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Well, I Got My First Ticket Today...

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2000DV4.8 Senior Enthusiast

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Well, today I was driving back from skiing with my Dad in my Mom's Subaru. We were on a road that is 55mph for most of the way, and occasionally will change to 45mph when it goes through a town. This is up in the catskills, so there's some pretty big hills. I was coasting down a hill at about 55-60mph when the speed limit dropped to 45, and just as I passed the sign, a cop came around a bend traveling in the opposite direction as I was. I thought to myself "oh crap", but then I saw him turn off into a restaurant parking lot, so I felt a little better. I slowed down to 45 or a little under, and then the cop shows up behind me again. I kept it under 45, and he stayed behind me for about a mile and a half. I figured he was just pacing me to see if I would do anything stupid. Then on go the lights. He walks up, "license and registration... do you know why I pulled you over?" I responded with "no, I do not". He said something along the lines of "when we passed, I clocked you at 58 mph, do you know what the speed limit is?" I said I knew it was 45. He was nice and all, and didn't act like a jerk like most of the cops around where I live do and I know I was wrong, but it just sucks that he came around the corner when he did, and I didn't have a chance to slow down. I guess it was my turn.

 

He said that if I show up in court, that it will be reduced to a non-moving violation, which means no points, which means my insurance rates don't go up (it's already insanely high, because I'm 17). The kicker is that this happened about 3 hours from home. I have to show up in court at 7:00 on a Wednesday night, so I'm probably going to have to spend a couple of hours there or more, which makes it at least 9:00 by the time I can leave, then a 3 hour drive home. Then i have to wake up at 6:00 for school the next day... Should be interesting...

 

At least my parents can't really get pissed off at me since my dad was in the car with me :)

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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That really sucks Dan.

 

Gotta really watch those speed limit signs... especially where the speed drops. They love to watch those areas.

svensk Senior Enthusiast

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He followed you so he could read your plates, and bring up all your information. He was probably deciding whether or not to pull you over.

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

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He was probably deciding whether or not to pull you over.

 

 

I can gaurantee you he already made that decision before he caught back up to him. If he went through all that trouble to get back to him, his mind was already made up.

 

He was probably running the plates to make sure a)The car wasn't stolen (or the plates) & b) Making sure you and your dad weren't armed and dangerous wanted fellons from another locality. :)

 

 

That does suck though. :)

facn8me Senior Enthusiast

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Bummer dude. Made me remember my old days. Took a quick look and found my first 11 tickets. Kept the hard copies all these yrs. I thought about posting the copies but they have alot of personal info. Maybe I'll scratch out the important stuff and post them later.

overkill Enthusiast

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I feel your pain. I just got my first ticket in 10 years a few months ago.

 

Around OKC, the roads are the worst in the country.... but thats another story..... I had just gotten back from a Hamfest and was ready to get home. I had dropped off a buddy at his house and decided to take a side road to get back to the highway. This side road is the smoothest in the whole city I think because before I knew it, I looked up to see lights in my mirror. I immediatly pulled over to get out of the way only to have him follow me to a stop.... Oh crap! The ride felt so smooth, I didnt realize I was going as fast as I was. He clocked me at 13 over. He said he only wrote the ticket for 10 over so it wouldnt go on my insurance or driving record.... So he was "nice" also I guess. I was hoping for just a warning. I am one of those that always does no more than 5mph over (unless I'm "keeping up with the flow") and am always getting passed by someone doing 15-20 over. Where are the cops then?

 

Like you said... guess it was just my turn, eventhough I think there are a few others that were in line ahead of me....

 

edit: 34yrs old...... 3 tickets

Chestah Senior Enthusiast

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That can happen very easily. With these trucks you can feel the texture of the road and almost every bump; when you get a smooth road you just speed without thinking.

2000DV4.8 Senior Enthusiast

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That can happen very easily. With these trucks you can feel the texture of the road and almost every bump; when you get a smooth road you just speed without thinking.

 

 

 

The worst part, was I was in my mom's Subaru Outback which is no where near as loud or bumpy as my truck (flowmaster 40, Mickey T MTZ's with 60psi etc.). 70 in that car feels like 40 in my truck, which is why I usually have it on cruise, but this road was too twisty for cruise.

 

 

He followed you so he could read your plates, and bring up all your information. He was probably deciding whether or not to pull you over.

 

 

Yeah, he probably ran the plates, thought to himeslf "this guy's from 3 hours away, he'll never show up in court".

ws6_guy Senior Enthusiast

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sucks to hear man, I was 17 when I got my first ticket too, & boy that was bad, was getting an exhaust fly by of my Trans Am and was going 75 in a 45 zone, just as i flew by the camera man siren goes on & cam picked it up & i came to a stop on the side, I lost my radar in my F150, gotta get another one someday.

thecraft Senior Enthusiast

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Oh well, just one of those things. I got my first one back in November, I got it dropped by taking a defensive driving course, don't know if you can do that in your state. Just show up to court and get it worked out.

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