65 in 60 = Speeding Ticket??

[ohthejosh]

first ticket i got was for 80+ in a 45. oh to be 16 with a ls3.

that cost me 670 dollars 0 points got to take online course to remove the point. but my insurance fcked me like no tomorrow

[slammin.e28]

but Disney world is down there.

Disney world is anti-Semitic. I am not allowed to go there.

[e30boarder]

I usually drift at a constant rate of 70 mph on the highway and haven't been pulled over yet..

;)

But OP that really does suck, people on here who are saying they don't go over the speedlimit are either the biggest hypocrites, or drive to slow. Lol

^ this lol

[navid41691]

Okay, everyone acts as if you get to the speed limit and set your cruise control on it. We all travel a little over the limit.

Moral of the story - Cop was jealous of your car.

[InuFaye]

I am scared to go any further sawth....

but Disney world is down there.

[F34R]

So you make a thread about you getting a ticket...good job! maybe if you were not speeding you could have avoided it.

My last and only ticket was 7 years ago. 20 over and a 300 ticket, 300 for 6 points and 90 in court fees.

I took a defensive driving course and paid my entire dues off the same day. It sucked HARD to hand over 700 to the town(gas and lost a day of work).

I learned my lesson and found that back roads are where you speed ;)

[slammin.e28]

You only think VA is bad.

TN is much, much worse.

I am scared to go any further sawth....

[InuFaye]

You only think VA is bad.

TN is much, much worse.

[slammin.e28]

It's the end of the month, OP, they gotta fill that quota.

Here in Va, if a cop actually tickets for 5mph over....it gets thrown out. We have more serious things to take care of in court, like meth, lift law violations, and custody battles between cousins.

[accident]

lol

[Bearmw]

I live in MA but know if driving through some small VT towns (often with minimal signs posted) I have to go extra slow. You will get ticketed if you have out of state plates and are going 5 mph over the low speed limit the town has. They know that it is much harder to appeal if you have to come back to the state and its not true it will be dismisssed simply because the cop who wrote the ticket is not there. Another officer will stand in on hearing day. These are civil not criminal motor vehicle infractions. These type of tickets are mainly issued to generate revenue I'm sure.

The real killer is that a minor speeding ticket will give you a 6 year insurance surcharge in my state.

[Rsully70sev]

Wow, some of you guys are real d-bags.

No shit the speed limit is 60mph, but you have to be a real waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles to ticket someone on I-Fucking-5 for a few mph's over. Cop was having a bad day, or is substantiating his job.

[TurboJake]

speedometers on factory cars are usually adjusted higher than actual speed not lower than actual speed. therefore your 2% theory is out the door. meaning the kids speedo was showing 70, we was clocked at 67 (your speedometer discrepancy) and the dick cop that wanted you to feel like he was doing you a favor for writing 65.
:)
i have had a handful of cops write the exact number that the radar or laser showed and didnt adjust for shit. even had one give me a ticket based on pacing over a mile behind me, and trust me we got into an argument on how A. his car is exact or not B. how you can gauge if you are following someone a mile behind and they are going the exact same or faster speed.

'nuff said

Uggg... really?

The tolerance for speedo discrepancy is 0>+10%. Meaning the speedo can never read more than it indicates, but be at least wihin 10% below what it indicates. Specifically for tire size disrepancies. Now this is a manufacturer tolerance, and has been for ages. But, you are not the manufacturer, are you?

The 2% leeway is of the posted speed limit, for speedo discrepancies. Or 1mph for anything under 100mph (All posted limits). Why on earth would I claim 2% for the speedo when your tire wear breaks that percentage?

And, in my state, 2mph is $40 dollars or so less on your ticket. So yes, if found guilty it would be a $40 or so dollar favor the cop gave me.

I speed. All the time in fact. But will I complain about a 5mph over ticket? Nope. Cop caught me fair and square. It's my fault for not being vigilant when breaking the law. It's now up to me to take matter into MY hands, cross reference the officer when court comes, and most likely have the ticket thrown out unless the officer is on the ball that day.

Moral of the story. I dont really give a fuck either way.

[r4y_m4n]

I remember reading that you can drive 2mph over 65mph speed limit, but I can't remember/find the article anymore.

I think there's a bit of grace period above the speed limit (just not 5mph) because there are some drivers who aren't as skilled as to be able to drive on the dot of 65mph

What state are you in? I'm in Cali and I don't recall any speed limit that's 60...

[FLYNAVY]

I gotten one of those on I5 N 3 months ago lol i feel your pain, Washington state really sucks.. that's where Ive gotten all my tickets never ones been polled over in Oregon.. wtf? yeah

Maybe this is why everyone with WA plates drives like a DB in OR. They hog the left lane at under 60 like it is their job.

Anyway, OP, that is a dumb ticket, even if some people are trying to hate on you here. I've never been pulled over for less than 10 mph over the limit, in any state in the country. I'd temper that with the fact that you WILL get hammered for any speeding whatsoever in small towns the need money, but that is just revenue building and goes with the territory. It is surprising that anyone patrolling I-5 would hit you for that. Yeah the law is the law, and you were breaking it, but it is still dumb.