What's the worst offense that you got pulled over for but didn't get a ticket? My worst warning for a moving violation was last year for driving 73 mph on the Belt Parkway In Queens, New York City. The cop was driving on the road near me in an unmarked car but didn't flip the lights on until I crossed 70 mph. No ticket! Thanks to that I still have a perfect driving record free of moving violations.
Years ago, I was stopped on I-5, driving from Seattle to Portland in the middle of the night, for going 80. No ticket. No big deal. Exactly one week later, I repeated the trip, and got stopped again for the same thing by the same cop. Still no ticket. I almost blurted out "See you next week," but something restrained me.
I had an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman running right behind me in a known speed trap. I was keeping my eyes glued to the speedometer to make sure I wasn't over the limit...and blatantly cruised right through a red light. Of course he flipped the lights on and pulled me over. I told him exactly why I ran the light, which got a good laugh out of him. He ran my license and told me to pay more attention, and that was it.
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 31, 2023, 09:29:16 PM
I had an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman running right behind me in a known speed trap. I was keeping my eyes glued to the speedometer to make sure I wasn't over the limit...and blatantly cruised right through a red light. Of course he flipped the lights on and pulled me over. I told him exactly why I ran the light, which got a good laugh out of him. He ran my license and told me to pay more attention, and that was it.
And that right there is a good example of how low speed limits can be dangerous. You end up focusing too much on your speedometer and rearview mirror instead of on the road. That is funny though.
Quote from: pderocco on January 31, 2023, 09:28:55 PM
Years ago, I was stopped on I-5, driving from Seattle to Portland in the middle of the night, for going 80. No ticket. No big deal. Exactly one week later, I repeated the trip, and got stopped again for the same thing by the same cop. Still no ticket. I almost blurted out "See you next week," but something restrained me.
Did the cop recognize you or you only recognized him?
The first time after the curvy segment of the West Virginia Turnpike opened up (still using the old Memorial Tunnel), I was headed northbound on a weekday with literally no other traffic on the road. This was still in the NMSL days. I was driving a Pontiac Firebird and pushing hard through the curves, but I slowed down to about 60MPH the two times that I saw State Police cruisers headed northbound. When I came around a curve approaching the (then) southbound truck pull-off (still no facilities), I saw a northbound State Police cruiser sitting on the berm, with the officer standing, waiting patiently for me and waving to me to come in for a visit.
Instead of asking the usual questions, he politely indicated that I had been clocked at 55MPH and he needed to thank me for obeying the speed limit. Then we spent the next 10 minutes having a wonderful chat about our jobs and trying to figure out who'all we were related to. When my time was up, he said "That ought'a do" and let me go with a gentle verbal reminder to keep my speed down. I'm absolutely sure that the other two Troopers compared notes and hand-calculated my real speed between the mile markers.
Rural Idaho town, going 38 in a 35 approaching a 45 zone. Got the whole spiel.
Fuck those racist cops.
85 in a 55. It was the only written warning I've received.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on January 31, 2023, 10:32:48 PM
85 in a 55. It was the only written warning I've received.
Do written warning appear on your record?
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on January 31, 2023, 10:33:52 PM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on January 31, 2023, 10:32:48 PM
85 in a 55. It was the only written warning I've received.
Do written warning appear on your record?
Not sure. If they do, it hasn't affected me.
I could see it appearing on your record because even if there's no penalty (points/fine) if it's in the system a future cop could look up to see if you've been warned for that offense in the past. Otherwise, you could keep claiming you have a perfect record even if you got 100 warnings.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on January 31, 2023, 10:43:59 PM
I could see it appearing on your record because even if there's no penalty (points/fine) if it's in the system a future cop could look up to see if you've been warned for that offense in the past. Otherwise, you could keep claiming you have a perfect record even if you got 100 warnings.
Records only count for being cited for a violation, not warned.
No I know, but I'm saying if a cop pulled you over and looked you up and saw the written warning for the same violation in the past, he may decide to give you a ticket if you were already warned in the past vs never warned.
I'll say this is my worst, if only because it was the dumbest. When I was about 17 or 18 I got pulled over for my rear license plate light being out. I got off with a warning, I can't remember if I was told to get it fixed and then report that it was fixed or not. I've been pulled over a 3 or 4 times for speeding and only ever received a warning, I usually only go 5-7 over the limit.
Quote from: Bruce on January 31, 2023, 10:27:17 PM
Rural Idaho town, going 38 in a 35 approaching a 45 zone. Got the whole spiel.
Fuck those racist cops.
I feel the same way here in Japan. The local police are very quick to stop gaijins, even for things that locals do all the time. Eg, locals can play with their phones without much repercussion, or drive 30+ (km/h) over the limit. Either of those things would get me into serious trouble. Even 15 over is pushing it. 5 over is insane to get stopped for though.
Back during 2016 a Texas Highway Patrol officer followed me for about 30 miles on I-20 when I was moving to California. It was about 6 AM in the morning and I was driving a car with a Florida license plate. The excuse the Patrolman finally found to pull me over was that I was 600 feet from a semi in front of me driving at 70 MPH. When he pulled me over, he asked if I was running drugs. Apparently being on I-20 instead of I-10 was "suspicious" give I had an out of state plate. I responded that I wasn't running drugs, but I was moving across the country on a PCS order. This seemed to have loosened things up as I was talking to a someone who was obviously former military. He still printed me a warning ticket for the 600-foot thing, and I went on my way after a ten-minute exchange. Essentially this was just a classic pretext traffic stop for those not familiar with the term.
FWIW I was on I-20 so I could get to US 180. I was headed to Carlsbad Caverns for a day hike and staying the night in Las Cruces, NM.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on January 31, 2023, 11:34:35 PM
Essentially this was just a classic pretext traffic stop for those not familiar with the term.
Had a similar situation about 10 years ago. Driving from Dickinson, ND to Billings, MT along I-94 with the cruise set at 80 (MT was still 75 on Interstates at the time). About 15 miles from the end of I-94, a highway patrol car went by in the eastbound lanes, which are higher than the westbound lanes. Right after he passed me, he immediately hit the brakes and drove down the median to pull me over. Of course I immediately complied.
