But what if you're in labor? Hubby always wanted to rush me to the hospital... and he got his chance this last time. Got stopped by a cop and all. The dummy jumped out of the truck b/f the cop came to the window and he was franticly saying... she's having a baby. The cop said GO GO! vrrroooom off we went. :mrgreen:
I'm jealous!! We didn't get to do that! I went in for a routine appt and didn't get to come home for 4 days!! No excitement of the "is it time to go yet ?" :x
yall got lucky! it doesnt matter, he can still give you a ticket. there was a lady last week that was speeding in wilson and was stopped by an officer. she thought she was going into labor and was doing 55 in a 35. she got a ticket (lucky she didnt loose her license) and the ems took her the rest of the way. speeding is speeding. think of what a mess it really would of been if a child had ran out infront of her or a car hit her.
Yeah the first one was like that... he was kinda bummed out. He got lucky the second go around. :lol: Flasher going... oh, he was lovin' it. Oh yeah and really... speeding is speeding? Dern, well ya learn something new every day. Of course he can... he's a cop. Thank you, captain obvious. My question was rhetorical... but I truly can appreciate the effort to educate us all on the law. :lol:
your welcome :roll: but there are some people on here that just dont get it and feel like cops owe them something (not saying that about you )
Lighten up GG... tight-***-know-it-all doesn't suit you. Oh yeah, and cops do owe us something... they are on my payroll b/c my taxes do make up their paycheck. It's called Civil Servants for a reason.
Yes we all have bad days but the right thing to do is not to take it out on others . There is a thing called professionalism that cops, doctors and everyone else should adhere to. I think that in the case of blusdrmr, the police officer should have offered to follow him the rest of the way to the urgent care.
Raleigh PD and State Troopers had TONS of people pulled today on the outer beltline (Rock Quary Rd to Gorman St exits) and on 40 from Jones Sausage Rd to 4042. DERN! Just slow down.
Honestly, it depends on the officer, the circumstances, your attitude, and your driving record. My BIL is a NJ State Trooper for over 30 years - he's pretty much seen and heard it all during his career from the stories he tells us when we get together. I don't believe it varies much from state to state. If you are speeding for a valid reason (like going to the dr with a cut hand - bleeding) and you are not all over the road, or trying to bury your speedometer needle . . .and not in a school zone. . .you get the picture - and you are polite, and don't have a history of violations, I believe you stand a very good chance of getting by with a warning, rather than a ticket. Lie, and you're toast - they've heard it all. Last time I saw him he told us about being on his way to work and pulling over a woman who was speeding down the turnpike doing something like 90 in a 60 (he said she zipped right by his marked car)and her excuse was she was in such a rush cause she was running out of gas:roll: Yeah, speeding is speeding - duh ---but sometimes you can catch a break.
I've had many tickets (no convictions, I love my lawyer) for speeding over the years, but been let off with a warning much more often. I find that if you are speeding in a populated/high traffic area you are much less likely to get off. If you are on open road in the middle of no-where they tend to not be as upset with your blatant disregard for the law....so don't speed in town. Two other points, the Valentine1 is a lifesaver, and most of the time if you can make the officer laugh before he walks back to the car you are going to get off with a warning, if he leaves with license and registration NOT smiling, you are done for. M
I doubt I would know that much about "corrections" either. Didn't realize I had a state job guarding prisoners. If I do, I haven't reported for work. As for spiking the brakes, I don't do it, but I rarely have to worry about that anyway. I've usually slowed down to the speed limit long before I'm in sight distance. I also refrain from leaving myself vulnerable being the lead vehicle. A stealthly, low profile is the aim.
Gee, what a nice:roll: person you are. (jerk) You related to the state trooper that gave me the ticket?
I was not defensive at all from the start. He walked up to the window, asked why I was going so fast, I showed him my hand (which I had wrapped in napkins and duct tape to help control the bleeding) and explained to him what happened and where I was heading. He was an ******* right off the bat. It was the 30th of October and he was trying to make quota. There were cops all over the roads that night. He just happend to be the one to stop me. Bad day or not....his attitude was inexcuseable. I called his superiors right away and explained my situation and my disgust with his officer's lack of compassion.
There were over 434,000 speeding tickets handed out last year, along with 242,000+ of warning tickets. Getting ticketed is obviously at the discretion of the law officer. The radar detectors gives the motorists the opportunity to avoid being stopped altogether with good judgement in driving habits. Of course, the main drawback is that law enforcement generally looks at the possession of a radar detector to be a guarantee for a ticket if you get stopped. This is why you buy a good quality radar detector. Whether you ever so often get to going a bit too fast or you habitually speed along with the flow of traffic, you retain more control over the circumstances rather than sitting beside the road awaiting your ticket or your warning. Odds are you are going to get a speeding ticket if stopped anyway, so my logic is to get the detector, conceal it and drive with peace of mind. Also, laser detectors can work; its been verified but only the highest end detectors have any chance at all of picking up the laser. When law enforcement are using laser (or LIDAR), it is considerably more accurate, but it has its drawbacks. Unlike radar, laser must remain stationary. It also requires visual verification of what is being targeted and usually inside NC, the favorite spot to aim the laser is your rear license plate. Overpasses and workzones are the most likely places to see laser in usage because it requires a bit of hiding on the part of the laser operator so as not to be spotted. Radar/laser detectors are legal in NC and mostly all other states. Just as radar is a radio transmitter, the radar detector is akin to your radio picking up radio station programming. Its doing nothing but listening for police radar. The better the radio, the better the reception and the same is true with radar detectors. If you are going to buy a radar detector, don't buy the Wal-Mart or Radio Shack models. The two best models on the market are $300-400. If you buy cheap, you will get cheap guaranteed and you'll be convinced that they do not work. If you want the best-built portable, the Valentine is hard to beat. It has to be ordered from the company, but you will not be disappointed. The second best is the Escort 8500 and those you can buy at Best Buy. However, the V1 is top-notch and the extra $100 well worth it with the number of crucial features you get. I'm not an advocate for reckless speeding and public endangerment, but I am a proponet of having the right to use a detector and to know when I am the target of the police radar/laser gun. After about 250,000 miles of driving with my V1, I have not been stopped for speeding. It works.
If you displayed the kind of attitude you use on this site with the Patrol Officer, you should be happy they did not throw you in jail.
