100 mph in a 55
 

So this morning I'm cruising home from work at 5:30 am, and what do you know, one of New Jersey's finest pulls me over. I was on the Garden State Parkway in the Woodbridge area. He asks me what I was doing going 105 mph at 5:30 am, blah, blah, blah. I say I didn't know I was going that fast and that I was really sick (which is true) and just coming home from work, blah, blah, blah. The slimy bastard comes back with a speeding ticket for 100 mph in a 55 mph zone. Anybody have any advice for me on how to handle this? Should I get a lawyer? He didn't clock me, but he wrote "2 mile pace" on the ticket. It was real strange how it happened. I was cruising along and I had actually slowed down, then I look in my rear view and see a car approaching me. I thought it might have been a cop, but it was dark, and there are never any cops out at that time. I also thought the car looked like a limo/lincoln. So as the car is approaching me, I look down to see how fast I was going. I was going less than 100 mph. He cruises along with me for about 1/2 mile, then pulls up on me and puts his lights on(undercover car). The guy had a real attitude. Anyway, I already pay $2900/year for insurance, and I have no points. Besides the fine, I'm afraid my insurance is going to go up. New Jersey sucks and I'm really fed up with this shithole state. $2900/year with no points, WTF? OK, enough of my rant, somebody please tell me I can beat this ticket, or least greatly reduce the fine/points.

Go get at lawyer and fight this ticket. Hopefully you can get the point reduced or dismissed. Also he didn't say anything about loosing your license, court date ect.....? Normally when you go 50 over they susspend your license..

Four pieces of advice...

(1) Get a lawyer.

(2) Plead insanity.

(3) Reduce your expenses, you're gonna need the money.

(4) The little digital display on your tachometer is a speedometer. Consult it from time to time.

Sorry to say, friend, I have little sympathy for your plight. Exceeding or coming close to 100 mph in the dark on a pubic road is 99.99% of the time utterly irresponsible behavior. To claim that you're "really sick" is hardly a reasonable excuse, akin to claiming you were drunk.

Don't get me wrong, I routinely exceed posted speed limits, along with about 90% of the rest of drivers on the road. And exceeding the posted 55 on a highway by 10 or even 20 mph is understandable in many circumstances. But at close to 100 mph, you're way outdriving your headlights. Add to that any impairment you may experience as a result of being "really sick," and, frankly, you're a menace.

That the cop had "an attitude" is really quite understandable.

you should absolutely get a lawer. you will need to go to driving school, if you dont lose your license. your fines will be outragous...you will probably lose your insurance too.

First of all, 100 mph in the 8 is nothing. The stopping time is probably equal to a mack truck doing 55. Second of all, I never said how fast I was going. I said under 100 mph.

bb
First off.....

Drop the attitude. You did the crime, now pay the fine.

you are lucky you did not get arrested.
you are lucky your car was not impounded
you are lucky you did not get killed
you are lucky you did not kill someone.

Stop your pissy attitude, grow up, get an attorney, ask for forgiveness and pay the fine and your "new and improved" insurance rates.

You cannot "beat" a ticket when you were doing 45 OVER the speedlimit.

Grow Up.

You asked for it.

Points? Insurance?

You're already lucky. In some places you would have ended up in cuffs and your car on a tow truck. In MO you'd be facing up to 6 months in jail.

agreed.

100 in a 55 is the issue, not what the car car do.

wow i'm surprised the police officer let you drive away. Normaly you would be spending at least a night in jail for that kind of speeding. At least you are lucky in that regard.

You need a lawyer; don’t think you can handle this yourself.
But as someone that does 300 miles a week on the Garden State Parkway it’s a dangerous road and drivers like you do not help. The COP was doing his JOB deal with the consequences. Also there is something your not telling us
“$2900/year for insurance, and I have no points “ I also have zero points and pay $1,200 / year. To quote an older post of yours https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...51&postcount=1

“On my summer tires, I frequently drive in excess of 110 mph on my way home from work. (5 am, major highway) Will this be dangerous with snow tires? “

better hope the Judge doesn’t read this board.

Or this
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...460#post541460
&
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...1&postcount=10

some people's grandchildren, eh?

b

BWAHHHHH!!!!

ROTFLMFAO!!!!!

Throw the book at him!!!

nice that he also posts under his real name!

What a moron. Way to go Mr. JOE PATERNO

Not to mention that driving at something around 100 mph, and saying "I didn't know I was going that fast" doesn't exactly project the persona of someone who is in complete control of his vehicle. Probably inconsequential to the cop, especially since he was likely more irritated by the fact it is a really lame excuse he hears all the time.

more Joe Paterno words of wisdom

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...5&postcount=11

"I don't mean to be a jerk, but going 115mph in a Monte Carlo is a little crazy. I would never do such a thing. May the young man rest in peace."

