It happened again for the 3rd time!

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: Roger
The second, third and other cars following also can argue in court that you/they where just staying with the traffic flow.

Yes you could argue that. You would lose.

 

[Asharus]

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Roger
In my experiance, the police always pull over the car that is leading when several are breaking the speed limit.

In my experience, the cops usually pull the car behind the front car or the last car in a pack if they are close together. The car behind is the limit pusher.

Were they tailgating?

 

[AMCRambler]

An old, rickety, 1991 Accord SE. 105 in it is pretty scary, lol. I'm impressed you could tell by the speedo.

 

Yes you could argue that. You would lose.

Really ?

You represent all the judges in the US ?

WOW.

 

[rmrf]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
An old, rickety, 1991 Accord SE. 105 in it is pretty scary, lol. I'm impressed you could tell by the speedo.

I have a 1991 accord EX. it's not an automatic though. I'm just trying to get by with this car (# 6 and I'm 21), so the fastest I've had up to is 85.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I was following two people at high speeds a month or two back and we got NAILED by a radar trap doing 90+ all of us, and we were all speeding up. I was behind a BMW, who was behind an eclipse (girl driving). She was further ahead doing at least 100. Cop pulled out and I knew somebody was going to get it, so I pulled into the center lane and he flicked his lights and got the eclipse. Whoo hoo!

Nobody tickets my Shmabbles! 😀

 

[kalster]

luck escape

doing 75-80 on 55 is asking for trouble though

 

[Yax]

A CHP explained it to me one time. He said that they pull over the leading car because it scares the other cars into slowing down.

Sometimes they'll pull the one in back so their partner up ahead can pull over one too.

I use a radar detector now. It works wonders. Was able to slow down and change lanes a few times to avoid being pulled over. Cops ended up pulling over the other cars who kept on speeding.

 

[emmpee]

Originally posted by: kalster
luck escape doing 75-80 on 55 is asking for trouble though

Yeah...

I'd say 75-80 in a 55 in the left lane is a little bit excessive for "going with the traffic flow"...

at least to me, the "traffic flow" defense ends at about 10-15 over, and definitely not in the passing lane.

 

[stormbv]

I speed all the time, and I've never been pulled over. Then again, I'm white and I drive a big pickup, so the cops probably take me as a Good Ol' Boy. 😛

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: stormbv
I speed all the time, and I've never been pulled over. Then again, I'm white and I drive a big pickup, so the cops probably take me as a Good Ol' Boy. 😛

gun rack (with loaded gun) to complete the redneck look? 🙂

 

[jamesave]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/7635931.htm

Just in case if you got pulled over