The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
ORIGINAL: dynamike74
Don't get on your high horse with me! I am not the reason people die on the freeway. Driving 90 in a 70 is not in and of itself unsafe. You're an idiot if you think so.
I know what my rights are. Operating a motor vehicle on publis roadways is not a right it's a priveledge. I know that.
I'll continue to drive in a way that I think is safe. If that means doing 120 mph on a straight road with little traffic when the speed limit is 70, then I will.
ORIGINAL: MiniMe
Well then you deserve the ticket with an attitude like that and since you have such disregard for the law and public saftey your license should be revoked. Your part of the reason why we have to scrape people off highways and why we have to go tell a parent their child is dead. And when they ask why, all we can say is, "I guess he was in a hurry". Why don't you do everyone a favor and slow down. Driving is not your right!
ORIGINAL: dynamike74
I represented myself. And yes, I'll probably drive 90 in a 70 again in the future. Next time, I'll probably be a little more careful about it and keep a closer eye out for the popo.
ORIGINAL: CSI Topeka
You gonna drive 99 (or whatever it was)in a 70 again?
Sounds like the Attorney did you a favor!! Could very well be the Officer didn't show up, and he offered up a plea, instead of taking it to a trial that he knew he would lose, due to a lack of witnesses!!
You gonna drive 99 (or whatever it was)in a 70 again?
Sounds like the Attorney did you a favor!! Could very well be the Officer didn't show up, and he offered up a plea, instead of taking it to a trial that he knew he would lose, due to a lack of witnesses!!
I know what my rights are. Operating a motor vehicle on publis roadways is not a right it's a priveledge. I know that.
I'll continue to drive in a way that I think is safe. If that means doing 120 mph on a straight road with little traffic when the speed limit is 70, then I will.
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
ORIGINAL: MiniMe
I don't get on high horses, driving 90 on a public roadway is very much unsafe. Again speed kills and your luck will run out at some point and hopefully you are the only one that pays for it. Even so why is there a need to go that fast on a public road, there is none. If the speed limit is 50 than it's 50. It's not however fast you feel like driving. Again, do everyone a favor and slow down.Set a good example for others. And yes, it's poeple that drive like you that causecrashes. It's unsafe and stupid to drive like that. Grow up! The law applies to you to.
I don't get on high horses, driving 90 on a public roadway is very much unsafe. Again speed kills and your luck will run out at some point and hopefully you are the only one that pays for it. Even so why is there a need to go that fast on a public road, there is none. If the speed limit is 50 than it's 50. It's not however fast you feel like driving. Again, do everyone a favor and slow down.Set a good example for others. And yes, it's poeple that drive like you that causecrashes. It's unsafe and stupid to drive like that. Grow up! The law applies to you to.
I never said the law didn't apply to me. I'll drive however fast I choose. When I get caught speeding, I'll pay for it. If my dumbazz is driving too slow on a busy road and I get run over, I'll pay for that too.
You don't know how I drive. You're making an assumption about my behavior in general on an isolated incident and how I respond to posts on this forum.
Speed doesn't kill! Speed mixed with other factors kills. Driving fast in a straight line does not kill people. Driving fast, cutting people off, and not paying attention mixed together kill people.
You go right ahead and drive your safe speed. If that happens to be 50 mph even though the speed limit is 70 and traffic is moving at 80, then you're more of a danger than me going at 90.
You can't see that though 'cause your head is in the clouds while you're preaching from your high horse.
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
I never would doubt your driving skills, but remember that aged driver, or the driver with the cell phone glued in their ear or the one getting a CD they just dropped on the floor, the one eating dinner or lunch, when they are not expecting someone to blaze by them at 90 in a 70 they weave into your lane, good luck with your control at that time when you try to avoid them and either go off the road or into the other lane to avoid a crash then lose it with yet another car, it's not just your life out there it's everyone else we have to worry about. Your skills are not in question, there are a lot of great drivers in the cemetary due to other drivers. Just remember points add up and the suspensions come and then jail time instead of speeding tickets. Good luck
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
ORIGINAL: dynamike74
Yes, you're on a high horse.