When the trooper got out of his car, he was accompanied by a DEA agent. My car, a brighter blue Dodge Charger was apparently conspicuous enough to check out. The trooper came to my window and the DEA agent went to the passenger window. I gave the trooper my paperwork, and he went back to his car to run them. Meanwhile, the DEA agent was making small talk while very obviously scanning the inside of my car for any reason to conduct a search. He didn't find anything, as there was nothing to find. The trooper returned, and gave me a "friendly" warning that the Montana speed limit was 75 MPH and have a good day.
This happened while the Bakken oil boom was going on in North Dakota and Eastern Montana. I-94 from Billings was a major corridor for hauling drugs to the oil patch, and nondescript cars with lots of horsepower, like my Charger, were popular vehicles for hauling the drugs.
When I was 19, I was pulled over in Blackfoot, Idaho for 42 in a 35 (I was going south on 91 and speeding up as the town was ending and I was about to pass the 45 sign). Given my age, out-of-state license plates, and location on US 91 instead of I-15, the cop assumed I was carrying weed. Another cop showed up and asked if they could search my car. I consented as it was clear I was going to get a speeding ticket otherwise. After 15 minutes of going through every nook and cranny in my car, they decided I had nothing, clearly felt bad about the whole thing, and let me off with a warning.
As of now, that's the only time I've ever been pulled over. I had a Talbot County cop ride my ass through the middle of nowhere in Georgia, clearly trying to egg me into breaking the 55 mph rural speed limit on US 80, but eventually he gave up and pulled into a gas station.
Headed west on I-70 in Kansas in 2019. I had a truck in front of me and when he accordioned upon seeing a cop in the median I violated Kansas's nebulous "following too closely" law and got stopped for it. Cop made me get out of the car for a pat down and made me come sit in his front seat while he ran my information. Told me just to be careful and let me go after that.
I think it was a point of emphasis being used to target out of state plates, because he rushed off and already had another car (Florida plates) stopped before I even left the shoulder from where he stopped me.
So far, I have yet to be stopped by police for any reason.
I did have a cop follow me around a small Wisconsin town after 11pm one night while out for no reason other than to just drive. Thankfully, he did not pull me over.
Christ, sounds like the cops are Nazis in those states. 80 mph in a 75, 42 in a 35, and people have actually gotten tickets? I thought Long Island was bad but given how many cops I have passed at 70-75 in a 55 with them never doing anything, man. To put it into context, the speed limit was 50 where I was pulled over last year. That's 23 over and just a warning. I thought in these rural states they don't even bother with much traffic enforcement cause it would be a waste of time, but some of these sound worse than New York!
Once when I was 18 (still a senior in high school), I was driving with a friend down a major rural road that connected our two local towns through the country here in Indiana (going about 63 in a 45). The problem wasn't just that I was speeding, but it was also 9 am on a school day. We were trying to make it to one of our other local high schools to get on a bus to Indianapolis to catch a flight for a school sanctioned business club trip.
Unfortunately "we're trying to catch a flight and we're running late" is not a good excuse for speeding through the country on a school day where there's no airport around lol... the first and only ticket I've ever got
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 01, 2023, 11:03:02 AM
Christ, sounds like the cops are Nazis in those states. 80 mph in a 75, 42 in a 35, and people have actually gotten tickets? I thought Long Island was bad but given how many cops I have passed at 70-75 in a 55 with them never doing anything, man. To put it into context, the speed limit was 50 where I was pulled over last year. That's 23 over and just a warning. I thought in these rural states they don't even bother with much traffic enforcement cause it would be a waste of time, but some of these sound worse than New York!
This kind of reminds me of the drive to Orlando on I-75 south of Atlanta... when there's troopers at every median but everyone's going 95 in a 70 and that's just the "flow of traffic"... I've never seen them stop anyone that was going under 100.
I've had several "warnings" in my driving career.
When I was 19 and visiting a friend near Columbus, Ohio, we'd gone to a 24-hr Denny's around 3am and were dropping off someone before heading back to my buddy's place. The officer pulled me over after I drove away and asked what I was doing. I told him that we'd been to Denny's, we dropped someone off, and we were heading back to my friend's place to go to sleep. The cop again asked again "what are you doing" and I repeated that same story. He then told me to get out of the car, said "you're mine," patted me down, and locked me in the back of his cop car. He said that if my friend was underage (he wasn't), I'd get a "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" charge. After a long search, they found nothing, then the cop told me that if I hadn't taken an attitude and just been truthful, he never would have searched me. This was a good life lesson that even if you're not doing anything wrong, the police can still mess with you.
On I-80 EB, this time near Minooka, IL while we were heading to Ohio for Christmas circa 2010, I was pulled over and given a warning for going "72 in a 65". Knowing that my cruise control was set at 68 and based on the officer's line of questioning about if I had any drugs in the car, I believe this stop was a pretextual fishing for a drug interdiction search. Luckily, Illinois has both raised its speed limit to 70 and legalized cannabis, so these types of stops should be less common now. I drove away playing an appropriate NWA song on my iPod.
Back when I was married (in the mid 2010s), my then wife was driving on I-80 EB in Nebraska at night while I was sleeping in the passenger seat. She was going 80-ish, and for some reason abruptly pulled into the right lane (probably to let someone pass). That woke me up just to see us closing quickly onto a state trooper-I thought she was going to hit him! Luckily, she was let off with a speeding warning, but it scared the heck out of me.
The last warning I got was in southern Utah on US 191 in 2018. I was heading downhill and coasting while downshifted when a state trooper decided I was "following too closely" the only other car on the road. As I was headed to a professional training in Arizona with another gentleman with my pup in the back, he let us off with a warning. Again, I assume this was a fishing expedition.
Quote from: Bruce on January 31, 2023, 10:27:17 PM
Rural Idaho town, going 38 in a 35 approaching a 45 zone. Got the whole spiel.
Did you get off with a warning rather than a ticket?
Sounds like Carey ID, a notorious speed trap at the US 20/US 26 junction.
Quote from: royo6022 on February 01, 2023, 11:19:40 AM
Once when I was 18 (still a senior in high school), I was driving with a friend down a major rural road that connected our two local towns through the country here in Indiana (going about 63 in a 45). The problem wasn't just that I was speeding, but it was also 9 am on a school day. We were trying to make it to one of our other local high schools to get on a bus to Indianapolis to catch a flight for a school sanctioned business club trip.
Unfortunately "we're trying to catch a flight and we're running late" is not a good excuse for speeding through the country on a school day where there's no airport around lol... the first and only ticket I've ever got
So did you end up making the bus?
