240boi115

ok so i was driving my friend with his brother home to yucca vally and a badass beat comes on.. we start cruising faster and faster pumpin to the music and then next thing i know im at 110 and the ol red and blue is flashing behind me ( fuuuuuuuuuuh!!) i got lucky i guess as he clocked me at 103 in a 65...exactly how fucked am I? anyone had this big of a gap speeding ticket before? to prepare myself for pain i had to decline a purchase on my big brake setup because im thinking this shit aint gunna be cheap.....any help is appreciated. thanks

the suckiest part of this is that i was in my mothers car not my own (/)_<)
FML

OrangeVirus1

You could get reckless driving + endagerment to the passenger + lose your license + 2000$+ fine + some jail time.


bare minimum I'd say 1200-1500 dollar fine and license revoked for 6 months

no joke.

240boi115

fuck.. seriously???? ahhhhh!!!!!!! i cant get all that.. even though he only wrote me up for speeding i can go to jail?!?!?!?!

Bambi

Once you hit triple digits it's more than just speeding you're getting in trouble for. Like previously mentioned. You're driving a deadly weapon and not only endangering yourself, the person/people in your car, but everyone else.
The judge won't be that easy if at all on you.


My 87 in a 65 on the toll road at night AFTER rush hour-hours alone was $430 and I didn't get any sort of break for it being my first ticket either.




To be honest I don't know how you weren't taken to jail right there and then.

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240boi115

well i dodged a bullet for not hitting the jailhouse... if all i have to do is pay then ill be happy.. and bite the bullet for insurance.. :/ so time reflects the ammount as well??? this was at night time around 10:30pm.

kevmeistah21

just say "yes, i was speeding and it was entirely my fault and that I won't do it again." Request for community service to lower your fine and you'll prolly save a couple bucks.

I paid off a $1500 ticket for 60 hours of community service which was only $50

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240boi115

thats the plan.... or i could get lucky and have the cop not show... then the case is dismissed.. lol i can only pray though.

OrangeVirus1

Even though you didn't get Jailed right there and then, There is still a very good chance you will lose your license for a while on top of the ticket.

Don't forget they can easily revoke it for that, and if the judge is a real ass he / she can hit you with all sorts of stuff ( like I mentioned earlier ) it's not just a simple speeding ticket anymore.

KevinEdgar

You may have not been taken to jail on the spot because he may have thought you were somewhat responsible after talking to you. I got caught up last june doing street thangs that we don't speak of on this site and they let me go but I had papers for court in my mailbox in october. I had to go to court, get booked at the county jail, go to court again but ended up only paying $350 because the Public Attorney lowered the charge to a unsafe speed infraction. Hope you get lucky man... MINE STARTED OFF AS A FELONY!

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Bambi

Yes it does as well as the area you're in.


For example:

A) Going 45 (give or take) in a 35 at 3:30PM, a local school just got out and kids are going home.

= You sir are fucked. No mercy.

B) Going the same speed in the same area but this time 8:30PM


= No fucks given, most likely wont even get pulled over (unless you're that one and only car and the cop is given no other option really).




You getting stopped and how bad you're going to get in trouble all depends on the time of day and the type of area you were in. It is one of the first things that are reviewed.

Bad times to do things: time a school starts and ends, rush hour, and 11ish-3am (drunk drivers, etc.) You WILL GET STOPPED.

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OrangeVirus1

sounds like street racing.. which is almost always a felony

I think if you are doing 10 or less over the limit you are ok.( to the person above ) because here in colorado A cop told me they are not suppose to pull someone over unless they are doing more than 10mph over, because of the possibility of the Radar gun calibration or some bs.

Bambi

I've been in the car with my friend for doing 10 over. Like I said, it all depends on the time and the area you're in.

A cop is going to shit on if you're doing 10 over on a residential neighborhood street. They're trained to determine speeds without a radar gun. My friend's speed wasn't determined by a radar, just a motorcycle cop wait to turn at a light. Not sure about Colorado but that goes for everyone in California.

