Ticketed for 75 in 55

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yup, highway patrol "clocked me at 75" speedo said i was doing 68. i dont get it. he was coming the other way. say, 500 feet or more away when i saw him and slowed down to 60. wrote the ticket for 75. i think he was jealous of my car/thought im rich and can afford to pay an outrageous ticket. anyway, i know how fast i was going and unless they can prove my guilt i am innocent. a cops word does not prove anything. a printout from the radar at the time he pulled me over on the date he pulled me over would prove my guilt. not him saying "i saw him, i swear mommy" thats not proof. i hate pigs. get away with anything. to serve and protect. BS. protecting who? their job security and pay. douchebags. sorry, but i had to vent.
 
A cop's word will usually be taken over your word in a court of law. He does that for a living. You would be surprised at how many experienced cops can visually judge your speed within 1 or 2 miles of your actual speed.

I could make a bunch of suggestions on how you can cockblock the cop in court, but since you hate them, and I happen to have a lot of cop friends... no advice for you. :lol:
 
fight the ticket-and ask him to provide documents stating that the radar has been calbrated within the last 6months-and if he paced you with his car ask to see proof that his speedometer is calibrated-or you might get lucky and the cop will not show up to court
 
I have a funny story about getting a stupid ticket. I was clocked at 77 in a 55 though. I was test driving a Mazda 6 and I was on the freeway with the salesman. He told me to get on it and see what the car can do, but I told him that I didn't need a ticket so I wasn't going to. He then continued to talk about how he lives in the area and knows it pretty well and he assured me that there would not be a cop up around this bend so go ahead and get on it. He seemed like a standup guy, not out to get me so what do I do I get on it. Sure enough around the bend there a cop sits and popped me. I was pissed. The salesman was laughing his a$$ off. When we got back to the dealership I approached his manager and said that they should deal with the ticket since I trusted the damn salesman. Needless to say they didn't pay for it and I didn't buy a car from them. I felt like a sucker in a stupid car commercial.
 
Amoxi said:
Do you have plus size rims? They tend to throw off your MPH readings by quite a bit.
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no, stock 16x7

taylor414ce2003 fight the ticket-and ask him to provide documents stating that the radar has been calbrated within the last 6months-and if he paced you with his car ask to see proof that his speedometer is calibrated-or you might get lucky and the cop will not show up to court

that might be the case, he put 7 august as my date, and when i called the courthouse they said that i would need to schedule a new one.

as for why i hate cops. ive never had one actually serve or protect. their stated duty. i have had them mess with me for no reason other than they needed something to do. for instance, i was in my car waiting to meet some friends so i could follow them to their house, i had no idea where it was. i was at a park, smoking a cigarette and sure enough a cop roles up. he gets out, walks to my window and tells me that im smoking a joint. says he can smell it. well, i dont smoke pot, so i dont know where he could have gotten that. and i know that pot and cigarettes are two totally different smells. so, he asks me to step out of my car, actually it was my gmc jimmy, and we walk around to the back and he runs my info and it comes back clear. he looks in through the back glass and sees my golf clubs. asks me to take them out, apprently they looked suspicious. so i get them out, and he rummages through it, finds nothing. then he asks me what im doing there and i explain. he tells me that i have to leave the park. thats why i hate cops.
 
I understand your distrust of the cops. I'm not wild about them either. But the days of Andy Griffith type cops are gone. Now a lot of them want to be John Wayne or Cammondoes with the respect my authority attitude. I think that is why on cruisers you see the big "law ENFORCEMENT" and small "protect and serve" motto (atleast on the ones around were I live) Anyways I don't have any advice for you that hasn't been covered in threads already posted except maybe make some cop friends (there are still some good ones out there) or better yet, some judge friends.
 
the protect and serve is even on cop cars around here, just POLICE. judge friends eh? i do have once cop friend, ociffer Moss. when he was going through training he let me play with his glock.
 
Sounds to me like the cop was doing his job. Suck it up , and pay your fine! Quit being a bitch.

And i believe that they dont have to show you their radar to see if it is calibrated.

Also, you were "clocked" i dont even think they would use a radar in that case.

