Speeding ticket. OUCH!!!

[GKitty]

Wow... I really needed this thread today. Thanks, guys.

I got my first ticket in 3 years yesterday and felt like a complete a$$hat. I was just running late and in a hurry and ran right into a speed trap. Worst part is, I know it's there. I drive through it almost every morning. This is what my dad calls the "Not Paying Attention Tax".

oh well, I was just going to spend that $130 on frivilous things anyway.

[BamBam]

Not to thread jack, but as I have been quietly reading this I have chuckled as I constantly see the words "speed trap".

Just curious how everyone defines the word "speed trap"?

All too often people tend to use this term as anywhere that they get caught speeding. They use it as a way to make themselves feel better and pretend that they were a victim of something. When in all actuality it was there own fault but couldn't bring themselves to take responsibility for their own actions.

[GKitty]

I define a speed trap as a specific location officers setup with their radar guns due to a high frequency of speeding in that area.

In my case, it's a street where the speed limit goes from 40 to 25 across an intersection governed by a stoplight. In my case, I arrived at the intersection while the light was green and just continued through. My failure to slow immediately is what earned me my ticket. 25' back, I wasn't speeding. Across that intersection though.... BAM!! $130, please and thank you.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by GKitty

I define a speed trap as a specific location officers setup with their radar guns due to a high frequency of speeding in that area.

In my case, it's a street where the speed limit goes from 40 to 25 across an intersection governed by a stoplight. In my case, I arrived at the intersection while the light was green and just continued through. My failure to slow immediately is what earned me my ticket. 25' back, I wasn't speeding. Across that intersection though.... BAM!! $130, please and thank you.

In Illinois, the law dictates that speeding will not be enforced until 500 feet from a speed limit change, so I think you got a raw deal by you, GKitty.

[GKitty]

Originally Posted by icehog3

In Illinois, the law dictates that speeding will not be enforced until 500 feet from a speed limit change, so I think you got a raw deal by you, GKitty.

Wish you hadn't told me that... now I'm going to get crazy ideas.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by GKitty

Wish you hadn't told me that... now I'm going to get crazy ideas.

Check the statutes in your state, a not guilty plea might be in order if he was that close to the speed change when he clocked you.

[Scottw]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Check the statutes in your state, a not guilty plea might be in order if he was that close to the speed change when he clocked you.

Tom, you are both a gentleman and a scholar!

[ucla695]

Originally Posted by GKitty

I define a speed trap as a specific location officers setup with their radar guns due to a high frequency of speeding in that area.

Sorry to hear that GKitty. Good thing this is your first in years.