I myself have spoken with many cops, many times.

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OrangeVirus1

well of course california man.. everything is illegal and gives you cancer in california

ghoti

Some one said that once you hit those triple digits you're fucked.
Actually it's when you hit 95mph IIRC.
When you go 30mph over the Max Speed Limit it's considered a felony in the wonderful state of California.

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di-devol

I got my first ticket for doing 134 in a 65. I was (19) and stupid. $850 ticket, that's all.

OrangeVirus1

Was it in Oregon? were all the relaxed pot head hippies are ( lol j/k ) you got lucky!

di-devol

Nope, Yreka, CA on I-5 actually. Cop was seriously pissed, did a nice skid in the gravel lol.

drscooper

talk to a lawyer. Maybe take a driving class and sound really sorry when you have court. They might lower the fine. This is just me thinking out the box though

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future

Lucky you were able to drive off wtf

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simmode1

If you were in Texas, that would be instant Jail time. Anything 25mph+ over the speed limit is an automatic arrest.

TougeLove

You should be fine. The officer didn't cite you for reckless driving which means the judge the wont see it as putting other cars in danger. This is key because they usually don't care about you, but rather others around you.

Get a lawyer that handles speeding tickets. The lawyer may cost some money, but they can reduce your fine and often times avoid any insurance increase by going to traffic school.

good luck.

(experience: a friend of mine has 4 tickets all over 100mph within 2 years and he only had to pay roughly 2,000 in fines and traffic school. although that didnt include the lawyer fees)

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NBraun

If i remember right, a friend of mine was clocked at 105(+-5) in a 65 on some country road. She only had to pay $250. Then again this is south dakota.

dudermagee

LOL you got scammed by a cop.

They are not radar guns, that shit will never fly in a court.

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future

Yeah bull shit they are trained lol. One, that won't hold up in court. Two, they don't. Period.

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TougeLove

What about the 54 hour class they have to take and the test they have to pass in order to write said tickets without a radar gun?

I believe they have to be within 2-4 mph on their final tests. freeway and residential speeds, but go on about how much you think you know....(909 should know this more than any others. Riverside is notorious for this training and tickets.)

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bc.

I got caught going 101 in a 60 once, also with a passenger. Officer did not jail me on the spot, but wrote me a summons, not a normal ticket. The lawyers were surprised I did not go to jail.

Got a lawyer (recommended!!!) and after it was all said and done, I think I had a total fee or $750 after fines and lawyer fees (the lawyer owed somebody I know a favor, so it was cheaper than normal) plus whatever the cost it was for one of those DUI classes on the weekend and MADD class at night in the capital. I was not drunk driving, they just see it good class for learning consequences of terrible driving decisions.

To sum it up, what I ended up with was: $750-$900 lost, a Saturday lost a Wednesday night lost, but no points on my license, no record of a ticket, and not suspended or altered drivers privileges. This was in St. Louis though, not sure where you live.

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Bambi

It 'flys' in court, bro.


"Scammed by a cop" Really?


You two must be a phenomenal lawyers.



THANK YOU, somebody understands. The officers my friend and I were able to talk to after that were letting us know all about that. They say it's one of the most important things they get taught, they said the lessons are very thorough and long. They also have to be able to determine appropriate speeds through turns.

For example, if the posted speed limit is 45MPH and you take a right turn going 30-35MPH that can be considered speeding. Then they also said weather conditions can also apply, because you should be driving appropriately with a lot of caution based on driving conditions. In short, you shouldn't be driving in fog or heavy rain just as you would in the dry even though when you drive in the dry/sunny it's at legal speeds, etc.

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godsmack

^^^Damn. That sucks. Here in PA I got out of a ticket without a lawyer because the cop used a time clock to time my speed. I did my homework and got lucky the judge let me test the cops ability and he ended up failing. And I don't care how much training the cops will have I would fight it everytime if the cop wouldn't use an actual gun.

The main reason why I fight is because 99% of the time I'm only driving around 5-10mph over if at all.