craig007
Senior Member
On the last day of my 2008 riding season (Nov 30), I got a speeding ticket for going 50 in a 35 mph zone. The speed limit had just change from 45, but I got nailed anyway.
Yesterday, I was on a 625 mile ride to an on the roads along the Mississippi river. On the way back, on the highway, as I round a curve I see a state trooper, standing on the left side shoulder. He is pointing at me and gestures for me to pull over. So, I do and a few minutes later another state trooper comes up behind me with his lights on.
While I was waiting, I look at the GPS max speed....102 mph...hmm not helping my case. However that was earlier in the day when I was passing someone.
So, the officer walks up and says "is this the 2007 yamaha?" I said yes..but I should have tried to start a conversation. "How fast do you think you were going?" I said about 80 mph (mistake #2). He said the clocked me at 86 mph in a 65 mph zone with LIDAR.
I normally go about 80 mph (indicated). However, when my spedo says 80, the GPS says 76. I would have to have been going an indicated 90 for their story to be right. No way I was going that fast.
Anyway the cop says "I'm going to write you up for 84 mph, is that fair?". I said that a warning would be better...but he wasn't going for it. The ticket is the same for anything under 20mph over, so arguing that I was really only going upper 70's would not have worked.
This is the first time that I've gotten a ticket on the highway. If this had happened 7 days from now, my 2008 ticket would have been wiped out. Now, I will really need to be careful, because if I get another ticket this year, I'm looking at a suspended license.
I don't know what I was thinking. Before the ride, I thought about looking up the date when my 2008 ticket would go away. Had I done that, I would have been a little more careful. So, I'm really sorry that I got caught!:spank:
Yesterday, I was on a 625 mile ride to an on the roads along the Mississippi river. On the way back, on the highway, as I round a curve I see a state trooper, standing on the left side shoulder. He is pointing at me and gestures for me to pull over. So, I do and a few minutes later another state trooper comes up behind me with his lights on.
While I was waiting, I look at the GPS max speed....102 mph...hmm not helping my case. However that was earlier in the day when I was passing someone.
So, the officer walks up and says "is this the 2007 yamaha?" I said yes..but I should have tried to start a conversation. "How fast do you think you were going?" I said about 80 mph (mistake #2). He said the clocked me at 86 mph in a 65 mph zone with LIDAR.
I normally go about 80 mph (indicated). However, when my spedo says 80, the GPS says 76. I would have to have been going an indicated 90 for their story to be right. No way I was going that fast.
Anyway the cop says "I'm going to write you up for 84 mph, is that fair?". I said that a warning would be better...but he wasn't going for it. The ticket is the same for anything under 20mph over, so arguing that I was really only going upper 70's would not have worked.
This is the first time that I've gotten a ticket on the highway. If this had happened 7 days from now, my 2008 ticket would have been wiped out. Now, I will really need to be careful, because if I get another ticket this year, I'm looking at a suspended license.
I don't know what I was thinking. Before the ride, I thought about looking up the date when my 2008 ticket would go away. Had I done that, I would have been a little more careful. So, I'm really sorry that I got caught!:spank:
, it doesn't hurt so bad. Don't ask how I know.:Flash:
