Just got a speeding ticket :-(
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Actually in TX, speeding over 100 MPH = felony + free ride to jail... That is why I always have couple thousand of Dollar in my toy, just in case I need to bail myself out!!!
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I notice you are in MD...and you say you see a lot of accidents. Are you regularly on the D.C. Beltway? That road is notorious for both speeders and accidents, especially with overloaded trucks going too fast on the sharp-curve sections at I-270 and Rock Creek Park. In addition, it is overcrowded to the point of absurdity.
I generally agree with you, BTW, on the speed-trap issue, but sometimes the general flow of traffic ITSELF is going too fast for conditions.........that's why the D.C. Beltway is such a Mecca of accidents.
I generally agree with you, BTW, on the speed-trap issue, but sometimes the general flow of traffic ITSELF is going too fast for conditions.........that's why the D.C. Beltway is such a Mecca of accidents.
I guess overall there is no right or wrong answer to going the speed limit or flowing with traffic. But, the bottom line is that we all always see that person in the left lane going much faster than everyone else. That is what I call speeding.
And, I am sure you know that in Montgomery County Maryland, they are putting up speed cameras all over the county. They are popping up left and right. I think that is going to be the way of the future. It is amazing how those things slow people down once they know they are there. I have seen people speed right through them, watch the flash go off, and look at the driver just shaking my head.....they will be getting a love note in the mail in a few weeks...
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You may be on more solid ground, though, with the complaint about the D.C. handgun ban (I'm opposed to it, too). That argument is now before the Supreme Court, and five Justices, at the hearing, seemed to be symphathetic towards striking it down.....a final decision is expected in June.
Must be why when the speed limit went from 55 to 65 on interstates there was no statistically relevant change in highway deaths. Speed is rarely the issue, BAD, AGGRESSIVE, or INATTENTIVE driving is.
Of course speed is rarely an issue. It's not GOING to be, when many Interstates, much of the time, are like this:
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(I'm not saying this to be rude or sarcastic, bit, or to make fun of your comment, just to illustrate a point)
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But, gridlock aside, there is no escaping the laws of physics. The faster you travel, the greater the vehicle's stored-up kinetic energy will be (remember high-school science?), the greater the impact force, and the greater the potential for vehicle damage and harm to its occupants. That's why American-market vehicles are only required to withstand NHTSA crash-tests to 30 MPH (IIHS tests them to 35 mph). Anything greater than that, in an everyday production car, is considered unrealistic with today's technology.
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I feel your pain, I just came back from court 2day for a speeding ticket... Check this out, I was doing 42 in a 35 , HAHAHHAHA.... And they suspended my license because they screwed up my whole case.... I was in court for 3 hours and they never called my name... Luckily my school (UCF), has free legal services and the lawyer came down and said a few words to the Judge and I was clear to go!!!! You think cops in Cali have nothing better to do, well how about these PIG cops in Central Florida... They hide in bushes with their gay motorcycles and speed guns....
Tell me about it. I got a 100 in a 70 ticket driving down I-5 in CA on the way back to Nevada and it ran me $438 or so. The officer was very polite, and actually told me to keep my speed down until I "got back to Nevada". I'm not sure what he really meant by that.
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Wow I had no idea this post was going to generate so many responses. The stretch of road I was on was flat and straight. The flow of traffic was going at least 75-80MPH. So if you think i was going really fast, humm...not really. For those of you that live in the bay area, you know how fast you have to drive just to keep up with traffic on 280 in non rush hr. I know this because i travel this road often on my bike. I try to keep my speed in check when i am on my bike because i know how easily my bike can go 100+MPH. When I am cursing 70-75, i c cars pass by me all the time. Now i am just waiting for the ticket and c how much i have to pay.
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Wow I had no idea this post was going to generate so many responses. The stretch of road I was on was flat and straight. The flow of traffic was going at least 75-80MPH. So if you think i was going really fast, humm...not really. For those of you that live in the bay area, you know how fast you have to drive just to keep up with traffic on 280 in non rush hr. I know this because i travel this road often on my bike. I try to keep my speed in check when i am on my bike because i know how easily my bike can go 100+MPH. When I am cursing 70-75, i c cars pass by me all the time. Now i am just waiting for the ticket and c how much i have to pay.
i don't mean to be disrespect, but its just like my cousin when he comes and tell me his car isn't capable enough coz' every time he goes from LA to san diego, cars are going 80-90mph, and it's "dangerous". i just tell him, "there is slow lane"
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Well unless a vehicle is stationary, 'speed' is always a factor, but what percentage of accidents does your co-worker say are due to excessive speeding?
Plus Maryland is not a state I'd ever speed in because you have speed traps EVERYWHERE, and I believe radar detectors are illegal (which I still think is unconstitutional, just as DC bans guns except for the crooks
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Must be why when the speed limit went from 55 to 65 on interstates there was no statistically relevant change in highway deaths. Speed is rarely the issue, BAD, AGGRESSIVE, or INATTENTIVE driving is.
Ha! In Atlanta on I-285, I-85, or I-75 you get run over if you go the speed limit!
Plus Maryland is not a state I'd ever speed in because you have speed traps EVERYWHERE, and I believe radar detectors are illegal (which I still think is unconstitutional, just as DC bans guns except for the crooks
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Must be why when the speed limit went from 55 to 65 on interstates there was no statistically relevant change in highway deaths. Speed is rarely the issue, BAD, AGGRESSIVE, or INATTENTIVE driving is.
Ha! In Atlanta on I-285, I-85, or I-75 you get run over if you go the speed limit!
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Man, California must really be desperate for money (poor economy, housing slump). Cops are everywhere looking for speeders. I just got tagged for going 90 in a 65 zone. Cop said no, no, no
and I said I had no idea i was that fast.
. Anyone know of a good way to beat a ticket?
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You might want to talk to a lawyer if a fee is reasonable ($300 or so), but you have no guarantee of winning, just a chance.
If not using a lawyer,
First, get a court date as far into the future as you can (try to postpone court appearance and making a plea, then postpone scheduled trial).
You never know, the cop may not show up.
If the cop shows and your record is clean, I would say take the traffic school.
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Every once in a while though you get some cowboy in a big truck, SUV, or V12 luxury car that tears through traffic at 90+
I've seen the 80-90 pace on I-35 between San Antonio and Austin.
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