Poll of the Day > Got my first fucking speeding ticket today

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First one ever in the ten years I've been driving. 120 bucks. I was driving 54 in a 35. It was kinda in a lame spot since I was driving on the high way which has a speed limit of 55, then it changes to 35 mph for a stretch of like a quarter mile. The cop tagged me then.


Oh well, time to pirate $120 bucks of stuff kidding!

Did you come upon a small town along the highway? Those are notorious speed traps.
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green dragon posted...

țo

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How fast were you fucking?

KJ StErOiDs posted...

Did you come upon a small town along the highway? Those are notorious speed traps.

Kinda. The town was a little ways away still, and there were just exits to hop on and off the highway.

Don't know if I described that well.

KevinceKostner posted...

How fast were you fucking?

Ask your mom

Yeah I got my first one (also after a little over ten years of driving) a few weeks ago too. Sucks.
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I went to court for mine and the my mom went with me because she was in the car with me. The judge called my mom a bad parent for letting me speed even though the speed limit wasn't marked.
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Lmao. I thought about going to court to see if I could get it reduced, but I decided it wasn't worth it. The officer said on the ticket that I was going only 5 miles over when in reality i was going 19 miles over.

green dragon posted...

Oh well, time to pirate $120 bucks of stuff kidding!

Technically youd have to pirate whatever amount would give 120 in taxes, so like 2000 worth of stuff? Idk

Yeah I got one like that a while back. There was a half-mile stretch on the highway where the speed limit slows by like 30 mph. Spots like that are just perfect for cops to set up speed traps.
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I didn't know they ticketed for fuck speeding
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Zeus posted...

I didn't know they ticketed for fuck speeding

Kinda, its called viagra

There was a car trying to dodge the cops by slipping through the rest area I work at last night. They shot through the parking lot, probably going 90, and then slowed way down at the exit. Then a state trooper came racing in and caught up with them just as they tried speeding off again. I watched for a minute, but it looked like he had everything settled and they weren't trying to get away after he caught up. They likely got a hefty ticket.

Also, they can ticket you and fine you $500 just for parking wrong here.
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green dragon posted...

Lmao. I thought about going to court to see if I could get it reduced, but I decided it wasn't worth it. The officer said on the ticket that I was going only 5 miles over when in reality i was going 19 miles over.

Well that makes sense. I was going to get points if I just paid the fine so I went to court. The judge at least took the points off and dropped the fine to $100. I was going 54 in a 30 even though I later found out the speed limit was 35. when I mentioned that the judge didn't give a fuck even though in Maryland the difference completely changes the penalties.
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120 dollars. Lol that's childs play. Over where I live below 300 dollars for any speeding ticket is unheard of. And one big long stretch of road is a 6 lane highway with a speed limit oscillating between 35 and 45 mph to try and speed trap you. The city actually got in trouble for fucking people over and generating too much revenue off of speeding tickets based on the population of the town

Yeah, Washington state apperently doesn't have a point system, so I just didn't think it was worth it to go to court.

Sucks your judge was a jerk

OhhhJa posted...

6 lane highway with a speed limit oscillating between 35 and 45 mph

That's so freaking dirty

cops here will often have photo radar hidden behind a sign right past the speed limit drop, and will only have it there after the sun goes down, not during the day. so, I've gotten used to basically slamming on my brakes at speed limit drops now.
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Lmao, so I was driving home from work and driving the speed limit and obeying the law, and some lady passes me. She immediately gets pulled over.

It was close to the same stretch of land where I got pulled over, but the speed limit was 55 mph

there is a speed trap near me that almost always had a cop there when i was a passenger. seen it less than ten times in a year of driving around here.

still always slow down because i have seen people be pulled over there every once in awhile
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green dragon posted...

OhhhJa posted...

6 lane highway with a speed limit oscillating between 35 and 45 mph

That's so freaking dirty

they see me rollin'
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green dragon posted...

Lmao. I thought about going to court to see if I could get it reduced, but I decided it wasn't worth it. The officer said on the ticket that I was going only 5 miles over when in reality i was going 19 miles over.

