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spdrun · #16 02-13-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HuskyMan

of course hindsight is 20/20. When traveling out of state, best to stay 5 MPH BELOW the posted speed limit because it is exactly as you say, out of staters are more likely to receive a ticket. they know most out of state drivers won't fight it and will simply pay the fine.

I speed more out of state:
(a) it's kind of hard to drive fast in NYC
(b) no points transfer to a NY license even if you do get pinched
(c) don't crap where you eat!

HuskyMan · #17 02-13-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

I speed more out of state:
(a) it's kind of hard to drive fast in NYC
(b) no points transfer to a NY license even if you do get pinched
(c) don't crap where you eat!

that sounds like a good deal for new yorkers. another item of interest I've noticed is speeding fines are going UP everywhere. What used to be a $50 fine is now $200. I've seen speed trap areas with ten cops on a three mile stretch of road looking for anyone and everyone but especially looking for out of state drivers going 5 MPH over......

Can't Know · #18 02-13-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HuskyMan

that sounds like a good deal for new yorkers. another item of interest I've noticed is speeding fines are going UP everywhere. What used to be a $50 fine is now $200. I've seen speed trap areas with ten cops on a three mile stretch of road looking for anyone and everyone but especially looking for out of state drivers going 5 MPH over......

The other popular thing is to add a multiplier if you are in a construction zone, doubled or tripled. Even if no one is working, they're all home snug in their beds (other than the cop and the three drivers on the lonely stretch of road), drift over the number on that orange posted sign and it's not $200, it's $400 or $600. In the west these can go on for miles of coned-lane interstate, and at 40 or 45 it is no fun.

Don't get me wrong, you SHOULD slow down in a construction zone, and particularly so when you're actually in the area where they are working, but 45 for 6 miles when they are working in a 200-yard area? Ugh. In that case it's revenue enhancement.

HuskyMan · #19 02-13-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Can't Know

The other popular thing is to add a multiplier if you are in a construction zone, doubled or tripled. Even if no one is working, they're all home snug in their beds (other than the cop and the three drivers on the lonely stretch of road), drift over the number on that orange posted sign and it's not $200, it's $400 or $600. In the west these can go on for miles of coned-lane interstate, and at 40 or 45 it is no fun.

Don't get me wrong, you SHOULD slow down in a construction zone, and particularly so when you're actually in the area where they are working, but 45 for 6 miles when they are working in a 200-yard area? Ugh. In that case it's revenue enhancement.

for sure, when faced with a budget crisis, most city council's solution is to order the cops to "write more traffic citations". It must be the shortest route to bringing in more $$$$$$. what, exactly they do with the extra $$$$$ is anyone's guess.......

iwrock · #20 02-13-2012, 03:49 PM

"Mandatory Court Appearance" for one that I received here in Kalifornia.

SwampYankee · #21 02-13-2012, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dropnosky

FWIW, I have two other tickets pending from the last month in RI based off my stupid purchase of a powerful fast car (now selling).

So the SHO is all GO?!?!

spdrun · #22 02-13-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HuskyMan

that sounds like a good deal for new yorkers.

Yes and no, because most NJ cops are aware of the fact and will pick on NY'ers preferentially because they're less likely to argue the ticket. (Fines in NJ are also pretty low, and it's not worth arguing a $100 speeding ticket if your insurance doesn't hear about it.)

francotirador · #23 02-13-2012, 04:06 PM

"do you know why I pulled you over?"
The answer to that should have been "how could I possibly know why YOU did something?"
Sure, that'll get you the ticket, but you're not going to talk your way out of it anyway. He or she is just looking for anything to use against you. That's their job.

You should only provide them with your documentation and answer questions related to the same.

cmbdiesel · #24 02-13-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by francotirador

"do you know why I pulled you over?"
The answer to that should have been "how could I possibly know why YOU did something?"
Sure, that'll get you the ticket, but you're not going to talk your way out of it anyway. He or she is just looking for anything to use against you. That's their job.

You should only provide them with your documentation and answer questions related to the same.

Do you know why I pulled you over??

Is it because you're all baked on weed and forgot where the donut shop is?

HuskyMan · #25 02-13-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

Yes and no, because most NJ cops are aware of the fact and will pick on NY'ers preferentially because they're less likely to argue the ticket. (Fines in NJ are also pretty low, and it's not worth arguing a $100 speeding ticket if your insurance doesn't hear about it.)

a legal beagle once told me that unlike most states, New York is a civil law state and never was based on common law. Kinda like Napoleanic (french) law is the basis for Louisiana.

spdrun · #26 02-13-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by HuskyMan

a legal beagle once told me that unlike most states, New York is a civil law state and never was based on common law. Kinda like Napoleanic (french) law is the basis for Louisiana.

It's actually based on pre-Napoleon French law with some influence from Spanish law. The Code Napoleon wasn't enacted until after Louisiana became a US territory.

jplinville · #27 02-13-2012, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dropnosky

Let me tell you about the beauty that is the RI point system. There is none.

AH HAHAHAHA

This would be a 4pt ticket in NY, I pay the 300 plus dollars fine it will be, and won't make a single difference on my RI license.

FWIW, I have two other tickets pending from the last month in RI based off my stupid purchase of a powerful fast car (now selling).

All added up would be 10 pts in NY, which has a limit of 11 before taking your license, and severe punishments after 6 I think. I am very lucky at the moment, and should be able to pay myself out of this hole ive dug and be safe. I am not exceeding 65 from now on, ill be driving my 86 1.6 diesel VW as my personal car.

I am actually a very safe driver, but speeding is a chronic problem, and is the very reason I first bought a MB diesel. Plenty fast to get you there, but won't be creeping up to 80+ without work.

Count yourself as lucky that you don't have a 107. My darling, sweet wife has a lead foot and a driving record to prove it. She was pulled over in UT for doing 110 in an 85...TWICE!! She then proceeded to grab another one in my Lincoln in Ohio. Because of her points, I pay roughly $350 a month for insurance coverage on 4 vehicles, one of which has full coverage.

And to think...I gave her a SUV with a powerful V-8 instead of going the pedal car idea I had.

The Clk Man · #28 02-13-2012, 04:49 PM

I've gotten out of several tickets by running my mouth.

The funniest one was when I was moving from Fla. to Ky. I was doing 75mph in a 55mph zone on I-75 in northern Ga. The hwy patrol officer pulled me over, and walked up to the car and asked me to step out. After he checked everything, he asked me why I was driving so fast. I told him that I was tired of being the only English speaking person in the state of Florida, and that I loaded up my wife, three children, two dogs and a cat and am heading back to Korntucky where I belong. He started laughing and said slow down and have a nice day.

Skippy · #29 02-13-2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jplinville

Count yourself as lucky that you don't have a 107. My darling, sweet wife has a lead foot and a driving record to prove it. She was pulled over in UT for doing 110 in an 85...TWICE!! She then proceeded to grab another one in my Lincoln in Ohio. Because of her points, I pay roughly $350 a month for insurance coverage on 4 vehicles, one of which has full coverage.

And to think...I gave her a SUV with a powerful V-8 instead of going the pedal car idea I had.

DAMN!! I think it's time for someone to get a 240D

TwitchKitty · #30 02-13-2012, 04:53 PM

There's a documentary called Never Talk to the Police or something close to that - worth seeing.

I was thinking about this lately 'cause of some other stuff that came to my attention. Who do you think is the enemy in the war on drugs? You are. Same with the war on terrorism, war on poverty, etc.

I like fried chicken.