I was pulled over on the Thruway once. Originally, the trooper cited me for going 80 in a 55 mph work zone. I claimed he actually zapped a truck that was passing me (not making that up -- a black truck zipped by me). He dropped it to 70 mph, insisting that he "had me as clear as day." I fought it in court and got it reduced even further. Never affected my insurance.
I've complained on here about the Waverly, VA speed trap, where a local cop pulled me over for speeding up towards a 45 mph speed limit sign on my way out of town. There's a whole cottage industry of lawyers in that area that help out-of-staters fight their tickets in court. If you do a search on the Internet, unfortunately African-Americans tell their kids to be careful in the "W" towns along US 460 (Wavery, Wakefield, Windsor...).
The best pullover I had was by a bored National Park Service Law Enforcement Ranger. I pulled out of Cold Harbor in VA and a half-mile down the road, he pulled me over. He asked me if I knew why I was being pulled over and I said I had no idea. I was going under the speed limit, if anything. He said I did not stop at the stop sign when I pulled out of the battlefield. He then went on this nutty speech about how I had kids in the car and how I was endangering everyone's lives and being reckless. He then came back to the car, issued me a warning, but emphasized that I was in "THE SYSTEM" and any other NPS LEO would see that I was pulled over once...if I was pulled over again in an NPS site. My daughter was stifling laughter.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 01, 2023, 11:25:03 AM
Quote from: royo6022 on February 01, 2023, 11:19:40 AM
Once when I was 18 (still a senior in high school), I was driving with a friend down a major rural road that connected our two local towns through the country here in Indiana (going about 63 in a 45). The problem wasn't just that I was speeding, but it was also 9 am on a school day. We were trying to make it to one of our other local high schools to get on a bus to Indianapolis to catch a flight for a school sanctioned business club trip.
Unfortunately "we're trying to catch a flight and we're running late" is not a good excuse for speeding through the country on a school day where there's no airport around lol... the first and only ticket I've ever got
So did you end up making the bus?
My teacher was not happy but we made it, nonetheless. She thought it was funny after she found out about the interaction and ticket. :-D
It's still on my official record but it's since been removed from my license because of Indiana's new program.
I was only asking because traffic stops could end up taking longer than whatever time saved.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 01, 2023, 11:57:14 AM
I was only asking because traffic stops could end up taking longer than whatever time saved.
Ain't that the truth. I have been late to other things several times due to being stopped for speeding but have never gotten a ticket for them. Most of those have been BS though... there's one spot on a highway near the house where I grew up on the county line, state troopers will sit out there in droves overnight and stop anyone going 1 mph over the 55mph limit... once they stopped me there for going 58 and he didn't even ask me for my license, just asked me to slow down...
Quote from: oscar on February 01, 2023, 11:24:01 AM
Quote from: Bruce on January 31, 2023, 10:27:17 PM
Rural Idaho town, going 38 in a 35 approaching a 45 zone. Got the whole spiel.
Did you get off with a warning rather than a ticket?
Sounds like Carey ID, a notorious speed trap at the US 20/US 26 junction.
Got a warning but it took 30 minutes to "process" and made me late enough to miss the cutoff time for checkins at my hotel for the night. Bonners Ferry, never again.
If we're talking worst warning: I was driving on a road in Conway, SC. I was cleaning my glasses and not paying attention to my surroundings. I was going 48 in a 35. I pulled the "I just moved here and didn't know" card and it worked. Normally I try to stick to 9 over.
Worst ticket (and only ticket): I was 18, a senior in HS, and went home for lunch. I left a little late to drive back to school. There is another school zone on my way to my high school. The normal speed limit on the road is 40, and the school speed limit drops to 15 for the school. The cop clocked me at 43 in the 15. I was extremely mad. It was 11am (yes on a school day) on a normal hours day, and the fact that the speed limit drops more than 50% for a school zone is ridiculous. Also, every student that attends that school receives transportation, so there is no excuse that the speed limit "is for the walkers".
I went to go fight the ticket, and as per usual, they were not willing to budge. Even with an attorney, nothing. $450 ticket, $500 attorney, $300 Driver Responsibility Assessment, and 6 points on my license.
This happened twice, in Apex, NC where I lived at the time:
I was coming home from work (in north Cary) around 12:30 am, and was zipping through downtown Apex, almost home. A cop was heading the other way, clocked me, turned around and pulled me over. He ran my license and registration, told me how fast I was going (56 in a 35 once) and let me go. I think because it was so late and there was no other traffic, that I got away with it both times. I did try to be more careful after that, though.
Quote from: chrisdiaz on February 02, 2023, 08:57:46 AM
If we're talking worst warning: I was driving on a road in Conway, SC. I was cleaning my glasses and not paying attention to my surroundings. I was going 48 in a 35. I pulled the "I just moved here and didn't know" card and it worked. Normally I try to stick to 9 over.
Worst ticket (and only ticket): I was 18, a senior in HS, and went home for lunch. I left a little late to drive back to school. There is another school zone on my way to my high school. The normal speed limit on the road is 40, and the school speed limit drops to 15 for the school. The cop clocked me at 43 in the 15. I was extremely mad. It was 11am (yes on a school day) on a normal hours day, and the fact that the speed limit drops more than 50% for a school zone is ridiculous. Also, every student that attends that school receives transportation, so there is no excuse that the speed limit "is for the walkers".
I went to go fight the ticket, and as per usual, they were not willing to budge. Even with an attorney, nothing. $450 ticket, $500 attorney, $300 Driver Responsibility Assessment, and 6 points on my license.
That's a scam. What were you supposed to slam on your breaks or something as soon as you see the sign? 15 mph is too slow a speed limit for
any zone on a public road. Unless you're in a parking lot or something, Good God.
Nothing, have yet to be pulled over. But I've been tailed a few times when driving home late, very clear they were looking up my plates :-D
80 in a 55 on 421 in eastern Watauga County. My excuse was that I had to go to the bathroom. I wasn't lying. The trooper let me off with a warning and told me to take Pepto next time or something.
That, and I was extremely anxious and shaky. I have absolutely no idea how I did not get a ticket. I was in a very rough patch at the time, so a few months later I ended up writing the guy a thank-you note sent to the local office in Hudson, NC.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 02, 2023, 10:58:59 AM
Quote from: chrisdiaz on February 02, 2023, 08:57:46 AM
If we're talking worst warning: I was driving on a road in Conway, SC. I was cleaning my glasses and not paying attention to my surroundings. I was going 48 in a 35. I pulled the "I just moved here and didn't know" card and it worked. Normally I try to stick to 9 over.
