Got a ticket

NewYearsBoy · 10-28-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hexley

In South Florida it's varied. The coastal departments are filthy rich, they all run Laser traps, well disguised cars (even foreign ones) - and they're generally miserable. The inland departments are less prevalent, and on the highways they'll usually ignore you, except FHP - stateies are unreal.

I agree.. Its like the wild west down here I went past a sheriff at 80-82 and he did not give a shit....

I LOVE FLs ROADs... They are pretty much all new and wide open... thats why Im glad I have a sun roof... I peek out ta see if there are any cops in the air....

mrleisure · 10-28-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pinmagic

I'm moving to Oregon!

It happened in North Dakota where I currently live.

It is still 1950 here.

AntonV · 10-28-2010, 03:51 PM

My Valentine 1 was the best "mod" I have ever purchased. It saved my butt 3 times last weekend in the Hudson Valley. My first time on the Taconic, and boy was I driving fast!!

Ive had the same unit & remote display for 10 years now. I highly suggest getting one.

bozola · 10-28-2010, 07:00 PM

I am always SUPER apologetic when I get pulled over. I keep repeating. I am really sorry I was speeding. It's been a tough day. I should have been paying attention. It's been a sh*tty week. I am really sorry about this officer.

So far so good.

moveswiftly · 10-28-2010, 07:34 PM

Get a lawyer take it to court, I got pulled over by a state trooper in Upstate NY while passing someone at 100 mph in a 55 zone. He caught me at 95. It was lowered to 62 in court. Trust me you don't want the ticket on your record at your age.

BrokenVert · 10-28-2010, 08:19 PM

^ when the first question the guys asks is when was the last time you were pulled over. I think it was lost right there

BrokenVert · 10-28-2010, 08:20 PM

I already have I got a 93 in a 55 while passing and got it dropped to the changing lanes without signaling

JB135MDCT · 10-28-2010, 08:43 PM

BV, Welcome to the club. Mine was on Rt 17 between Bing and the Catskills.

Do you recall passing any one within a couple of miles before the cop? Sometimes they use spotters and singled you out. I have quite of few cop friends. They will check your plate 1 by 1 and pull you over for a bunch of reasons, like the euro rich kid car, sometimes personal reasons to sharpen their dick skills. In my case it was a speed trap factory.

BrokenVert · 10-28-2010, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JB135MDCT

BV, Welcome to the club. Mine was on Rt 17 between Bing and the Catskills.

Do you recall passing any one within a couple of miles before the cop? Sometimes they use spotters and singled you out. I have quite of few cop friends. They will check your plate 1 by 1 and pull you over for a bunch of reasons, sometimes personal reasons to sharpen their dick skills. In my case it was a speed trap factory.

I had passed one but he was in a different county.

After I was pulled over while driving through the rest of Delaware county I saw at least 10 guys pulled over in 20 minutes. They were on some sort of witch hunt and I got nailed by the first cop so I had no warning.

The1 · 10-28-2010, 11:17 PM

that sucks..... I know the pain very well. I don't even have a clue how many tickets i got with my WRX back in the day, but i was a young kid with a really really modified car.

funny thing is, I can't count the tickets, but i never lost any demerit points, which just proves they all pulled me over because i was a kid and stuck me with whatever they could.

My favorite was being pulled over by a lady cop. (lady cops are guaranteed tickets) but when she walked up to my car, she saw a bunch of envelopes on the passenger seat. "what are those?"

I say, "resumes, i'm headed into town to hand them out"

she goes, "i guess i'll let you go, you probably need the money if you're looking for work"

(i didn't tell her i already had a job)

as for giving everyone a reason for doing big break conversions to your cars. i have 2 reasons...

1, see a motorcycle cop at the side of the road, I slam on the breaks, he yells to me "your breaks must be huge, cause i couldn't lock your speed! you're lucky!"

2, I still get pulled over but the cop says, you got lucky there, I saw you at 120km/h, but i locked your speed at 95km/h ( i was in an 80km/h zone) he ended up knocking the speed down a little because i made him laugh and feel comfortable.

Moral of the story, Big break kits pay for themselves!!!

IDBMW · 10-29-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pinmagic

I'm moving to Oregon!

Oregon sucks for tickets from what I have heard. Plus the speed limit is 55 mph. It is hard coming from Idaho where the speed limit is 75 mph then having to drop down to 55 mph in Oregon. It seems like you are sitting still at 55 mph.

