Be honest with yourself ... What's the highest Fine you've ever earned

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by Darth One

Ok. I drove from Brussels to Amsterdam and I didn’t see any police holding lasers. I hope I’m in the clear. Your highways very suddenly change limits so if you’re not paying attention suddenly you’re going way too fast.

I didn’t see as many windmills on the drive as i wanted to! Disappointed.

Yeah... the laser guns are mainly done on national roads - on highways yeah you've the all radar systems and also sometimes this undercover vans ... and indeed it's crazy how the speed limits change suddenly. I always (guess like more than a decade now) use Waze app (free) for navigation here in Netherlands, also in Europe and all over the world and it helps a lot! It takes Google Maps API and with that very nice features as people that use the same app reporting some beneficial stuff as traffic, hazards, etc and it's very convenient. Regarding the windmills next time you're here you must drive this road:

N247



WINDMILLS OF ZAANSE SCHANS


And the stunning 82 Wind Turbines at Wieringermeer or 91 at Zeewolde ...

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by erickonphoenix

In my youth traveling on I-10 between San Antonio and Houston, I was stopped for speeding. Being just 27 years old and not very bright, I collected my ticket and went on my way. Since the officer sat on the side of the road finishing the paperwork I sped back up to the speed I was doing before. A few minutes later my Passport blows up again. Instant on from behind. Same cop pulls me over again. I absolutely loved his response when he walked up to my car the second time.

"I had a feeling you were going to do that. Y'know I can do this all day"

Big surprise my 1991 FC Mazda RX7, STP ball cap (on backwards) Ray bans and Slayer t-shirt probably looked sketchy.

Two 80/65 came to around $185 ea which is around $800 today. Definitely put in some OT at work that month.

Wow! That's crazy situation ... the same cop caught you just after the same give you a ticket .. oh man! That doesn't happen often

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by happyjack

yes, for sure. lucky that most cops in the US southern states are supportive of US military. i was polite, didn't offer any excuses, and answered his questions with "yes, sir" and "no, sir."

it probably also helped that i actually had a perfectly clean driving record...although at that time in the early '90s i dont believe that law enforcement could access records from other states. the cop asked me if i had received any moving violations in the previous 7 years, and i could answer honestly, "no, sir" that i had not.

You're completely right! I do behave exactly the same! Regardless I'm right or not we need to comply with authority. Always! And we benefit from that. 100% sure! Nowadays there's also no way to play or try cheat as everything it's on the records and databases.

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by garyfried

My fine was $1000 Canadian and a 2 month suspension for 165 kph in an 80 construction zone. No construction or workers present, just the road had been chipped and I got tired of sucking dust. I was on an Yamaha FJR motorcycle. My demerit points were reduced to 3 from 6 after attending a defensive driving course.

ohhhhhh man .... not good not good

[Darth One]

Originally Posted by joao.toscano

Yeah... the laser guns are mainly done on national roads - on highways yeah you've the all radar systems and also sometimes this undercover vans ... and indeed it's crazy how the speed limits change suddenly. I always (guess like more than a decade now) use Waze app (free) for navigation here in Netherlands, also in Europe and all over the world and it helps a lot! It takes Google Maps API and with that very nice features as people that use the same app reporting some beneficial stuff as traffic, hazards, etc and it's very convenient. Regarding the windmills next time you're here you must drive this road:

N247



WINDMILLS OF ZAANSE SCHANS


And the stunning 82 Wind Turbines at Wieringermeer or 91 at Zeewolde ...

Beautiful, i will be back for sure. I found the Dutch to be a very friendly, modern and curious people. Even though y’all suddenly become insane when the topic of Max Verstappen and F1 comes up

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

Back in the late 80's in a Z28 doing donuts at an intersection in Hamilton Ontario by Copps Coliseum. I was working afternoons at the time and I was on my way home from work.
It was around 1:30 in the morning and there was no one on the road, so it just seemed like a good idea to go for it.
Let's just say that when the smoke cleared all I saw was flashing lights everywhere

Don't remember how much the ticket was, but I had to go to court and I lost my license for six months. The cops were furious, but at the same time also very nice.
I thought I was going to get a beating, that's how mad they were when they first approached me . They took me in but let me go after they were done their paperwork.

Was not a good idea run donuts early morning!

Thanks for sharing!