Im sure youll love 'pigs' when you need them to help you and 'protect' you.
 
yeah man, just pay the fine and get it over with. I just got a ticket myself, I'm a ups driver in south florida, and was leaving work, I deserved the ticket pretty bad. I'll be honest, I made an illegal u turn, changed lanes without a signal and than proceeded to go about 70 in a 50 probably faster. Got pulled over, lady was cool, was in my drenched sweaty ups uniform, had to go to the trunk to my backpack and get my wallet. She goes "damn your drenched" I was like yeah, it's 95 degrees out there, and I just had an 11 hour day in a truck with no power steering, of course I'm drenched. She said my windows were WAY to dark, I was going way to fast, and can't make a u turn there and I need to signal from now on. But she goes I dont remember seeing you with a seatbelt so I'll just write you a ticket for that, 60 bucks, no points. Paid and on with my life

*edit* I was wearing a belt and she knew it but she was being cool
 
I think everyone, usually, has a problem with the cops. Every department has at least one cop where their goal is to piss people off when they are loittering in a public park for example, or anything else. You said your speedo read 68 and the speed limit was 55 that's still 13 over and most cops write tickets after 10 over. As far as the radar goes most departments do calibrate the radar gun every 6 months at least around her. Also an officer is able to check the calibration himself with the metal calibration wands that come from the factory; each radar comes with a 35 and 60 mph wand, and officers check the radar at the begining of their shift. As far as the officer missing court, I doubt it, most departments in my area will let an officer go to court while he is on duty or it will be overtime. It looks bad on the department for an officer to no show. So pay the ticket take it as a learning experience. Be lucky you weren't out of state and got a ticket for 5 over, trust me a lot harder to swallow. All it really takes is for a cop to say in court is "Good faith believe" and you are done for. I have alot of cop friends and have debated this same point with the before, and it's a no win battle for you. Just trying to help out a little bit.
 
daves2000ls said:
yup, highway patrol "clocked me at 75" speedo said i was doing 68. i dont get it. he was coming the other way. say, 500 feet or more away when i saw him and slowed down to 60. wrote the ticket for 75. i think he was jealous of my car/thought im rich and can afford to pay an outrageous ticket. anyway, i know how fast i was going and unless they can prove my guilt i am innocent. a cops word does not prove anything. a printout from the radar at the time he pulled me over on the date he pulled me over would prove my guilt. not him saying "i saw him, i swear mommy" thats not proof. i hate pigs. get away with anything. to serve and protect. BS. protecting who? their job security and pay. douchebags. sorry, but i had to vent.
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Get over yourself. "Jealous of my car".:lol: Classic.:lol: You were speedy. Whether it was 68 or 75. You admitted. Maybe if you were not mad at yourself and copped an attitude with the officer. He might have cut you a break and wrote it for less. Thats right, an attitude.:eek: You admitted to not liking cops, so you had already made your judgement of the officer before he ever made it to your car. In a nut shell, your pissed for getting caught speeding, you don't like the police. SOOO you probably copped an attitude with the officer resulting in him screwing you royally.:lol:

BTW Radar guns can hit a target up to a mile away. So 500 feet is nothing.

Free advice, Admit when your wrong and apologize. The officer usually will cut you a break and NOT write you a ticket or write it for less. At that time be greatful and drive away.
 
daves2000ls said:
no, stock 16x7

taylor414ce2003 fight the ticket-and ask him to provide documents stating that the radar has been calbrated within the last 6months-and if he paced you with his car ask to see proof that his speedometer is calibrated-or you might get lucky and the cop will not show up to court

that might be the case, he put 7 august as my date, and when i called the courthouse they said that i would need to schedule a new one.

as for why i hate cops. ive never had one actually serve or protect. their stated duty. i have had them mess with me for no reason other than they needed something to do. for instance, i was in my car waiting to meet some friends so i could follow them to their house, i had no idea where it was. i was at a park, smoking a cigarette and sure enough a cop roles up. he gets out, walks to my window and tells me that im smoking a joint. says he can smell it. well, i dont smoke pot, so i dont know where he could have gotten that. and i know that pot and cigarettes are two totally different smells. so, he asks me to step out of my car, actually it was my gmc jimmy, and we walk around to the back and he runs my info and it comes back clear. he looks in through the back glass and sees my golf clubs. asks me to take them out, apprently they looked suspicious. so i get them out, and he rummages through it, finds nothing. then he asks me what im doing there and i explain. he tells me that i have to leave the park. thats why i hate cops.
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Depending on the time. Sitting in a parked car in a park does look suspicious. Maybe to a passerby, you looked like a child molester/pervert, crack dealer, male prositute. The officer wasn't trying to "protect and serve" you. He was defending the community he lives and works in.
 