TMR013 · 10-29-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by IDBMW

Oregon sucks for tickets from what I have heard. Plus the speed limit is 55 mph. It is hard coming from Idaho where the speed limit is 75 mph then having to drop down to 55 mph in Oregon. It seems like you are sitting still at 55 mph.

That's because you are practically standing still at 55.

Sammy Hagar said it best!

Sit · 10-29-2010, 11:40 AM

Oregon rural freeways and highways are 65, wish they were higher, but they are not. Any time you approach a built up area, it will most likely go to 55, somtimes not even near a city, but for some other odd reason it will drop. The short of it, don't speed, won't get stopped. Further away from the posted limit you get, the greater the chance of getting pulled over. As for going with the flow, bull. Speeding is speeding, if everyone else goes and jumps off a bridge, are you?

I take great pleasure in cruising along at a prudgent speed knowing that if I step on it, I have all sorts of power available. And when I see a cop, I don't have to panic like eveyone else.

JB135MDCT · 10-29-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sit

Oregon rural freeways and highways are 65, wish they were higher, but they are not. Any time you approach a built up area, it will most likely go to 55, somtimes not even near a city, but for some other odd reason it will drop. The short of it, don't speed, won't get stopped. Further away from the posted limit you get, the greater the chance of getting pulled over. As for going with the flow, bull. Speeding is speeding, if everyone else goes and jumps off a bridge, are you?

I take great pleasure in cruising along at a prudgent speed knowing that if I step on it, I have all sorts of power available. And when I see a cop, I don't have to panic like eveyone else.

Please trade in your Bimmer for a toyota and join a Toyota forum, if there is one. It's sad to see a Bimmer driving slow in the fast lane, it makes us look bad. We have an image to maintain.

BrokenVert · 10-29-2010, 11:52 AM

The speed limit is supposed to be set by the 90 percentile of traffic flow. This means that if 90% of the people are going a certain speed that is what the legal speed limit is supposed to be.

Also try doing 55 when everybody around you is doing 80. They are moving faster than you which makes you a target.

I don't like being the target of shitty people attempting to hit me so I match speed with traffic to make my drive safer

:Ban Low Performance Drivers. Not High Performance Cars:

rsjean · 10-29-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

"when was the last time you were pulled over.?"

"Why officer I believe it was right about the time you told that 22 year old chick you'd forget the ticket for a blxw jxb"

The1 · 10-29-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Ban Low Performance Drivers. Not High Performance Cars

I like that....

I try to be the second slowest one of the fastest moving group. it's always worked for me.... I'm still going 99% their speed, can see all their break lights when they see a cop (so i have time to apply mine) and the cop always goes right past me for the ones in front who he radar'd first.

and if he's a dick cop, he'll get the guy behind me who is closest to him.

TMR013 · 10-29-2010, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

:Ban Low Performance Drivers. Not High Performance Cars:

Sit · 10-29-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JB135MDCT

Please trade in your Bimmer for a toyota and join a Toyota forum, if there is one. It's sad to see a Bimmer driving slow in the fast lane, it makes us look bad. We have an image to maintain.

Never said I drive in the fast lane, never said I drive slow. Driving at a prudent speed is different than driving slow. And the image that most people have of BMW owners, well I don't need to be a part of that image.

spotshooter · 10-29-2010, 04:41 PM

Last ticket I got the State Cop pulled his gun on me. Said I made a funny move when he was pulling me over... yea, I was putting my car in park. He claimed he'd been shot before and I said maybe he should consider another line of work. Then he gave me a ticket for 82 in 70. I didn't say a word... I just wanted to get the hell away from him and his itchy trigger finger. I considered writing a complaint letter to the Governor, then I figured they don't really care... they just want my money. I used to have great respect for the police... that day I lost quite a bit of it.