Worst ticket (and only ticket): I was 18, a senior in HS, and went home for lunch. I left a little late to drive back to school. There is another school zone on my way to my high school. The normal speed limit on the road is 40, and the school speed limit drops to 15 for the school. The cop clocked me at 43 in the 15. I was extremely mad. It was 11am (yes on a school day) on a normal hours day, and the fact that the speed limit drops more than 50% for a school zone is ridiculous. Also, every student that attends that school receives transportation, so there is no excuse that the speed limit "is for the walkers".
I went to go fight the ticket, and as per usual, they were not willing to budge. Even with an attorney, nothing. $450 ticket, $500 attorney, $300 Driver Responsibility Assessment, and 6 points on my license.
That's a scam. What were you supposed to slam on your breaks or something as soon as you see the sign? 15 mph is too slow a speed limit for any zone on a public road. Unless you're in a parking lot or something, Good God.
15 does seem excessively slow for a school zone with no walkers, etc. There can be appropriate places for a 15mph limit with buildings close to the street and the potential for pedestrians-we have those in some of our Colorado mountain communities such as Ward-but they should be for extraordinary situations, not as a rule.
I once got a ticket in a school zone in Sycamore, OH for doing 33 in a 20. The problem was I'd slowed from 35 to 20 for the school zone, but right after the driveway (where several people had stopped in front of me to make a left turn into the parking lot) was a speed limit 50 sign, so I sort-of gunned it. The actual "End School Zone" sign was another 500 feet away at the intersection where I was turning. The cop seemed to be flying when he caught up with me a mile or two out of town. I should have argued the signage issue, but it was cheaper to pay the $100 ticket and not miss work than to go to a courtroom 90 minutes away.
I got pulled over once for 78 mph in a 55 mph zone - definitely too fast, but the worst part was that I had just been passed by an Audi doing 80+ at least. I wouldn't say we were racing, but close to it. I was on a road I'm super familiar with, and running late for work, so I wasn't even really watching my speed or watching for cops. I was in the right lane and the Audi was in the left but he saw the cop before me and braked first so he got away with it while I got pulled over and got a ticket. I was only 18 at the time so I was too nervous to bring that up to the cop, not that it would have made any difference, but it was still incredibly frustrating to watch a faster driver escape before my eyes.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 02, 2023, 10:58:59 AM
Quote from: chrisdiaz on February 02, 2023, 08:57:46 AM
If we're talking worst warning: I was driving on a road in Conway, SC. I was cleaning my glasses and not paying attention to my surroundings. I was going 48 in a 35. I pulled the "I just moved here and didn't know" card and it worked. Normally I try to stick to 9 over.
Worst ticket (and only ticket): I was 18, a senior in HS, and went home for lunch. I left a little late to drive back to school. There is another school zone on my way to my high school. The normal speed limit on the road is 40, and the school speed limit drops to 15 for the school. The cop clocked me at 43 in the 15. I was extremely mad. It was 11am (yes on a school day) on a normal hours day, and the fact that the speed limit drops more than 50% for a school zone is ridiculous. Also, every student that attends that school receives transportation, so there is no excuse that the speed limit "is for the walkers".
I went to go fight the ticket, and as per usual, they were not willing to budge. Even with an attorney, nothing. $450 ticket, $500 attorney, $300 Driver Responsibility Assessment, and 6 points on my license.
That's a scam. What were you supposed to slam on your breaks or something as soon as you see the sign? 15 mph is too slow a speed limit for any zone on a public road. Unless you're in a parking lot or something, Good God.
Literally. That was when I lived on Long Island. Now I live in South Carolina, and the speed limit only drops 10mph for a school zone. I was just annoyed that they have a speed limit that low for a school that nobody walks to, but thats just Suffolk County, NY for you.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 02, 2023, 02:51:05 PM
Damn 78 in a 55? In Long Island, usually nothing under 80 draws the attention of police unless you're driving like an asshole or conditions are horrible. I feel bad for you because an 18 year olds car insurance is already much higher than normal, and then you have to add a ticket onto that for exceeding an absurdly low limit designed for 1950s cars.
After I got my speeding ticket (mentioned above) for 28 over in a school zone, my insurance, as a driver on my parent's policy, was $250 a month. Now, in South Carolina, my insurance is $347 for SIX months. NY car insurance is expensive because everyone drives like assholes.
On a drive to Lake Forest Park, Washington, back in October, I got a "ticket" in the mail a week or so after the drive from going 27 MPH in a school zone in the city from those stupid enforcement cameras. I was at an intersection and just got going a little too fast from a dead stop after turning left and pretty much slowed down immediately. Unfortunately, those dumb cameras aren't human beings who can use their own judgment to see that you slowed down right away. It was processed as a parking infraction and didn't go on my record, so I'm not counting it.
So, just warnings for me.
* Pulled over for crossing the deadman's space when getting on Interstate 82 westbound at the Firing Center area (MP/Exit 26). I was behind a semi, so I got on the freeway early to get around it. At the same time, I wanted to be courteous and let the semi get on, so I also went all the way to the left lane.
* Pulled over for running a stop sign at night in Kittitas.
* Pulled over because I didn't get slowed down quickly enough to 35 MPH coming into Electric City, Washington, on a drive to Omak, Washington, back in April 2021. Got clocked at 44 MPH.
All warnings, as mentioned.
Quote from: chrisdiaz on February 02, 2023, 08:57:46 AM
Worst ticket (and only ticket): I was 18, a senior in HS, and went home for lunch. I left a little late to drive back to school. There is another school zone on my way to my high school. The normal speed limit on the road is 40, and the school speed limit drops to 15 for the school. The cop clocked me at 43 in the 15. I was extremely mad. It was 11am (yes on a school day) on a normal hours day, and the fact that the speed limit drops more than 50% for a school zone is ridiculous. Also, every student that attends that school receives transportation, so there is no excuse that the speed limit "is for the walkers".
I went to go fight the ticket, and as per usual, they were not willing to budge. Even with an attorney, nothing. $450 ticket, $500 attorney, $300 Driver Responsibility Assessment, and 6 points on my license.
Did you not see the school zone at all? 43 in a 15 zone is brave as hell.
