Speeding ticket

wonsungnabi · 01-12-2009, 12:39 PM

Hi guys,

i got a speeding ticket this morning, man it sux getting caught by officer in the morning.

90 mph where limit is 55. I was driving 70~80 and pulled little more to 90 for like 2 seconds, then the police appeared right away.

I am a international student. i am not familiar how it works in the states. He told me i have 20 days to pay the penalty or appeal. how does appeal work? Can i ask for lower penalty because i am a poor student?

Could it cause any bad thing? or there is nothing to appeal since it is clear i hit 90 at 55 limit highway.

Thanks in advance.

Whostheboss · 01-12-2009, 12:41 PM

Are you sure you werent doing a buck 155MPH ?

Blake · 01-12-2009, 12:42 PM

what did the cop write you up for? i don't know how laws in MA work for going 45mph over the limit. that's a pretty significant speeding ticket, you're lucky to have not received reckless driving.

wonsungnabi · 01-12-2009, 12:44 PM

yea i am pretty sure. haha. he even showed me his radar with 90 mph checked when i told him i thought i was going around 80mph.

Tondtar · 01-12-2009, 12:46 PM

Poor student argument may not hold up because of the kind of car you drive.

If this is your first speeding ticket, appeal and go to the court and ask for mercy of the judge by asking him to attend "traffic School" in exchange for a break in fine or your driving record. He may reduce your fine or allow it to not get on your record if you the traffic school.

Good luck

Indenial · 01-12-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tondtar

Poor student argument may not hold up because of the kind of car you drive.

If this is your first speeding ticket, appeal and go to the court and ask for mercy of the judge by asking him to attend "traffic School" in exchange for a break in fine or your driving record. He may reduce your fine or allow it to not get on your record if you the traffic school.

Goo luck

thats what I did

wonsungnabi · 01-12-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

what did the cop write you up for? i don't know how laws in MA work for going 45mph over the limit. that's a pretty significant speeding ticket, you're lucky to have not received reckless driving.

I got a $350 ticket. btw, it's 90-55 =35, still high though.

wonsungnabi · 01-12-2009, 12:53 PM

Thanks guys for the help.

Indenial · 01-12-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by damadama

anything over 25 over in most states and the cop can make the decision to impound your car and take you to jail right there.

Luckily the only time i got pulled over doing over 25 over was on a bike, I was doing about 70(140MPHish) over out in the middle of the country and passed a cop. I immediatly got off the throttle and slow down to the side of the road and he comes rolling up behind me, tells me not to play games in his county anymore as he doesn't want to write a death report or something and let me off with a warning.

You lucked out there. I am suprised he didn't arrest you.

Mk23 · 01-12-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by damadama

anything over 25 over in most states and the cop can make the decision to impound your car and take you to jail right there.

Luckily the only time i got pulled over doing over 25 over was on a bike, I was doing about 70(140MPHish) over out in the middle of the country and passed a cop. I immediatly got off the throttle and slow down to the side of the road and he comes rolling up behind me, tells me not to play games in his county anymore as he doesn't want to write a death report or something and let me off with a warning.

Good Lord, 140mph... so senseless... Lucky you didn't hit a deer or kill someone.

Scorpion · 01-12-2009, 02:24 PM

Man, if I got a speeding ticket my insurance would be through the roof haha.

Bimmer335i · 01-12-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Scorpion

Man, if I got a speeding ticket my insurance would be through the roof haha.

but if you were eligible for traffic school, that ticket won't show in ur record, hence ins. company won't see the violation....i got my speedo, 81 in 55 zone, but took traffic school, ticket cleared, no raise in premium...i actually got a decrease in premium due to my "exceptional" driving...

Hawkeye · 01-12-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mk335i

Good Lord, 140mph... so senseless... Lucky you didn't hit a deer or kill someone.

You have never ridden a motorcycle have you? 140mph comes and goes fairly quickly and it is really not dangerous if there is nobody around.

If I passed a cop doing 140 I would have been doing 160 soon after :\ Anything over 25 over and I am not stopping. Then again I hardly EVER go that fast just for that reason.

Scorpion · 01-12-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer335i

but if you were eligible for traffic school, that ticket won't show in ur record, hence ins. company won't see the violation....i got my speedo, 81 in 55 zone, but took traffic school, ticket cleared, no raise in premium...i actually got a decrease in premium due to my "exceptional" driving...

Interesting, never knew that lol.

O-cha · 01-12-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Whostheboss

Are you sure you werent doing a buck 155MPH ?

The expression is a buck 55 a buck is meant to mean 100

Kev · 01-12-2009, 04:12 PM

Poor and international student don't match, you'd get hit with a fatter fine. Trust me, I've been through that road.

ejazbmw · 01-12-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

You have never ridden a motorcycle have you? 140mph comes and goes fairly quickly and it is really not dangerous if there is nobody around.

If I passed a cop doing 140 I would have been doing 160 soon after :\ Anything over 25 over and I am not stopping. Then again I hardly EVER go that fast just for that reason.

+1

i don't go more then 15mph over the limit but thats when everyone else is going fast i just follow the traffic probably the smartest thing to do. And if i were going 140 shit man i wouldn't stop until i ran out of gas because I know I'm gonna go the jail anyway so might as well enjoy the few mins i have left being a free man

on a side note i would stop because if the cop didn't kill me my parents would

Mk23 · 01-12-2009, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

You have never ridden a motorcycle have you? 140mph comes and goes fairly quickly and it is really not dangerous if there is nobody around.

If I passed a cop doing 140 I would have been doing 160 soon after :\ Anything over 25 over and I am not stopping. Then again I hardly EVER go that fast just for that reason.

No I haven't but I do know the following:

Speed = less time to react = a lot more dangerous when on public roads.

e46e92love · 01-12-2009, 06:09 PM

Not to be a dick, but you are driving around a 335i, do you really think even if there was a "poor student exception" that you would actually qualify?

Defy THE MAN and you must pay THE MAN. Welcome to the states

Cheers,
e46e92

ejazbmw · 01-12-2009, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by damadama

running on a bike is about the dumbest thing you can do, cause you will likely end up wrecking that bitch

i was referring to a car, but i agree going 140 on a bike is a death wish

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wonsungnabi First Lieutenant 20 Rep 355 Posts Drives: E92 335 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boston MA iTrader: (7)	yea i am pretty sure. haha. he even showed me his radar with 90 mph checked when i told him i thought i was going around 80mph.
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