13mph over...come onnnnn

max08e90 · 10-20-2009, 05:18 PM

So I was driving my usual route today, and there was a cadillac going 25 in front of me. Naturally I speed up a little to pass him, didn't see the cop hiding behind a tree and he gets me for 48 in a 35. Should I fight this? California PD seem to pull people over for EVERYTHING these days...Sorry for the vent just really pissed off

ak335 · 10-20-2009, 05:21 PM

Well 13 over is alot, my friend got pulled over for going 32 in a 25 Before :O

MCMLXXXIX · 10-20-2009, 05:26 PM

if the guy is going 25 and you wanted to pass him, you really didnt need to go 48 to pass. especially when the limit is 35

just saying, dont use that as an excuse if you try to fight it

13 doesnt really seem that much (coming from someone who speeds a lot) but when you compare it like 48-35 its a lot

Pink Taco · 10-20-2009, 05:31 PM

speed limit is the limit... anything over that you're speeding. That's why they post those limits. Can't really fight it. He got you... he's doing his job.

max08e90 · 10-20-2009, 05:33 PM

True it does SOUND like a lot when comparing it to the limit which was 35, but this is still not that fast. I'm going to plead not guilty and hope the guy does not show

E90SLAM · 10-20-2009, 05:53 PM

Speeding is speeding...
i got caught twice...once is 41 over 30...and 57 over 45......11 mph and 12 mph over respectively....

very marginal...yes....
is it still an offence...definately....

mrgoochio · 10-20-2009, 06:07 PM

I wonder why the guy was driving slow.. there was a cop behind the tree. facepalm

jrsbeamer335 · 10-20-2009, 06:13 PM

pretty sure he will go. most officers do, since they get paid to do so. only time they dont show is when they have something really important going on that day, which is rare. so chances he wont show are 1 in a million.

just pay a lawyer to take care of it, shouldnt be too much and itll be off your back.

Spaceman Spiff · 10-20-2009, 06:14 PM

Was it on 10/60?

Edit: and CHP?

choicez · 10-20-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff

Was it on 10/60?

Edit: and CHP?

Huh?? CHP?? Where is there a 35 mph speed limit on the 10 or 60 freeway?

Spaceman Spiff · 10-20-2009, 06:24 PM

Ah you're right! I need to take some time off work and catch up with sleep.

GordonShumway · 10-20-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by max08e90

So I was driving my usual route today, and there was a cadillac going 25 in front of me. Naturally I speed up a little to pass him, didn't see the cop hiding behind a tree and he gets me for 48 in a 35. Should I fight this? California PD seem to pull people over for EVERYTHING these days...Sorry for the vent just really pissed off

Look at it this way: You were 37.1 percent OVER the speed limit.

Kroy · 10-20-2009, 07:46 PM

Unless you really want to try, I say just bite the bullet on this one. You got clocked 13 mph over.

Blake · 10-20-2009, 07:49 PM

you should have just ran instead of stopping

E90SLAM · 10-20-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

you should have just ran instead of stopping

so that we can have something exciting to watch on TV instead???

max08e90 · 10-20-2009, 08:28 PM

Yea except he was on a bike so most likely could have caught the M...I can't do traffic school, is there such thing as a cheap lawyer for speeding violations?

jpsum · 10-20-2009, 08:30 PM

You were at fault. Just pay it and slow down next time.

Blake · 10-20-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by max08e90

Yea except he was on a bike so most likely could have caught the M...I can't do traffic school, is there such thing as a cheap lawyer for speeding violations?

most ticket attorneys (at least here) charge between $50-100 for ticket defense. i don't know the laws there, but the best idea is to ask for court for deferred disposition. 90 days without another ticket, they'll dismiss it.

BMW F22 · 10-20-2009, 09:03 PM

So you're complaining that you got caught for speeding? You sound just like this guy I know: "I was going 40 in a 25 and got a ticket. I can't believe it!" I mean really? That's like saying "oh I didn't mean to punch the guy in the face that hard, they shouldn't press charges on me". Sometimes people just need to get off their high horses and be humbled for once.

CollinsE90 · 10-20-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by E90SLAM

so that we can have something exciting to watch on TV instead???

no so we can have a funny video for OT

Mega Man · 10-20-2009, 10:26 PM

What was the rest of traffic like around you?

ejazbmw · 10-20-2009, 10:32 PM

it doesn't seem fair to you because i think your thinking a 48 in a 35 seems like a small amount due to speed limit being only 35, but if you think in terms of the speed limit being 65 and your going 78 it seems bigger if that makes any sense....

