First ticket

[kk2002s]

I hope this wasn't a post to get solidarity.
It's going to be expensive
20 over in a 30 sounds like you were trying to bounce off the rev limiter
40 in a 30 now you might get warning or alternative no point ticket and some support
50 in a residential 30 Hell if you didn't get a ticket I'd be upset the police weren't doing their job

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by kk2002s

I hope this wasn't a post to get solidarity.
It's going to be expensive
20 over in a 30 sounds like you were trying to bounce off the rev limiter
40 in a 30 now you might get warning or alternative no point ticket and some support
50 in a residential 30 Hell if you didn't get a ticket I'd be upset the police weren't doing their job

some residential areas have very busy roads going through them. There's one just like that I pass every morning. It's very dangerous for pedestrians trying to cross but there's no traffic light because the town for whatever reasons can't/don't want to put up a light. So I see smokey hanging out there picking people off from a parking lot. The signage really isn't that visible to let motorists know that its a 25.

I also pass this one road in another town near here that is very busy, and wide, and the limit goes from 35 down to like 20 when most are still doing 45. There seems to be no reason for this reduction. Point is sometimes it looks worse than it is.

[jdraupp]

For starters quotas are illegal. Now he may have said that because he felt you deserved a ticket but wanted to make it seem like it wasn't his decision. Some guys do this because they dont want to get yelled at. Me personally if you earned a ticket (and people really earn them through their attitudes sometimes) then I want you to know I had a choice and you earned what you got. Im guessing you probably did not have a poor attitude because youre a porsche owner and porsche owners dont have poor attitudes

Now certain things aggravate the situation. Perhaps the chief has been getting complaints about speeders through your neighborhood and sticks this guy there to quell the fire. He stops a guy in a Porsche and lo and behold its your neighborhood. If I stop a guy cruising in a nice car with little regard for the speed limit (read:flying and driving like a jag) Im probably not going to give him a warning because a warning may not prevent the behavior next time. Radar detectors also mean automatic tickets.

That said I cant tell you for sure why you got a ticket because I wasn't there and im not that cop. Porsche owners get a little sympathy from me because I have one, but I've also never stopped one because one never presented that opportunity. I can tell you that 20 over on the interstate will get you a ticket. 20 over in a residential area and you probably bought and paid for it. Do the deferral program and avoid the points hit and try to slow down next time.

[Slate 01]

Just a thought, if anyone of us were in a parking lot at the Mall and a guy drove thru at 20 mph over the limit, we would all be pissed and yelling at the guy to slow down. Driving 20mph over the speed limit in a neighborhood is reckless in my book. OP should be glad the cop didn't add a driving in an unsafe manner or something to that effect. "Stupid is as dumb are"

[gmboxster]

Wow, this thread opened the can of "vile and anger" worms. I've never ever been pulled over much less given a ticket. However we all know there are some cops that are just itching to give tickets, for whatever reason. And those that will give you a pass. I guess living in VA makes one a little extra paranoid due to our extremely strict laws when it comes to speeding.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by jdraupp

... Radar detectors also mean automatic tickets.
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Hit the brakes.... What??? Were you referring only to drivers that were driving WELL ABOVE the flow of traffic?
Unless you're in a state that bans them they are 1000% LEGAL.

A motorist has every right to know when he is being watched.
In fact I wish they sold N SA detectors so I would hook up all my phones to them. And it may surprise but I don't object to being surveilled from either a patrolman or big brother. Both have a job to do and all my friends are cops state and federal. I just want to know when I'm being eye-balled. Why? Because the speed limit is set well below the average speed of traffic nearly every where I travel no matter the jurisdiction. The local police can pop whomever they wish, which in itself creates some "interesting" looking court rooms when I go in to fight a ticket, it looks as subtle as a brick wall when you first enter.

I use a detector and 99.9% of the time everyone else in SUVs and sedans are blowing past me. And although I'm still traveling 5-10 over the limit, it still doesn't make me imune from getting singled out because of whatever opinions that a cop may carry about fancy car drivers. Put it this way I used to drive a lot faster in my Miata than I do in this Porsche and in the same amount of time I was only pulled over a fraction of the times in the Miata vs. the Porsche. In these parts driving a Porsche gets you unsolicitied "police escort" on your tail a lot more often than any previous car I ever had.

[Slate 01]

Put it this way I used to drive a lot faster in my Miata than I do in this Porsche and in the same amount of time I was only pulled over a fraction of the times in the Miata vs. the Porsche. In these parts driving a Porsche gets you unsolicitied "police escort" on your tail a lot more often than any previous car I ever had.

It is enough of a penalty that you are having to be seen driving a Miata apparently. The cops recognize shame and don't want to pile on.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Hit the brakes.... What??? Were you referring only to drivers that were driving WELL ABOVE the flow of traffic?
Unless you're in a state that bans them they are 1000% LEGAL.

