regarding speeding and getting pegged

NizanDrvn · 08-12-02, 08:14

Hey all,

While driving in jersey this saturday, in saddle rock, i got pegged doing 76 in a 55. the officer was polite enough to tell me if i went to court that i could get charge reduced. I told the officer that i was trying to pass a truck in the middle lane...i was in right most lane...The cop didn't say anything besides "slow down, you there are four of you in the car"

I was surpirsed my max hit 76 so smoothly......thank god i was on the turnpike where i usually hit 120mph!!!...

Any advice for the court appreance???....first infraction in 7yrs...or so it seems....

98altySE · 08-12-02, 08:32

tell the judge you would like him to take the good driving record statute into consideration....it should get you off the hook....no moving violations in the past 3 years or in the next two.

NizanDrvn · 08-12-02, 08:38

no moving violations in the past 3 years or in the next two.

what do you mean?

Shiny Lil Detlr · 08-12-02, 08:40

or you could offer to do defensive driving classes and they might let you down lower....

kinda ironic..... 76 must be a popular speed to get pegged at, since mine was 76 in a 35

NizanDrvn · 08-12-02, 08:41

i think his gun was off...could've sworn i hit 85!!!....lucky me...

NizanDrvn · 08-12-02, 08:46

i've been pegged before, when i first got my license about 7 yrs ago....87 in a 55....lincoln continentals can move!!!???

NizanDrvn · 08-12-02, 10:08

whoa...and you're still driving???....65 in a 35....i only do that at night on streets that i know had almost zero patrol....did 70 in a 40...nice long two by two by two by two street here in the bronx near yankee stadium....slowed down just in time...:scared

gotta love sports cars with oommph....

98altySE · 08-12-02, 10:10

didnt mean it like that...you can use that excuse if you havent had anything on your record in the past 3 years...you cant use it again for another 2 years

NizanDrvn · 08-12-02, 10:21

will try, hope the judge isn't a sphincter

thanks alty

PrinzII · 08-17-02, 04:02

Nizan, I know how you feel about Maximas moving. The highest I have had my '02 is 130 and the highest I have had my '94 is 125 (its limit). I got pegged for 93 in a 55 in June. However, I caught a major break when I went to ocurt. The cop wasn't there and the bond I posted was refunded to me. I think of this as my "Illinois Speeding Tax Refund."

NizanDrvn · 08-19-02, 07:05

posted bond for WHAT???....

I told the officer i was overtaking a truck and, ironically, he told me to go to court and see if i could get the fine reduced....

PrinzII · 08-26-02, 04:07

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Originally posted by NizanDrvn
posted bond for WHAT???....

I told the officer i was overtaking a truck and, ironically, he told me to go to court and see if i could get the fine reduced....

In IL, you can post bond on the scene in order to keep your license. In my case, the bond was $105.