Got A Speeding Ticket, Even With Radar Detector On!

[dcfish]

If you really are doing this and you really are 47 and have a family as you profess to I think maybe you should talk to your wife (who is, supposedly, a lawyer) about the ways driving this way with this disregard for anybody but yourself can destroy you and your families lives even if you should survive an accident. If you should injure me or a member of my family driving this way I can promise you, I would not rest until everything you own and every dollar you have is mine. You'd wish you were dead, and I don't think I'd be alone in that response.

Run a google search on "personal fable". Its a psychological belief that is commonly held by adolescents and grown out of by adulthood that explains much of the risk-taking behavior you typically see in teens. Its a belief that you are special, and that none of the bad things that can happen in life will happen to you and that your behavior has no consequences for you or for anyone else. This is textbook. So either LexKid has never grown out of his personal fable (in which case he should consult a psychologist) or he's not really 47 with a family and a revolving door of Lexus vehicles the pictures of which we've never seen (other than the old RX). Which do you think is most likely? Discuss amognst yourselves...

SW, You are directly on target The current speed limits (If they are abided by) Still cause too many accidents and deaths :cries: I will not respond to this thread in the future. Lexkid :chairshot: Grow up or suffer the outcome...............If the outcome is my death because of your negligence, I will make sure There is an empty chair next to SW at the hearing. FI........

[SW03ES]

The problem isn't speeding. The speed limit is not some magic number at which everyone will be safe on the roadway. In all honesty, they're mostly set low to obtain revenue and you won't find a lot of roads (around here) where the flow of traffic is the speed limit.

The key is that you have to be travelling at a safe speed for the roadway you are on. You need to be doing the flow of traffic. Whizzing by people at 25MPH more than they're doing is not the flow of traffic, whether you're in the left lane or not. If a highway has a posted speed of 50 its not even an interstate, 89 MPH on a roadway like that is simply too fast. The majority of American roads are not graded and designed for you to be travelling at speeds like that, ESPECIALLY in a top-heavy SUV/crossover vehicle.

The added problem is the attitude of this particular driver. He is the proof that the current method of enforcing traffic laws is worthless. He gets a ticket on one stretch of road right, the cop cuts him a break. He gets another ticket on the SAME stretch of road going the SAME amount over the limit a week later. Has the enforcement done anything but make the municipality money? Absolutely not. The current system must be reworked. The only thing that is going to teach people like him is loss of license and jail time. I absolutely believe if you catch someone breaking the posted speed limit by 35 MPH or more (while speed limits may be low, I've yet to find a road where 35 over is a safe speed) they should recieve a SERIOUS fine ($10,000+) spend 30 days in jail, and loose their license for 6 months. Driving is a serious thing. You are more likely to die in a car than doing almost anything else you do every day, its time the law starts taking how people behave behind the wheel seriously.

Now this guy...I mean I don't know what to say about somebody so stupid they would tailgate what they actively recognized as a cop at 30 MPH over the posted limit and then be surprised when they get pulled over. Thats probably worthy of steralization...

[LexKid630]

Thanks for all of your opinions, suggestions and advice; i find your input informative, and i appreciate it. As i stated in my first post, i did not want this to turn into a criticism of my driving skills; i was merely asking for advice concerning the ticket(s).

I know the risks i put upon myself and others around me, and have been thinking about it the past few days. I will try to keep it down for the future. Thanks again.

[VBdenny]

I guess I am guilty of speeding however, I speed reasonably. I might go up to 90 between packs on an Interstate but I always slow down and usually try to pass people at no more than 10mph above their speed. I think it is very dangerous to pass people at a high rate of speed although I do speed, I prefer to do so in a safe manner. Usually if the speed limit is 55, I keep it below 75 and if it is 65 I keep it at 78. Most police are reasonable and won't write you up for less than 80 in a 65 as long as you are not driving stupid.

The speed limits are set far too low for most travel on Interstates which is done to raise revenue. As a rule I never exceed city speed limits by more than 5mph. What we need is a Presidential candidate who advocates increasing the speed limits on rural Interstates. The problem is that out CS legislators are all hooked up with the insurance companies who are the biggest group promoting unreasonable speed limits since they make a fortune off of people getting tickets. The true cure would be legislative action which ain't gonna happen.