65 in 60 = Speeding Ticket??

[ohthejosh]

All I know is CHP is worse than any other highway authority out there. And the fines in California are just outrageous. $93 for 5 over is like a miracle, if you got pulled over for 5 over in Cali it would probably have been almost $150 just because this state is so deep in the hole.

/rant

[mr.vang]

all the people who say shit like this are just trolling. Getting a ticket for being 5mph over the posted speed limit is lame as shit. You all drive faster then the posted speed limit and you know it. Most people drive at least 5mph over. Stop being so self righteous. You would be a bit pissed as well.

+1

[HippyEarly]

OP that sucks, i feel for you. If it were me id show up to court (with or without a lawyer, your call) and say your sorry, might help but never been in the situation.

And 2% discrepancy dosen't work. The tires on my truck are 6 inches taller than stock and i changed the diffs from 4.10 to 5.29. It is up to you (not anyone else) to know how fast you are going. leniency yes, discrepancy no.

Anyone here have stock sized tires? I don't, never have since i bought either of my vehicles. My bikes don't even run stock rubber. Its still no excuse.

Again to to the OP, shitty situation.

To add, i've been in Ashland for 2 weeks now, the main drag is maybe 6 miles long. 25 miles an hour the whole way. and for a section it is 20 mph. Also this street is Hwy 99 (same as in portland). Ridiculous yes, i drive the speed limit until i get to the highway though.

I was moving with the flow of traffic, I wasn't overtaking other vehicles.. this was one of those days for me, but for those who feel otherwise, jus disregard it.

A lawyer might help here. No source but I believe the flow of traffic helps your situation. If you were cruising slower than everyone else you woud be a danger on the road, weather it be 50 in a 55 or 60 in a 60 with everyone traveling 65.

Second thought on this is entering on an onramp. To my knowledge (more than the previous statement) it is legal to "speed" when merging from an onramp.

If you drove 65 mph for 1 hour exactly and someone else was following you driving 60, you would only be 5 miles ahead of them @60mph = roughy 5 min. the average commute to work or school is <20 miles, which means the time savings is around 1.5 min.

moral of the story...drive the speed limit, save yourself some money and enjoy the extra minute with your beautiful, loving E30.

TRUTH

[deutschman]

Stop being a bitch you were speeding and got court. If you did not want to get court you would drive at 60.

all the people who say shit like this are just trolling. getting a ticket for being 5mph over the posted speed limit is lame as shit. you all drive faster then the posted speed limit and you know it. most people drive at least 5mph over. stop being so self righteous. you would be a bit pissed as well.
edit: if you can prove that by driving over 5mph you were not endangering anyone or their property and were driving safely for the road conditions I am sure the judge will drop the case. 5mph is laughable. i also suggest you do this by written declaration. if you go to court the cop gets paid for showing up. if you do it by written declaration the cop gets paid nothing for doing his paperwork and proving his case, thus cutting back on the chance that he will try at all. read all the speed laws for washington and write yourself a nice fat argument. i dont know what the laws in wa say but here in cali you have the right to do traffic school and get your fine reduced even after the judge decided against you the first time.

[mr.vang]

always fight your ticket. take him to court. if he doesn't show up you WIN........ case drop. end of story.

[Jand3rson]

You got your extra driving tax bill today. No more no less.

Just generating revenue for the state, county, and department thats all, have to fill those budget deficits some how.

Had to quote it because it's exactly what I was thinking.

[brutus87]

I hate driving through Washington.
Stingy state indeed.

[Jaxx_]

No one is saying they don't speed, we just don't get butt hurt when we get a ticket for something we know we were doing wrong.

precisely.

[Robert]

hahahaa. i got a 500 dollar carpool ticket

[ethrtyiS]

should have downshifted when you saw him, and floored it until the next exit and run through some residential streets. ticket abstained.

[nebulous123]

ACTUALLY, there is. There is 2% leeway for speedometer discrepencies.
So anything under 100 mph, is 1mph

you were doing 65, in a zone that said the LIMIT is 60.
'Nuff said

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

[Massimo]

Wow, there are a lot of people in here that never go faster than the posted speed limit apparently.

No one is saying they don't speed, we just don't get butt hurt when we get a ticket for something we know we were doing wrong.

[lambo]

65 > 60

End of story.

[CHIF8008]

you were doing 65, in a zone that said the LIMIT is 60.
'Nuff said

+1 sucks to get a ticket for something like that. but um yeaaa

[Balleristic31]

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