My favorite...

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...1&postcount=10

"136 mph, NJ Turnpike, southbound between exits 11 and 9. there is no place there for cops to sit and clock you. I average about 110 mph on my trip home from work everyday. This is at a time when there is no traffic. The RX8 seems to handle great at these speeds. I actually got pulled over doin about 120. The cop didn't clock me, he just saw me from somewhere. I saw flashing lights in the backround for like two miles, slowly approaching me, so I slowed down and pulled over. He told why it was stupid to go that fast and then let me go, no ticket. 75% of cops are idiots, 25% are cool. Luckily this was one of the cool cops."


I doubt you were doing under 100. if you were, then this is a long overdue, deserved ticket.

wow, someones been a bad boy....lol sorry the lill sympathy i had just got flushed down the toilet. LOL:p

ah but that is waaaaaaaaaaaay to funny. lol

Duh...No one said that the RX-8 couldn't easily do 100 mph. The question is whether the driver's brain is up to the capability of the car. Try some simple arithmetic.

At 100 mph you're traveling 147 feet per second. Most drivers require 1.5 seconds to react to an obstacle they see ahead of them. (Even assuming you're better than that, you're "really sick", so let's assume 1.5 seconds.) Before you've reduced your speed, you've already traveled over 220 feet. Your headlights illuminate about 350 feet ahead of you. So at 100 mph, you have about 130 feet of braking distance, at best, once you recognize an obstacle before you plow into it.

Assuming REALLY good brakes and tires, probably better than you have on your car, you'll need 372 feet to stop the car. That means that when you hit the obstacle you'll be traveling at about 36 mph. Try driving your car into a brick wall at 36 mph and see how it feels and you'll get an idea of what you would experience. Even better, have a friend run you down at 36 mph and you'll get an idea of what a pedestrian would experience.

Now, if you weren't traveling 100 mph, but, say, 90, you can hit the obstacle at about 30 mph. Again, take your car, accelerate to 30 and hit a brick wall. If that doesn't convince you, do it again. Continue to do this until you realize why you got a ticket.

You should have gone to jail!

Vince

Zing.
I'm not going to say I drive perfectly, but I certainly dont brag about it, then get caught, then check the same forum for sympathy/help in 'beating the ticket' that the 'slimy cop' who was just doing his job gave you.

Personally, I'm hoping you get charged to the full extent of the law- since you routinely go 110 it is highly probable you were doing 100 at the time. Lying to us and the cop doesnt make matters any better.

Well, poor JoePaterno (not his real name I'm sure) has been raked over the coals pretty thoroughly about this episode. It's a holiday, so maybe time to let off a little?

Nah.

I'm with everyone else. We all own a car that can top 100mph with two gears to spare. Whoop-te-do. That doesn't give us license to drive it that way on a public highway - at night - while "sick" - and then whine about getting caught.

Go directly to Jail
Do not pass Go (or anyone else!)
Collect every $200 you can find, you're gonna need it!

Say, why not sell the 8, buy a Tercel and pay the fine with the difference? Everybody wins.

The jury has spoken,
Happy New Year to all! Drive sober.

What the heck man 100 in a 55 and your upset? What gives you the right? Save your money you need a laywer you ass is in it deep. Do us a favor if you lose your licens or insurance don't drive. moron :mad:

Wow Ease up guys!
 

First off Joe Paterno is the coach of Penn State...not his real name. Also yes it's stupid to drive with reckless abandon, but hey he was just asking advice. I have been given my fair share of tickets and its sucks. I have also been given a Exhibition of Speed ticket for revving my engine at my girlfriend...so yes he deserves a ticket and yes some cops have attitude. Just don't flame everyone who comes on asking for advice.

I have had my 8 over a year and have done 100+ once, and you do it every day!!!!!

Odds finally caught up to you so pay the penalty and be glad you still have your car. Maybe it will slow you down and save a life some day too.

Ok, I wasn't going 100 mph. I never said I was going 100. It was just some young cop with a hard-on. When I looked at the speedometer I was going 90. That was way before I got pulled over. I have zero points and I am a very safe driver. It is not wrong to drive fast on 4 lane highways at 530 in the morning. There is nobody on the road. Bad driving kills people. Have you ever heard of the Autobahn? The fatality rates are lower on the Autobahn than on US roadways. There is plenty of documentation that supports my claim. You guys are all crazy. Probably the same people that say leasing is a bad idea. I've driven 20000 miles a year for the past 4 years, never once coming close to causing an accident. So if my 8 can stop faster doing 100mph than a mack truck doing 55, should the truck driver go to jail???