Quote from: Amaury on February 02, 2023, 03:17:25 PM
* Pulled over for crossing the deadman's space when getting on Interstate 82 westbound at the Firing Center area (MP/Exit 26).
What is a deadman's space?
Quote from: jakeroot on February 02, 2023, 06:09:02 PM
Quote from: chrisdiaz on February 02, 2023, 08:57:46 AM
Worst ticket (and only ticket): I was 18, a senior in HS, and went home for lunch. I left a little late to drive back to school. There is another school zone on my way to my high school. The normal speed limit on the road is 40, and the school speed limit drops to 15 for the school. The cop clocked me at 43 in the 15. I was extremely mad. It was 11am (yes on a school day) on a normal hours day, and the fact that the speed limit drops more than 50% for a school zone is ridiculous. Also, every student that attends that school receives transportation, so there is no excuse that the speed limit "is for the walkers".
I went to go fight the ticket, and as per usual, they were not willing to budge. Even with an attorney, nothing. $450 ticket, $500 attorney, $300 Driver Responsibility Assessment, and 6 points on my license.
Did you not see the school zone at all? 43 in a 15 zone is brave as hell.
I most definitely saw it, ironically it was the elementary school that I went to, so I really had no excuse :-D It was just annoying that it drops THAT much. Nobody actually goes 15 to be honest.
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on February 02, 2023, 07:34:11 PM
Quote from: Amaury on February 02, 2023, 03:17:25 PM
* Pulled over for crossing the deadman's space when getting on Interstate 82 westbound at the Firing Center area (MP/Exit 26).
What is a deadman's space?
*bets on it being the gore*
Yes.
Ah. So, if I'm understanding correctly, your path was more like the red arrow than the blue one:
(https://i.imgur.com/bUjFedp.png) (https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6802456,-120.4772761,170m/data=!3m1!1e3)
I was thinking along the lines of cutting through the park and ride, and then across the grass to the ramp. But I really didn't think that was right.
Yes. I started moving over about where the white car is here: https://goo.gl/maps/8hw6tMpyUFZJjKhZ9
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 02, 2023, 02:51:05 PM
Damn 78 in a 55? In Long Island, usually nothing under 80 draws the attention of police unless you're driving like an asshole or conditions are horrible.
Well, Long Island doesn't have 65 mph, so your 55 mph is kind of like our 65 mph.
Around here 20 mph over the limit is faster than most traffic and puts you at high risk for getting a ticket no matter what the limit is. 15 mph over the limit or less is usually fine. 15-20 mph over is sort of the buffer zone, but since that ticket I rarely exceed 20 mph over.
Quote from: Amaury on February 02, 2023, 11:30:38 PM
Yes. I started moving over about where the white car is here: https://goo.gl/maps/8hw6tMpyUFZJjKhZ9
Gotcha.
Quote from: chrisdiaz on February 02, 2023, 09:01:13 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 02, 2023, 06:09:02 PM
Quote from: chrisdiaz on February 02, 2023, 08:57:46 AM
Worst ticket (and only ticket): I was 18, a senior in HS, and went home for lunch. I left a little late to drive back to school. There is another school zone on my way to my high school. The normal speed limit on the road is 40, and the school speed limit drops to 15 for the school. The cop clocked me at 43 in the 15. I was extremely mad. It was 11am (yes on a school day) on a normal hours day, and the fact that the speed limit drops more than 50% for a school zone is ridiculous. Also, every student that attends that school receives transportation, so there is no excuse that the speed limit "is for the walkers".
I went to go fight the ticket, and as per usual, they were not willing to budge. Even with an attorney, nothing. $450 ticket, $500 attorney, $300 Driver Responsibility Assessment, and 6 points on my license.
Did you not see the school zone at all? 43 in a 15 zone is brave as hell.
I most definitely saw it, ironically it was the elementary school that I went to, so I really had no excuse :-D It was just annoying that it drops THAT much. Nobody actually goes 15 to be honest.
Maybe nobody goes 15, but I doubt most people are also going faster than the non-school limit. Not even attempting to acknowledge the school limit is asking for trouble.
Driving east on US 166 in Kansas in a rental car with Missouri plates, the rental having become necessary when I broke a serpentine belt in my vehicle in Missouri on my way to the Wichita meet that year and the repair shop didn't have one in stock. I got behind a SUV doing the speed limit and passed it. There were no markings on the back, but it was a deputy sheriff's vehicle with a very low-profile light bar on top. As soon as I pulled back in front of him, he hit the lights. He ran my information, and come to find out he was a native of Winchester, Ky., where I'd lived for seven years, and was familiar with my home area. He told me that the insurance information I'd given him, provided by the rental company, was expired. He called the company and read them the riot act, telling them that he could have taken their customer to jail for not having the proper documentation, but he wasn't going to do that. I fully expected (and deserved) a ticket, but he didn't give me one. He was very friendly and cordial, especially when I explained the circumstances on why I was driving a rental vehicle.
I don't know if he was running radar or not. I'd left my radar detector in my vehicle back in Springfield because I didn't have anything to use to mount it to the windshield or visor. (I'd bought a mount that permanently attaches to the rear-view mirror and it doesn't come off the mirror easily.) If he's been running radar, my V1 would have picked up on it when I got behind him and I wouldn't have passed -- and I certainly wouldn't have if the vehicle had any markings on the back to denote it was a police car. It did have markings on the side, and I knew as soon as I was passing him and saw the decals that I'd be pulled over, even if I braked and pulled back in behind him.
The only warning I've ever received was for rolling thru a stop sign. I was approaching a 4-way stop at night, and saw a car in the distance approaching from my right. The car was still well away from the intersection itself, so I slowly rolled thru the intersection proceeding straight. Said car turned out to be a cop and immediately turned his lights on. I honestly think he thought I was drunk, because as soon as he walked up to me and I spoke coherently to him and handed over my paperwork, he immediately relaxed and just told me to be careful.
I also got extremely lucky with a close call on the morning of my wedding, of all days - I was driving on a country road with a speed limit of 40, and at one point a pick-up truck pulled out in front of me from a side road. We were both going about 45-50, when suddenly the speed limit dropped from 40 to 25 entering a town. We were both simply easing off the gas after we passed the speed limit drop, but lo & behold a cop was waiting not long past the speed limit drop. Said cop pulled out behind me and put his lights on, but as I pulled over he blew past me and nailed the pick-up truck instead. Two of my groomsmen were in the car with me, one immediately said "well, that's one way to get the blood pumping!" and then we spent the rest of the drive joking that had I been the one pulled over, I would have attempted to pull the "I'm getting married!" card.
