Updated speeding ticket for 6MPH over..Vette Tax
08-20-2017, 11:21 AM
#61
"Because I may have been momentarily exceeding the speed limit is the only smart answer," and by far and away the most likely way to drive away with only a warning.
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sunsalem (08-20-2017)
08-20-2017, 11:49 AM
#62
Nice one, Foosh.
Maybe we need to start a thread entitled "How to talk your way out of a ticket"
Maybe we need to start a thread entitled "How to talk your way out of a ticket"
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Foosh (08-20-2017)
08-20-2017, 04:27 PM
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The problem comes down to the bottom line. Speed limits are ridiculously low and designed to accommodate the worst drivers. They come off lights slow, they take miles to get up to speed and always migrate directly to the farthest left lane until their exit where they cut everyone off across the Interstate. Driver Education and licensing requirements are very diffident in teaching highway skills and practices. They could easily put most Interstates to 80 or more without incident IF people could drive. In spite of it being incredibly dangerous and illegal, I see so many people texting. The police should concentrate on that and lane discipline and leave speeders alone. Illegal? Hah, nobody cares anymore.
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gwalsh88 (08-20-2017)
08-20-2017, 05:47 PM
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My wife once got a ticket on campus for going one MPH over the posted limit. The judge threw out the ticket, but she still had to pay court costs.
yes we were pissed.
yes we were pissed.
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gwalsh88 (08-20-2017)
08-20-2017, 06:10 PM
#65
We refer to this as a PERFORMANNCE AWARD! Usually they aren't wasted on 6mph over. I still think he just wanted to see your car cuz he was jealous��
My last one was 93 in a 75. So glad I slammed on the brakes when I saw him... from 128. Heck he should have given me an award for braking so quickly instead of a ticket! JMHO
My last one was 93 in a 75. So glad I slammed on the brakes when I saw him... from 128. Heck he should have given me an award for braking so quickly instead of a ticket! JMHO
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gwalsh88 (08-20-2017)
08-20-2017, 08:56 PM
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Actually, you were probably the easiest to pull over. As the Hyundai was in front of you, he would have have to pass you, or get you to move right to catch the Hyundai. That said, driving a bright yellow Corvette probably didn't help, but not in the way you are thinking.
When you are running radar, you only have a second or so to get a lock on a car, stow the radar gun, start the bike (or car) accelerate to speed, and get the violator stopped. A Hyundai can look like a lot of other cars at 62 MPH, but a bright yellow Corvette is going to be hard to miss in a pack of cars.
I've had it happen a couple of times. Stop a champagne Toyota, and the driver swears he was going the speed limit, and it was the Other champagne Toyota that passed him, he remembers seeing it. Can I go to court and swear I stopped the right Toyota? No, I can't. But bright yellow Corvettes are few and far between, I can be 99.9999% sure I got the right one. Is it fair? Maybe not, but if you want to blend in, get a Toyota.
On another note, my completely unofficial and unscientific observation of car brands that I wrote most often, for really excessive speed (20+ over) was the Toyota Prius. Second was probably anything with someone under 20 driving, and a coffee can muffler. I actually stopped very, very few Corvettes...
When you are running radar, you only have a second or so to get a lock on a car, stow the radar gun, start the bike (or car) accelerate to speed, and get the violator stopped. A Hyundai can look like a lot of other cars at 62 MPH, but a bright yellow Corvette is going to be hard to miss in a pack of cars.
I've had it happen a couple of times. Stop a champagne Toyota, and the driver swears he was going the speed limit, and it was the Other champagne Toyota that passed him, he remembers seeing it. Can I go to court and swear I stopped the right Toyota? No, I can't. But bright yellow Corvettes are few and far between, I can be 99.9999% sure I got the right one. Is it fair? Maybe not, but if you want to blend in, get a Toyota.
On another note, my completely unofficial and unscientific observation of car brands that I wrote most often, for really excessive speed (20+ over) was the Toyota Prius. Second was probably anything with someone under 20 driving, and a coffee can muffler. I actually stopped very, very few Corvettes...
We used to get pulled over all the time in our old Camaros and Trans Ams with the tinted windows and loud exhausts! My '78 Trans Am is a track car and I got a ticket because the wheels chirped when I left a light. They always chirp. Unsafe start. Can't make that up.
