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Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 3 11, 8:39 pm
by TheoSqua
40 in a 30 in Berkeley.

If i'm gonna get a ticket i'd at least like it to be when I feel like I deserve one. 10mph over is kinda ridiculous, especially when my speedometer (which i've tested is slightly slow) was under 40.

*grumble*

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 4 11, 9:13 am
by jim
Get a radar detector. If you do some research and look online you can find very capable detectors for < $150.

http://www.radarbusters.com/?source=goo ... &tid=exact

I have had this one and it's more than paid for itself:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... CF0Q8gIwAQ

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 4 11, 1:14 pm
by docellis
I got a 36 mph (in a 35) ticket Friday in the mail. Camera ticket. At a street corner that I REALLY didn't think has a camera. But apparently it does.

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 4 11, 3:18 pm
by lukethedrifter
docellis wrote:I got a 36 mph (in a 35) ticket Friday in the mail. Camera ticket. At a street corner that I REALLY didn't think has a camera. But apparently it does.

You definitely should not pay that. I bet the manufacturer can't even vouch for that kind of accuracy.

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 4 11, 7:43 pm
by longhornbaseball
I think the guys in this story are pretty D-Baggish, but it made me laugh and they have a point.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyr ... ty_cop.php

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck5UUHnUaSY&NR=1][/youtube]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiE_TtA6 ... r_embedded][/youtube]

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 5 11, 7:40 am
by jim
Read something in Car and Driver recently about the uptick in tickets ... pretty strong evidence to support the common sense notion that this is being used to generate revenue.

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 5 11, 9:13 am
by lukethedrifter
I recently got a couple of tickets for not having a current sticker on my plate. This cop was driving down my gf's street at 430 in the a.m. and spotted my egregious crime which wasn't really a violation anyway since I'm current and was just awaiting the sticker in the mail.

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 5 11, 10:38 am
by greenback44
Why would you get more than one ticket for an expired plate?

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 5 11, 10:45 am
by lukethedrifter
greenback44 wrote:Why would you get more than one ticket for an expired plate?
Apparently they can continue to give you tickets until the problem is corrected. Also, he knew the plate wasn't expired as I didn't get a ticket for that, just for not having a current sticker. Ran my plate, found it was current, still gave me ticket, didn't catch the guy that stole my wallet out of other car.

Re: Rant: Speeding Ticket

Posted: September 5 11, 8:51 pm
by cards2468
I had a friend recently get pulled over twice on his way home from work and received a ticket each time for expired tags.

Also, St. Louis' choice for camera suppliers sent me a threat from a lawyer's office over a camera ticket for turning right on red more than a year ago. Still not planning on paying that [expletive].