Got my first speeding ticket...


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Anthony

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Well, After owning this bike for over a year I finally got my first speeding ticket on it tonight.

I was on the highway tonight doing highway speeds of course ;), then I left the highway and hit the surface streets. I was on my way home when I came over a hill and saw this cop car and thought :eek:! I looked down at my speedo and it said 77 mph. He pulled me over and gave me a ticket for doing 74 in a 45. I have to wait a few days to find out how much it is but since I haven't had any tickets moto/car in the past few years I think I can pay a fee and get no points(diversion program). I was polite, yes sir, no sir, thank you sir. He was polite I suppose.

I guess I could be upset about it but it happens. Now, had he been posted up on the highway I could have been in slightly more trouble :cool:..
 
you must have been in a zone! sometimes that happens to me and I dont realize how fast i'm going until I look down at the speedometer.
 
He may very well have done you a favor. 30 over often becomes a huge extra fine, a misdemeanor charge, reckless driving or something else more serious. Not sure about your state.

Not uncommon for them to sometimes give you a couple mph benefit of the doubt if they look you up and see no history, you're not a jerk, etc. The more serious violations (especially if it becomes a misdemeanor charge) can be more work for them, may require them to impound the vehicle, etc.
 
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MichaelInVenice said:
He may very well have done you a favor. 30 over often becomes a huge extra fine, a misdemeanor charge, reckless driving or something else more serious. Not sure about your state.

Not uncommon for them to sometimes give you a couple mph benefit of the doubt if they look you up and see no history, you're not a jerk, etc. The more serious violations (especially if it becomes a misdemeanor charge) can be more work for them, may require them to impound the vehicle, etc.
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Ya, he said it could be "reckless driving" or worse but he was just going to give me a speeding ticket. I think that's where the "yes sir" on my part was helpful.
 
In California if you get a moving violation you can pay the ticket price AND pay a traffic school fee which is an 8 hour class you must attend. Upon successful completion of the class the ticket does not go on your record with the DMV.

There is a catch though. You can only attend traffic school once every 18 months. So get a ticket prior to that and it goes on your record, thus raising your insurance cost.

In my 16 years on the road I've received three violations. All for speeding =/


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Z3roFlaw said:
In California if you get a moving violation you can pay the ticket price AND pay a traffic school fee which is an 8 hour class you must attend. Upon successful completion of the class the ticket does not go on your record with the DMV.

There is a catch though. You can only attend traffic school once every 18 months. So get a ticket prior to that and it goes on your record, thus raising your insurance cost.

In my 16 years on the road I've received three violations. All for speeding =/


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There are a couple of catches, actually:

1) It DOES go on your record. It's just kept hidden so your insurance company doesn't see it. DMV, law enforcement and others may still see it and can use it against you.

2) It's only good for "basic" one-point violations like speeding. Those 30mph over the limit tickets, reckless driving, not getting out of the way of an emergency vehicle, etc. are not eligible.

3) Doesn't apply to commercial drivers, drivers under 18 and a few other special categories.
 
My bike's odometer consistantly displays speed 4 mph higher than the ssame displayed by the GPS. Bike is 100% stock.
Is it possible the cop wrote in the ticket your actual speed?
 
Yikes, sorry to hear about the ticket, but yeah, sounds like a good thing you were saved from that extra 1mph. That speed though, I would be scared of seeing the price when it comes through.

Reading your story, I need to rein myself in. I am finding myself twisting the throttle more lately. Need to slow back down to no more than 5 over, and as read never be the fastest person in the area. A ticket would break me now, I am flat broke after all my truck repairs and more to come like replace cat. converter, fix 4x4 switch, replace climate control switch.

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Alex6 said:
My bike's odometer consistantly displays speed 4 mph higher than the ssame displayed by the GPS. Bike is 100% stock.
Is it possible the cop wrote in the ticket your actual speed?
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ya that’s probably what happened because I believe -2 rear or +1 front will make your speedo semi closer to the actual speed or a good way to tell is by your RPM's at the K marks
Stock:
1k=17
2k=27
3k=37
4k=47
5k=57
6k=67
7k=77

Your actual speeds are probably more like 3-5 rather than 7s but ya this is how it is for me
 
Until about 2 months ago I had 1 speeding fine in the whole 10-12 year I've been living in this country. I got nail twice within a month. 1 for a stop (didn't put 2 foot on the ground) and the other one a red light (it was yellow still i my windshield turning right... go figure)

So today I was please to read in the West Palm Beach Post that some wanker cop who was on a mission of giving more tickets in one month that he did all year last year get fired! The word is that he got refuse a 6K performance bonus in January... so he was on a mission! He got fired because he was abusive... Hope that's the MTFKR who pulled me over...

Sorry, feel better now! :)
 
MichaelInVenice said:
There are a couple of catches, actually:



2) It's only good for "basic" one-point violations like speeding. Those 30mph over the limit tickets, reckless driving, not getting out of the way of an emergency vehicle, etc. are not eligible.
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This one is not entirely true. I got tagged once for going 85+ on the 55 freeway in Costa Mesa, CA (speed limit:55).

Had to go before the judge, no mailing it in or anything. I guess theoretically they could have got me for reckless driving and such

There were a lot of jokers before me, talking to the judge, and she was rather frustrated with them (rules were either you plead guilty, traffic school, or not guilty. That's all she wanted to hear at the time, but everyone wanted to plead their case).

I got up there and just said 'traffic school'. She sad normally it wasn't available, but since I actually listened to instructions, she let me have it.

Thus I was named 'king speed' of my traffic school class.

Guess the judges to have some leeway with that particular rule.
 
Marthy said:
Until about 2 months ago I had 1 speeding fine in the whole 10-12 year I've been living in this country. I got nail twice within a month. 1 for a stop (didn't put 2 foot on the ground) and the other one a red light (it was yellow still i my windshield turning right... go figure)

So today I was please to read in the West Palm Beach Post that some wanker cop who was on a mission of giving more tickets in one month that he did all year last year get fired! The word is that he got refuse a 6K performance bonus in January... so he was on a mission! He got fired because he was abusive... Hope that's the MTFKR who pulled me over...

Sorry, feel better now! :)
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:rof:bhahaaa
thats awesome that he go fired!!!
vent marthy vent!!!
 
Saxon237 said:
Thus I was named 'king speed' of my traffic school class.
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I went to traffic school cause I got one 20mph+ over and one 30mph+ over tickets in 30 days (damn turbochargers....). There was a biker in there who got tagged by laser over 140. They only caught him cause they radio'd ahead where traffic got thick.

We didn't call him king speed, we just called him stupid
 

Marthy said:
Until about 2 months ago I had 1 speeding fine in the whole 10-12 year I've been living in this country. I got nail twice within a month. 1 for a stop (didn't put 2 foot on the ground) and the other one a red light (it was yellow still i my windshield turning right... go figure)

So today I was please to read in the West Palm Beach Post that some wanker cop who was on a mission of giving more tickets in one month that he did all year last year get fired! The word is that he got refuse a 6K performance bonus in January... so he was on a mission! He got fired because he was abusive... Hope that's the MTFKR who pulled me over...

Sorry, feel better now! :)
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WOW, Marthy, sounds like that was a bad month! Bet that lightened your wallet a few ounces!

But ticket for not putting 2 feet down? Couldnt you have argued that or something? I thought the MSF preached only putting 1 foot down, keeping the other one on the brake.

Thanks for the info though.. I have started developing a bad habbit of comming to a stop and just balancing for a second or two then going again.. Better break that habbit quick I guess.
 
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