I just got the most ridiculous ticket

[jayswin]

Yep, love Cal Auto, have used them for years. Always check groupon or ask them about their deal for bringing a food donation. They're dirt cheap with either, and I have never had issues with excessive cracks after (usually only replace when I buy another used vehicle).

[GrrlGoalie33]

we got lucky this year in regard to registration. In 8 years since we've been together the registration has always been in my name and registration renews in July. Last year we got a new car as the hail storm wrote off our old one and now the registration is in my partners name and renews in April. We renewed it a couple of weeks ago so got lucky. We have auto-renew set up on the new plate so should be good to go now.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Always check groupon

They mentioned you can just ask for the Groupon deal. Saves them a bunch of money, saves you hassle.

[lazypucker]

Speaking of license plate renewal, I have a 3rd hand story to share.

My wife's coworker has a friend who was on a work visa and was applying for permanent residence status. One of the requirements to switch over to PR is to "leave Canada" and come back to the residency status change.

Many people just drive to the nearest US border and turnaround to satisfy the "leave Canada and come back" requirement. The friend did that on a Saturday afternoon driving to the Montana border and turned back.

Everything went well, the friend went to the States and came back to Canada. But upon coming back at the Canadian border patrol, a police officer there noticed that her license plate had expired, issued her a ticket. But they would not allow her to drive off.

So what do you do in the middle of nowhere and no vehicle?

She had to call a friend to drive all the way down from Calgary to the border to rescue her. That took a few hours. And then they were trying to go to a registry in the next small town to get the license renewed, but of course it was closed because it was a weekend. At the end, they had to go back to Calgary, waited for Monday morning, got the license plate renewed and drove all the way back to the border to pick up the car.

The border patrol was "nice enough" not to impound her car and let her parked there for free over the weekend.

The total cost for this little mishap? Back and forth driving between Calgary and the Montana border, lost wages for 2 people taking Monday off, plus gas, paying off the ticket, etc - probably close to $2K.

[RichieRich]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Yep, love Cal Auto, have used them for years. Always check groupon or ask them about their deal for bringing a food donation. They're dirt cheap with either, and I have never had issues with excessive cracks after (usually only replace when I buy another used vehicle).

I requested a quote and very quickly the following arrived in my inbox:

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for the Veteran's Association Food Bank. With a non-perishable food donation (no minimum or maximum),
you will receive a $120 discount (This promotion cannot be combined with any other offers). If you prefer, you can do a grocery gift card or cheque donation as well (no cash or debit/credit and no minimum/maximum). All you have to do is mention you would like to be a part of the Food Drive
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Thanks,

[Buff]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

Speaking of license plate renewal, I have a 3rd hand story to share.

My wife's coworker has a friend who was on a work visa and was applying for permanent residence status. One of the requirements to switch over to PR is to "leave Canada" and come back to the residency status change.

Many people just drive to the nearest US border and turnaround to satisfy the "leave Canada and come back" requirement. The friend did that on a Saturday afternoon driving to the Montana border and turned back.

Everything went well, the friend went to the States and came back to Canada. But upon coming back at the Canadian border patrol, a police officer there noticed that her license plate had expired, issued her a ticket. But they would not allow her to drive off.

So what do you do in the middle of nowhere and no vehicle?

She had to call a friend to drive all the way down from Calgary to the border to rescue her. That took a few hours. And then they were trying to go to a registry in the next small town to get the license renewed, but of course it was closed because it was a weekend. At the end, they had to go back to Calgary, waited for Monday morning, got the license plate renewed and drove all the way back to the border to pick up the car.

The border patrol was "nice enough" not to impound her car and let her parked there for free over the weekend.

The total cost for this little mishap? Back and forth driving between Calgary and the Montana border, lost wages for 2 people taking Monday off, plus gas, paying off the ticket, etc - probably close to $2K.

I probably know that border patrol guard. If so, he's a real power hungry jerk. I never had a run in with him in his professional life but we were once friends and that was tumultuous at times.

[Superflyer]

I got a ticket yesterday for 80 in a 60 zone. The thing is that the cop was coming twords me. Can they radar in a car while coming at a person? I have not heard of that before?
I don't know how fast I was going but I just left a stop sign so I don't think I got up to 80 that quick (maybe 100 metres) . It's not like I floored it.

[malcolmk14]

How good are you at physics? You could try to prove that it's impossible for your car to even accelerate to 80 km/h in under 100 m.

Some napkin math tells me the average car will take about 90 m to accelerate to 80 km/h when flooring it... so you could have a case if you have a heavier vehicle!

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Superflyer

I got a ticket yesterday for 80 in a 60 zone. The thing is that the cop was coming twords me. Can they radar in a car while coming at a person? I have not heard of that before?

Yes, they've had that ability for decades.

One of the first tickets I ever got was back in the mid-90s. I was leaving High River on Highway 2A late at night and the only other vehicle on the road was a car heading the opposite direction. Once we passed, I saw him pull a U-turn and he threw on his lights and pulled me over.

I also got one across the divided highway on the Yellowhead west of Lloydminster one time.



I can't tell you about the likelihood of them being calibrated poorly, but in both of my situations, the speeds they got me going were accurate, so I didn't bother fighting them.

[Geraldsh]

I got one of those coming-towards-me tickets that clocked me a good 10 kph faster than I was going but I can't argue. Even if I'm right my speed is still over the limit , one of those spots on the highway that drops to 80 kph through a busy intersection and I cruise through at 105. He got me at 115!

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Superflyer

I got a ticket yesterday for 80 in a 60 zone. The thing is that the cop was coming twords me. Can they radar in a car while coming at a person? I have not heard of that before?
I don't know how fast I was going but I just left a stop sign so I don't think I got up to 80 that quick (maybe 100 metres) . It's not like I floored it.

Where were you? They usually aren’t running in-car radar in the city, so they may have just estimated.

[MoneyGuy]

I’ve done several ride-alongs where the officer calibrate his/her radar gun with the tuning fork (it resembles a tuning fork) and leaves it in operation for the shift. The officer watches the speed of approaching cars and sometimes pulls over drivers exceeding the speed limit by ~20 kph. They certainly do use the technology for approaching vehicles.

[Krovikan]

Originally Posted by Geraldsh

I got one of those coming-towards-me tickets that clocked me a good 10 kph faster than I was going but I can't argue. Even if I'm right my speed is still over the limit , one of those spots on the highway that drops to 80 kph through a busy intersection and I cruise through at 105. He got me at 115!

Your in care speedometer may be off, I know when I go by those radar signs my speed is always a few KM slower the speedometer reports.

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[Geraldsh]

I was on the highway going past Viking. Been a long time since I traveled that road but I should have remembered the speed zone, or at least have noticed the signs. I will pay because I earned it even though $309.00 is kind of a bitter pill.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I’ve done several ride-alongs where the officer calibrate his/her radar gun with the tuning fork (it resembles a tuning fork) and leaves it in operation for the shift. The officer watches the speed of approaching cars and sometimes pulls over drivers exceeding the speed limit by ~20 kph. They certainly do use the technology for approaching vehicles.

In Calgary?

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

In Calgary?

Yup. The two officers I did a ride along with both used in-car radar and just left it on during their shift.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

In Calgary?

No, RCMP. Rural Alberta

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

No, RCMP. Rural Alberta

That makes more sense to me than using radar in the city, but I guess they'll even run it in town.

[Jordan!]

Just eat the ticket and move on. Cop doing his job.