be careful "commute speeding" in NJ..

[Kozworth]

Of which I mean, half the highways I take are a 55mph and you should be safe doing 10 over.

A series of stupid events just happened to my mom, and among reading the back of her ticket I realized they changed some of the 'over the limit' fees...

A year or so ago, whenever I got my last speeding ticket (lets keep it this way) It used to be 1-14mph was 2 points and a fee.. Seems that the summons my mother was issued reads a bit different. 1-9mph, and 10-14 are the over the limit, so basically what used to be a safehouse of going atleast 14 over, is now not so.

I dont know if you guys get what I am saying, but I find it pretty rediculous and a pretty evident example of taking peoples money as opposed to 'protect'.

I could rant all day about my experiences, but just wanted to let people know who havent seen this and still had the mindset of a 1-14 ticket.

PS: If your a cop, dont mean to bring down your career. I realize there are a lot of professional officers out there, and feel bad sounding negatively against it, just seems in my local township a lot have not been exactly displaying "the right to serve and protect".

Why would else would they change it and possibly increase points?

Discuss

[Sagaris]

Poor Adam.

[Vivek]

Everyone recognizes that most traffic stops are the "make money" part of "to protect and serve".

[Kozworth]

Fine you guys can close this thread if you think its too obvious, I just wanted to let people know before they get banged with more points then they thought. If some new changed happened in my area and I didnt know about it, id rather read then be sorry in the long run

[Massimo]

It is called a fucking speed limit not a suggested speed! if you are doing 1 over the limit you should be booked for fuck sakes.

If you are speeding it is your own fault don't come on to the forums to having cry, that the tolerance is less. So what if they are revenue rasing? they need money to protect and serve, and yes the government is probably not putting enough money towards the police department.

You are still breaking the law! If you don't want to be apart of the revenue rasing then don't break the law. It is that fucking simple.

The reason there is a tolerance is because of speedo Inaccuracies, not for you to drive over the limit. This kind of post just fucks me right off.

[lambo]

Poor Adam.

[gazellebeigem3]

don't give up too early bro, more 18 year olds will be around shortly with some fuck da poilice support.

[OniKyan]

It is called a fucking speed limit not a suggested speed!

Maybe so but speed limits are arbitrary numbers based off the worst 25% of drivers on the roads. It's ridiculous to be forced to drive 90km/h on an open road(Pt Wakefield Road, for instance) when pretty much any car built after 1960 is capable of safely doing 1.5-2x that speed.

[eskimo810]

Aren't those kind of 55mph roads usually multi-lane highways with a shit ton of traffic? Seems like there is no excuse for doing 14 over.

[Massimo]

Maybe so but speed limits are arbitrary numbers based off the worst 25% of drivers on the roads. It's ridiculous to be forced to drive 90km/h on an open road(Pt Wakefield Road, for instance) when pretty much any car built after 1960 is capable of safely doing 1.5-2x that speed.

I agree there. I know that the posted limits are well under what you can do safely on the road. But complaining because you break the law is what gives me the shits.

I design roads for a living, when we design roads we design for 10km/h over the posted speed, then there is also leway in the design standards. So realistically you could probably do something like 25km/h over the limit safely.

And how do you know you are not that 25% lol

[e30lov]

It is called a fucking speed limit not a suggested speed! if you are doing 1 over the limit you should be booked for fuck sakes.

If you are speeding it is your own fault don't come on to the forums to having cry, that the tolerance is less. So what if they are revenue rasing? they need money to protect and serve, and yes the government is probably not putting enough money towards the police department.

You are still breaking the law! If you don't want to be apart of the revenue rasing then don't break the law. It is that fucking simple.

The reason there is a tolerance is because of speedo Inaccuracies, not for you to drive over the limit. This kind of post just fucks me right off.

I really hope you get arrested for driving 1 over the limit one day. What a douche post

I don't condone excessive speeding by any means.. but you are a hazard if you are driving the posted speed limit on highways. period.

[Swanny]

to collect and serve

[OniKyan]

And how do you know you are not that 25% lol

That 25% would be the dickheads I come across daily. The people that wait 15 seconds to accelerate from a green light, take 2 minutes to get to the posted speed limit, drive 25 under in the right hand lane, cut you off driving and continuing to drive well below the speed limit, failing to take usable gaps at giveway/roundabouts, failing to indicate, failing to check blind spots and proceeding to drive straight into your lane forcing you to slam your foot on the brakes, or mount the foot path.

Adelaide has the worst drivers, I see this shit daily. My horn gets a serious workout.

[Massimo]

I really hope you get arrested for driving 1 over the limit one day. What a douche post

I don't condone excessive speeding by any means.. but you are a hazard if you are driving the posted speed limit on highways. period.

I have lost my licenses for 6 months before, from to many speeding tickets. If you are driving in the appropriate lane you are not a hazard. Perfectly good example is the Autobarns in Germany slow people stay to the right.

So you are say that everyone who drives on the highways is speeding?

Ithor way I am not saying that you can't speed or what ever you want to do that is your choice, just don't come on here cry that you have got a ticket for when you have clearly broken the law.

[Massimo]

That 25% would be the dickheads I come across daily. The people that wait 15 seconds to accelerate from a green light, take 2 minutes to get to the posted speed limit, drive 25 under in the right hand lane, cut you off driving and continuing to drive well below the speed limit, failing to take usable gaps at giveway/roundabouts, failing to indicate, failing to check blind spots and proceeding to drive straight into your lane forcing you to slam your foot on the brakes, or mount the foot path.

Adelaide has the worst drivers, I see this shit daily. My horn gets a serious workout.

I hear you there. I public transport it during the week. But Sat and Sun seem to be the worst days for those crazy drivers.