Speeding Tickets Bite!!!

[.X.]

Ok - Ok, I know, If you are going to the crime, You have to do the time.

I got a ticket going 91MPH, In a 60MPH Zone, I could kick my ass for doing it, Actually, I was going some where around 110MPH before i got caught.

The highway was almost a ghost, No one on it, or i wouldn't have been running that fast, I wouldn't endanger other peoples lives.

I have a 1985 El Camino SS, That i have almost totally restored, I hardly get to drive it much, So i took it out for a very late night spin, I figured it had set for a month, with out even being started, So i would open it up a bit, to clean the valves. It has 350CID engine, With mega mods.

So i get pulled over by the Highway Patrol, State Trooper.

Was issued the ticket, I paid $270, + deferred judication, Or Defensive Driving, It takes 6 hours to complete Defensive Driving, I went to a comedy Defensive Driving school today, I spent 6 straight hours listening to a not so funny person, give instructions, Oh yea, The course comes with a free meal, I was at Golden Corral taking the course. By the sixth hour, I was getting pissed, Then finally, the exam, Awwwww , I was never so happy to be through with anything in my life.

I was going to just lay the ticket out in jail, Three days total, My wife wouldn't go for that. Jail is peaceful, In comparison to the comedy guy i had to listen to for 6 hours , Well, not really

Oh well, It's over and done.

Speed and pay the price!

 

[Travis]

My dad is a serial speeder...he has 9 points on his licence and another speeding offence and he'll be off the road.

so i bought him a sat nav with a speed camera detector :hehe: it gives a warning of a speed camera a mile in advance - well worth the purchase!

What are all these points people keep speaking of? Is this the way they do it in other countries?

 

[.X.]

You were doing 110 MPH in a 23 year old car? You show no remorse. You could have killed someone or yourself and left many other victims behind, like your wife, to deal with their losses. You shouldn't have been offered traffic school.

Send me your pic and bio. I'll put up a site, speeder.us, just for you.

, And you are right, I shouldn't have been running 110MPH, The highway was virtually empty that night, But i have no excuse for going 110MPH on a public highway at any rate, I usually run my vehicles at what used to an old airport runway, I didn't use good judgement that night sure.

My wife is used to my need to go fast, I race a modified dirt track race car, on Saturday nights, And race an ATV in enduro events.

I NEVER, would put her or my toddler son, in harms way, I drive extremely defensively with her and my child in the car.

I probably shouldn't have gotten driving school, as you say, If i had been going 10MPH faster, driving school would not have been option for me, The fact i was clocked at 91MPH, Instead of the 110MPH i was doing earlier, saved me from a trip to jail.

none the less, i will keep my speeding for the oval dirt track, from here on out.

It's a pretty solid vehicle. It hardly moves with a lot of wind. I had a lot more trouble when I had a 96 F150. That truck moved a lot in the wind, and I took it up to 100 or so many times too. A Tahoe is more sound than you think. I only worry about it rolling when I'm taking sharp turns. I just slow down for those.

Travis, If you are ever in Dallas-Fort Worth area, maybe we can meet, it would be great to meet another NPer, I race at http://www.devilsbowl.com/ ,In Mesquite Texas, every Saturday night. Maybe you could make a race? We can talk domaining and getting speeding tickets over a couple of beers.

 

[Travis]

, And you are right, I shouldn't have been running 110MPH, The highway was virtually empty that night, But i have no excuse for going 110MPH on a public highway at any rate, I usually run my vehicles at what used to an old airport runway, I didn't use good judgement that night sure.

My wife is used to my need to go fast, I race a modified dirt track race car, on Saturday nights, And race an ATV in enduro events.

I NEVER, would put her or my toddler son, in harms way, I drive extremely defensively with her and my child in the car.

I probably shouldn't have gotten driving school, as you say, If i had been going 10MPH faster, driving school would not have been option for me, The fact i was clocked at 91MPH, Instead of the 110MPH i was doing earlier, saved me from a trip to jail.

none the less, i will keep my speeding for the oval dirt track, from here on out.



Travis, If you are ever in Dallas-Fort Worth area, maybe we can meet, it would be great to meet another NPer, I race at http://www.devilsbowl.com/ ,In Mesquite Texas, every Saturday night. Maybe you could make a race? We can talk domaining and getting speeding tickets over a couple of beers.

I'm about 3 or so hours out of Dallas. It sounds like a great idea aside from the drinking part. I'm 20 and on probation for an alcohol related offense, so maybe that part could be cut out. But I'll let you know if I ever head that way. I haven't been up there in probably 4 to 5 years.

 

[kev]

What are all these points people keep speaking of? Is this the way they do it in other countries?

Basically, people get "points" on their driver's licence corresponding to a traffic offence they commit. For example, if you were caught speeding, you'd get 3 points on your licence. If you reach 12 (i think thats the limit), your banned from driving for a set period of time and have to retake your driving test.

 

[Keral_Patel]

No, it was actually the daytime. If I had been going 4 more over it's considered reckless driving and I could have, and probably would have gone to jail.

Jail for driving offense WOW rules are strict over there.

 

[Chris]

In times like that don't you just wish you had a radar detector? Too bad they made it illegal :td:

The only places they're illegal is Virginia, Washington D.C., and all military bases. Otherwise they are legal everywhere else. Some states ban having anything in the windshield, but it could always be mounted on the dash.

 

[.X.]

The only places they're illegal is Virginia, Washington D.C., and all military bases. Otherwise they are legal everywhere else. Some states ban having anything in the windshield, but it could always be mounted on the dash.

I was going to buy one yesterday, I figured i better not, because then i will feel inferior , and drive way to fast

I think i will just stay within the speed limit, and leave the need for speed, on the race track every Saturday night.

 

[Chris]

I was going to buy one yesterday, I figured i better not, because then i will feel inferior , and drive way to fast

They are a great investment...seems like more and more people have a detector now.

Here's the one I have: http://www.beltronicspro.com/rx65.html

I've had it for a couple of years now and it's been outstanding. Some surveys showed that detector users had fewer accidents per mile than those without one.

 

[Sam]

this is why you have a radar detector

 

[.X.]

Ok, I bought one, I probably shouldn't have, but i did-LOL

I bought a Escort Passport 8500 X50

I went driving to test it out, It works very nicely, precision timing, The blue led reading light, Is easy on eyes. It gives me plenty of time to pick up the signal is sloooooooow down, heheheheheheheh