Hey Frost double check your state laws. In CA the cops have to be visible (no hiding) Also if its at night they have to have their parking lights on. I had to fight a ticket once and ended up winning because of that.
Who told you that?
I talked to Traffic Officer at my wifes work.
They can hide- they do not have to be visible.
NeedforZ
08-18-2009 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Attaboy
(Post 152911)
BTW, needforZ - are you in a PG Z? i think i saw you at eldorado and ridge a few weeks ago.
It was probably me. I haven't seen any 370s in Mck, not even you :icon17: Kinda funny but I still can go 2 weeks in DFW without seeing another 370z.
blue660r01
08-18-2009 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by lando76
(Post 152083)
Hey Frost double check your state laws. In CA the cops have to be visible (no hiding) Also if its at night they have to have their parking lights on. I had to fight a ticket once and ended up winning because of that.
:icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18: I call BS to this one
If a cop has to sit in the wide open its pointless. The point is to CATCH speeders not let them know you're there.
NeedforZ
08-18-2009 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by need4speed
(Post 152962)
Is it just me? Or do u find cops to be not as uptight about sports cars and bright colors here in DFW as it seems in other places? I wasn't bothered at all when I had the G35.
To me it just feels like they indiscriminantly hand out tickets here imo?
But it also feels like writing tickets is the only thing cops are really trying to do. Lol
I always see people pulled over in all kinds of cars.
I chalk it up to revenue generation for the county. A ticketed sports car nets the same amount as a ticketed beater. Tax revenue is down due to job losses and foreclosures... they got to make up for it some way.
need4speed
08-19-2009 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by NeedforZ
(Post 155541)
I chalk it up to revenue generation for the county. A ticketed sports car nets the same amount as a ticketed beater. Tax revenue is down due to job losses and foreclosures... they got to make up for it some way.
True, True. I guess the money factor is just so much stronger than profiling and hand picking the stereotypical car to issue a ticket. I've only gotten 1 ticket in my life. And it was in mesquite tx. nov 2007... $243 84mph in a 60mph.
I got a deferred adjudication so I paid it without getting it on my record.
Was able to absolve it by mail.
Hopefully that was my 1st n will be my last ticket.
S3xZ34
04-12-2014 01:41 PM
I got bumper paced doing 125..... The cops told me to throw the "F-ing keys" out the window when I pulled over. He called for backup and waited till the other unit arrived. I was pretty nervous. I thought I was going to jail for sure Lol.
"Overall Penalty"
1.) Mandatory court appearance
2.) 2 points on my license
3.) and a measly $680
Consider me lucky you guys. Ive heard of a lot worse Penalties. My car wasnt towed and I didnt get a reckless. (2am on the freeway) no traffic at all.
maizenblue
04-12-2014 09:42 PM
I just got a speeding ticket a half hour ago :shakes head:
cop had all his lights off and was hiding.
he clocked me at 62 in a 45 and wrote the ticket for 55.
Luckily he only clocked me at 62 while i was slowing down. I was probably doing over 100. The ticket doesnt even say how much it costs but google says 150. Im actually pretty relieved.
tnav
04-12-2014 11:24 PM
Get a lawyer, well worth it
exsanity
04-13-2014 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by FricFrac
(Post 153308)
Wow - sounds like being in the Millitary is a good way to get away with breaking the law....
I got a ticket in my mom's Sante Fe while in uniform going to the armory. To some cops, being in the military doesn't mean shit. I was going 60 in a 55 and got a ticket. :shakes head:
ImportConvert
04-13-2014 02:26 AM
Never got one in the 2 years I had my 370.
jdsto
04-13-2014 09:48 AM
In Ontario if you are more than 30mph(50Km/h) over the speed limit they confiscate your car and licence for a week and give you a court summons. Its complete BS they charge you under a street racing law. You go to court and say I was speeding not racing and you get off the charge they need to prove you were racing. Problem is you are out of pocket $1000+ for the tow and impound and are without your license for a week. Its a case of guilty until proven innocent complete BS.
Drakonis GTR
04-13-2014 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by blue660r01
(Post 155540)
:icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18: I call BS to this one
If a cop has to sit in the wide open its pointless. The point is to CATCH speeders not let them know you're there.
That depends on the area. A number of places have anti-speedtrap laws in place. Here in Florida, I think the requirement is that they have to be visible in at least one direction, of course that doesn't necessarily mean that it has to be the direction you are coming from. :shakes head:
I used to live in Vermont. in the 4 years that I actually drove there, I had 4 speeding tickets, none very high miles (was only driving a Toyota Corrola, god I think that car was cursed), but expensive. Of course, Vermont is always in desperate need of revenue, and they have some of the most merciless and bored ***-hole cops I've ever seen because of it. I had one pull me over for 4 mph over the posted limit (39 in a 35, which seems to be most of the damn state). Just one of the many reasons I left that state.
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My lucky break was when I had a guy come flying up on my bumper and stay there for 20 miles. I figured he was a cop, but when he stayed long past his jurisdiction line, I figured he was just some prick who liked tail-gating. Had it up to 70mph a couple of times (limit is 50), but nothing from him, so I kept rolling. As soon as I hit the next town, lights come on. Pull over, and proceed to calm myself down and prepare to give this guy the riot act for tail-gating me for 20 miles, and he shows up, asks me for my info, then immediately goes back to the cruiser. After 3 mins he comes back and asks the usual question, "do you know why I pulled you over". Well, my response was that yes I did, and I also wanted to know why he had been tail-gating me. He proceeded to tell me that they had had an APB out for a white corolla with the same kind of wheels mine had had on it, but that I was obviously not the guy they were looking for. He gives me my stuff back, gives me a speech about not speeding, then leaves. While I sit there like WTF?
Anyway, been living in FL now for about 10 years, and never even been pulled over, much less ticketed (give me a moment, gotta go find a tree to knock on). I mainly chalk it up to luck, but cops down here in Orlando don't seem to be concerned unless you're flying. Hell, I've had cops pass me while I was speeding.
I guess in the end it comes down to being like the Gambler, knowing when to hold them, and when to fold them.
axmea?
04-13-2014 11:23 AM
Never ticketed. Eyes wide open and know where they can potentially perch.
