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  • CivicSiRacer

    Aug. 28, 2009 2:51 p.m. CivicSiRacer Reader

    I know this post is a couple months old but I'm with curtis on this. 9 times out of time by the time your radar goes off it's already too late you've been tagged.

    I got most of my speeding tickets 10-15 years ago when I was in my 20s and thought the law didn't apply to me. I received 4 back then and actually lost my license for a couple days until I fought them in court and won (had a lawyer with me).

    I've learned that it wasn't worth it those couple days (missed an autocross too) I couldn't drive and now just like someone said just set the cruise control to the speed limit and just relax.

    Read a bunch of other posts now. And I have to agree, been driving without my radar detector (I had a Bell 9800 -which stopped working about a year after I got it) since the late 90s. I keep eyes all over the place, up ahead looking for taillights lighting up, scanning back and forth (most roads I drive I drive often and know where most officers sit), and in my rear view every so often. I rarely talk on the cell phone, and if I do it's no longer than a min. I'm never the fastest car on the highway, but will stay in the right lane as much as possible. Also never the 1st car in a train of cars.

    There's no need to speed and actually your mpg goes down a lot. We went to NYC to see my family and my wife's van usually gets 15-20mpg. That trip I just set it at the speed limit and got 25-28mpg.

    My only recent ticket was when the speed limit went from 65mph to 55mph and didn't notice a bait car on the side of the road (bait car is what looks to be a broken down car with an officer in it). It was a 92-95 Honda Civic 4 door. At the next exit were 4-5 chase cars waiting. Unfortunately for me I didn't slow down enough as he was sitting at the 55mph sign and I just turned off my cruise at that sign.

  • seeker589

    Aug. 28, 2009 8:41 p.m. seeker589 New Reader

    In reply to vazbmw:

    Never NOT fight a ticket!

    By luck - the officer might not show up! Gets thrown out.

    A friend of mine had a tactic - over pay the ticket. When they send you a check for the over-payment - tear it up and throw it away. The case stays open due to the unfinished business and doesn't get reported to the office that keeps track of points.

    If that fails - absolutely get a Valentine one. Everything else is just inadequate.

    As far as seeing the radar - The ticket should reflect the model and the calibration date. As far as seeing the reading on the unit - it will be your word against his - and he has a badge. Tyranny.

  • Osterkraut

    Aug. 28, 2009 9:13 p.m. Osterkraut Dork

    seeker589 wrote:

    A friend of mine had a tactic - over pay the ticket. When they send you a check for the over-payment - tear it up and throw it away. The case stays open due to the unfinished business and doesn't get reported to the office that keeps track of points.

    Snopes'd!

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