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On April 08 2010 04:49 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2010 04:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: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 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.
It's actually not wrong in some parts of the country too though, is my point. Where I live in Silicon Valley, people will only get pulled over for going over 80 on a 65 in some places, and sometimes not even that. Different places have different standards, cops can pull over for any reason but that means that they have discretion in not pulling people over too. However, generalizing your local region to all of the USA is just stupid.
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My GF use to speed all the time. Almost always doing 10+ over in every area. She's been pulled over a several times, but every time let go with a warning. I ride her pretty hard about it now and she doesn't do it anymore. I hear some of you talking about doing like 20-30 over that just seems ridiculous to me. It could just be a difference in where you live. I live in a smaller area not much local traffic for the most part. Highway doesn't seem like people usually do much over 75-80.
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On April 07 2010 10:17 QuickStriker wrote: he gave me my very first speeding ticket which I never seen one my entire life of 3.5 years of driving.
That's not really a long time, bud. Take it as a learning experience, and here's your lesson : you get 15% safety over the limit. Anything more is gambling and you can't rightly whine about the ticket. For the mathematically impaired - in good driving conditions, and in all but the most severely strict of areas, you can comfortably and safely drive:
35 in a 30
46 in a 40
58 in a 50
69 in a 60
81 in a 70
92 in an 80
104 in a 90
115 in a 100
127 in a 110
Now, that goes a bit higher than you yanks would drive, but since a lot of people drive in km/h that list should cover everyone.
Anyway, my first and only ticket was after about 3 years of driving too - winding bend out of a 50km/h (30mph) commercial street, four lanes, goes over a short bridge and becomes an 80km/h (50mph) zone. I drove my 55 in the 50 zone like a good kid and everything - Cop was hiding behind the last building before the bridge - tailed and nailed me for 79 in a 50 (think 49 in a 30, americans) as I was accelerating approaching the 80km/h sign. I stopped right away and we were already well into the 80 zone, but he was a prick having a PMS manprick day and gave me the ticket just the same - with shit attitude to boot. He said it was a "residential area" and I could have hit kids playing... a FOUR LANE FUCKING BRIDGE, LOL! Anyway, now, fuck the other drivers, I drive the limit until I'm past the sign and THEN accelerate now. Haven't had another ticket in over ten years.
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On April 07 2010 13:23 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:Show nested quote +On April 07 2010 13:22 lowbright wrote:On April 07 2010 13:04 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:
Pulled over 3 times, never ticketed. Best way to deal with it IMO is to just tell the cop you realize what you were doing, graciously accept that you were in error, apologize, and Generally be as polite as you can. I'm sure sometimes the cop will give you the ticket, but they let you off with a lot of warnings if you are apologetic and extremely respectful
Method has worked for me 3 out of 3, and my dad, who gave me that advice, is an even more impressive 10/12 in his lifetime. It's not like that in New York, they have quotas that they have to fill to raise money and they don't let you off anymore. I live in New York, hence [NyC]Hobbes
when were you pulled over? i doubt that it's anytime recent because that's not how it works at all anymore.
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On April 08 2010 07:24 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2010 04:49 Hawk wrote:On April 08 2010 04:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: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 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. It's actually not wrong in some parts of the country too though, is my point. Where I live in Silicon Valley, people will only get pulled over for going over 80 on a 65 in some places, and sometimes not even that. Different places have different standards, cops can pull over for any reason but that means that they have discretion in not pulling people over too. However, generalizing your local region to all of the USA is just stupid.
Yeah, it's obviously generally true that you can go slightly over and be ok, but it's not 'if you stay 10 over, you won't get pulled over'
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On April 08 2010 09:39 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2010 07:24 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:On April 08 2010 04:49 Hawk wrote:On April 08 2010 04:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: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 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. It's actually not wrong in some parts of the country too though, is my point. Where I live in Silicon Valley, people will only get pulled over for going over 80 on a 65 in some places, and sometimes not even that. Different places have different standards, cops can pull over for any reason but that means that they have discretion in not pulling people over too. However, generalizing your local region to all of the USA is just stupid. Yeah, it's obviously generally true that you can go slightly over and be ok, but it's not 'if you stay 10 over, you won't get pulled over'
i did mean to say stay UNDER 10 over, you GENERALLY will be safe... and that applies more to highways I suppose.
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u kno what u should do? since this policemen wronged u so badly, u should start ur own police station, except for noob policemen, then get better coverage and sponsors than that policeman's station. that'll show him.
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I don't have a license or nothing but my Dad got a ticket 0 times =D even though he traveled all over the US in a car(awesome he even got pics) during breaks from college/after college and my Mother got 2 speeding tickets for "speeding" at a 25 MPH road when she had just turned off of the high way and got stopped by a cop each time for not seeing the 25 MPH sign that was hidden by 2 FUCKIN TREE BRANCHES! She even went to court and nothing happened. She told all her friends and my Dad to make sure they didn't get a ticket too. Now she knows to go 25 MPH every time she goes to that road. I saw her when she got the tickets since I was like 6 years old at the time and I thought she was talking to a friend... then she waited till the cop left(1st time) and then yelled until her throat was soar and she was out of breath. Then she kept driving. Luckily we live in NJ so it wasn't super super high but it was still like $100.
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i myself havent gotten one but my friend just got his
apparently he was driving from hsi house to our community college (literally a 1 min drive. i like like 2 mins away from it and i walk)
the roads connects to the highway and there's no speed limit sign to speak of. he goes bout 55 (he claims) and get hit with a ticket despite just driving 1 min to our community college and clearly other cars driving the same speed as him
NOW heres the funny/sad part
as hes pulled over the officer says "do u know y im pulling u over?". my friend replies" for not wearing my seatbelt". the officer goes "no, but thanks for telling me"
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
anyway hes takign this to court since his claim that there is no speed limit sign is pretty legit
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Yeah it sucks how speed limits in the US are artificially low so the cops can pretty much pull over 80% of drivers when they want. I learned to drive in metro Atlanta and anyone from the area knows that I-75/85 are marked as 55 but the left 2 lanes are moving at 80 mph. I heard cops started cracking down on that in the last couple years though, which is a shame because there's enough damn traffic in that city.
Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn#Accident_evaluation
It's a shame how pretty much the only metric used to evaluate dangerous driving is speed. Doing 90 in sunny weather in light traffic is a hell of a lot safer than all the people I see on their cell phones in traffic hour.
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