Pink Fairy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Someone mentioned on the other thread that they got a ticket for going 2 mph over the limit, which really shocked me. My speeding ticket was for going 77mph in a 60mph zone. :blushing: I'm actually glad I got it, and it was a good lesson for me--I no longer speed. But it seems silly to give a ticket to someone going two miles over the limit. :driving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Husband was about ten miles over the limit. He didn't realise that the limit had dropped from 60 to 50. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 :D My biggest ticket was for 47mph OVER the limit on the interstate. :D My smallest ticket was for 6 over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I've never been ticketed for speeding but was with my dh when he was ticketed for going five over. It was in TX (we were on our way back home to CA) and they have a different speed limit for night driving. It wasn't dark but the po said the night limit was already in effect. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 15 over. It sure didn't feel like it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Yea that was me. Two miles over the speed limit. I really thought that I'd just get a warning but nooooo. I think that officer didn't like me for some reason. Okay, okay it was probably a bad night and he was just being in an unreasonable mood. I didn't contest it though, since it was a different county than were I lived. I paid my fine and became a snail when driving. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 15 over. It sure didn't feel like it. :) Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 :D My biggest ticket was for 47mph OVER the limit on the interstate. :DMy smallest ticket was for 6 over. Scandalous! How many in-betweens are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 My tickets (3 in my lifetime) have all been written for 10 miles over - even though one of them should have been for more than that (the police officer gave me a break). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Oh, heavens. In '04, we had just moved back to the US, after living in Germany for 3 years and I completely forgot I wasn't on the Autobahn! :001_huh: I was doing 98 in a 55. James Bond was not pleased when I told him that. I was on the interstate! A 55mph speed limit on the interstate? Ridiculous! The ticket cost a small fortune. I was so happy when we found out in '08 that we were moving back to Germany because it meant I could drive fast again! Wheeeee! Today I was in the slow lane (yes, the right lane is considered the slow lane and the left the fast or passing lane-I wish the US would figure that out) doing about 110mph and so many cars were passing me! Gah! I like to drive fast. There are of course speed limits in some areas, but once you're away from towns and if there's no construction, you just drive. BTW, the fastest I've ever gone on the Autobahn is 140mph. :auto: On a side note, in Germany, if you're driving "too slowly" in the left hand lane and holding up traffic, you can get a ticket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 As much as 15 but they knock it down to 14 because at 15 you can get wreckless driving. I have a bit of a lead foot when I drive anything but an SUV where it feels to me like you are flying when you aren't.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knit247 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I recently got a ticket for going 35 kph in a 30-zone. That is essentially 3 mph over the limit. Here we just get flashed by cameras - a ticket comes in the mail several weeks later :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I once got a ticket for going 57 in a 55 and my dh recently got a ticket for going 20 in a 15. My biggest ticket was for going 70 in a 50. It was 2 am in SC. It dropped from 65 to 50 suddenly, while going down a hill and the cop was sitting at the speed limit sign. I've only received the 2 speeding tickets. I loved driving in Germany, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) Here we just get flashed by cameras - a ticket comes in the mail several weeks later :tongue_smilie: I hate that system.....but then again the Autobahn.....130 MPH an great roads. One of the few things that they have right in Europe, but then again don't try that in Switzerland and the UK now has average speed cameras which take speed between two fixed points. Much as I hate them I will take the speed trap in the US over the systems they have in Europe. Edited September 18, 2010 by pqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I've only been ticketed twice. Once, I didn't realise what the speed limit was and thought I was going with traffic. The other was a speed trap in an area where there was no warning of a speed limit change from the highway. The cop didn't even have a radar gun...he "clocked" me, he claimed. Funny, because I was able to tell him what speed I was going and it was only a certain number over the speed limit and he was claiming I was going a goo 15mph faster than that (I keep an eye on my speedometer). He stood there being a jerk about it while I was in angry tears from full breasts and leaking onto my shirt. I was trying to get home from the dr office to feed my infant. The summons came in the mail, I mailed the fee and corrected the paperwork as to the speed I was going (still speeding, but not what the cop claimed). Got a letter back in the mail saying that I had to go to the magistrate to dispute it. Uhm, no, I couldn't. I rarely was able to escape the house at the time due to the number of children I had and dh's work schedule. Also, I obviously was not refusing to pay the fine as I sent the payment. *eyeroll* JERKS. It's all about the money, not actually keeping people safe (at least where that cop was concerned). