The need for speed …

[trulyvintage]

It starts young …





Jim

[Marshall V. Daut]

Why didn't the town just rename itself "Speed Trap City" and be done with it? How would local law enforcement determine how many miles per hour "criminal" drivers were going above 25mph in the days before photo radar??? This has all the signs of speeding fines supporting the local government.
M.

[old31]

Just last night I saw on the news that a motorcycle was caught doing 225mph.

Based on my math, this guy owes Mount Vernon $600, and he will lose his license, oh, and he was drunk! So how much will that attorney cost.

[Marshall V. Daut]

For that $600 the motorcyclist could BUY Mount Vernon - and its ^@%* speed sign! Ha, ha, ha!
M.

[Big hammer]

I once got a ticket for 27 mph in a 25 mph zone , it cost me 35 dollars , about 1 1/2 hour of my life , and almost went to jail ! Officer asked how do you want to pay for the fine , I said and tried handing him 2 20 dollar bills !? Followed him to the station and then repeated the conversation in front of the dispatcher, dispatcher asked me if I had the exact amount no I said ,went and broke the 20 . Next officer un-nicely said let’s do an inspection of your car , got a warning ticket for noisy exhaust, new exhaust system was in the back seat ?!

[nkaminar]

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"How would local law enforcement determine how many miles per hour "criminal" drivers were going above 25mph in the days before photo radar???"

The cop on the Harley, hiding behind the billboard, was named Radar.

[midgetracer]

I never got a speeding ticket in my Model A. Sometimes cops would pull me over just to look at the car. Welcome to friendly North Dakota.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by midgetracer

I never got a speeding ticket in my Model A. Sometimes cops would pull me over just to look at the car. Welcome to friendly North Dakota.

I've had that too but I have been pulled over for a "random" breath test more times in the A than in my other cars combined. IMO, it is a highlight of their boring day.
Here, the tolerance for getting a speeding ticket is 3 kph (2 mph) regardless of the posted speed limit. Some speed cameras are mobile so they can pop up anywhere, anytime. Those are mounted in an ordinary looking car parked by the road. Sneaky, but I agree with the practice. I don't want to be hit by an idiot who can't keep from pushing the accelerator too hard. The registered owner of the car gets the ticket and if he/she was not driving, they can nominate who was and the fine and demerit points go to that person. Every police car is fitted with cameras/scanners that reads the registration number and in real time, will alert the officers if the owner of that car has any outstanding fines, expired license, any warrants, if the car is stolen etc. They drive through busy carparks and wheel lock any car that triggers and alert. That car doesn't move again until the issue is rectified.
Police can stop any car anywhere, anytime - no need for a reason so it is best to simply obey the rules IMO.

[ModelA29]

DO NOT go to Switzerland.......
The Guinness World Records documented the most expensive speeding fine in history in Switzerland, issued in January 2010. A driver was caught going 137 km/h in his Ferrari Testarossa in a 80 km/h zone, (35 mph over) resulting in a penalty of USD $290,000.00 The hefty amount is due to Switzerland's proportional justice system, where fines are calculated based on the offender's income and assets. The court took into account the driver's financial capacity, whose net worth was USD 22,7 million. The aim of this law is for the penalty to "hurt equally for both the poor and the rich," preventing wealthy individuals from buying the right to be above the rules. The case remains a world record and serves as an example of Switzerland's strict stance against dangerous behavior. The Ferrari may be fast, but Swiss justice is even faster.
BTW that's almost $8,300 for each mile over.

[Brian SATX]

In the mid 70's we used set of mirror boxes. They were spaced a certain distance apart. You watched as the car was in the first mirror and pushed a stopwatch and then pushed to stop when they appeared in the second mirror. There was a chart that related time to speed. You usually had a car farther down to stop a speeder. It was a very accurate system.

[old31]

Big, a ticket for 2 MPH over. unbelievable. That cop was a real jerk, and/or a newbie trying to make a name for himself.

[Setra]

Originally Posted by ModelA29

DO NOT go to Switzerland.......
The Guinness World Records documented the most expensive speeding fine in history in Switzerland, issued in January 2010. A driver was caught going 137 km/h in his Ferrari Testarossa in a 80 km/h zone, (35 mph over) resulting in a penalty of USD $290,000.00 The hefty amount is due to Switzerland's proportional justice system, where fines are calculated based on the offender's income and assets. The court took into account the driver's financial capacity, whose net worth was USD 22,7 million. The aim of this law is for the penalty to "hurt equally for both the poor and the rich," preventing wealthy individuals from buying the right to be above the rules. The case remains a world record and serves as an example of Switzerland's strict stance against dangerous behavior. The Ferrari may be fast, but Swiss justice is even faster.
BTW that's almost $8,300 for each mile over.

Just a little bite of clearance:
There is first a difference of where you were to fast: In Town or City, Crosscountry or Highway on how badly you get fined.


City: til 15 km/h too fast, regular fine up to CHF 250.--
Crosscounty: til 20 km/h too fast, regular fine up to CHF 240.--
Highway: til 25 km/h too fast, regular fine up to CHF 260.--

in all cases faster than stated above... it goes to the justice and then they consider also your financal situation

[Ernstudet22]

Pretty much the same as Vascar. Developed by students at Valparaiso Tech. Basically a little box that times cars between two points.

[Keith True]

Here you can generally get away with 5 MPH over.There is an allowance for radar and speedo error.Ticketing somebody for 3 MPH over will result in the ticket getting thrown out and a lecture to the cop by the judge about wasting recources on piddling unwinnable citations.Had a relative that was chief in the next town,and had problems with people on their way to work at a factory coming into town a little too hot.He started stopping everybody coming in that was over the limit,even just by a little.People were yelling about being stopped for 38 in a 35.After about 3 months of this everybody crept into town.Word got around about the A-hole that would stop you for being 3 over.He never wrote one ticket on that stretch of road.He just wanted to slow the traffic down for the congested area in town with the crosswalks,church,town hall,post office,a school,that were all crammed in one tight spot.His strategy worked,that 15 minutes on the side of the road worked better than any fine would have.Clocking in a few minutes late at work was a real good deterrent

[updraught]

Phone cameras are a thing here now. An entertaining look at a guy trying to beat the AI camera by making a false hand.

https://youtu.be/Ud8kFCmalgg?si=tnMkjELAYHLQQOtb

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by old31

Big, a ticket for 2 MPH over. unbelievable. That cop was a real jerk, and/or a newbie trying to make a name for himself.

Who said there was a cop involved in the process? AI and computers do the job. Newbie computer?

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by updraught

Phone cameras are a thing here now. An entertaining look at a guy trying to beat the AI camera by making a false hand.

https://youtu.be/Ud8kFCmalgg?si=tnMkjELAYHLQQOtb

Love the witty commentary. I wish he waited a while more before posting that. I'd like to know whether he gets a ticket and even better, ho he fared in court.

[nkaminar]

In parts of Mexico the little towns on the 2-lane roads have what they called "sleeping policemen." These are actually severe speed bumps that will tear the suspension out of your car if you are driving faster that 5 mph. Away from the towns it was common to crest a hill and find two trucks coming at you trying to pass each other, one on your side of the road and one on the other. I just headed for the shoulder.

[ronn]

moral of this story? stay away from foreign countries.............

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by ronn

moral of this story? stay away from foreign countries.............

They enforce the law!
BTW, The USA has about 5% of the world's population. That means that for 95% of people, America is a foreign country full of foreigners.