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[LAW] Got caught speeding in a school zone

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by SwoLy-D, Jan 10, 2013.

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  1. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

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    I got a speeding ticket going 27 in a 20mph school zone. I'm guilty :eek: .

    What really sucks is that I was with my daughter and it was an embarrassing situation. Also, it's ironic that I'm always boasting I'm a good driver and I always complain to my family, especially my daughters, that people in that specific area are always disrespecting the clear school zone signs. I didn't even bother to check my own speed that time.

    :cool: I'll pay dearly. Please respect the laws or suffer the consequences, people. Oh, yeah, and don't attempt to get out of the vehicle unless the officer asks you... I don't know why I even thought about trying that... I apologized.
     
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    ^ YES. But my daughter was gone by the time I <s>enjoyed</s> went through that search. :eek:
     
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    Must spread rep.
     
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    Should have showed the cop your boobs.
     
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  7. SwoLy-D

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    He would have told me "Ha! Look, mine are bigger!" :grin:

    SRSLY speaking, he said in a friendly tone: "What, you didn't see this huge fat cop with this green fluorescent shirt a mile away?" when I said "Sorry, officer. I don't drive fast around here and I guess I just had a heavy foot as I turned there [where I got clocked]."
     
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    Seriously? What the hell is wrong in the USA if you get searched like that for a 7 mile speeding violation? :confused: Doesn't seem in any way proportionate to me.
     
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    not justifying speeding in a school zone, but sometimes you just zone out and forget about it even though you've driven through the street everyday. i did it this morning. before realized it, i was up to 25 mph. luckily, i have never seen a cop with a radar gun there.
     
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    ^ You don't even realize my disdain for myself for doing that. Whether one or seven miles over the limit, I was guilty. The officer even saw that I was upset, but not at him, and says: "We're all in a hurry, pal, sorry." So I said: "No, I realize I just made a mistake this morning and luckily you stopped me before I made it worse." This was after the ticket was written, anyway.
    Like you, I was joking about the search. They conducted no search of my vehicle, me, nor my nether regions. :p
     
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    At least you weren't on your cell phone at the same time.
     
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    Good thing it's a brand new year and you have a new defensive driving quota to fill.

    Btw, doing it at laffstop is overrated.
     
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    Is the cost of the ticket more than if you were simply going 42 in a 35 (non-school zone area)?
     
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    I do this sometimes too - its natural..especially when you drive the same route all the time. Its OKAY, you'll be fine. ;) (emoticon added just for Swoly)
     
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    No, I don't think so. It's over 10 where it gets more expensive. *whew*
    How do you know THAT? :(
     
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    Don't be too harsh on yourself. That stuff easily happens to best of the most careful drivers. None can work like a robot all the time making sure of driving speed every second. You were unlucky. What you had there is very different from careless driving around schools.
     
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    So, you're the dickface i see speeding through school zones
    :mad::mad::eek::eek::confused::p:rolleyes:
     
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    i think this some times, especially when i notice the driver just dropped off a kid and yet he's tailgaiting me because i'm going "too slow". it's almost like i care more about their kids than they do.
     
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