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ZFLASH,

That's why I try never to exceed 9 mph over the speed limit on an interstate. Most cops will allow you 9 over, but not 11. I once received a speeding ticket for 46 mph in a 35, but it was in a school zone with a speed trap and 3 other cars pulled over. I was on an unfamiliar country road where the speed limit was 55 mph just prior to the school zone. It cost me $140.00. Since then, I've been ticket free for nearly 11 years.

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f6john

It's been my observation locally that the most guilty speeders are drivers of 4 cylinder econo-boxes. No matter what speed I am driving, here comes a soccer mom or college bound kid flying by like I'm dragging an anchor. My wife has a new hybrid and I have found that they do seem to like cruising in the upper stratosphere if your not watching. My Corvette has enough visceral sounds and feedback that I pretty well know my speed without having to look.

JR-01

I agree. Seems like most that blow by me on the freeway are SUVs or compact cars driven by women/girls on their cell phones, totally oblivious of their surroundings. Probably late for a hair appointment.

Chicago1

Just imagine all the others times you have speed and not got caught. Take it suck it up and move on with life. I know what I'm facing when I make a 2-5th gear pull under boost...makes those soccer moms feel like they are going back in time..

ZFLASH

Did you not read the part where I admitted I was wrong and had NO problem with the ticket? I guess you have never heard of the Vette tax either, where the exact same part is way cheaper because it goes on another car. Really wasn't blaming anyone but my dumb*ss self,the profiling part came from the fact that I do have a diffuser and the fact that the car in front of me was speeding too. I don't blame the LEO for doing his job either, it was just my turn. Hell, if I got a ticket every time I deserved it,I wouldn't have a license. Just saying, L8R ZFLASH

JR-01

Sorry, I read thisand it seemed like you thought the cop was out to get you because you had a Corvette. I have never experienced "Corvette profiling" and have had the opposite experience with cops. They have given me a break because of the car I was driving.

As for the Corvette tax I do know that exists, but shopping around can sometimes get prices down to normal levels.

ZFLASH

I know my post seem to be a little long and confusing,sorry. I too have had nothing but great experience with the leo's,in the 12yrs of owning the car, that was my first speeding ticket. I just wanted to vent a little,that's all. Have a great day,L8R ZFLASH

Ferg03 Z06

I am a LEO and I have given many breaks to people driving all sorts of vehicles. I have never written a driver of a Corvette a ticket. That being said, I don't believe you were being "Corvette Profiled" by saying the car in front of you was speeding and you were too..If I remember didn't you say that the SUV was going 79 and you were lasered at 81. It seems to me you were stopped because you were driving faster than the car in front. But that is my .02.

I do understand that you never blamed anyone but yourself however it is because you were speeding(which you admitted) regardless of what car you were driving.

LoneStarFRC

Oops!! It happens in the best of families, as they say.

In Houston, if you get tagged on a freeway by HPD, 90% of the time (or more) it's going to be by a traffic enforcement officer, and that's all they do all day long. Radar, laser, they use both.

You definitely seem to have a decent attitude about the whole thing ('cept maybe the part about "profiling" ) and if your driving record is as clean as you say it is, you can request taking a DDC course to get a ticket dismissal so it will not go on your record. Lots of folks choose that route to keep matters off their driving record. It's a nuisance, but hey, it's better than the points on your license (which Texas now has).

IIRC, if you do want to take the DDC course for ticket dismissal, it has to be requested before your arraignment date. Call one of the numbers listed on the backside down at Municipal Court to check on the procedure for requesting. These requests are very commonplace and I'm pretty sure you can go there (I think that's required) to one of the windows and get the paperwork started. They'll give you instructions on everything you need to do and how many weeks you have to complete.
I THINK there are now approved online courses that can be taken so you can do it at home, but check.

If you decide you want to go the lawyer route, PM me and I'll give you the name of a very good one. He's a former Assistant City Attorney and knows the process inside and out as he specializes in traffic cases for the last few years and WON'T skin you alive on his fee. He's a good man, I've known him for years. One of the few lawyers I know that I can honestly say that about.

HTH

Black 02

Sorry to hear man. Where did it happen? I've seen a ton of them on the beltway feeder roads lately in our area. A few actually sit on the beltway right before an exit and wait for people speeding on the feeder and nail them.

sharkwhite

A lot of people dont realize in virginia over 80 mph is a reckless driving ticket. The cops will sit on on 85 past richmond where the road is beautiful and 70mph handing out reckless driving tickets on sunny days by the handfuls usually to young people going 81mph. Its a racket because it is also a class 3 misdemeanor that you have to get a lawyer for. If i was a young person in school over 18 with no job get a public defender.

laurent_zo6

I use Waze. It's not perfect but will alert me most of the time about police, traffic, car on shoulder, etc...

Ikester

Dude, after you got the ticket, you should have spun the tires and went sideways leaving the cop in the dust.

ZFLASH

Thanks for the comments, this happened in another state so I'm letting my lawyer handle it. As for my record,there is no moving violations on it for at least 15yrs. So we have to wait for it to be put into the system,then we'll go from there. Thanks, L8R ZFLASH

ZFLASH

Dude where have you and Maxx been, have you stopped trolling on here? This happened right across the border in Louisiana, in Vinton to be precise. Usually I'm watching ahead at other drivers,but this time I was talking with my passenger and when I came around the corner he sitting right there.Oh well sheeet happens, I have a few irons in the fire trying to work this out. Good to see your still around,almost called to see if your neighbor still wants my car. I was soooooo close to getting a C7. Decided to keep it and drop a ls2 in my truck, L8R ZFLASH

sfc rick

Vinton? Lived in Beaumont for decades....know all about LA troopers Been here in Lufkin for years now and know Zavalla, Huntington and Alto PD's as well.

My last ticket was 124mph in a 75mph zone...cause the Constable didn't want to write me up for 160mph + and he didn't want to chase down the Honda Pilot that blew by me. His reason was I stopped for him.

Speeding tickets are generally self inflicted so I never argue unless it really wasn't deserved, and only dispute them in court, never on the roadside.

DevilDog II

I had a young woman take off very quickly and swear at me after I had given her a speeding ticket years and years ago. In the process, I had to jump back to keep her from running over my foot. I wrote everything down on my copy of the ticket and when I went to court, the judge asked me if there was anything in aggravation. When I told him that she hadn't been very lady-like and nearly ran over my foot, he fined her an extra $100. Then there was the woman who pooped her pants . . .

joewom

Yes it sucks but him saying you were going 79 and you said 81 is still probably accurate. Laser and or radar is more accurate then your cars spedo which is usually off a few MPH's. A radar detector works but sometimes just to tell you slow down pull over and wait for the cop to catch up and a diffuser is a waste of money. Unless you by a jammer which true ones are illegal nothing works. Will you get picked out in a group of cars doing the same speed because your driving a vette. Yes you will. Live with it lol.

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bikeriderga,

You're a cop, right? Duh!

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oh1vette

Think again...I'll bet he was doing other things at that moment, and I'm pretty sure one of them was not thinking "let the vette vert have some fun"