Just got a speeding ticket in NJ...

[Vette73]

"9 you're fine, 10 you're mine"

Live by it and you won't get tickets :awe:

Not for small towns and also many places now are using tickets to bridge the budget gap. So many are getting them for just 5 over in city limits.

The 9-10 rule is still probable ok for most high speed highways (60+)

 

[akshatp]

If you are in CA, just pay the fine. Im pretty sure the points wont be transferred to your state. IIRC, NJ doesnt have reciprocity with CA

Speeding 15 over the limit is probably about $125, and the improper passing i am guessing $86.

 

[akshatp]

Not for small towns and also many places now are using tickets to bridge the budget gap. So many are getting them for just 5 over in city limits.

The 9-10 rule is still probable ok for most high speed highways (60+)

Got a ticket for doing 74 in a 65 last year on the Garden State Parkway. Sometimes cops will just give you a ticket because they want to. (My brother in law is a police officer, and I showed the trooper the gold plated family member card with my name etched on it, and he didnt give a shit. )

Other times I have been caught doing 90+ in a 65 and the cop let me off after showing the card.

Moral of the story. It depends on the cop.

 

[bfdd]

You have to understand, everyone else in the country doesn't drive like us. They suck and we're way better because we're constantly having to dodge illegals without insurance that never learned how to drive, but sure as shit they have a mini-van with 13 people in it.

 

[KeithTalent]

Just pay the damn ticket.

KT

 

[BoomerD]

If you are in CA, just pay the fine. Im pretty sure the points wont be transferred to your state. IIRC, NJ doesnt have reciprocity with CA

Speeding 15 over the limit is probably about $125, and the improper passing i am guessing $86.

yes they do...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_License_Compact

Kahleeforneeya will be on this like white on rice...

 

[sao123]

Yes because damage to the road is what most places think about when placing speed limits. Oh wait...

Sometimes it's for money, sometimes its because of fuel reasons, once in a blue moon its for safety reasons. Weight limits tend to be for road damage, speed limits maybe, but still usually not, if the road is already in bad shape.

That said 35 probably means it was probably through a residential area which means if you don't know the habits of the people there its probably a bad a idea to speed that much.

HOly shit what a fucking douche nugget.

Speed limits were imposed primarily from the historical gas crunches.

Most of them are ancient laws that are outdated.

Go to fucking Germany and have them teach you something if your engineering and road building skillz only allow for 35mph. Pathetic.

Why dont you stop thinking about the fastest way exactly 1 car (you) can get from point A to point B, and realize the entire grid must be managed as a whole.

Speed limits are set for maximum traffic entering/exiting the flow, not for maximal throughput. There are plenty of reasons for a speed limit of < 55mph.

Sight distance? Plane of entry vs (De +)Acceleration distance? Volume of traffic? Lane width? Driveway Occpancy Density? Roadway intersection density? Pedestrian Density? Timing of traffic devices?


ATOT is nothing but a bunch of clueless dolts about highway engineering.

 

[sao123]

Not for small towns and also many places now are using tickets to bridge the budget gap. So many are getting them for just 5 over in city limits.

The 9-10 rule is still probable ok for most high speed highways (60+)

or perhaps you might actually check the vehicle code for what is legally enforcable...

for example in PA, non-state police may not stop you on any road for < 10 over, and they must use only mechanical timing devices. State police are the only police certifice for radar use, and they can stop you for >= 6 over.

About 60% of the states have traffic laws are written similarly.

 

[MJinZ]

Got a ticket for doing 74 in a 65 last year on the Garden State Parkway. Sometimes cops will just give you a ticket because they want to. (My brother in law is a police officer, and I showed the trooper the gold plated family member card with my name etched on it, and he didnt give a shit. )

Other times I have been caught doing 90+ in a 65 and the cop let me off after showing the card.

Moral of the story. It depends on the cop.

Moral of the story, some cops are douche-bags.

 

[bruceb]

Just so you know:

Radar in moving mode has accuracy of +/- 2MPH
Radar in stationary mode has accuracy of +/- 1MPH
Car speedometers for pacing accuracy of +/- 2MPH

All items, radar & speedo require calibration checks
periodically. If they were not done recently, you may be able to beat the ticket. If he got you with Laser, you are pretty much a dead duck as far as beating it.
In your case, he got you at 15MPH over the posted limit.
You might be able to get it down to the next lower range, which in NJ is 1-14MPH over .. Fine will be less, but California will still add 1 point for the speed ticket and 1 point for the Unsafe Passing Ticket

 

[edro]

Never go back to Jersey and you'll be fine...
New Jersey sucks.

 

[alkemyst]

If you are in CA, just pay the fine. Im pretty sure the points wont be transferred to your state. IIRC, NJ doesnt have reciprocity with CA

Speeding 15 over the limit is probably about $125, and the improper passing i am guessing $86.

Where are you getting an over 15 ticket is arond $100 lately?