A motorist has every right to know when he is being watched.
In fact I wish they sold N SA detectors so I would hook up all my phones to them. And it may surprise but I don't object to being surveilled from either a patrolman or big brother. Both have a job to do and all my friends are cops state and federal. I just want to know when I'm being eye-balled. Why? Because the speed limit is set well below the average speed of traffic nearly every where I travel no matter the jurisdiction. The local police can pop whomever they wish, which in itself creates some "interesting" looking court rooms when I go in to fight a ticket, it looks as subtle as a brick wall when you first enter.

I use a detector and 99.9% of the time everyone else in SUVs and sedans are blowing past me. And although I'm still traveling 5-10 over the limit, it still doesn't make me imune from getting singled out because of whatever opinions that a cop may carry about fancy car drivers. Put it this way I used to drive a lot faster in my Miata than I do in this Porsche and in the same amount of time I was only pulled over a fraction of the times in the Miata vs. the Porsche. In these parts driving a Porsche gets you unsolicitied "police escort" on your tail a lot more often than any previous car I ever had.

Just make sure you know the laws of the land where you are driving. In most Canadian provinces, Radar Detectors are 1000% illegal. Having one (if detected) is an immediate ticket. And while most states vary on this - there are plenty where it is illegal and you will want to check before doing a cross-country trip or something.
If they aren't illegal, have at 'er!

Better yet - slow down! There are lots of legal ways to drive fast. But going more than a few MPH over the speed limit in a residential area is just dumb. You're putting lives at risk for no reason.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Giller

Better yet - slow down! There are lots of legal ways to drive fast...

I don't think having a radar detector is tantamount to speeding.
This seems to be a popular misconception that I've heard a million times whenever someone sees my Valentine One. "speed demon eh?".
Having a radar detector simply let's you know when you are being monitored.

OTOH, if someone abuses the function of a radar detector they still run the risk of getting caught because few radar detectors can escape lazer detection most of the time. So if I did decide to drive like a A-hole everywhere the radar detector is very far from fool proof. And in some states like Virginia simply doing more than 80 jumps from traffic offense to criminal offense.

[jdraupp]

Perfectlap, let me clarify. If I stop a car for speeding and I see a radar detector, there's no warning being issued. My thought is that they are designed for most people to get them out of tickets. I can beat most radar detectors with some careful I/O instant on radar and have a speed reading before you can hit your brakes. So therefore, if I can still catch you speeding to the point where i'd stop you regardless of what you're driving, and you have a radar detector, I pretty much fogure that it's gotten you out of some tickets in the past so now that I beat it, you get yours.

If you're going 5-10 over you aren't getting a second look from me unless you pass a marked car. Although it is pretty funny when I see them driving around and I hit my radar just to see the driver jump and slam on his brakes.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I don't think having a radar detector is tantamount to speeding.
This seems to be a popular misconception that I've heard a million times whenever someone sees my Valentine One. "speed demon eh?".
Having a radar detector simply let's you know when you are being monitored.

I didn't say having a radar detector means you are more likely to speed.

And having a radar detector simply to know when you are being monitored....I have to ask...why does it matter? What value is there in knowing someone is trying to utilize a radar gun on you, other than to know you need to slow down? Am I missing something on that point?

[cfos]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

... And although I'm still traveling 5-10 over the limit, it still doesn't make me imune from getting singled out because of whatever opinions that a cop may carry about fancy car drivers. Put it this way I used to drive a lot faster in my Miata than I do in this Porsche and in the same amount of time I was only pulled over a fraction of the times in the Miata vs. the Porsche. In these parts driving a Porsche gets you unsolicitied "police escort" on your tail a lot more often than any previous car I ever had.

Huh. Never expected this forum to discuss racial profiling, but there yah go!

When there's time, I'd like to see the 986'ers next tackle ISIS/L and what the US response should be, whether or not Israeli/Arab cross populating in non-dominant neighborhoods is an issue, and whether Derek Jeter's fear of cats stems from having(?) owned a Boxster -- all using cars. Same things should apply -- whether or not it's ok to break laws (because we know better than everyone else), how to get around the language of laws, when it is ok to be fined from breaking laws, or pass judgement on how other towns, states, and countries should govern without going to city council meetings or taking an active role in law/policy making, etc.

Rare footage of how I envision PL (?) speaking out about injustices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSWh-I9rM-4

Only kidding. This is not PL, but what did David do?

In the meantime, I think I'll just go shoot guns in my backyard. Don't worry, I'll be responsible and make sure there is no one around before pulling the trigger. I mean, what's a little noise, right? My land. :dance:

'Merica