First Ticket In 7 Years!

[nfpgasmask]

So some Reno biker fuzz pulled my VX over today. The copper said I was going 67 in a 50. IMO, there is NO WAY I was going that fast....but. Whatever. He knocked it down to 60. $130 ticket. He also had no idea what I was driving....

Arrrg. Bart

[TexVeX]

Now he's gonna be watching for you. Believe me. I got my first ticket in twenty years a few years back in my Rodeo and then I was getting stopped everywhere anytime I passed a darn cop. Being that it is your first in a while you can request deferred adjudication and then you pay it but it doesn't go on your record unless you screw up again in the next year.

I said this somewhere else on the forum but forgot where, but this thread seems like a good place to repeat it. Listen to the positive effect this vehicle has had on me and my driving habits. My Vehicross has turned a really aggressive and angry driver into a cautious, careful, easy going driver. I mean a really drastic change here. And I don't even believe it is as much worrying about gas guzzling as it is about being cool just because the car is so cool.

[Chopper]

Fuzz?? Copper?? Damn, book 'em Dan-o... wait, I'll get the Mod Squad...on my "bag phone" Let me turn down my Jethro Tull 8 track, and smooth out my ''porn star moustache" in the mirror of my Torino first....you funny

[phxsunfan]

i got a ticket on the way home from moab in dumkes vx in CO going 103 in a 75. well it's a summons i should say

[Ldub]

Sorry to hear that Bart...that's a drag.

But, on the other side of the coin...

I've been pulled over 3 times in the last month...& let go with a warning 3 times.

I should buy a lottery ticket.

[TexVeX]

Yes, Ldub, hurry and play the lottery before your luck runs out.

[Lizardmen3477]

I was going up to Pa got caught doing 114. Well the cop clocked me at 97 cause i slammed brakes. Then lowered it to 85. Then tried to carrying on convo bout my suv as he was writting ticket i was like u got to be kidding lol.

[Mr.Badguy]

Hey there!

I understand your aggravations with the ticket. I got my first speeding ticket while driving my VX last may. I was going through a construction zone in the morning rush hour. posted limit was 35, but i was going along with everyone else, and i had this tiny red car tail-gating me. anyway, i saw the cop and i knew then and there I was going to be pulled over... i just slowed down and waited. its like i could have seen the cop's eyes go big and white. anyway, he pulled me over and i explained that i was being tail gated and he somewhat agreed, saying that the car behind me was traveling "very close", BUT i was the "lead" vehicle (i disagreed with that too as i was in traffic) and i dictate the speed, not the guy behind me. He didn't care very much that it was my first traffic violation, he wrote me my 200 hundred dollar ticket and said see you in court (mandatory court appearance) i went, pleaded guilty and payed the fine. Now, i know its a no no to speed in construction zones, i'm usually the one that slows down on interstate highway construction doing 35 holding everyone up for miles, but that day wasn't my day. needless to say now i drive the 35 MPH through the same construction zone regardless of what or how many people are behind me. as soon as it hits 50 again, i'm off, but doing 50. Its also true that the cops look out for our vehicles. i don't know what it is, but we seem to get some attention. I think that had i been driving my old Cavalier that morning, i would never had been pulled over. Just some random thoughts on the subject of tickets.

[Ldub]

Dude...figure it out...you ARE Mr.Badguy after all. You KNOW that cops are always on the lookout for bad guys, right???
This isn't rocket science...change your user name...problem solved.

Hey there!

I understand your aggravations with the ticket. I got my first speeding ticket while driving my VX last may. I was going through a construction zone in the morning rush hour. posted limit was 35, but i was going along with everyone else, and i had this tiny red car tail-gating me. anyway, i saw the cop and i knew then and there I was going to be pulled over... i just slowed down and waited. its like i could have seen the cop's eyes go big and white. anyway, he pulled me over and i explained that i was being tail gated and he somewhat agreed, saying that the car behind me was traveling "very close", BUT i was the "lead" vehicle (i disagreed with that too as i was in traffic) and i dictate the speed, not the guy behind me. He didn't care very much that it was my first traffic violation, he wrote me my 200 hundred dollar ticket and said see you in court (mandatory court appearance) i went, pleaded guilty and payed the fine. Now, i know its a no no to speed in construction zones, i'm usually the one that slows down on interstate highway construction doing 35 holding everyone up for miles, but that day wasn't my day. needless to say now i drive the 35 MPH through the same construction zone regardless of what or how many people are behind me. as soon as it hits 50 again, i'm off, but doing 50. Its also true that the cops look out for our vehicles. i don't know what it is, but we seem to get some attention. I think that had i been driving my old Cavalier that morning, i would never had been pulled over. Just some random thoughts on the subject of tickets.

[WyrreJ]

FWIW, in most (all?) states, the only mandatory speed limits are those printed in black on a white sign. Many states use black on orange for construction zone limits, but those are only advisory (same thing with black on yellow). Some states have wised up and started to use the mandatory black on white signs in their constructions zones, I dunno about NJ. Even in those cases, it may not be a legal speed limit - in many states there are baseline speeds defined for different types of areas (like 30mph in residential areas with less than 100 yards between houses, 35 in industrial areas, etc) and any posted limit that varies from the "standard" for the type of area requires a speed study by the state DoT. Many, many municipalities just put up speed limit signs and skip the speed study for money, convenience or even ignorance of the law. In many cases, having an illegally posted limit negates the whole shebang leaving you with no actual limit.

Unless the state laws have been written to provide for mandatory construction zone speed limits, then posting a black on white speed limit sign could have the opposite effect - removing any speed limit at all.

And while in such a case, there may be no specific limit, you may still get ticketed for reckless driving or somesuch. But, if you were just "keeping up with traffic" such a charge may not stick.

I'm no lawyer, and I've never been ticketed for speeding, not even warned. The above is all stuff I wandered across when I was bored one day.