Record Speeding Ticket

[ZOA NOM]

Income based tickets? They might be onto something...




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Slow down, Sven

[78sc]

I saw the same thing!! Wow! What's the highest speeding ticket (mph) that folks have gotten? I've never had a speeding ticket but know someone who just got one for doing 120. (don't know what kind of car) She's only 17 and had her license pulled for a year. Ouch! I for one like to go fast, but on a public road? That's what tracks are for.

[Superman]

I have a friend who got a speeding ticket for going 145.

[TOO RUF]

Any Californians Members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation?

[Adman]

I have a friend who was doing 187mph when the V1 went off and was clocked at 168mph as the radar locked on. He was pulled over to the shoulder of the road by the time the officer caught up. He is over 50yrs old and was just given a warning. Age has its privilege and not BSing the officer paid off. He doesnt run that hard anymore, no matter how safe the roadway appears.

[Jim Sims]

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?threadid=56913&highlight=finland+AND+speeding

[braddb_82SC]

Originally posted by TOO RUF
Any Californians Members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation?

What does this signify? I saw many license plate frames with this title departing on the 6speedonline.com drive to Monterey a couple weeks ago.

-Brad

[m325ix]

Originally posted by Adman
I have a friend who was doing 187mph when the V1 went off and was clocked at 168mph as the radar locked on.

what was your friend driving?

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

Young friend of mine is a cop in the next town over, an enthusiast, runs a BMW 325i in BMWCCA DE events. Told me he'd recently pulled over a 911 Turbo doing 137 on the local four-lane, which is relatively untrafficked. "I yelled at him a lot," he said, "but I didn't write him up. Guy is driving a $100,000 car, he's got an $8,000 Rolex on his wrist, he isn't gonna hire a lawyer and blow me away? Waste of everybody's time."

I like his attitude, particularly because he's also big on not busting anybody for something he'd do himself, like rolling stops...and not a week earlier, he and I--he driving--had been doing 120 in a GT3 that I had on test, on the same highway.

Stephan

[motion]

11-99 Foundation is a foundation for the families of slain police officers, me thinks. Its rather popular to buy a frame and stick it on your car. Supposed to help you not get pulled over or get you out of a ticket. I have a friend with like 6 of them on his various vehicles. Whether or not they actually work though...

[Adman]

what was your friend driving?

My friend was driving an '02 C5 Corvette convertible with 555rwhp and 575 ftlb torque...SAE corrected. Looks alot like this one

[Two Oh]

Originally posted by braddb_82SC
What does this signify? I saw many license plate frames with this title departing on the 6speedonline.com drive to Monterey a couple weeks ago.

-Brad

1199 Foundation benefits widows and orphans of California Highway Patrol Officers.

Cost: One payment of $1800.00 and you get the 1199 Foundation license plate frame an ID card and a small Highway Patrol Badge. And it will prevent you from getting speeding tickets.

[on-ramp]

ticket is based on income?

so what if you make 30K a year and get caught speeding....you get a $5 ticket? I'm sure there are some exceptions to this BS law.

[Milu]

I was doing a little over 150 (my father's 911 turbo)

I spotted a police car parked way ahead.

I got down to 120 before they spotted me.

I acted politely and actually got on with the officer. He wrote me up for 99 and 3 points on my licence (this was in the UK). As it was below 100 - no ban.

[kokkelix]

This Finnish guy who got the record speeding ticket ($216,900) was going only 50mph in a 25mph zone.

Here in Finland the tickets are based on income, and there is no maximum sum for a ticket. However, there is a minimum which is $145.

Logic behind the law is that rich people should have bigger tickets because otherwise the penalty would be pointless in proportion to their wealth.


// sk

[1fastredsc]

I got a ticket for 100 in a 55 one time. And because the cop was in a wonderfull mood that day, he decided to nail me with a reckless driving ticket on top of the speeding ticket. 4 points each or 8 points all together.
Then a buddy of mine got nailed doing 143mph (at this point he was slowing down) in his modded 930. Appearantly the cop wasn't too happy when he down shifted on the off ramp to pull over and shot a 4 foot flame out of his exhaust. He got all 4 of his pba cards ripped apart and had to go to court. His judgement was to have his liscence taken for 2 months (would've been more if he didn't have a lawyer).

[jstgermaine]

Many years ago 90 Mustang GT Convert....125 in a 45.

Living on a high after golfing, crested a hill...State Patrol parked in the median shortly after the crest. I pulled over and parked prior to her even coming out of the median. She very calmly pulled up behind me and said, "I am not even gonna ask if you know how fast you were going."

Ticketed for....125 in a 45. Lost my license for 30 days and had to pay around $800 in fines.

Lost my 'livin on a high feeling' but, I deserved it.

[tsuter]

137mph eastbond and east of McLean, Texas on I-40 in 1983. No ticket, no nothing, just some counseling. I coulda made it into OK easy without getting caught if I'd speeded up. But that would have been stooopid!

[MMARSH]

Originally posted by Two Oh
1199 Foundation benifits widows and orphans of California Highway Patrol Officers.

Cost: One payment of $1800.00 and you get the 1199 Foundation license plate frame an ID card and a small Highway Patrol Badge. And it will prevent you from getting speeding tickets.

No it won't.

[motion]

I imagine if it really did work, those things would be all over eBay.

Hey Michael... personal experience with that?