I never said the law didn't apply to me. I'll drive however fast I choose. When I get caught speeding, I'll pay for it. If my dumbazz is driving too slow on a busy road and I get run over, I'll pay for that too.
You don't know how I drive. You're making an assumption about my behavior in general on an isolated incident and how I respond to posts on this forum.
Speed doesn't kill! Speed mixed with other factors kills. Driving fast in a straight line does not kill people. Driving fast, cutting people off, and not paying attention mixed together kill people.
You go right ahead and drive your safe speed. If that happens to be 50 mph even though the speed limit is 70 and traffic is moving at 80, then you're more of a danger than me going at 90.
You can't see that though 'cause your head is in the clouds while you're preaching from your high horse.
ORIGINAL: MiniMe
I don't get on high horses, driving 90 on a public roadway is very much unsafe. Again speed kills and your luck will run out at some point and hopefully you are the only one that pays for it. Even so why is there a need to go that fast on a public road, there is none. If the speed limit is 50 than it's 50. It's not however fast you feel like driving. Again, do everyone a favor and slow down.Set a good example for others. And yes, it's poeple that drive like you that causecrashes. It's unsafe and stupid to drive like that. Grow up! The law applies to you to.
I don't get on high horses, driving 90 on a public roadway is very much unsafe. Again speed kills and your luck will run out at some point and hopefully you are the only one that pays for it. Even so why is there a need to go that fast on a public road, there is none. If the speed limit is 50 than it's 50. It's not however fast you feel like driving. Again, do everyone a favor and slow down.Set a good example for others. And yes, it's poeple that drive like you that causecrashes. It's unsafe and stupid to drive like that. Grow up! The law applies to you to.
I never said the law didn't apply to me. I'll drive however fast I choose. When I get caught speeding, I'll pay for it. If my dumbazz is driving too slow on a busy road and I get run over, I'll pay for that too.
You don't know how I drive. You're making an assumption about my behavior in general on an isolated incident and how I respond to posts on this forum.
Speed doesn't kill! Speed mixed with other factors kills. Driving fast in a straight line does not kill people. Driving fast, cutting people off, and not paying attention mixed together kill people.
You go right ahead and drive your safe speed. If that happens to be 50 mph even though the speed limit is 70 and traffic is moving at 80, then you're more of a danger than me going at 90.
You can't see that though 'cause your head is in the clouds while you're preaching from your high horse.
You say "When I get caught speeding, I will pay for it" yet you are hear complaining about the circumstancesunder which you had to pay for it?
Forgive me if I am wrong, but it seems like you feel that you should be able to disregard the posted speed limit as long as you feel it isnt unsafe and are willing to pay the fine. If this is the case, I couldnt disagree more.
As a former firefighter, I have cut bodies out of cars because they, or worse, others misjudged what was safe. I worked a dangerous stretch of Texas farm-to-market road that seemed to lull people into a false sense security as regard to speed. I agree with you that driving 90 wont kill you, it takes other factors.... BUT, at 90 on a public road you are giving those other factors a head start.
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
ORIGINAL: no regrets
I never would doubt your driving skills, but remember that aged driver, or the driver with the cell phone glued in their ear or the one getting a CD they just dropped on the floor, the one eating dinner or lunch, when they are not expecting someone to blaze by them at 90 in a 70 they weave into your lane, good luck with your control at that time when you try to avoid them and either go off the road or into the other lane to avoid a crash then lose it with yet another car, it's not just your life out there it's everyone else we have to worry about. Your skills are not in question, there are a lot of great drivers in the cemetary due to other drivers. Just remember points add up and the suspensions come and then jail time instead of speeding tickets. Good luck
I never would doubt your driving skills, but remember that aged driver, or the driver with the cell phone glued in their ear or the one getting a CD they just dropped on the floor, the one eating dinner or lunch, when they are not expecting someone to blaze by them at 90 in a 70 they weave into your lane, good luck with your control at that time when you try to avoid them and either go off the road or into the other lane to avoid a crash then lose it with yet another car, it's not just your life out there it's everyone else we have to worry about. Your skills are not in question, there are a lot of great drivers in the cemetary due to other drivers. Just remember points add up and the suspensions come and then jail time instead of speeding tickets. Good luck
I normally drive 10 over. In this particular situation, I was moving slightly faster than the flow of traffic.