When I lived in the Omaha area, I had to go to the Papillion library once. I got out, only to have a Papillion cop tell me I was going 40 in a 25. But since I was in the library lot at the time and I had books to return in hand, all I got was a warning.
Haven't gotten one myself, although I have seen my fair share of egregious tickets as a passenger:
First one was 46 in a 35, following someone into one of those tiny WA towns where the limit drops 20mph on a corner. The cop was sitting in pitch black directly opposite the sign and never turned a light on (except the red and blues) the whole time, and I heard later that the judge refused to budge on the ticket.
Second one was for "running a stop sign" at an intersection where the sign was 10ft or so before the line. That one was quickly thrown out after showing pictures of the intersection, including that the cop could not have seen the line from behind a semi like he claimed.
Although on the opposite end, I did see a speed trap where the cop was sitting behind a "your speed" radar :D
Quote from: jakeroot on February 03, 2023, 02:37:35 AM
Maybe nobody goes 15, but I doubt most people are also going faster than the non-school limit. Not even attempting to acknowledge the school limit is asking for trouble.
Yeah, I never speed in school zones. I think many of them are dumb and go on longer than they need to, but that's the one place I will always actually follow what's on the sign for 3 reasons:
1) given that children are likely to be present who might be dumb and wander into the road, probably a good idea
2) police are often more present at school zones than other places, and some jurisdictions that don't otherwise allow speed cameras have them there
3) fines are almost always higher
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 03, 2023, 08:10:57 PM
Oh NY highways are flooded with those things. It's almost pure comedy. Like I was passing one once on I-87 and it said 63 mph and a nice capitalized message with an exclamation point appeared below saying "SLOW DOWN!" Like STFU I am on an expressway idiot.
There's even one in Clatskanie, OR that is set to 25mph when the limit is actually 30. So it will be flashing and telling you to slow down even when you're not breaking the law :-D
Quote from: US 89 on February 03, 2023, 08:19:28 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 03, 2023, 02:37:35 AM
Maybe nobody goes 15, but I doubt most people are also going faster than the non-school limit. Not even attempting to acknowledge the school limit is asking for trouble.
Yeah, I never speed in school zones. I think many of them are dumb and go on longer than they need to, but that's the one place I will always actually follow what's on the sign for 3 reasons:
1) given that children are likely to be present who might be dumb and wander into the road, probably a good idea
2) police are often more present at school zones than other places, and some jurisdictions that don't otherwise allow speed cameras have them there
3) fines are almost always higher
I'm with you there, 100%, for every reason you listed. Plus, in Washington, you cannot "mitigate" tickets that occur in school zones, so if you get one, it's gonna be massive, and you can't really do anything to fight it.
In all, speeding in school zones is so, so unwise. Speed literally anywhere else, but not school zones.
Quote from: US 89 on February 03, 2023, 08:19:28 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 03, 2023, 02:37:35 AM
Maybe nobody goes 15, but I doubt most people are also going faster than the non-school limit. Not even attempting to acknowledge the school limit is asking for trouble.
Yeah, I never speed in school zones. I think many of them are dumb and go on longer than they need to, but that's the one place I will always actually follow what's on the sign for 3 reasons:
1) given that children are likely to be present who might be dumb and wander into the road, probably a good idea
2) police are often more present at school zones than other places, and some jurisdictions that don't otherwise allow speed cameras have them there
3) fines are almost always higher
I see varying reactions to school zone limits.
In NJ, most reduced limits are 10 or 15 below the actual limit, with the minimum often being 25 mph. The majority of school zone limits are between 25 & 40 mph. People sometimes slow down close to the reduced limit, but rarely are they at the reduced limit.
In PA, the reduced limit is almost always 15 mph. People almost always slow down to that limit.
In DE, the reduced limit is almost always 20 mph. People often, but not always, slow down near that limit.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on January 31, 2023, 09:38:52 PM
Quote from: pderocco on January 31, 2023, 09:28:55 PM
Years ago, I was stopped on I-5, driving from Seattle to Portland in the middle of the night, for going 80. No ticket. No big deal. Exactly one week later, I repeated the trip, and got stopped again for the same thing by the same cop. Still no ticket. I almost blurted out "See you next week," but something restrained me.
Did the cop recognize you or you only recognized him?
We recognized each other.
So he knew he already gave you a warning, pulled you over for the exact same offense, and still gave you a warning despite recognizing you? I'm not saying 80 mph deserves a ticket, it's just weird that if he pulled you over in the first place for that, that he wouldn't give you a ticket for the 2nd time. Why bother at all?
I'm surprised by a lot of these stories. I've gotten around 50 speeding tickets in my long driving career (mostly when I was young), and I've never, ever, ever, ever gotten one for less than ten over the limit.
Since the pandemic, in SoCal it seems like the de facto speed limit is 15 over. Lots of people drive 80 in a 65 zone, and breeze right by the cops.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 04, 2023, 06:53:40 PM
So he knew he already gave you a warning, pulled you over for the exact same offense, and still gave you a warning despite recognizing you? I'm not saying 80 mph deserves a ticket, it's just weird that if he pulled you over in the first place for that, that he wouldn't give you a ticket for the 2nd time. Why bother at all?
He seemed good-natured, and he saw the humor in the situation.
According to the actual law, in most instances, you can get stopped for 1 over. But this is prone to getting tickets taken to court; the accused can contest whether the speed gun was properly calibrated, which leads to a lot of paperwork the cops don't want to deal with. So that's why there's a tolerance. How big it is most likely depends both on department policy (if they have one, officially) and simply how much the officer feels like pulling someone over at the moment. (If they're behind on their quota–yes, they claim there's no quota, but there's a quota–they are going to be stricter. Thus, it's wise to watch your speed toward the end of the month.)
As for state reckless driving laws, it depends on the precise wording of the law.
And if the cop agrees with the speed limits. If I were a Long Island cop I wouldn't pull anyone over unless they were like going over 95 mph, and would probably only write the ticket for 20 over max regardless of the speed.
Quote from: pderocco on February 04, 2023, 07:00:54 PM
I'm surprised by a lot of these stories. I've gotten around 50 speeding tickets in my long driving career (mostly when I was young), and I've never, ever, ever, ever gotten one for less than ten over the limit.
