Waze adds another layer of protection especially against laser. Together a good radar detector and Waze along with situational awareness will defeat 95% of speed traps. For the former LEOs that will say this is not true you simply don't know how many times drivers have been alerted and slowed before they went pass you.
11-16-2017, 08:52 AM
#80
Drifting
Might be worth your time to get an attorney in an attempt to get it reduced. The attorney might be able to get it lowered or tossed if you do have a good driving record. Your insurance could beat you up over this. It’s not really fast but super speeder has a bad sound to it. My .02 cents worth.
A majority of the cops do not drive around with the radar constantly on however, some do. Usually when they observe a possible speeder they will instantly turn it on. In most states, the Officer has to testify that they visually estimated your speed within 5 MPH in addition to the radar reading.
There is no law in using a radar detector in California.
In some states, they have a fudge factor on what speed they start citing you because of the courts do not want to see the 5 MPH over cites. In California, that is usually 15 MPH for a majority of the court districts unless their are circumstances such as extreme traffic and/or weather conditions, and school zones. The key factor in speed is "Reasonable and Prudent" for conditions.
This is my opinion on radar detectors. All the radar detector is going to is tell you that you been had. Also, I was told that since most of the newer cars these days have lane departure, passive speed control, and other safety features that uses the radio frequencies that are in the receive frequency range of a radar detector the radar detector will be alerting you on every car with those safety features as you drive down the road. I'm curious if that is true?
In addition to using radar, a lot of the agencies in California are using Lasers (LiDar) and these Lidars will give the Officer not only the speed reading but, the distance reading and take a picture of those readings and your car at the same time.
Last edited by Nokones; 11-16-2017 at 09:14 AM.