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gwalsh88 (08-20-2017)
08-21-2017, 01:20 AM
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We refer to this as a PERFORMANNCE AWARD! Usually they aren't wasted on 6mph over. I still think he just wanted to see your car cuz he was jealous��
My last one was 93 in a 75. So glad I slammed on the brakes when I saw him... from 128. Heck he should have given me an award for braking so quickly instead of a ticket! JMHO
My last one was 93 in a 75. So glad I slammed on the brakes when I saw him... from 128. Heck he should have given me an award for braking so quickly instead of a ticket! JMHO
08-21-2017, 01:26 AM
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Jealous = envy.
08-21-2017, 01:45 AM
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08-21-2017, 03:04 AM
#71
Implying he liked the car and wanted to see it up close.
Why couldn't a LEO have a Corvette? Scratching my head here.
When I got pulled over, there was a Mini Cooper that I was"playing" with that didn't apply his brakes so he was going way faster than I was when the radar locked. I asked the officer (very polite officer I might add) why the other guy didn't get stopped. He replied, "because I clocked YOU!" Good point!
Why couldn't a LEO have a Corvette? Scratching my head here.
When I got pulled over, there was a Mini Cooper that I was"playing" with that didn't apply his brakes so he was going way faster than I was when the radar locked. I asked the officer (very polite officer I might add) why the other guy didn't get stopped. He replied, "because I clocked YOU!" Good point!
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gwalsh88 (08-21-2017)
08-21-2017, 10:10 AM
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Implying he liked the car and wanted to see it up close.
Why couldn't a LEO have a Corvette? Scratching my head here.
When I got pulled over, there was a Mini Cooper that I was"playing" with that didn't apply his brakes so he was going way faster than I was when the radar locked. I asked the officer (very polite officer I might add) why the other guy didn't get stopped. He replied, "because I clocked YOU!" Good point!
Why couldn't a LEO have a Corvette? Scratching my head here.
When I got pulled over, there was a Mini Cooper that I was"playing" with that didn't apply his brakes so he was going way faster than I was when the radar locked. I asked the officer (very polite officer I might add) why the other guy didn't get stopped. He replied, "because I clocked YOU!" Good point!
08-21-2017, 10:35 AM
#73
I didn't realize people were so sensitive. Ok, it could have been Mini Cooper or a Mustang or a Prius. Something they wanted to look at. I guess we don't make jokes on this forum. Lesson learned. I will keep my funnies to myself so I don't hurt some LEO''s feelings.
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08-21-2017, 10:49 AM
#74
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FWIW, cops don't stop cars because they want to look at them. It'd be the same thing as stopping a car driven by an attractive woman, to look at her. That would be a 4th Amendment violation, amongst others...
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08-21-2017, 11:09 AM
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FWIW, that was an attempt at humor. Obviously it was a poor attempt. My apologies to those that don't understand humor. I will keep my comments and posts to strickly information going forward. Is there a way to remove my comments? I would be glad to do that. I guess I assumed this was a light hearted fun forum. I stand corrected.
08-21-2017, 11:18 AM
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Congrats on beating the ticket. I agree that 6 over, while it is still speeding, is a rather 
ticket.
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gwalsh88 (08-21-2017)
08-21-2017, 11:26 AM
#77
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Its all good! ...............It worked out in the end.... I think if the LEO felt this was really such a serious offense he would have shown up in court...which in my opinion again just confirms I was targeted over the other car
and you are absolutely correct, I drive my car everyday (just under 66,000 miles right now)...I'm not looking to blend in with a beige Toyota so I know I might have to pay the Corvette Tax but that doesn't mean I like it....
and you are absolutely correct, I drive my car everyday (just under 66,000 miles right now)...I'm not looking to blend in with a beige Toyota so I know I might have to pay the Corvette Tax but that doesn't mean I like it....
I suspect that if it would have actually gone to trial, it would have been dismissed anyway. In fact, if everyone showed up here, the D/A would be told to deal it out by the judge anyway. It'd be one pissed off judge taking an hour out of a court day to argue a 6 MPH cite. The Officer probably would have gotten a talking to by the judge as well...
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gwalsh88 (08-21-2017)
08-21-2017, 11:30 AM
#78
I didn't realize people were so sensitive. Ok, it could have been Mini Cooper or a Mustang or a Prius. Something they wanted to look at. I guess we don't make jokes on this forum. Lesson learned. I will keep my funnies to myself so I don't hurt some LEO''s feelings.
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It's also a very sensitive subject when someone accuses an LEO of targeting by gender, color of skin, type of car, etc. Thus, not a good topic for humor and an insult to the integrity of the vast majority of LEOs.
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