Honestly, I have an issue with people driving too fast. I also have a problem with people driving too slow. Bascially, I have a problem with people not driving with the flow of traffic.
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
ORIGINAL: allengator
I'm confused.... honestly....
You say "When I get caught speeding, I will pay for it" yet you are hear complaining about the circumstancesunder which you had to pay for it?
I'm confused.... honestly....
You say "When I get caught speeding, I will pay for it" yet you are hear complaining about the circumstancesunder which you had to pay for it?
ORIGINAL: allengator
Forgive me if I am wrong, but it seems like you feel that you should be able to disregard the posted speed limit as long as you feel it isnt unsafe and are willing to pay the fine. If this is the case, I couldnt disagree more.
Forgive me if I am wrong, but it seems like you feel that you should be able to disregard the posted speed limit as long as you feel it isnt unsafe and are willing to pay the fine. If this is the case, I couldnt disagree more.
ORIGINAL: allengator
As a former firefighter, I have cut bodies out of cars because they, or worse, others misjudged what was safe. I worked a dangerous stretch of Texas farm-to-market road that seemed to lull people into a false sense security as regard to speed. I agree with you that driving 90 wont kill you, it takes other factors.... BUT, at 90 on a public road you are giving those other factors a head start.
As a former firefighter, I have cut bodies out of cars because they, or worse, others misjudged what was safe. I worked a dangerous stretch of Texas farm-to-market road that seemed to lull people into a false sense security as regard to speed. I agree with you that driving 90 wont kill you, it takes other factors.... BUT, at 90 on a public road you are giving those other factors a head start.
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
So now you want to play spelling police! What a joke.
The fact remains youdecided to do 90 in a 70 with 2 infants in the car. You got caught. That makessomeone elsethe idiot, not the people that disagree with you. The really lucky thing, for you, is that it wasn't my kids in the car with you.
You wouldn't have made court.
The fact remains youdecided to do 90 in a 70 with 2 infants in the car. You got caught. That makessomeone elsethe idiot, not the people that disagree with you. The really lucky thing, for you, is that it wasn't my kids in the car with you.
You wouldn't have made court.
ORIGINAL: dynamike74
Don't get on your high horse with me! I am not the reason people die on the freeway. Driving 90 in a 70 is not in and of itself unsafe. You're an idiot if you think so.
First. Welcome! It matters not how long you've been around, but how much you have to offere and whether or not you show your rear.
Now, on to the second topic, and actually the reason for this thread.
I know that police are underpaid. A lot of professions aren't paid fairly. But somehow, putting your neck on the line for $13 an hour doesn't seem fair in any market.
I also understand that several municipalities have outdated equipement. I know that revenue is a concern and the money is used (although not 100% of it) to pay for the equipment.
Also, speeding in and of itself is not dangerous. In my case, for example, 90 wasn't unsafe at all.
I was riding in a new Nissan Maxima on I-75 in the far left lane. The car is in good mechanical working order and is designed for performance.
I was on the freeway driving in a straight line. I wasn't weaving in and out of traffic or driving recklessly. If anything I was moving slightly faster than the flow of traffic.
I did not even have the chance to plead my case. Yes, I wanted a reduced fine and no points on my record. However, I am a bit jaded by the impression that the system doesn't care about right or wrong, fairness, or safety. I got the impression that the system is more concerned about revenue.