Since the pandemic, in SoCal it seems like the de facto speed limit is 15 over. Lots of people drive 80 in a 65 zone, and breeze right by the cops.
50? How do you even have insurance at this point?
Friend of mine was blacklisted in NY for one ticket for going 100 mph in a 65 mph. Had to go on that special tier of insurance for reckless drivers -- where you pay 3x the price for the same required insurance.
Usually in NYS you can plead down to a lesser charge as long as you go to court in person. That's not even enough for a license suspension, needs to be 41+ over for that? Did he hire a lawyer?
I believe his ticket was issued in TN and it was reported to his NY insurance company.
Quote from: Rothman on February 04, 2023, 10:18:06 PM
I believe his ticket was issued in TN and it was reported to his NY insurance company.
Oh, that's unusual since NYS doesn't count points from other states.
Going back to school speed limits, I find this an interesting topic. In Chicagoland, 99.9% of all school speed limit signs are always posted at 20 mph. It doesn't matter what road they're posted on. The normal speed limit could be anything from 20 (yes, really) to 40. And they are almost always posted as "On School Days When Children are Present", which can be open to interpretation.
The point is, no one follows them around here. I think they would get more respect if the limits were more appropriate to the road they were on, and concrete times were provided or flashing beacons were used.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 04, 2023, 10:18:59 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 04, 2023, 10:18:06 PM
I believe his ticket was issued in TN and it was reported to his NY insurance company.
Oh, that's unusual since NYS doesn't count points from other states.
Well, he's a good friend of mine and I'm just relaying to the forum what he told me. I even was around when he was calling his insurance company about his new, quite high rate.
Have to say that because of that experience that he reined in his driving -- he's still a bad driver to a degree, though. I sold him a car I wanted to get rid of once. Three years later and he's smacked all the corners of the bumpers on it.
Quote from: Rothman on February 04, 2023, 09:26:58 PM
Quote from: pderocco on February 04, 2023, 07:00:54 PM
I'm surprised by a lot of these stories. I've gotten around 50 speeding tickets in my long driving career (mostly when I was young), and I've never, ever, ever, ever gotten one for less than ten over the limit.
Since the pandemic, in SoCal it seems like the de facto speed limit is 15 over. Lots of people drive 80 in a 65 zone, and breeze right by the cops.
50? How do you even have insurance at this point?
Because they were spread out over 50 years. And many were out of state, before there was any real national database.
Worst, as in my most egregious offence for which I was warned: about 5 years ago, I was gong 70+ in a posted 45 zone. I pulled over right away as the trooper turned on me, and owned up to my speed. He kicked me out with a verbal warning. In fairness, it was a clear day with no other traffic a few hundred feet shy of a higher speed zone where people routinely go way over the limit.
Worst, as in, the most bogus reason, when I was 17 I got pulled over for having a slightly faded month tab on my license plate. Trooper invited me out of the car and asked 20 questions about where I had been and where I was going. He was polite, but was definitely on a fishing expedition and used the tab as a pretext. He probably ran my tag and saw that I was by myself in an area 100 miles from my home, in a known drug corridor, and thought perhaps I was up to something nefarious, when in reality I was just headed to my mom's house for her birthday.
Only ticket I've received was when I took off very quickly from a signal, not realizing a police car was right next to me. I deserved it for that reason alone.
I did get a warning once for only having my parking lights on at night. Somehow that was my only one. (There have been some instances where I've done some wild stuff in front of cops and nothing happened.)
Quote from: Takumi on February 07, 2023, 09:55:16 PM
Only ticket I've received was when I took off very quickly from a signal, not realizing a police car was right next to me. I deserved it for that reason alone.
I did get a warning once for only having my parking lights on at night. Somehow that was my only one. (There have been some instances where I've done some wild stuff in front of cops and nothing happened.)
I've always wondered what the law is for rapid acceleration, if you floor it until you hit the speed limit if you can get a ticket, on the entrance ramp to a highway for example.
I've somehow never been pulled over. These days I only speed on highways though (in high school, I would speed in town as well, generally 5-10 over most limits, sometimes more, but never managed to get caught). Driving around city streets, I'm usually one of the slower people on the road to be honest. Eg. I'll be driving down a 35 MPH arterial at like 37, and most other people are going 40-45. With driveways, people turning in/out, pedestrians, etc. I'll respect most speed limits in town if they aren't ridiculous (in the Boise area they generally do a very good job at matching the limit to the conditions of the road. Some cities go for a more blanket approach which does not work as well). Doubly true in small towns, I try to strictly stick to limits there.
But on highways, throw the speed limits out the window, I go whatever I'm comfortable with. That usually means 70-75 on urban/suburban freeways (or 80 in places where that's the unofficial speed limit like SoCal and SLC), and 80-85 on rural freeways, though of course depending on the flow of traffic. On non-freeways, it's a bit more nuanced depending on the design of the road and the surrounding area. But 70 in a 55 on a rural highway in a place like Oregon where they over-post 55 is common for me if conditions allow.
I have some not-the-driver stories though. When I was a kid, my Dad was pulled over in on OR-99 in Junction City, right after the speed limit dropped from 45 to 30. He was clocked at 43. Just didn't slow down fast enough. He did get a ticket, that one's kinda BS IMO, as he was in process of slowing down. Probably somewhere around here (https://www.google.com/maps/@44.2133663,-123.204422,3a,42.5y,16.56h,84.11t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spvBtRUtQ6dnxQD1ADiYSqw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192). I don't even see an advance warning of the slowdown.
My friend I was riding with was pulled over on US-20 in the middle of the desert between Burns and Bend, OR. He was going 70, but the speed limit was still a ridiculous 55 at the time. I don't remember exactly the location, but basically picture this. (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7365401,-120.377501,3a,75y,122.4h,84.82t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sc1GjeXHUD9s9hKy-A8r1ZQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3Dc1GjeXHUD9s9hKy-A8r1ZQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D209.40709%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192) I felt kinda guilty because I said "you can go 65", because I knew you wouldn't get pulled over at 65. But I think he interpreted that as "the speed limit is 65, I'll go 5 over". Didn't help he had Washington plates. Luckily, he only got a warning, turned out fine. And now the speed limit is 65 which is more reasonable. I generally go 70-75, and sometimes that still feels slow.