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by Darth One

Beautiful, i will be back for sure. I found the Dutch to be a very friendly, modern and curious people. Even though y’all suddenly become insane when the topic of Max Verstappen and F1 comes up

Oh yeah! You tell me! It's nuts indeed! The Dutch people are insane but I loved them badly! It's my home nowadays! About F1 - Well I've set up a nice WhatsApp chat named F1 Cafe where we just chat about F1 - feel free to join us [ F1 Cafe - I'm a huge fan of Max



And yes you'll be very welcome here! Let me know in case you're coming

[Nahlem]

I have gotten one speeding ticket so far and it was when i just passed all my tests to get my driving license back in the day drove 60 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

Got waved in to the side because the cops were shooting with one of those laser guns. Got the ticket during my probationary period here in Sweden there is a small period of time where if you speed during it after getting your driving license there is a high risk that they can recall your driving license and you have to re do all your tests again to get it back.

But i didn't happen to me so while i sat there after i got waved in and the Police was talking to me holding my driving license in his hand looking all mad and such he wanted to write me a ticket for about 450 $ for that offence but as i sat there a red viper blew by speeding well over 50 km/h so the policeman jumped in to his Saab 9-5 wagon cruiser trying to catch that viper so he drove of with my driving license in his pocket so i sat there in my car where the police had waved me in, for maybe 45 min until the police man came back, laughing out loud apologizing for taking my driving license with him chasing after that viper so instead of of getting 450 $ ticket he lowered it to 200$ So i guess that was a good thing

[Theruleslawyer]

Originally Posted by joao.toscano

We often see Laser gun method for getting tickets!

A laser gun measures the speed at which a car is driving towards the device. He does this at the speed of light and accurate to three decimal places. A laser gun only shows how fast someone is driving, but does not store any information about the driver. That is why the driver is often put to the side (standing position).

FWIW lasers aren't accurate to 3 decimal places. They might have that level of precision, but accuracy can be all over the place depending on technique. Mostly they are just a lot harder to deal with from a detection perspective.

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by Nahlem

I have gotten one speeding ticket so far and it was when i just passed all my tests to get my driving license back in the day drove 60 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

Got waved in to the side because the cops were shooting with one of those laser guns. Got the ticket during my probationary period here in Sweden there is a small period of time where if you speed during it after getting your driving license there is a high risk that they can recall your driving license and you have to re do all your tests again to get it back.

But i didn't happen to me so while i sat there after i got waved in and the Police was talking to me holding my driving license in his hand looking all mad and such he wanted to write me a ticket for about 450 $ for that offence but as i sat there a red viper blew by speeding well over 50 km/h so the policeman jumped in to his Saab 9-5 wagon cruiser trying to catch that viper so he drove of with my driving license in his pocket so i sat there in my car where the police had waved me in, for maybe 45 min until the police man came back, laughing out loud apologizing for taking my driving license with him chasing after that viper so instead of of getting 450 $ ticket he lowered it to 200$ So i guess that was a good thing

Oh man!!! Did you by any chance thought that the cop will forgot to come back and give you your license! What a crazy situation! And it's somehow amazing to see how people are intercepted by police in this fashion! It's just because of the money or also the situation itself i mean i get confused if this is only for a sort of warning to people or it has some own judgment on every single time police stop someone to give a speed ticket.

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by Theruleslawyer

FWIW lasers aren't accurate to 3 decimal places. They might have that level of precision, but accuracy can be all over the place depending on technique. Mostly they are just a lot harder to deal with from a detection perspective.

So you mean there's always a discrepancy on the shot. Most likely that's already legislated in the ticket.

[Theruleslawyer]

Originally Posted by joao.toscano

So you mean there's always a discrepancy on the shot. Most likely that's already legislated in the ticket.

Its possible to get a laser to read high. Its essentially a range finder. If you start on a far away part of the car and move to a close part to the car it will appear to be moving faster. The narrow beam makes this possible. As for legislated into a ticket? Im not sure traffic courts tend to be kangaroo courts without any actual trial or examination of evidence.

[dutchm2]

Originally Posted by Theruleslawyer

Its possible to get a laser to read high. Its essentially a range finder. If you start on a far away part of the car and move to a close part to the car it will appear to be moving faster. The narrow beam makes this possible. As for legislated into a ticket? Im not sure traffic courts tend to be kangaroo courts without any actual trial or examination of evidence.

In the end better is to avoid them!