EPTFirst speeding ticket experience - Page 4
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esla_sol
United States756 Posts
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
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buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
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DeathSpank
United States1029 Posts
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zatic
Zurich15345 Posts
On April 07 2010 11:17 QuickStriker wrote: Well... what's done is done. I went over 20 the limit and I know I did. I suppose it is a retribution of all the negative and bad things I've neglected and done. No it's actually the retribution for going too fast. There is really nothing else about it. If speeding tickets were the way to Absolution I'd be a saint. | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
On April 07 2010 16:05 zatic wrote: No it's actually the retribution for going too fast. There is really nothing else about it. If speeding tickets were the way to Absolution I'd be a saint. lolol saw that coming | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On April 07 2010 16:05 zatic wrote: No it's actually the retribution for going too fast. There is really nothing else about it. If speeding tickets were the way to Absolution I'd be a saint. This is the coolest thing anybody has ever said. | ||
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QuickStriker
United States3694 Posts
On April 07 2010 16:05 zatic wrote: No it's actually the retribution for going too fast. There is really nothing else about it. If speeding tickets were the way to Absolution I'd be a saint. Wow... I'm sad now... but I want to learn from this incident and change my entire way of driving and being more safe than ever so this stuff never happens to me ever again. It probably won't happen 100% but I will make an effort to do so starting right now! (going to school right now which means usual 40 minutes driving with speeding but without... 1 hour and 30 minutes... but I'll be on time if I leave right now!) | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32075 Posts
Also: we are in a recession. Cops are cutting down on that 5-10mph leeway. Don't do it, even if others are. That's not a cop out either, and if you say 'well, others were speeding' to a cop or judge, you just assured that you'll get tickets for anything they can find rammed up your ass As for court, show up all spiffy in a suit. Don't come with mommy and daddy, that's just dumb ass shit. You don't need a lawyer, that's another waste of money. Save that shit for when you do something REALLy dumb, not being a few over the limit. Get in line to talk to the prosecutor before the judge comes out, explain that you were leaving after a long day of school and were just a bit over accidently and say you're sorry. Make sure you mention that this is your first speeding ticket (and first moving violation, if that is the case as well). 95% of the time, you will get the points reduced or dropped all together, but you will probably have your cash fine doubled. This is a much better situation, and if you really are in some kind of financial situation that your parents won't help you, you can work out a payment plan with the courts. Just don't listen to anyone who says to get a lawyer because they really have no clue what they're talking about. It's a waste of money for something that is easily handled by yourself. | ||
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DEN1ED
United States1087 Posts
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Durak
Canada3684 Posts
On April 08 2010 00:22 QuickStriker wrote: Wow... I'm sad now... but I want to learn from this incident and change my entire way of driving and being more safe than ever so this stuff never happens to me ever again. It probably won't happen 100% but I will make an effort to do so starting right now! (going to school right now which means usual 40 minutes driving with speeding but without... 1 hour and 30 minutes... but I'll be on time if I leave right now!) Here's how TL has helped you if you accept: 1. Advice for how to handle this ticket 2. Advice for changing your attitude Everyone who you think is being a dick to you in this blog is focused on 2. In all honesty, you need to change the way you think. Going 20 mph (32 km/h) over the speed limit is really significant. It has a big effect on your stopping distance and simply makes your car more dangerous. You are endangering your own life and the lives of others. You're focused on how much longer this will make your commute. Well, that's too bad. You either need to live closer to where you spend a lot of time or you need to accept the cost (extra travel time). If you try and compromise by excessively speeding, you have a much bigger cost: your life and the lives of others. While you seem to have accepted the ticket aspect, you need to think more before shrugging this off. That's what this negative reinforcement is supposed to be for. | ||
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
Take it to court, say sorry and hopefully cop wont show. | ||
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ItsYoungLee
Korea (South)227 Posts
Perhaps you should do it just once on a race track or somewhere where you KNOW you won't get caught to get it out of your system. After I got that speed out of my system I never sped >5 mph over speed limit after that incident. There's more fun playing with low-range torque and accelerating hard from a stop at a light to legal speed limit. The safest speed on any road is usually about +5 mph over the speed limit. I remember doing some research and seeing a U shaped graph of traffic crash frequency versus speed relative to speed limit, and it was a minimum at +5 mph over speed limit. Edit: I don't know what most people are saying, but 20 miles per hour over speed limit isn't that significant as long as you maintain awareness of the road around you. At work I often drive >30 miles per hour over speed limit and that's considered routine (and that's in a 10000 lb + vehicle) - it all depends on your level of awareness. 20 miles per hour over along with some other aggravating factor is what makes it really dangerous. Of course, in this situation. what really matters is not what other people in the thread think is a safe speed, but what the cop thinks is a safe speed. | ||
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SkylineSC
United States564 Posts
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
On April 08 2010 03:58 SkylineSC wrote: don't go 20 over... anything more than 15 over cops will definitely pull you over. going less than 15 over and get pulled over takes some bad luck. but even thats justified. but if you stay 10 over, you won't get pulled over, at least not on highways. Local might be slightly different, I got pulled over going 60 on a 45 but didn't get a ticket. That's a pretty bold statement for somebody who (probably) hasn't driven everywhere in the US. Different areas have different standards, what do you know about his? o.O | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32075 Posts
On April 08 2010 04:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: That's a pretty bold statement for somebody who (probably) hasn't driven everywhere in the US. Different areas have different standards, what do you know about his? o.O It's not just bold, it's flat out wrong. A cop can nail you for doing 51 in a 50 if he chooses to and he'd be totally right for it, despite the bitching that someone would do. Yes, most cops will give you a 5-10mpg margin of error, but given the economy and the increased revenue that tickets bring in, you'd have to be an idiot to bank on this for no reason. | ||
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semantics
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kOre
Canada3642 Posts
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SkylineSC
United States564 Posts
On April 08 2010 05:15 semantics wrote: Police officers used to bring in the tickets alot more when they got payed a bit of commission on it :D most time they will give you the 5 over the max and 10 over if the flow of traffic is fast. But if someone in the area complains about speeders they have to crack down on it. My Uncle got pulled over by a school for going 26 instead of 25 becuase concern parents were bitching in the area. yup, and my "statement" is just a generalization... just be smart about it. slow down when you see a cop... | ||
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