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09-02-2011, 02:19 PM | #23 | |
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09-02-2011, 03:53 PM | #26 | |
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thats retarded, on a highway with little traffic 90 mph is really not that fast at all, and act like you got a 335i because it is slow, you wanted it for the motor. that sucks you got a ticket bro......cops never do favors........and i have yet to ever have a cop do anything that has helped me ever. |
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Did he actually "clock" (radar/lidar/laser) you? Or did he simply go behind you and pace you a bit before pulling you over? No matter what, next time don't admit guilt. If you are asked why you are pulled over, you politely ask the officer to enlighten you. In this case, your honesty worked against you. You can be respectful, and even honest, but NEVER ADMIT GUILT. If you are asked how fast you were going, you reply, "I was traveling at a safe speed officer." By letting the officer know how fast you were going, you basically filled out the ticket for him. Especially for pacing, if you admit guilt, it corroborates what the cop assumes so he feels justified in putting you into the next bracket. It's nothing personal, it's just how much the officer feels he can reasonably "charge" you. Pacing is just bogus because it's basically how fast the cop thinks you are going by following you. Since the number is what he thinks is accurate and since it is discretionary, your admission of guilt serves you no purpose. -- Also, this tactic has worked for me before. But if you zip by a cop and he doesn't catch up to you for a good minute I would calmly tell the officer that he got the wrong person. I described the car he meant to catch in detail and the the officer furrowed his brow. Again best to practice good driving habits but if you're in a pinch I hope this advice helps. Regardless, I've gotten 5 speeding tickets from 2010 - 2011. -- Last tip. If you're going to talk to the officer, you better do it before you hand over your license and registration. Once you hand it over and he heads back you're getting ticket no matter what. Last edited by jasonn; 09-02-2011 at 04:36 PM.. |
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Whereas in my 3 series 100mph can easily feel like 60mph. |
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he asked me how fast I was going and i replied about 80 mph and then he said I got u clocked at 91 do u want to see? well ive been driving like this every day for about 5 or 6 years now and this is my first speeding ticket...we shall see if my habits change just temporarily or permanently. I have no disrespect toward police officers im studying criminal justice at CSUN, its just the fact that he put that extra mph for a reason that annoys me.
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Has a cop ever helped you when the bullets are flying.....ever, have you ever had bullets flying around you, do you think that some cop is just going to teleport in between you and a bullet if someone is going to shoot you, or that they are going to show up within even five minutes of you calling them? I hate to break it to you bud but if you are somewhere where bullets are flying get yourself outta theredont wait for a cop. They dont do anything, and I have my own weapons or firearms to protect myself if I need it, because if you cant take care of yourself when weapons are involved dont hold your breath for a cop to appear
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09-02-2011, 10:39 PM | #33 | |
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CHP: Do you know how fast you were driving? YOU: Oh it might have been around 80 CHP: Now thinks you don't respect "the badge" or almost as bad you where doing 90+ an weren't even aware of fast you where going. Last edited by bmwkbiker; 09-02-2011 at 11:30 PM.. |
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09-03-2011, 02:30 AM | #36 |
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Just do a trial by written declaration. I just got a 85 in a 70 ticket dismissed and a full refund on my money I have a great write up if you're interested, you'd just have to change my info to yours and turn that shit in. It also helps a lot to do extensions on the ticket because the more time that passes, the greater chance the cop will forget who you are! Or if you haven't done traffic school in the last 18 months, you could choose to do that but you'll still have to pay the fine which sucks because not only are you going to have to pay the ticket, but you have to pay for traffic school.
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09-03-2011, 02:39 AM | #37 |
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One more thing, don't say ONE word to the officer when he is talking to you because everything you say he writes down and uses it against you. I usually just hand him my shit, sign my ticket and drive off without saying anything and that's why my tickets usually get dismissed! The more trouble you give the cop, the more likely he's going to remember you when he has to do his write up on your written declaration. My cop buddy has taught me a few things about what to do and what not to do when talking to an officer and it's def helped!
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09-03-2011, 02:51 PM | #38 | |
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if you really wanna be aware of your speeds, get slightly bent rims or unbalanced, it really shakes at speeds about 70 it'll teach you to time your moments of when you'd wanna speed. Common guys, everyone's acting like they've never opened their car up before. I'm SURE everyone has at one time or another. Give the kid a break, The cop could've arrested you, took you to court, towed your car, claim you were avoiding arrest and the list goes on and on. Next time just be careful. a few hundred is better than being on probation or having a suspended license for excessive use of speeds. He could've been a douche and wrote 101, how would you prove you weren't going that fast? after all you said that you didn't notice how fast you were going. At any speeds of being caught over 100 that's car towed away, arrested. and more but luckly he wrote you a ticket and let you continue with your night. Just be greatful that that was hoonestly all he was doing. Also so cal freeways suck late at night. Buckets usually don't have their lights on drive around hoping for an accident so they can get a new car..... just a word of advice. Plus if he really wanted to be a douche, he could've called backup and claimed that "you were racing another vehicle." - it happens to everyone if you have the wrong officer... and +1 to what jasonn said.
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Sucks you got that extra mph. He was doing his job an collecting for his paycheck. Everyone has to work. But it definitely is luck of the draw with what kind of cop you get. Sounds like the hook up was not putting down reckless driving.
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false, they can go check to see if you have any previous tickets/priors before deciding if they should let you go and if you're not lying to them..
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I guess I've gotten luckier than most driver on here. Reason 1: I have no idea what was going through my head but a couple years ago on New Years Eve, I was doing close to 100mph on a 40mph zone and a cop pulled me over and was heavily interrogating me and just making me realize that I f'ed up without coming off as an asshole. I was let off the hook shortly after with nothing more than a "please more carefully next time, especially on holidays". This was my first BMW that I shared with my parents which was a 4.6is X5 and honestly, I didn't even know I picked up that fast with it being fully loaded, and BIG high performance tires. Reason 2: About 4 days ago, driving down to SoCal from San Jose, right when 152 merges onto the 5, my friend was clocked doing ~95 in a 65 in his e46 M3. The lady asked if he knew how fast he was going in which he replied around 85. She took the paper work and returned saying "since you were honest with me, something that I don't get very often, I'll let you slide but I'm going to write you up a fix-it for the tint. In the end, we would have been paying close to $400 or so for speeding but we ended up with a $25 fix-it for tints and no plates, although the plate wasn't stated on the ticket as a fix-it. In the end, it all comes down to your driving habit and luck. Personally, since that New Year's day, I haven't been pulled over (knock on my woodgrain trim) by a cop for speeding which I still do occasionally. People can view this post as irresponsible and such but for every ticket you EARN, hopefully that deters you from repeating your actions which one day may yield heavier consequences than a couple hundred dollar ticket. TL;DR? Just be cautious driving. Traffic signs are posted for a reason.
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