Ticket

[Brock Kickass]

I guess it was bound to happen. I was late for work this morning, pushing a little to get back the minute or two I wasted watching Sportcentre this morning, and I got bagged doing 120km/h in a 90km/h zone. Cop was decent, reduced it from $220 to $52.50 and no demerits. Still sucks. Bad luck lately...

 

[JSP]

I'd call that GOOD luck... $50 and no demerits??? LUCKY

 

[kevin8198]

Yeah sounds like you got a great deal on that ticket!! Seems like police are pretty cool for the most part when it comes to bikes. I was pulled over 6 times since I've been riding in '08. I was only ticketed once, and it was from a Park Ranger of all people. He must have been super bored because he got me for 34 in a 25 and there was no other cars around for miles.

 

[JSP]

Yeah sounds like you got a great deal on that ticket!! Seems like police are pretty cool for the most part when it comes to bikes. I was pulled over 6 times since I've been riding in '08. I was only ticketed once, and it was from a Park Ranger of all people. He must have been super bored because he got me for 34 in a 25 and there was no other cars around for miles.

Get this... The only ticket I have gotten on my bike was from a motorcycle officer haha :banghead: For 10 over... Was like a $270 ticket!

 

[kevin8198]

Get this... The only ticket I have gotten on my bike was from a motorcycle officer haha :banghead: For 10 over... Was like a $270 ticket!

Hahaha, that's BS!! Seems like car officers like bikes and don't seem to mess with them. Bike cops are the worst for everything in my book. Sneaky bastards.:banghead: No offense deputyfarva

 

[Gunn4r]

The only ticket I've ever gotten was also from a Bike cop. They think they are so superior. Jerks. He had a nice Kawai though.

 

[Harda toenail]

I borrowed my brother's bike for a weekend before. Thought it was legal...
Tickets for:
No registration
No proof of insurance
Displaying different persons license plate
Not signaling correctly (I only drove down the road and didn't know the bike had no blinkers)

I will never ride another one of my brothers bikes. I always stay legal and DRIVE legal. It's money down the drain when you don't.

 

[Gunn4r]

Tickets for:
No registration
No proof of insurance
Displaying different persons license plate
Not signaling correctly (I only drove down the road and didn't know the bike had no blinkers)

Geeze, what did that cost you?

 

[Brock Kickass]

Can't whine too loud; he did treat me OK. Still frustrating, though. Worst part is, I never get bothered doing 30 over, and I meet a cruiser every day on the way to work. Still, lucky I wasn't just coming off passing someone or something. Could have been worse.

 

[CrazyCawi]

I always get nervous passing a semi, because I crank it to get by em fast

last winter it was snowing hard here and I went to pass a semi who was going 40 in a 65 because of the weather, he was kicking up so much snow I couldnt see, naturally I go to pass him to get out of the tunnel of snow and BOOM cop was right there hiding under the over pass and I was STILL under the speed limit passing but he pulled me over and said I was driving to fast for the road conditions....I WAS UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT AAAAAAAHG lol I wanted to kick him in the shins for that one! Luckily he wrote a ticket, handed it to me, paused and said you know what hold on....walked back to his car, came back with a warning sheet...SOOO I did getlucky...but seriouslly I didnt have enough time to get coffee before work because of it!

 

[leprecaun jon]

my uncle got a ticket a few months ago for 173 mph in a 75..he was riding his cbr 954 with a bunch of ferraris and what not... ( i dont think he knew them) but from what i understand my uncle got out of it some how... he seems to get out of all his tickets.

 

[Nastybutler]

I always get nervous passing a semi, because I crank it to get by em fast

last winter it was snowing hard here and I went to pass a semi who was going 40 in a 65 because of the weather, he was kicking up so much snow I couldnt see, naturally I go to pass him to get out of the tunnel of snow and BOOM cop was right there hiding under the over pass and I was STILL under the speed limit passing but he pulled me over and said I was driving to fast for the road conditions....I WAS UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT AAAAAAAHG lol I wanted to kick him in the shins for that one! Luckily he wrote a ticket, handed it to me, paused and said you know what hold on....walked back to his car, came back with a warning sheet...SOOO I did getlucky...but seriouslly I didnt have enough time to get coffee before work because of it!

If he had followed through and actually issued you a ticket, you probably could have successfully contested it. If you're under the speed limit than what is a "safe" speed for the conditions is subjective.

