Speeding ticket - Page 3

LuckyTxGuy · #21 07-30-2006, 02:18 AM

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I don't speed and I have no sympathy for those who do and whine when they get caught. Sorry.

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You seriously go exactly the speed limit or under?

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Yes. Seriously. If the speed limit is 70, my cruise is set at 69 or 70 mph, not one mph over. My question is simply, "why speed"? For me, getting somewhere 5 minutes early is not worth the cost of the ticket and the increased cost on my insurance.

Another thing that has always amazed me about following the speed limit, is how many people are so appalled by it and so willing to bash you for it. I can't think of any other law that people are so happy to admit they break and are almost aghast that others don't. What do you gain by me speeding? Ridiculous.

The OP and his girlfriend are breaking the law. They took the risks, now they are suffering the consequences.

guitarizt · #22 07-30-2006, 02:44 AM

I speed a lot, but usually because I'm running late to things (terrible I know). I do like going the speed limit though because it saves on gas. If it's like 3 am and I'm in a driving mood I'll go like 60.

Leader · #23 07-30-2006, 04:24 AM

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I don't speed and I have no sympathy for those who do and whine when they get caught. Sorry.

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You seriously go exactly the speed limit or under?

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Yes. Seriously. If the speed limit is 70, my cruise is set at 69 or 70 mph, not one mph over. My question is simply, "why speed"? For me, getting somewhere 5 minutes early is not worth the cost of the ticket and the increased cost on my insurance.

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The problem with that logic is that you don't get a ticket every time you speed. Speeding on the highway saves me 20 minutes a day, and if there is less then a 1 in 500 chance I will ever get a ticket on that stretch, I'd be shocked. I've never so much as seen someone pulled over on that stretch in 2 years. So is it worth it? For me, yes.

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Another thing that has always amazed me about following the speed limit, is how many people are so appalled by it and so willing to bash you for it. I can't think of any other law that people are so happy to admit they break and are almost aghast that others don't. What do you gain by me speeding? Ridiculous.

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I don't have any problem with people going the speed limit. Well, unless they are sitting in the high speed lane for no reason.

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The OP and his girlfriend are breaking the law. They took the risks, now they are suffering the consequences.

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This may come as a shock so prepare yourself.

Some laws are stupid [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]. I feel no obligation to follow such laws, and feel those who don't follow them have done nothing wrong.

kevin017 · #24 07-30-2006, 06:13 AM

doubtful. At best, I think she could legally not show up in court, and they would have to come and subpoena (or whatever it is) you in person and have you sign something then. not worth it at all to mess around, pay it up or get a lawyer.

Lots of people speed. Most of them don't get many tickets. you are getting lots of tickets. therefore you are driving faster than everyone else. slow down. comprende?

XChamp · #25 07-30-2006, 11:19 AM

I speed because it saves me time. I estimate that I drive about 50 miles a day on average (when I start my new job in the fall it will be more). Many of those miles are on roads with a 25 mph speed limit. If I drive 35-40mph on those roads it saves me 30 minutes each day. That is a lot of hours in the year.

I should note, that I also speed because I believe it is safe. When I was younger I would go 30+ over the limit, which was very dangerous. Now, on most roads and highways my personal speed limit is governed by 3 things:

1: What I believe is a safe maximum speed (and I never exceed this.) For example, on many sections of the Saw Mill Parkway in NY exceeding the speedlimit by more than 10mph and sometimes 5mph is dangerous. On RT 80 in central PA you can safely exceed the speed limit by much more

2: What type of speeding violation can carry a very harsh penalty. Usually this is 15mph over the limit in most states. I don't know all the specific driving laws of states, so I always try to keep myself 14mph over the limit or under, except when all traffic is moving 15+ over.

and 3: What is a speeding violation that cops will routinely pull me over for? This is usually around 15+ over the limit, although recently I cop wrote me a ticket for going 10 over the limit in a 65mph zone at 2am with no traffic arround. He claimed I was going 15mph over and I disagreed, so he lowered the violation but still wrote me a ticket. Since then I've tempered my speeding a little more and now go about 12 mph over the limit on average.

In 7 years of driving I have only received 1 ticket. It carried a $200 penaltly. I have saved my self over 1000hrs of time compared to just driving the speed limit. It's hard to imagine that I am doing something significantly wrong when dozens of times I have been going 10-15mph over the limit only to zoom by a hidden cop and not get pulled over.

One of the reasons why I was so aghast at you is that many times the person going exactly the speed limit is sitting in the passing lane on a highway. This really makes me upset and only creates dangerous situations as desperate motorists pass him/her on the right. Another reason is that I assumed that on a poker message board, where people are much less risk adverse than average, everyone would exceed the speed limit (for the reasons I stated above).

LuckyTxGuy · #26 07-30-2006, 11:54 PM

What would the world be like if everyone decided to pick and choose which laws they felt were "reasonable" and worth obeying?

Sorry, I'm not arguing to defend my position of actually obeying the law.

neverforgetlol · #27 07-31-2006, 12:38 AM

do you disagree with civil disobedience then?

Leader · #28 07-31-2006, 02:03 AM

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What would the world be like if everyone decided to pick and choose which laws they felt were "reasonable" and worth obeying?

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It's not a matter of random picking. Some laws are moronic or immoral because of the facts. Some aren't. If everyone followed the latter and ignored the former the world would be a much better place. You seem to think all laws should be obeyed no matter their nature. That is clearly wrong.

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Sorry, I'm not arguing to defend my position of actually obeying the law.

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The law in Nazi Germany said Jews were subhuman animals in need of being put down. By your illogic, shooting an innocent Jewish child in the head legally is much better then shooting Hitler illegally.

No, no don't defend your position. It's clear were you stand.

LuckyTxGuy · #29 07-31-2006, 03:19 PM

LMAO!!! Oh my freaking gosh, here we go, I stand up for obeying the law in general and it's compared to Nazi Germany?! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

This priceless. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Leader · #30 07-31-2006, 03:59 PM

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LMAO!!! Oh my freaking gosh, here we go, I stand up for obeying the law in general and it's compared to Nazi Germany?! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

This priceless. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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Don't hate on me because you lack coherence.

Why did you post in this thread if you didn't want to discuss the issue? Why did you reply to my post? If you think your argument speaks for itself, say nothing and let those who read it decide.