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I got one on my last day of work, the day I got laid off. That was a cruddy day, let me tell you. I think I was going 11 miles or so above the limit. I thought the limit was 45 there, but it was 35. Or maybe it was 25 and I thought it was 35. In any case, I was going a mile or two above what I thought was the limit, so I was speeding either way. The only other time I've gotten tickets, it was for parking - we used to live on a street that did street sweeping a couple of times a month, and sometimes I'd forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I just recently got my first ticket EVER, but it wasn't a traffic violation. I was ticketed for talking on my cell phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I got one about a year and a half ago for going 16 miles over the speed limit. They knocked it down to something else though and didn't put points on my license, although they did still charge me a hefty fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I think my ticket was for about 10 over but I was going 20ish over. The cop lowered the mph over, because he could see what I was doing. I was in an exit only lane to the freeway and didn't realize it. The car beside me wouldn't let me move over by my slowing down, so I had to speed in front of them to get off the exit ramp. He also said he wouldn't ticket me for crossing the solid white line due to circumstance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I've received one ticket. I was going 50 in a 35 zone. It was my own fault and I deserved the ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I've never been ticketed for speeding but was with my dh when he was ticketed for going five over. It was in TX (we were on our way back home to CA) and they have a different speed limit for night driving. It wasn't dark but the po said the night limit was already in effect. :glare: They have a different speed limit for out of state drivers everywhere you know. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdeno Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Not a good ticket to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 In the mid 80s when limit on expressway was 55mph, I was ticketed for going 70mph in a rural area around midnight. About 7 years ago, I was ticketed for going 45mph in a 40mph zone. Foolishly I assumed the lights were flashing because the police wanted me to pull over to clear the road for him. Imagine my surprise when he pulled in behind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Umm, I thought they didn't bother giving tickets for 5 or less over the speed limit! I kind of regularly go 5 mph over. :001_huh: My ticket for speeding was for about 7-8 mph over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 One ticket ever, knock on wood, driving in a 70 mph zone, going downhill, I was caught going 74. It was driving across Texas in the middle of nowhere. My foot must have gotten heavy or something. I never used to speed (on purpose). Now I intentionally go a couple of miles over the speed limit. Usually, not always, this is because if I drove the limit, I'd be the one holding up traffic, potentially causing an accident. I like the idea of going with the flow of traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Umm, I thought they didn't bother giving tickets for 5 or less over the speed limit! I kind of regularly go 5 mph over. :001_huh: My ticket for speeding was for about 7-8 mph over. A friend of mine is a tractor trailer driver and they recently told his company that they are now issuing tickets in our state for less than 5mph over the speed limit. We just made a three state journey and I noticed in all three states the truckers were averaging slower speeds, so maybe it's true in more than one state. I've received 3 speeding tickets. One for going 69mph on the interstate (then 55mph). I had spent all day shopping and was giddy driving home. I was also like 19. The other two were on the same stretch of road, just outside Corporate Woods for those of you in OPKS. Once I swear I wasn't speeding and he clocked the guy beside me. I made some smart (but not disrespectful) remark about it and still got the ticket. Obviously. The other time was the same stretch of road and I was taking a friend to lunch. I was speeding that time. It was less about 6 miles over the speed limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Awhile back my DH got pulled over by the county police...they told him to watch his speed because the state troopers were out and they (county cops) didn't want him to get a ticket. :lol: I just got my first ticket last Tuesday...It was for expired registration. I'm guilty, but irritated that he pulled me over just for that. :tongue_smilie: In 13+ years of driving, I'd never been pulled over. My DH on the other hand constantly gets pulled over (and rarely gets a ticket). He's usually going 7-10 over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Coincidence? All of my tickets have been at the end of the month. Now I make sure I stay within the speed limit for the last week of the month and haven't had anymore tickets for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I was taking care of mom, it was near the end of her life. I simply had too much on my mind. It had been the first time in weeks I had left the house, and dh called me to tell me he couldn't get her to eat. Enough said. :leaving: but I was going 57 in a 35 and I was SO emotional when I got pulled over that the cop sat and talked with me until I calmed down. He then let me go with a warning, and asked that I never speed through his town ever again because he didn't want to have to pull me over EVER again.:blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I've only been stopped for speeding once, and I was going 15mph over the speed limit (75 in a 60). The officer let me off with a warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 i've only had two and they were photo radar - i don't know how far over the first was, as we didn't get it in the mail (we'd moved within town but dh didn't update the info with the dmv, he just paid the unknown ticket when he had to re-register stuff months later)...the second was for 90-something in a 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Coincidence? All of my tickets have been at the end of the month. Now I make sure I stay within the speed limit for the last week of the month and haven't had anymore tickets for quite a while. I know they say there are no quotas, but I know we got called to the carpet (as a group or singularly) if we were not "doing our job". We all knew the "doing our job" was code of not writing enough tickets. The angriest I ever got happened because I was assigned desk duty for a month, but got fussed at by the city manager for not writing enough tickets. ETA: To answer the question, I think the biggest gap between speed limit and speed stopped for was 53 in a 35. I got a ticket for that one. It was the middle of the night in the downtown area. Now, I've been stopped many many times. I have not been handed the yellow copy every time I got stopped. The last time I was stopped was last month for going 50 100 feet prior to reaching the sign that say the speed limit was 50. I accelerated too soon. Edited September 19, 2010 by Parrothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm379 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I got one for going 44 in a 40 so 4 mph over. I expect one from the cameras every time dh checks the mail though. Once a few years ago it was nighttime and a headlight had gone out. I got pulled over 4 times in 2 hrs. but luckily no ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.