"i saw him, i swear mommy"
Maybe you should take your own advice and go your mommy about this :q:q:q:q. Instead of whiney to us about it. Pay you ticket and STFU!!!!! have a nice day bItch!!!:eek:
 
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Pay Up Sucka !!!!!!

Dont you think the traffic court has seen its share of whiny bitches going to to contest a speeding ticket. But you go ahead, tell the judge you drive a Lincoln LS and the cop was just jealous. Thats so lame.
 
I love you guys!!! This is just to great. Laughter is the cure to a lot of things, and I look forward to this type of posts. As long as we drive, their will always be a cop waiting around the bend. Gotta love em!
 
I dont know where "Conway" is. But, here in Massachusetts, the officer who pulled you over, doesnt have to show.

They have one officer there, to represent the whole department. This is for local and state.
 
I was in a situation like this once. I was trying to get off at an exit less than a mile from the interchange between two interstates; I got onto the interstate from the interchange into the left lane, then had to make my way across three lanes of traffic to make the exit. Getting into the next lane was no problem, but there was a semi followed by a boatload of cars in the next lane; my only options were to speed up and go around the semi, or get in line and go to the next exit, then turn around and come back.

There was nothing in front of the semi, and the right lane (on the other side of the semi) looked clear, so I went for it, only to find that the lane was clear because there was one of Oklahoma City's finest hiding behind the semi. I might have been doing 65mph when I hit the right lane, but he wrote me up for 75mph in a 60mph zone (marked as paced).

I paid a lawyer $50 to handle that one; if he'd written me up for what I was actually doing, I'd've paid the ticket and forgotten about it. I was exceeding the speed limit, but I was not going as fast as he said I was. Maybe he was going that fast, but I certainly wasn't.
 
Sorry to read you got caught.

I suggest you get used to doing no more than 5 over the limit in a 55 mph zone unless you're actually in a hurry. Difficult as it is to believe, I've heard stories of State Troopers citing people for doing just 5 over the limit here in NJ. It's crazy IMO, and not really serving the public interest but them's the rules. If you knowingly choose to break'em, be ready to take the $#!t for it. Good luck in court.
 
Here's an idea. Tell the truth. Go to court, be as respectful as possible. Admit that you were speeding, but you thought you were going 68 not 75. Maybe you can get the ticket lowered to 68 or a faulty equipment citation and save some money and/or points.
 
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RollinLS said:
Get over yourself. "Jealous of my car".:lol: Classic.:lol: You were speedy. Whether it was 68 or 75. You admitted. Maybe if you were not mad at yourself and copped an attitude with the officer. He might have cut you a break and wrote it for less. Thats right, an attitude.:eek: You admitted to not liking cops, so you had already made your judgement of the officer before he ever made it to your car. In a nut shell, your pissed for getting caught speeding, you don't like the police. SOOO you probably copped an attitude with the officer resulting in him screwing you royally.:lol:

BTW Radar guns can hit a target up to a mile away. So 500 feet is nothing.

Free advice, Admit when your wrong and apologize. The officer usually will cut you a break and NOT write you a ticket or write it for less. At that time be greatful and drive away.
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i didnt get an attitude with the cop, i was polite and handed him all of my information before he asked for it. when he asked how fast i was going i gave him an extra 2mph, i said 70.
 
i said he was jealous of my car because i was moving at the pace traffic was, he got behind me, saw my UCA parking sticker and decided, hmm, college kid with nice car, he can afford a ticket way above what hes actually doing. its bs. and as for quit bitching. i cant afford this ticket. i barely make enough for rent, utilities, petrol, food. now an unreasonable ticket. and i got an ipod stolen. cops doing anything about that. nope. of course not. theyre too busy writing tickets to do any real police work.
 
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