First speeding ticket in the MS3

[irnbru83]

$75 speeding ticket? Minimum here is double that.


I borrowed my buddy's Passport to run up to Dallas and back one weekend and we were tearing ass both ways in my Trans Am. I slowed down any time there was a rise in the road (this is how most radar users get caught... cops like to wait on the other side of the hill to nail you as you crest it) and that by itself would've been enough to avoid a ticket.

 

[ecniemann]

You are right my friend! in my 17 odd years of driving, I have used three different radar detectors and I got nailed in a matter of days or weeks with each one. Without using a radar detector, I average one about every 5 years. Cops that pulse you (with a laser or otherwise) are going to nail you everytime. These guys aren't stupid.

Well, again, let's hope for the PBJ, otherwise it is 2 points for me!

Totally agree. I have never used one in 17 years of driving and have only received one speeding ticket. I crested a hill pissed off from a horrible day and got nailed, when I was like 19 or 20. If you keep your eyes peeled and think like a cop (ie. know where to look for hiding spots), you can easily avoid getting caught. Also familiarity helps tremendously. If you drive the same roads everyday, eventually you will know all the typical hiding spots. Drive on unknown roads, either be careful, or do not speed.

If I'm elected president, I'd have much stricter license tests, much longer learning periods.........and raise all major highway speed limits to 75!

Don't be surprised if speed limits are actually lowered due to increases in cost of gas! Going over 55 mph is so fuel inefficient, I think there will be a move to lower it in these high speed areas (ie. Texas, Michigan, etc.).

 

[camrycev6]

With radar detectors you get what you pay for. But I do agree that they can lead to a false sense of security so I also keep my eyes peeled and am very careful about where I speed. The detector is certainly a nice compliment though, and have more than paid for itself. It's also helps that 99% of the cops around here user radar .

My first ticket in this car was what prompted me to get the detector in the first place. Two cops behind some bushes with a radar gun. I was so friggin pissed I didn't get one earlier. Definitely the best $200 I've spent.

I hear you, but I still disagree. I don't care what kind of detector you have, when that cop that you didn't see pops his radar / laser on you, it takes a several seconds for the detector to go off, you to notice, and then get your speed down. By then, it is usually too late. I say why do you need the radar detector. That's what you have eyes for. If you didn't see him to begin with, the radar detector isn't likely to save you. Again, that is how cops do it around here.... they leave it off until the last second... then boom! You are done...

 

[mckraut]

I hear you, but I still disagree. I don't care what kind of detector you have, when that cop that you didn't see pops his radar / laser on you, it takes a several seconds for the detector to go off, you to notice, and then get your speed down. By then, it is usually too late. I say why do you need the radar detector. That's what you have eyes for. If you didn't see him to begin with, the radar detector isn't likely to save you. Again, that is how cops do it around here.... they leave it off until the last second... then boom! You are done...

In addition, a detector won't save you from an unmarked cop tailing you and getting your speed that way (especially at night).

Detectors have their purpose, but for me they're just not worth the false sense of security they give you. I figure if I had one, I'd drive faster than I do already and then I'd get caught in some stupid way.

 

[shane02pro5]

Out here and even in Houston that would only be like 1% of the time.
Mostly they just sit on the side of the freeway in the woods hiding or while driving hitting everyone that passes by.

 

[camrycev6]

In addition, a detector won't save you from an unmarked cop tailing you and getting your speed that way (especially at night).

Detectors have their purpose, but for me they're just not worth the false sense of security they give you. I figure if I had one, I'd drive faster than I do already and then I'd get caught in some stupid way.

I concur. They can serve a purpose, but you still must be very diligent or else...

 

[robin2660]

With radar detectors you get what you pay for. But I do agree that they can lead to a false sense of security so I also keep my eyes peeled and am very careful about where I speed. The detector is certainly a nice compliment though, and have more than paid for itself. It's also helps that 99% of the cops around here user radar .

My first ticket in this car was what prompted me to get the detector in the first place. Two cops behind some bushes with a radar gun. I was so friggin pissed I didn't get one earlier. Definitely the best $200 I've spent.

There is a theory that "safety" implements cause greater risk taking, whether it be helmets or whatnot, and this actually leads people to greater harm from the greater risk taking. Interesting ....

I'm taking the "common sense" route. No false sense of security/risk-taking inducements for me!

 

[Hikaru9]

Of course... no radar detectors will protect you from this.

J/k... actually they don't use a gunship, obviously. =p

They use a small airplane and time you with a stopwatch the time it takes for you pass the two lines marking the beginning and the end of a 1/4 mile.
With that information, the officer in the sky can get a pretty accurate reading of your vehicle's velocity. *^_^*

 

[USMC98]

Of course... no radar detectors will protect you from this.

J/k... actually they don't use a gunship, obviously. =p

They use a small airplane and time you with a stopwatch the time it takes for you pass the two lines marking the beginning and the end of a 1/4 mile.
With that information, the officer in the sky can get a pretty accurate reading of your vehicle's velocity. *^_^*

Wow! Is this s*** for real???

 

[Hikaru9]

Wow! Is this s*** for real???

The gunship is not. The method I described is for real. *^_^* (using light planes)

 

[Hyun]

BEAT THIS

i gave dirty look to a cop at a stop light and he pulled me over for suspicion of drug abuse..

 

[SwampAss]

I got pulled over on a first date with weapons drawn because my car matched the description of a car used in a bank robbery when I was 18.

Nothing says "I'm date material" like walking backwards toward someone's voice with my fingers interlocked on my head.

 

[Hikaru9]

I got pulled over on a first date with weapons drawn because my car matched the description of a car used in a bank robbery when I was 18.

Nothing says "I'm date material" like walking backwards toward someone's voice with my fingers interlocked on my head.

What's a "date material"? -_-a

 

[SwampAss]

A chance greater than 1 in 10 of some serious wiener/vag action.

 

[autoxes]

I once was pulled over because I was drinking an IBC cream soda, the police officer thought it was a Corona.

 

[controlo]

I once was pulled over because I was drinking an IBC cream soda, the police officer thought it was a Corona.

hahaha. that's rich. IBC FTW!

 

[Super Unique]

what if it was a corona in a coke bottle? LOL

 

[ragindark]

I don't use a radar detector (I hate them... I have got a speeding ticket every time I have ever used one.) because they don't work very well, and they lull you into a false sense of security. I say keep your eyes peeled, look for likely "spots", check your mirrors, and remember almost any unmarked car could be a cop --- so always give it a solid look before you blow by.

First of all, you have to own a top radar detector like the Valentine One before you condemn them all as useless.

http://guysoflidar.com/august-2007/radar-detector-test.html


Then you have to follow the "TEN BEST TIPS FOR FEARLESS FLYING" to be safe.

http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/a-10fly.html

 

[Bu11dogg2]

Sorry to hear that man. I'm due for one any day now because my luck will run out sooner or later, I'm sure. I don't drive like a maniac, but on an open stretch of road I will get into it from time to time.

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I'm with ya on that one (ughdance)

I bought the V1 and I can tell that it's paid for itself 100x's over.

I know a good mile before I see the cop

 

[camrycev6]

First of all, you have to own a top radar detector like the Valentine One before you condemn them all as useless.

http://guysoflidar.com/august-2007/radar-detector-test.html


Then you have to follow the "TEN BEST TIPS FOR FEARLESS FLYING" to be safe.

http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/a-10fly.html

Sorry, the kind of detector you have is irrelevant when they pulse you. A radar / laser detector can't detect one that isn't on!