Ticket for accelerating too fast!!
05-17-2019, 02:15 PM
#31
Rennlist Member
really lame
Good luck fighting this and hope you get off
After a long week at work cant wait aggressively accelerate with my touring leaving the parking lot this evening
Good luck fighting this and hope you get off
After a long week at work cant wait aggressively accelerate with my touring leaving the parking lot this evening
05-17-2019, 02:27 PM
#33
Rennlist Member
How is that even testable?
What is the state acceleration limit?
05-17-2019, 03:18 PM
#34
Racer
Thread Starter
$440 is the fine. I don't care about the money it s the points and the principle of a discretionary law.
I was the sole car on the road.
No crowd and not showing off.
No burnout, No chirp
Half throttle to 7k in first gear.
45 mph zone in town.
Cops in Bend I have found are mostly super cool and some are jerks. Probably like most towns.
I don't think a cop who may be upset that my car is 3 times his yearly salary, should able to write a serious ticket based on what he thinks is too much acceleration.
I am all for paying a ticket for breaking the law, but not this.
I will driving different in the future. Heads up to you all as well!
I was the sole car on the road.
No crowd and not showing off.
No burnout, No chirp
Half throttle to 7k in first gear.
45 mph zone in town.
Cops in Bend I have found are mostly super cool and some are jerks. Probably like most towns.
I don't think a cop who may be upset that my car is 3 times his yearly salary, should able to write a serious ticket based on what he thinks is too much acceleration.
I am all for paying a ticket for breaking the law, but not this.
I will driving different in the future. Heads up to you all as well!
05-17-2019, 03:34 PM
#35
Burning Brakes
Did the same thing once and cop pulled me over (of course I didn’t see him hiding behind a few other cars).
Thought I was done as I did accelerate past the posted limit.
He spent 10seconds telling me to slow it down and 20mins talking about the car! (Part of me wonders if he pulled me over just to talk about car).
He was a good guy and knew his stuff about Porsche’s.
(Having recently moved to TN - the police here are much “friendlier” than what I dealt with in New England. ).
Maybe just depends where in the country you are?
Thought I was done as I did accelerate past the posted limit.
He spent 10seconds telling me to slow it down and 20mins talking about the car! (Part of me wonders if he pulled me over just to talk about car).
He was a good guy and knew his stuff about Porsche’s.
(Having recently moved to TN - the police here are much “friendlier” than what I dealt with in New England. ).
Maybe just depends where in the country you are?
05-17-2019, 04:05 PM
#36
Nordschleife Master
In Virginia they have the largest racketeering organization : for something like this you go to jail MANDATORY and they take your car away. Good luck getting leniency in that state from the judge! From what I've been reading it is the worst state in the US when it comes to racketeering...
05-17-2019, 04:20 PM
#37
Rennlist Member
Did the same thing once and cop pulled me over (of course I didn’t see him hiding behind a few other cars).
Thought I was done as I did accelerate past the posted limit.
He spent 10seconds telling me to slow it down and 20mins talking about the car! (Part of me wonders if he pulled me over just to talk about car).
He was a good guy and knew his stuff about Porsche’s.
(Having recently moved to TN - the police here are much “friendlier” than what I dealt with in New England. ).
Maybe just depends where in the country you are?
Thought I was done as I did accelerate past the posted limit.
He spent 10seconds telling me to slow it down and 20mins talking about the car! (Part of me wonders if he pulled me over just to talk about car).
He was a good guy and knew his stuff about Porsche’s.
(Having recently moved to TN - the police here are much “friendlier” than what I dealt with in New England. ).
Maybe just depends where in the country you are?
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05-17-2019, 05:04 PM
#38
Drifting
In Virginia they have the largest racketeering organization : for something like this you go to jail MANDATORY and they take your car away. Good luck getting leniency in that state from the judge! From what I've been reading it is the worst state in the US when it comes to racketeering...
05-17-2019, 05:13 PM
#39
Burning Brakes
Mass is pretty bad and specially in my town where residents feel entitled to tell you when your car is too loud and question why you idle your car in the middle of the day.
OP, hope you get it all sorted out and lesson learned.
OP, hope you get it all sorted out and lesson learned.
05-17-2019, 05:35 PM
#41
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05-17-2019, 05:35 PM
#42
Nordschleife Master
Originally Posted by FourT6and2
I am skeptical that you would go to jail "mandatory" and have your car seized for accelerating too fast (subjective determination) while still staying within the posted speed limit. Sounds ridiculous to me.
05-17-2019, 05:41 PM
#43
Race Director
In Virginia they have the largest racketeering organization : for something like this you go to jail MANDATORY and they take your car away. Good luck getting leniency in that state from the judge! From what I've been reading it is the worst state in the US when it comes to racketeering...
05-17-2019, 05:46 PM
#44
Nordschleife Master
Originally Posted by robmypro
I would never step foot in Virginia. For any reason.
05-17-2019, 05:58 PM
#45
My brother has a 2015 Ferrari 458 Spider. A couple of weeks ago we were driving down a deserted country road on a beautiful Sunday morning. About 15 minutes into our drive, a State Trooper pulled over my brother and issued him a citation for going 45 in a 40 MPH zone. A BS ticket like this would really **** me off, but not my brother. He looks at State Troopers as mobile toll booths. 