If that's your first ever speeding ticket, I can all but guarantee they would have thrown the ticket out completely if you go to court and just own up to it and say you made a mistake and won't do it again. Even if the cop gave you a break.
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I havent gotten any tickets since i got my v6 camry. Which is intrresting cause i redline it at least once daily
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how fast were you fucking?
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I got a speeding ticket because I was the last person in a string of 4 people driving the same speed down a road near my college campus. When the cop asked me If I knew why he pulled me over, I said, "Because I was the easiest one to pull over?" He just walked back to his car and came back with a ticket. Guy was a dick.
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^
always a brilliant idea to be sarcastic when the cops pull you over.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

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always a brilliant idea to be sarcastic when the cops pull you over.

lol no joke

and he says the cop was a dick... well maybe try not being a dick to the cop first by making smartass remarks??? Certainly can't help your situation.
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I'm trying to think where the speed limit changes.
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I live in SoCal LA where if you're not going 20 over the speed limit you're not even matching the speed of traffic. That being said I got a ticket for going 120 in the express lane lol.
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i've never gotten a speeding ticket. i know where the police like to hide. plus i alwas drive at the speed limit or under it when there i no car in front of me.
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I got out of my last ticket by following the advice of another poster here. Don't remember who it was but they said claiming they are about to shit their pants usually works. I put on a good act, told the officer I was sorry but I was just trying to make it to a restroom before I crapped my pants. He let me go. He was still behind me when the next off ramp came up so I took it. He kept going so I got back on and went about my business.


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Far-Queue posted...

If that's your first ever speeding ticket, I can all but guarantee they would have thrown the ticket out completely if you go to court and just own up to it and say you made a mistake and won't do it again. Even if the cop gave you a break.

You're probably right, but I really can't miss work to go do that. There wasn't an option to write in a letter either, or else I would have done so.

Kimbos_Egg posted...

how fast were you fucking?

Ask your moms

AllstarSniper32 posted...

I'm trying to think where the speed limit changes.

Highway ..82 I think it is? From my home to work.

green dragon posted...

First one ever in the ten years I've been driving. 120 bucks. I was driving 54 in a 35. It was kinda in a lame spot since I was driving on the high way which has a speed limit of 55, then it changes to 35 mph for a stretch of like a quarter mile. The cop tagged me then.


Oh well, time to pirate $120 bucks of stuff kidding!

Lesson here, if you won't want tickets, pay attention to the road.

Ticket was fair.

green dragon posted...

AllstarSniper32 posted...

I'm trying to think where the speed limit changes.

Highway ..82 I think it is? From my home to work.

hmm, 82 would be I82 I think and that's the big freeway.

I used google maps to locate where I live XD it's kind of weird seeing it on google like that.
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My commute to work takes me through one of those little speed trap towns and its got me twice in six months. Those are literally the only two speeding tickets I've ever had.
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green dragon posted...

I was driving 54 in a 35

lmao then you deserved that

I'm thinking you were doing 80+ in a 55 or 65.
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Far-Queue posted...

green dragon posted...

Lmao. I thought about going to court to see if I could get it reduced, but I decided it wasn't worth it. The officer said on the ticket that I was going only 5 miles over when in reality i was going 19 miles over.

If that's your first ever speeding ticket, I can all but guarantee they would have thrown the ticket out completely if you go to court and just own up to it and say you made a mistake and won't do it again. Even if the cop gave you a break.

When I got my ticket, my only option was to mail it in pleading guilty or not guilty. I of course wanted to explain myself and would hope that the judge would let me off or reduce my fine since it was my first time, but I also didn't want to plead not guilty when I very clearly was.
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rexcrk posted...

Far-Queue posted...

green dragon posted...

Lmao. I thought about going to court to see if I could get it reduced, but I decided it wasn't worth it. The officer said on the ticket that I was going only 5 miles over when in reality i was going 19 miles over.

If that's your first ever speeding ticket, I can all but guarantee they would have thrown the ticket out completely if you go to court and just own up to it and say you made a mistake and won't do it again. Even if the cop gave you a break.

When I got my ticket, my only option was to mail it in pleading guilty or not guilty. I of course wanted to explain myself and would hope that the judge would let me off or reduce my fine since it was my first time, but I also didn't want to plead not guilty when I very clearly was.

That's common with traffic tickets. There's nothing wrong with pleading "not guilty" in order to request a court appearance, even when you know you're guilty. They won't hold it against you, it's how traffic court is set up.

Most judges and magistrates understand that the defendant is trying to catch a break, and that probably upwards of 90% are as guilty as the day is long. But you won't get a court date without pleading "not guilty"
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$120 for speeding for 10 years. sounds like a good deal.

make sure you bring your check book because my county charge extra for using a debt card.

