Just a warning, this is a rant, so feel free not to post if you don't like it. Or if you do post, at least read MY entire post 
Another note, units are in KM, not MPH. 100km/h = 60mph.
I was driving down the ville-marie expressway tunnel, which is an 6-8 lane highway which runs underneath Montreal. I thought the limit was 100kmh, as I was driving at about 105-110km/h (no cop would give you a ticket for that in a 100 zone) and I was going only slightly faster than the rest of the traffic, so just about everyone was going 100 or so. (Today I was going the speed limit in the exact same tunnel I was just talking about. Cars were whipping around me left and right, which isn't fun at all.)
Now, at the end of the tunnel there are no less than 10 cops by the side of the highway and a few cops standing in the middle of the highway waving people over with orange batons. I get waved over, as do a few other people (I'm guessing at least 5-10 waved over every minute). The cop comes and tells me I was doing 121 (!!) in what is actually a 70 zone. I was amazed, as I was sure I kept my speed under 110, which in a 100 zone wouldn't even get a cop's attention (except sadly the tunnel is only 70) (As a side note, while driving on the highway today following a friend he said we were going 120 - 130 when my speedo indicated 110 - 115 so I might have accuracy problems at highway speed).
Now, the ticket resulted in being 5 points. As I only have a 4 point license, paying this ticket means I lose my license immediately for 3 months. I also have another 3 point ticket I got within the first week of having my license that I contested, but haven't gone to court for yet. Add the points together and I lose my license TWICE, for 6 months!! I don't even want to look at what it will do to insurance.
It really irks me because I was driving safely, about the speed of the other traffic, and I could lose my license when I have friends that drive 140 in 50 zones while drunk, put their cars in ditches, etc.. and have lost no points or only 2-3. That was a mass raping what those cops were doing in that tunnel. I don't feel I should have to lose my license and pay donut money when I wasn't driving in a manner that wasn't unsafe. I'm wondering if the cops didn't clock someone else at 120 and put it on me by mistake because I don't think everyone was going 120 in that tunnel!
To add insult to injury, the cop put my speed down as 121 instead of 120 making the ticket 5 points instead of 4.
I'm considering getting a traffic lawyer to fight this. If you've gotten a radar ticket and succesfully fought it by yourself or a lawyer I'd love to hear about it. If you wanna rant about your own unfair tickets this is the thread to do it!
Another note, units are in KM, not MPH. 100km/h = 60mph.
I was driving down the ville-marie expressway tunnel, which is an 6-8 lane highway which runs underneath Montreal. I thought the limit was 100kmh, as I was driving at about 105-110km/h (no cop would give you a ticket for that in a 100 zone) and I was going only slightly faster than the rest of the traffic, so just about everyone was going 100 or so. (Today I was going the speed limit in the exact same tunnel I was just talking about. Cars were whipping around me left and right, which isn't fun at all.)
Now, at the end of the tunnel there are no less than 10 cops by the side of the highway and a few cops standing in the middle of the highway waving people over with orange batons. I get waved over, as do a few other people (I'm guessing at least 5-10 waved over every minute). The cop comes and tells me I was doing 121 (!!) in what is actually a 70 zone. I was amazed, as I was sure I kept my speed under 110, which in a 100 zone wouldn't even get a cop's attention (except sadly the tunnel is only 70) (As a side note, while driving on the highway today following a friend he said we were going 120 - 130 when my speedo indicated 110 - 115 so I might have accuracy problems at highway speed).
Now, the ticket resulted in being 5 points. As I only have a 4 point license, paying this ticket means I lose my license immediately for 3 months. I also have another 3 point ticket I got within the first week of having my license that I contested, but haven't gone to court for yet. Add the points together and I lose my license TWICE, for 6 months!! I don't even want to look at what it will do to insurance.
It really irks me because I was driving safely, about the speed of the other traffic, and I could lose my license when I have friends that drive 140 in 50 zones while drunk, put their cars in ditches, etc.. and have lost no points or only 2-3. That was a mass raping what those cops were doing in that tunnel. I don't feel I should have to lose my license and pay donut money when I wasn't driving in a manner that wasn't unsafe. I'm wondering if the cops didn't clock someone else at 120 and put it on me by mistake because I don't think everyone was going 120 in that tunnel!
To add insult to injury, the cop put my speed down as 121 instead of 120 making the ticket 5 points instead of 4.
I'm considering getting a traffic lawyer to fight this. If you've gotten a radar ticket and succesfully fought it by yourself or a lawyer I'd love to hear about it. If you wanna rant about your own unfair tickets this is the thread to do it!
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