1st ticket ever! and I will nvr rev to a motorcycle again

[driyac]

Should of asked to see the radar gun.... Almost full proof. You could either have an officer show you it and it say you were speeding (then its on you) or, depending upon state law you could have the ticket dropped in court for the officer not locking in the speed / if it's not law to lock it in then go to court it most likely have it dropped 5+ mph or a non moving violation.

Also depending on where it is, the officer will have to show up to court. There is a large chance he will not. (but typically they get paid time and a half so I would show up!)

Good luck though

[Nessal]

Originally Posted by USAR2LT

Some of my police associates have assured me that if one says something in the order of "I wasn't aware I was doing XYZ," then one is more likely to get a ticket.

Rationale?

Per them (not me), "If one doesn't know what is happening in one's own car, that's a huge lack-of-control problem worthy of a citation - hands down worse than the person who is completely in control and admits to speeding."

Don't shoot the messenger; just relaying what I heard.

Do the crime, pay the dime.

[heRS]

I live by a little town and when you are driving into town on the main road it goes from 55 to 45 to 35 to 25 in less than a mile. Their sheriff just hangs around and harvests tickets all day long if you are going even 1 mph over any of their 3 speed limits.

[Hannibal]

Originally Posted by SSBlack

Small town cops treat outsiders completely different. I grew up in a small town. Some of us were driving in high school before we were old enough to get our licenses and were never bothered IF we behaved.

But, I know for a fact going two over would get an outsider pulled over (around town, not the interstate).

Obey all traffic laws in small towns if you aren't from there.

This.

We did the same thing and were left alone. The second an out of state plate was seen in the south, especially one from NY, they had no chance.

[driyac]

Originally Posted by Nessal

Do the crime, pay the dime.

Sounds like something my doctor told me once.

[Revo1]

Can't really argue too much with 11 over. Sure he was dry about it, but what can ya do? Pay it on time so it doesn't compound, and move on. :/

[DuhKoDuh]

Like I always say, "What happened to the Good Ole Boys?"

[2001ragtop]

Originally Posted by LonghornLove

.... I just went through a small town in east Texas... and I'm rly angry this is how I get my 1st ticket/1st interaction with a cop while I'm driving.

Option 1:

If you got the ticket in Texas, and its only 11 miles over the speed limit, you are probably qualified to take defensive driving.

Just go to the court listed on your ticket.

Tell them you want to do the defensive driving deal. You likely will only have to pay 100.00.

They will give you some forms. you take defensive driving online. The defensive driving course sends you a receipt in the mail.

You return to the court after 90 days, with this proof you took the class, and you give them a copy of your driving record.

After that, the ticket will not end up on your record.

Option 2: Go to court. Ask if you can do "Deferred Adjudication"...You pay a fine but as long as you don't get the same ticket within 90 days...you won't have any tickets on your record.

If you are in Texas, you have options.

Also you should calm down.

If you drive in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT in TINY little towns, you should go 45mph just to avoid any problems.

DONT ASSUME anything. Most small cities have a 45mph speed limit especially if you are driving down roads where there are entrances into neighborhoods.

[Coltrane]

Originally Posted by LonghornLove

1st off, this is not a racing story of any sort..

Ok, so I'm on my 8 hr trip to go home, its about 12:00 am, I just went through a small town in east Texas and I'm coming up to a highway intersection with an overpass. There is a bike waiting for me to pass so he could turn into my lane. For kicks and boredom, I rev my engine as I go under the intersection(rly loud and echos if you didn't know). I'm still going the speed limit (70), he flies by me going at least 100-110 with a wheelie almost vertical in the air!!! Craziest thing I've ever seen on the road! I was rly scared for him, my heart sank thinking any second he is going to lose it and crash (I was probably a lot more scared than he was). So yea.... NEVER AGAIN!!

About 30 minutes after that I'm going through another small town, At the main intersection I see a cop at the light as I pass, I'm about 50 yrds ahead of him and he turns my direction. Im going 57 (55 speed limit) and about 100 feet ahead from the 55 is the 70. When I'm about 30 feet away from the sign, I start to accelerate up to 70. He pulls me over shortly after that and here's how it went.

Him: "license and registration"
Me: "I give it to him"
Him: " why were you speeding in MY town"
Me: I didn't know I was speeding sir"
Him: " well you were"
Me: " I saw you were behind me, I wouldn't have sped knowingly, I rly had no clue I was sir"
Him" I clocked you at 66 in a 55", He walks to his car to run my license, He would find I have a clean record and never even been pulled over in 7 years of driving!
Him " I'm writing you a citation"
Me " for 11 over?"
Him: "yes"
Me: I sign it"
Him" next time pay attention to the signs"

I can say with a 100% certainty he knew I was telling the truth (we made eye contact at the intersection).

I would have been grateful if he gave me a ticket for 9 over. He really should have givin me a warning under the circumstances and my 1st offense not even knowing I was doing it.

It's sad that the actions of one cop will make me think differently about all cops. This guy was maybe 28 if that. The only thing I can think of for him giving me that ticket is jealousy.

He was a real smart one too. He asked where I worked, I said ***** & minerals". On the ticket he writes Minrrals.

I took a lot of pride in never having been pulled over and I'm rly angry this is how I get my 1st ticket/1st interaction with a cop while I'm driving.

You gotta know that any time you are driving through a small town - DO THE SPEED LIMIT! They're notorious for ticketing for even a couple mph over!

You accelerated before the speed limit changed. You were speeding!

No the cop gave you a ticket because you were speeding and he was doing his damn job. Cops don't have to let you off with a warning all the time. Sounds to me like you had a ****y attitude

Come on!

[Coltrane]

LOL - it didn't like that I said c0cky! What is this Beavis and Butthead?

[SSGUNNER]

That sucks.

[45thAnniversary2SS]

Originally Posted by Scott@Bjorn3D

Yep limit hit when you get to the sign. We pull folks over all the time for getting to 65 in a 55 when they see the 65 sign down the road but are still in the 55 zone.

...Great use of taxpayers dollars there.

[JoshBobGuptaMarley]

I think it's very bad practice to sit in an area where the speed changes from say 45 to 55 and write tickets for people speeding up too soon. If you can see the sign then the limit has changed. To ticket under those circumstances is dishonest and I've never seen a police actually doing it. That said, 11 over is a ticket everytime, that's just the way it is. From my own experience police are the biggest assholes until you need one. I'm not just saying this in terms of saving lives. If you have a problem at your job and need people under control the police are invaluable to the situation. I've had sheriffs on the beach give me a card and tell me if I was ever in trouble in there city to give them a call. I have way more positive experience with cops then negative.

[Powhusku]

That's sucks, OP. sorry to hear you had to deal with one of THOSE cops. I dread the day I get pulled over, since I too have never been pulled over by any police. So far the only time i've had to deal with the police was when I hit a deer in my previous car. But even that cop was asking me questions like he thought I was trying to commit insurance fraud. I'm sure he was just asking the regular questions they always ask, but he sure had an additude about it, he even asked me why I hit the deer, as if I tried to do it. I guess there's something suspicious about a 16 year old hitting a deer on a highway at night when coming home from track practice.

I know all cops aren't this way, I think you and I just had to deal with two that were having a bad day or the kind who give cops a bad name.