10-20-2009, 05:18 PM	#1
max08e90 Second Lieutenant 31 Rep 211 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (2)	13mph over...come onnnnn So I was driving my usual route today, and there was a cadillac going 25 in front of me. Naturally I speed up a little to pass him, didn't see the cop hiding behind a tree and he gets me for 48 in a 35. Should I fight this? California PD seem to pull people over for EVERYTHING these days...Sorry for the vent just really pissed off
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10-20-2009, 05:21 PM	#2
ak335 Lieutenant Colonel 129 Rep 1,564 Posts Drives: Cayman S Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Va iTrader: (3)	Well 13 over is alot, my friend got pulled over for going 32 in a 25 Before :O __________________
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MCMLXXXIX wat 240 Rep 3,406 Posts Drives: a gr3at whit3 5hark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oct 2008 iTrader: (0)	if the guy is going 25 and you wanted to pass him, you really didnt need to go 48 to pass. especially when the limit is 35 just saying, dont use that as an excuse if you try to fight it 13 doesnt really seem that much (coming from someone who speeds a lot) but when you compare it like 48-35 its a lot
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Pink Taco Doesn't get Pinker than this... 10 Rep 129 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca iTrader: (0)	speed limit is the limit... anything over that you're speeding. That's why they post those limits. Can't really fight it. He got you... he's doing his job.
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10-20-2009, 05:33 PM	#5
max08e90 Second Lieutenant 31 Rep 211 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (2)	True it does SOUND like a lot when comparing it to the limit which was 35, but this is still not that fast. I'm going to plead not guilty and hope the guy does not show
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mrgoochio 135i Coupe Owner! 48 Rep 1,009 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I wonder why the guy was driving slow.. there was a cop behind the tree. facepalm __________________ 2008 BMW 135i Coupe Jet Black Sport Pkg. P1 Lemon Boston Leather High Gloss Black Trim Comfort Access System
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10-20-2009, 06:13 PM	#8
jrsbeamer335 Captain 39 Rep 756 Posts Drives: below 1,500rpm Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: vegas iTrader: (5)	pretty sure he will go. most officers do, since they get paid to do so. only time they dont show is when they have something really important going on that day, which is rare. so chances he wont show are 1 in a million. just pay a lawyer to take care of it, shouldnt be too much and itll be off your back.
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10-20-2009, 06:14 PM	#9
Spaceman Spiff Captain 93 Rep 847 Posts Drives: R8, 996 C2, Z4MR (sold) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SF Bay iTrader: (1)	Was it on 10/60? Edit: and CHP?
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Spaceman Spiff Captain 93 Rep 847 Posts Drives: R8, 996 C2, Z4MR (sold) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SF Bay iTrader: (1)	Ah you're right! I need to take some time off work and catch up with sleep.
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10-20-2009, 07:46 PM	#13
Kroy Brigadier General 177 Rep 3,032 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	Unless you really want to try, I say just bite the bullet on this one. You got clocked 13 mph over.
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Blake Banned 795 Rep 4,647 Posts Drives: Chevy Aveo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parent's Basement iTrader: (7)	you should have just ran instead of stopping
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max08e90 Second Lieutenant 31 Rep 211 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (2)	Yea except he was on a bike so most likely could have caught the M...I can't do traffic school, is there such thing as a cheap lawyer for speeding violations?
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10-20-2009, 08:30 PM	#17
jpsum Major 286 Rep 1,088 Posts Drives: 2010 TSX Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Haven area iTrader: (4)	You were at fault. Just pay it and slow down next time.
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BMW F22 Major General 3659 Rep 9,783 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	So you're complaining that you got caught for speeding? You sound just like this guy I know: "I was going 40 in a 25 and got a ticket. I can't believe it!" I mean really? That's like saying "oh I didn't mean to punch the guy in the face that hard, they shouldn't press charges on me". Sometimes people just need to get off their high horses and be humbled for once.
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10-20-2009, 10:32 PM	#22
ejazbmw blahhh 315 Rep 6,355 Posts Drives: 2014 M235I Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ/NY iTrader: (7)	it doesn't seem fair to you because i think your thinking a 48 in a 35 seems like a small amount due to speed limit being only 35, but if you think in terms of the speed limit being 65 and your going 78 it seems bigger if that makes any sense....
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