ORIGINAL: no regrets
I know I'm new here but wow, I was just wondering where all this money is going when the fines are paid, it sounds like everyone thinks the street cop gets the money, well I have not seen it over the last 15 years I have worked the street. We are under paid, out of date equipment, and over worked, has any of you ever been to an accident that involved someone doing 90 plus. I hate telling parents and spouses they lost a family member due to an accident. Figure it out how much rubber is on the ground at 90mph. We just lost two more bikers last week, speed did it again. Rules are for a reason, some are pretty stupid but it's the best we have.
I know I'm new here but wow, I was just wondering where all this money is going when the fines are paid, it sounds like everyone thinks the street cop gets the money, well I have not seen it over the last 15 years I have worked the street. We are under paid, out of date equipment, and over worked, has any of you ever been to an accident that involved someone doing 90 plus. I hate telling parents and spouses they lost a family member due to an accident. Figure it out how much rubber is on the ground at 90mph. We just lost two more bikers last week, speed did it again. Rules are for a reason, some are pretty stupid but it's the best we have.
First. Welcome! It matters not how long you've been around, but how much you have to offere and whether or not you show your rear.
Now, on to the second topic, and actually the reason for this thread.
I know that police are underpaid. A lot of professions aren't paid fairly. But somehow, putting your neck on the line for $13 an hour doesn't seem fair in any market.
I also understand that several municipalities have outdated equipement. I know that revenue is a concern and the money is used (although not 100% of it) to pay for the equipment.
Also, speeding in and of itself is not dangerous. In my case, for example, 90 wasn't unsafe at all.
I was riding in a new Nissan Maxima on I-75 in the far left lane. The car is in good mechanical working order and is designed for performance.
I was on the freeway driving in a straight line. I wasn't weaving in and out of traffic or driving recklessly. If anything I was moving slightly faster than the flow of traffic.
I did not even have the chance to plead my case. Yes, I wanted a reduced fine and no points on my record. However, I am a bit jaded by the impression that the system doesn't care about right or wrong, fairness, or safety. I got the impression that the system is more concerned about revenue.
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
ORIGINAL: Kikilee
So now you want to play spelling police! What a joke.
The fact remains you decided to do 90 in a 70 with 2 infants in the car. You got caught. That makes you the idiot, not the people that disagree with you. The really lucky thing, for you, is that it wasn't my kids in the car with you.
You wouldn't have made court.
So now you want to play spelling police! What a joke.
The fact remains you decided to do 90 in a 70 with 2 infants in the car. You got caught. That makes you the idiot, not the people that disagree with you. The really lucky thing, for you, is that it wasn't my kids in the car with you.
You wouldn't have made court.
Just because someone disagrees with me does not mean that person is an idiot. Only the people that are saying driving 90 is unsafe all by itself are the idiots. Driving 90 in a 70 zone when traffic is moving at 85 is not unsafe. If you think it is, you're an idiot. If you think driving 70 in that situation is safe then you're really an idiot and a bigger road hazard than me going 90.
I'm not the joke. If you seriously think that doing me bodily harm is justified by my speeding, then you are.
BTW idiot, the father of those children (an infant and a toddler) is an LEO and offered to pay the fine because he thought I wouldn't have been driving like that without his children in the car!
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
This thread is eerily similar to the original post, complaining about the ticket and not much sympathy going around and some fathers having a hard time understanding Mike.
Myself, i am having a hard time understanding why the father of the kids hasn't yet rendered mike unable to eat without the use of a straw.
Myself, i am having a hard time understanding why the father of the kids hasn't yet rendered mike unable to eat without the use of a straw.
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RE: The $700 Speeding Fine -- Resolved
ORIGINAL: floydpink
This thread is eerily similar to the original post, complaining about the ticket and not much sympathy going around and some fathers having a hard time understanding Mike.
This thread is eerily similar to the original post, complaining about the ticket and not much sympathy going around and some fathers having a hard time understanding Mike.
ORIGINAL: floydpink
Myself, i am having a hard time understanding why the father of the kids hasn't yet rendered mike unable to eat without the use of a straw.
Myself, i am having a hard time understanding why the father of the kids hasn't yet rendered mike unable to eat without the use of a straw.