I got my first speeding ticket

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Unless you're in a semi, I can't imagine why you'd want to be in 5th going up a hill in a 60kph zone.

I think we can figure out why, they were blatantly speeding.

[Deelow]

Have you considered extreme couponing to try and save some money?

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

I don't think I would have bought your story either. Unless it's a real emergency, you are likely going to get a ticket. Especially if you are 17 over...going up a hill...

Has anyone here actually been pulled over for speeding in an emergency situation? Like baby on the way or driving self to hospital for some reason?

[Dion]

Talk to the prosecutor and see if they'll knock the ticket down to a fine and no demerits.

[puckluck]

Originally Posted by Dion

Talk to the prosecutor and see if they'll knock the ticket down to a fine and no demerits.

They aren't allowed to knock off all the demerits any more. They can knock off some, but new laws say they can't give 0.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by puckluck

They aren't allowed to knock off all the demerits any more. They can knock off some, but new laws say they can't give 0.

And since those laws have gone into effect, I have known people to go in and get them eliminated.

[puckluck]

Originally Posted by Rathji

And since those laws have gone into effect, I have known people to go in and get them eliminated.

Maybe.

I'm pretty sure the only reason the law came into place was because all of those ticket fighting places taking advantage of the system.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by puckluck

Maybe.

I'm pretty sure the only reason the law came into place was because all of those ticket fighting places taking advantage of the system.

If you have a poor driving record the chances of them taking demerits off are pretty slim - at least that's what one prosecutor told me.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by Cole436

From the cars I've driven, 70km is pretty standard to switch to 5th

Have you ever driven a car with more than 3 cylinders?

[Mad Mel]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Has anyone here actually been pulled over for speeding in an emergency situation? Like baby on the way or driving self to hospital for some reason?

After I got to the hospital, I got in crap from a cop for driving the ambulance with lights but no siren. The things they really should teach you before handing you the keys...

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by TSXCman

are you thinking this is fast? or too slow for accel?

don't know... just think it sounds funny.

should i have used green text?!?!?

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Has anyone here actually been pulled over for speeding in an emergency situation? Like baby on the way or driving self to hospital for some reason?

this was on the news the other day......

link: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/01/0...l-gets-ticket/


LONDONDERRY, N.H. (CBS) – A calm and happy baby — Kyle Coughlin came into the world in a hurry. It all started normally enough in the middle of a September night.
“I called the doctor, let him know we were heading to the hospital,” said his mother Angela.
But in that short ride to the hospital, things got urgent fast. Angela’s water broke, the baby started to crown and John hit the gas. Hard.
Soon, there was a trooper on their tail.
“I called 911 to make sure that he knew I wasn’t trying to outrun him or ignoring him,” said John Coughlin.
Angela’s screams can be heard on the tape of the 911 call. “He’s coming out and I’m just screaming in the car just praying he’s not going to come in the car.”

The dispatcher made the trooper aware of the situation, and the trooper then pulled in front, escorting them to Catholic Medical Center. “When he got in front of us and helped us out, I thought, oh, he understands this is an emergency,” said Angela.
And it was. Kyle Coughlin was born six minutes later. John Coughlin then stepped out to see the trooper. “He said congratulations on your son but I’m going to have to see you in court.”
John was allegedly driving 102 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone.
“I thought it was ridiculous. I thought I had done everything I could have done,” said Coughlin.
He told WBZ he didn’t know how fast he was going.
“Nobody could be happier for this family than the state police,” said Major Russell Conte of the NH State Police, but he defends the trooper’s choice to write the ticket. “102 mph is a dangerous thing whether the roads were clear or not.”
What’s not clear is which side will prevail. It’s now up to a judge.

[TylerSVT]

Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil

Isn't lugging supposed to be hard on the pistons and main bearings?

No, just no.

[calumniate]

Next time just put it in reverse.. there is a very low top speed that way

[billybob123]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Has anyone here actually been pulled over for speeding in an emergency situation? Like baby on the way or driving self to hospital for some reason?

When my wife was a kid, she tripped and smashed her face against the kitchen counter and broke her nose, so of course her dad panicked and rushed to the hospital. They got pulled over about a block from their house and the policeman gave them the traditional 'escort'.

The linked story above makes sense - though the guy was rushing and had a good reason to do it, he was still going 50 mph too fast (MPH!!! That's 80 km/h over the limit). I don't know if I've ever seen an ambulance or fire truck driving 100 mph (160 km/h). Has anyone here seen that?