 

[Nastybutler]

I just got my first speeding ticket in several years. A cop sitting behind a weigh station hit me with a laser gun. I saw my detector go off, and immediately let off the throttle, but it was too late.

I wondered exactly how far off my speedo was, and apparently it's not as far off as I thought. My speedo at the time said I was doing 84mph and the cop said I was going 80mph (in a 65). I usually keep it around 80 on my speedo with that speed limit, and have never had an issue, so I decided that stretch of road to bump my speed up a bit. I figured I'd be able to back off if I saw a cop. Well I saw the cop a second after he saw me.

The cop was pretty cool about it and instead of a 4 point $160 ticket for going 15mph over the limit, he gave me a "failure to obey a speed control device" citation that is 2 points off my license and $60.

I'll probably contest it, just on the chance the officer doesn't show up.

 

[leprecaun jon]

the only ticket i have (knock on wood) is on my car, i was heading home from work stoped at a four way light with my signal on, a cop pulled up to the light left of me and turned into the shopping center i was leaving, the light changed i turned and the cop had turned around and came after me.. he gave me a $160 ticket for my window tint..:banghead::rant: i was p/o ( thinking is this what we pay you for?) guess he had nothing better do do..

 

[Deputyfarva252]

If he had followed through and actually issued you a ticket, you probably could have successfully contested it. If you're under the speed limit than what is a "safe" speed for the conditions is subjective.

its not really subjective , too fast is too fast with snow or ice if your doing 55 its too fast ......I dont have a radar but thats a ticket I can write simply through my experience as a driver , also if its raining and your trying to 70 mph through the 70mph zone , im stopping you and we are going to have a talk at least. Ive seen too many accidents caused by people trying to do the speed limit in bad weather .....ok off my soap box lol ...

I was lucky when I did have my bike i was never stopped for speeding

 

[DragonBlu]

I've been riding street bikes 45+ years and never gotten a ticket on a bike. NOW THAT'S LUCK. :thumbup: Lost my license three times with those damn cars. Of course I blame it on the cars.

 

[Spunky99]

I've gotten two tickets on a motorcycle in 44 years of riding.
1st in Newport Beach after buying a CB 350 and passed on the right instead of splitting lanes. Just didn't know any better. The other was on Oahu.
Doing about 125mph+ up hwy2 with a passenger on the back and got pulled over on my 1968 BSA 650 Lightning. Cop couldn't believe the bike was that fast especially with a passenger on it (and it was the only one on the whole island) so he gave me a ticket for the tail light being out. A fix it ticket.....
Shaka Bro, mahalo

 

[MiltonDorkenhoff]

I've gotten two tickets on a motorcycle in 44 years of riding.
1st in Newport Beach after buying a CB 350 and passed on the right instead of splitting lanes.

Does "on the right" mean on the shoulder? Otherwise it's legal to pass on the right here as far as I know. Passing on the shoulder not so much..

 

[Spunky99]

Does "on the right" mean on the shoulder? Otherwise it's legal to pass on the right here as far as I know. Passing on the shoulder not so much..

"On the right" on a two lane Pacific Coast Highway meant "on the shoulder".
I was a idiot and thought it would be safer. The motorcycle cop clued me into lots of things I could do on a motorcycle that day. Still remember the way he looked and his kind voice educating me on the best way to get from point to point b on a bike. Was 1972....

 

[Nastybutler]

its not really subjective , too fast is too fast with snow or ice if your doing 55 its too fast ......I dont have a radar but thats a ticket I can write simply through my experience as a driver , also if its raining and your trying to 70 mph through the 70mph zone , im stopping you and we are going to have a talk at least. Ive seen too many accidents caused by people trying to do the speed limit in bad weather .....ok off my soap box lol ...

I was lucky when I did have my bike i was never stopped for speeding

For me personally, I'd still contest it and let the fact that I've only been in one accident (and that was in summer and was a police officer's fault as he was driving in the wrong lane when we collided) show that I know what is and isn't a safe driving speed for the conditions. I believe it is still a matter of opinion, and I know my abilities better than a cop who's only observed me for a matter of seconds.

Edit: Also, you're from NC, and I'm not sure where else you've lived, but those of us in MN and AK deal with snow and icy roads quite a bit. Troopers don't pull you over for doing the speed limit on ice. If it's a blizzard and super dangerous, then maybe I could see it, but I'd still contest it. I contest every citation as a matter of principle. If everyone else did too, they'd give out a lot less tickets as it wouldn't be worth the court costs.