Dang man $120 for going 19 over. last time i got a speeding ticket it cost me $155 and i was going 12 over.
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Far-Queue posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

^
always a brilliant idea to be sarcastic when the cops pull you over.

lol no joke

and he says the cop was a dick... well maybe try not being a dick to the cop first by making smartass remarks??? Certainly can't help your situation.

I've been pulled over for speeding 4 times in rural areas as a younger driver and never gotten a ticket. I feel it's because I was honest and courteous to the police officer. I told them yes I knew I was speeding. How much I was speeding. Why I was speeding (I was in farm land just on my way to work, didn't think it was a big deal to be honest.) And they all told me it's dangerous to speed, let me off with a warning and told me to slow down.

After all of that I've never been pulled over for speeding since.
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I was stopped for speeding once going 70 in a 55. The police officer was nice and asked me if I realized how fast I was going. I told him I didn't and had a lot on my mind but that I needed to start paying attention better. He said we all have times like that but that we need to be aware of what we are doing. No ticket for me. Oh and it was on one of those long stretches out in the country. Funny thing is I saw him a couple weeks later and waved at him. Don't know if he remembered me or not.

KJ StErOiDs posted...

Did you come upon a small town along the highway? Those are notorious speed traps.

lord tell me about it

thats where i got clocked last time
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Babbit55 posted...

Lesson here, if you won't want tickets, pay attention to the road.

Ticket was fair.

Couldn't agree more with ya.

Nice troll attempt though

Jen0125 posted...

I've been pulled over for speeding 4 times in rural areas as a younger driver and never gotten a ticket. I feel it's because I was honest and courteous to the police officer. I told them yes I knew I was speeding. How much I was speeding. Why I was speeding (I was in farm land just on my way to work, didn't think it was a big deal to be honest.) And they all told me it's dangerous to speed, let me off with a warning and told me to slow down

It's probably because you're a white female.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

hmm, 82 would be I82 I think and that's the big freeway

My bad, I meant highway 24 lol. Apparently I'm not good at reading road signs

green dragon posted...

It's probably because you're a white female.

that's a good cop out.

being courteous and polite goes a long way too.

and it really helps where you're speeding. speeding in rural farm land doesn't net a lot of speeding tickets.
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Jen0125 posted...

that's a good cop out too.

It really is.

Jen0125 posted...

being courteous and polite goes a long way too

I know that every cop is different and that every situation is different, but I was very polite, not rude at all.

I remember getting pulled over when I was like 16 or 17 for experience tabs. Like, yeah, they were expired, but it was one of those things that just slipped my mind as a 16 year old. I got a ticket for having the tabs expired, but I've heard so many stories of people getting just a warning for having expired tabs.

But like I said, every situation is different.

Jen0125 posted...

and it really helps where you're speeding. speeding in rural farm land doesn't net a lot of speeding tickets.

Yeah, I can see that. I wasn't in a city or town or anything. Oh well though. No big deal. 120 bucks. I can live

green dragon posted...

Yeah, I can see that. I wasn't in a city or town or anything. Oh well though. No big deal. 120 bucks. I can live

but you were on a highway

that's a pretty dangerous place to be speeding considering they can be highly populated.
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KevinceKostner posted...

How fast were you fucking?

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Jen0125 posted...

that's a good cop out.

being courteous and polite goes a long way too.

I've been polite every time I've been pulled over and never gotten out of one. Was in the car with a girl one time when she got pulled over. She got a warning

OhhhJa posted...

Jen0125 posted...

that's a good cop out.

being courteous and polite goes a long way too.

I've been polite every time I've been pulled over and never gotten out of one. Was in the car with a girl one time when she got pulled over. She got a warning

considering your posts here i very much doubt you were polite
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green dragon posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Lesson here, if you won't want tickets, pay attention to the road.

Ticket was fair.

Couldn't agree more with ya.

Nice troll attempt though

Jen0125 posted...

I've been pulled over for speeding 4 times in rural areas as a younger driver and never gotten a ticket. I feel it's because I was honest and courteous to the police officer. I told them yes I knew I was speeding. How much I was speeding. Why I was speeding (I was in farm land just on my way to work, didn't think it was a big deal to be honest.) And they all told me it's dangerous to speed, let me off with a warning and told me to slow down

It's probably because you're a white female.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

hmm, 82 would be I82 I think and that's the big freeway

My bad, I meant highway 24 lol. Apparently I'm not good at reading road signs

Not actually a troll attempt, just get annoyed with people who blame everyone else for them not paying attention to the road,