Speeding ticket. OUCH!!!

[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!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Scottw

Tom, you are both a gentleman and a scholar!

In addition to being a DB, Scott?