My wife got a ticket for 76 on I-84 somewhere between Boise and Meridian. Speed limit is 65, but it's a modern 8 lane freeway, and traffic wasn't heavy (early afternoon), so 76 is not really that fast. Kinda a weak ticket, even though legally speaking of course it's valid. I wasn't in the car, maybe there's more to the story. Luckily the ticket was only $90 and didn't affect our insurance rates or anything, so no big deal. I try to keep it to 74 now haha.
1. Exceeding the speed limit
2. Didn't slow down or move over when going around a police car
3. License plate broken in half
4. Wrong type of DL for the vehicle's weight rating (officer found out he was mistaken)
All during the same stop, while driving a company truck, and only got a written warning.
The only traffic ticket I’ve ever gotten was in Providence when I hit 34 in a 20 mph school zone. This was actually from a speed camera rather than from an officer. I’ve never actually received a warning.
Speeding in a school zone in Greenwood IN. It was really a bogus traffic stop in the first place. I didn't see any kids playing outside and it happened around 3:30 PM. Isn't school out by then anyways?
That's actually prime time for kids getting out of school, but since many "zones" that warrant lower limits don't seem to be posted properly, I won't judge.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 21, 2023, 08:18:15 PM
That's actually prime time for kids getting out of school, but since many "zones" that warrant lower limits don't seem to be posted properly, I won't judge.
Around here school is usually done around 2:45-3 PM.
When I took driver's ed in MN 15 years ago, I was taught that "when children are present", at least in MN, doesn't have a defined time - for example, if you drive by the high school stadium during Friday night football, that constitutes "children being present".
The places that put defined times on the signs are the ones who get this right.
No, IMO, the ones who got it right are the zones that are posted with flashing lights. That way there's no ambiguity, ignorance to the time, etc. It's simply either flashing and reduced, or not flashing and not reduced.
Quote from: kphoger on February 21, 2023, 01:17:30 PM
1. Exceeding the speed limit
2. Didn't slow down or move over when going around a police car
3. License plate broken in half
4. Wrong type of DL for the vehicle's weight rating (officer found out he was mistaken)
All during the same stop, while driving a company truck, and only got a written warning.
I hope your employer would have covered the ticket if they had written one. If not, it would have put you in a really unfortunate no-win situation (drive the truck with the broken license plate and risk trouble with the law, or refuse and risk trouble with the boss).
Never been pulled over so naturally never had a warning.
I have had a bad track record of going by speed traps and having the officer decide to leave the trap right after I passed, but they were never after me.
Also had a weird experience with an officer with lights on come up behind me in Vermont, I pull over, he pulls over. After waiting several minutes I realize he was going into whatever building, looked like a bar maybe, and I had pulled over for no reason.
I have always driven nondescript cars that don't attract unwanted attention however.
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 23, 2023, 09:06:39 PM
No, IMO, the ones who got it right are the zones that are posted with flashing lights. That way there's no ambiguity, ignorance to the time, etc. It's simply either flashing and reduced, or not flashing and not reduced.
I would largely second this. I suppose at one time the expense of doing every zone might have been a reason not to, but with as cheap and long lived as LEDs and solar panels are now I would endorse a change which nullifies any special zone without a flasher.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 21, 2023, 11:26:41 AM
Quote from: Takumi on February 07, 2023, 09:55:16 PM
Only ticket I've received was when I took off very quickly from a signal, not realizing a police car was right next to me. I deserved it for that reason alone.
I did get a warning once for only having my parking lights on at night. Somehow that was my only one. (There have been some instances where I've done some wild stuff in front of cops and nothing happened.)
I've always wondered what the law is for rapid acceleration, if you floor it until you hit the speed limit if you can get a ticket, on the entrance ramp to a highway for example.
First result on Google (which is just one random local statute)
ARTICLE 12.09 - UNREASONABLE OR EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION
Sec. 12.09.001 - Prohibited.
No person shall cause a motor vehicle operating in the city to accelerate without apparent reason, and accomplished in such a manner as to cause the tire to excessively spin or lose traction, cause squealing or screeching sounds to be made by the tires or cause the throwing of sand or gravel or both by the tires. To me, this sees to put the bar pretty high, especially in an age of FWD/AWD vehicles with various electronic do-dads to prevent the tires braking loose. It seems more of a statute aimed to prevent the noise/nuance of people doing burnouts than to actually regulate the acceleration of drivers. An older vehicle with a reasonably powerful engine and RWD could easily "spin and loose traction" while causing "screeching sounds" all while accelerating far less than a heavy AWD sports sedan with traction control.
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 25, 2023, 09:50:04 PM
What about on the highway/entrance ramps?
This is a local statute, so it might not even apply there. But realistically, even on entrance ramps, there is probabally not a case for a burnout being necessary. You can accelerate quite a bit without going to that length. I've had some short ramps where flooring it was a good idea, but even in an under-powered econobox that was generally sufficient.
New York
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5vQ8keWtFR6RfeZV6
I had to burn rubber a couple times on this ramp (the shoulder used to be the right lane before they reduced I-278 to 2 lanes in each direction, now it's no merge at all). Not only was there just a stop sign there and no room to accelerate, but you could barely see around the blind curve for cars going 45-50 mph. I think this ramp was the closest I ever came to an accident
Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on February 21, 2023, 11:26:41 AM
Quote from: Takumi on February 07, 2023, 09:55:16 PM
Only ticket I've received was when I took off very quickly from a signal, not realizing a police car was right next to me. I deserved it for that reason alone.
I did get a warning once for only having my parking lights on at night. Somehow that was my only one. (There have been some instances where I've done some wild stuff in front of cops and nothing happened.)
I've always wondered what the law is for rapid acceleration, if you floor it until you hit the speed limit if you can get a ticket, on the entrance ramp to a highway for example.
To be clear, I got ticketed for 12 over. That was probably a little under what I actually ended up going.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 24, 2023, 10:01:40 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 21, 2023, 01:17:30 PM
1. Exceeding the speed limit
2. Didn't slow down or move over when going around a police car
3. License plate broken in half
4. Wrong type of DL for the vehicle's weight rating (officer found out he was mistaken)
All during the same stop, while driving a company truck, and only got a written warning.
I hope your employer would have covered the ticket if they had written one. If not, it would have put you in a really unfortunate no-win situation (drive the truck with the broken license plate and risk trouble with the law, or refuse and risk trouble with the boss).
I only told the front office about the license plate warning, not about the other parts. But yeah, they got a replacement license plate in short order.