10-28-2010, 03:51 PM	#25
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bozola Unloved BMW Addict 86 Rep 1,185 Posts Drives: Z3 Coupe, 3 318Ti Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: King County WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1999 Z3 Coupe [10.00] 1998 318Ti [0.00] 1998 318Ti [10.00] 2008 128i [9.00]	I am always SUPER apologetic when I get pulled over. I keep repeating. I am really sorry I was speeding. It's been a tough day. I should have been paying attention. It's been a sh*tty week. I am really sorry about this officer. So far so good.
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10-28-2010, 07:34 PM	#27
moveswiftly Colonel 381 Rep 2,926 Posts Drives: Cayman GT4, 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (12) Garage List 2012 335iS [0.00]	Get a lawyer take it to court, I got pulled over by a state trooper in Upstate NY while passing someone at 100 mph in a 55 zone. He caught me at 95. It was lowered to 62 in court. Trust me you don't want the ticket on your record at your age. __________________ Current: M2CS Gone but not forgotten: Cayman GT4, M2C, 2011 135i, E83 X3 6MT, 2016 SO M3, 2012 335iS, 2010 135i and 2006 e90 325xi
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	^ when the first question the guys asks is when was the last time you were pulled over. I think it was lost right there __________________
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	I already have I got a 93 in a 55 while passing and got it dropped to the changing lanes without signaling __________________
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JB135MDCT I'm just a cook 24 Rep 971 Posts Drives: 2011 135i DCT Join Date: May 2010 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	BV, Welcome to the club. Mine was on Rt 17 between Bing and the Catskills. Do you recall passing any one within a couple of miles before the cop? Sometimes they use spotters and singled you out. I have quite of few cop friends. They will check your plate 1 by 1 and pull you over for a bunch of reasons, like the euro rich kid car, sometimes personal reasons to sharpen their dick skills. In my case it was a speed trap factory. Last edited by JB135MDCT; 10-28-2010 at 09:05 PM..
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10-28-2010, 11:17 PM	#32
The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	that sucks..... I know the pain very well. I don't even have a clue how many tickets i got with my WRX back in the day, but i was a young kid with a really really modified car. funny thing is, I can't count the tickets, but i never lost any demerit points, which just proves they all pulled me over because i was a kid and stuck me with whatever they could. My favorite was being pulled over by a lady cop. (lady cops are guaranteed tickets) but when she walked up to my car, she saw a bunch of envelopes on the passenger seat. "what are those?" I say, "resumes, i'm headed into town to hand them out" she goes, "i guess i'll let you go, you probably need the money if you're looking for work" (i didn't tell her i already had a job) as for giving everyone a reason for doing big break conversions to your cars. i have 2 reasons... 1, see a motorcycle cop at the side of the road, I slam on the breaks, he yells to me "your breaks must be huge, cause i couldn't lock your speed! you're lucky!" 2, I still get pulled over but the cop says, you got lucky there, I saw you at 120km/h, but i locked your speed at 95km/h ( i was in an 80km/h zone) he ended up knocking the speed down a little because i made him laugh and feel comfortable. Moral of the story, Big break kits pay for themselves!!!
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10-29-2010, 11:40 AM	#35
Sit New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2010 128i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Oregon rural freeways and highways are 65, wish they were higher, but they are not. Any time you approach a built up area, it will most likely go to 55, somtimes not even near a city, but for some other odd reason it will drop. The short of it, don't speed, won't get stopped. Further away from the posted limit you get, the greater the chance of getting pulled over. As for going with the flow, bull. Speeding is speeding, if everyone else goes and jumps off a bridge, are you? I take great pleasure in cruising along at a prudgent speed knowing that if I step on it, I have all sorts of power available. And when I see a cop, I don't have to panic like eveyone else.
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	The speed limit is supposed to be set by the 90 percentile of traffic flow. This means that if 90% of the people are going a certain speed that is what the legal speed limit is supposed to be. Also try doing 55 when everybody around you is doing 80. They are moving faster than you which makes you a target. I don't like being the target of shitty people attempting to hit me so I match speed with traffic to make my drive safer :Ban Low Performance Drivers. Not High Performance Cars: __________________
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10-29-2010, 04:41 PM	#42
spotshooter Private First Class 32 Rep 178 Posts Drives: 2015 Cayman S Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest iTrader: (1)	Last ticket I got the State Cop pulled his gun on me. Said I made a funny move when he was pulling me over... yea, I was putting my car in park. He claimed he'd been shot before and I said maybe he should consider another line of work. Then he gave me a ticket for 82 in 70. I didn't say a word... I just wanted to get the hell away from him and his itchy trigger finger. I considered writing a complaint letter to the Governor, then I figured they don't really care... they just want my money. I used to have great respect for the police... that day I lost quite a bit of it.
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