Laser/Radar jammer vs just paying the ticket (Page 2 of 3)
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Originally Posted By Predicament: Pretty sure this happens with every insurance company. OP will be paying for his exuberance for years in increased insurance premiums. Originally Posted By Predicament: Originally Posted By fttam: In NY the tickets hit your license and your insurance, which adds up. OP will be paying for his exuberance for years in increased insurance premiums. When you appear in court to pay your ticket (or earlier if you call the DA's Office in advance) ask the ADA if they will amend it to a conviction of a non-moving violation and offer to pay the original amount (plus court costs) in full immediately. It may be more than the original violation amount, but it's worth it to keep your insurance company from seeing a moving violation. If you cannot afford to pay it immediately, ask if they'll setup a payment plan for you. |
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: So I recently got a ticket for going slightly over the speed limit. Since I pulled over, the officer kindly wrote me up for 99 in a 75, thus avoiding the whole messy situation of having me take a ride with him back to the police station.  (dude kept thanking me for pulling over  )Anyway, I started think that maybe I should get a laser jammer... but then I looked at the prices for those things. The ticket was $135, had no effect on my license, and didn't cause my insurance to go up. A laser jammer is anywhere from $2-3K for the good ones. Even if I got a ticket once a year, it would take me 20 years to justify the price of a jammer, so why would I actually buy this instead of just paying the ticket every few years?  Officer did you a solid writing 99/75 and the way you pay him back is wanting to get a jammer so you can continue to speed? You Earned this; do better than that, dumbass. He gave you a break hoping you'd end your BAD driving habits, be more careful going forward and NOT end up splatted into another car because of speed and he's the one gets to take the call on another bloody, broken speeding idjit driver! He cut you a BIG break. 20 over in my State is criminal speed, not a civil ticket. And yeah. I used to give people breaks like that all the time. Hope for the best, you know? Today, people drive worse. A LOT worse in my A/O. Red lights mean nothing. Speed limits? Hah! Maybe it was because of cops like me trying to do the right thing, maybe it's because of an excess of dumbass drivers. LEARN from this and do better. Oh. and BTW; some States have laws against having radar/lidar detectors or jammers. Fines are kinda on the stiff side for getting caught with one. God Bless |
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: So I recently got a ticket for going slightly over the speed limit. Since I pulled over, the officer kindly wrote me up for 99 in a 75, thus avoiding the whole messy situation of having me take a ride with him back to the police station. (dude kept thanking me for pulling over )Anyway, I started think that maybe I should get a laser jammer... but then I looked at the prices for those things. The ticket was $135, had no effect on my license, and didn't cause my insurance to go up. A laser jammer is anywhere from $2-3K for the good ones. Even if I got a ticket once a year, it would take me 20 years to justify the price of a jammer, so why would I actually buy this instead of just paying the ticket every few years? Or you could slow the fuck down and not be “that guy” that just has to drive 20+ over. Do that in Mississippi or Florida and you’re gonna be leaving in the back of a patrol car. |
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Originally Posted By GreyGhost: This is 100% correct. OP-so you were happy he wrote you a ticket for only going 99 which implies you were actually doing 100+.Doesn’t that seem a little excessive to you? Depends on weather and traffic conditions, and a simple number doesn't tell you anything. |
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: Yep. Completely clean tag, no other cars on the road, he was right out in the open and not hiding behind a bush or anything. I was just focused on the road and didn't see him until it was too late. Sounds about right. Cops prefer doing speed enforcement when conditions allow for it. They aren't called road pirates for nothing. |
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: So I recently got a ticket for going slightly over the speed limit. Since I pulled over, the officer kindly wrote me up for 99 in a 75, thus avoiding the whole messy situation of having me take a ride with him back to the police station. (dude kept thanking me for pulling over )Anyway, I started think that maybe I should get a laser jammer... but then I looked at the prices for those things. The ticket was $135, had no effect on my license, and didn't cause my insurance to go up. A laser jammer is anywhere from $2-3K for the good ones. Even if I got a ticket once a year, it would take me 20 years to justify the price of a jammer, so why would I actually buy this instead of just paying the ticket every few years? At the speeds you're traveling, you're going to get pulled over with a laser detector a without out. |
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Originally Posted By 74HC: Real world doesn't equate to that. It's unlikely OP can sustain those high speeds throughout point A to point B. Yeah, if you drive long enough you figure it out. I guess it is possible out west, but no way someone is driving 90 for 6 solid hours east of the mississippi. |
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: So I recently got a ticket for going slightly over the speed limit. Since I pulled over, the officer kindly wrote me up for 99 in a 75, thus avoiding the whole messy situation of having me take a ride with him back to the police station. (dude kept thanking me for pulling over )Anyway, I started think that maybe I should get a laser jammer... but then I looked at the prices for those things. The ticket was $135, had no effect on my license, and didn't cause my insurance to go up. A laser jammer is anywhere from $2-3K for the good ones. Even if I got a ticket once a year, it would take me 20 years to justify the price of a jammer, so why would I actually buy this instead of just paying the ticket every few years? If that is all true, then pay the ticket and count your blessings. I run a Valentine One radar and laser detector and it has saved me many times. I do not often go very far above the limit, though. Some radar detectors offer a remote display to make them harder for LEOs to spot. If they laser a car in front of you, your detector may pick that up, allowing you to check your speed before it is too late. |
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You can't get insurance anymore. State Farm dropped me last year for a windshield claim....literally said I'm not economically viable with my nice cars. Just refused to offer me services the next month. I can't have any tickets or claims for years before I can try and get normal insurance again. |
OP apparently has not learned his lesson and will likely continue the same behavior, hoping that a jammer will prevent another ticket. This incident should have been a wake up call that doing stupid stuff like this endangered himself and other drivers. But it hasn't. Sadly OP might find himself in the news for going over 100 again and loosing control due to whatever reason and he injured or killed another motorist and their passengers, all while he walked away without a scratch. 
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Originally Posted By StevenK: I feel your pain. Waze and experience, with some luck for good measure.  Or, spend that cash. In my experience, Waze is about useless for their police notifications because they keep moving. I've always thought the idea of getting a permanently installed system like Uniden's R9w would be cool to have, then I remember I don't do more than five over and it would be a waste of money I'd rather waste on other things. |
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There must not be deer in OP's state. Sorry but you couldn't pay me to go over 100 without a shell around my body. This is why cagers hate bikers. |
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Originally Posted By depleted_yourcranium: All that visibility yet you still didn't see the cop all out in the open in time to come off the throttle? Almost as if excess speed reduces reaction time... but I'm sure it has absolutely zero impact on your ability to avoid potential hazards... none at all. I wasn't looking for cops, I was looking for cars on the road. I saw him far enough out that I did slow down, but not enough before he tagged me.
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: Yeah, if you drive long enough you figure it out. I guess it is possible out west, but no way someone is driving 90 for 6 solid hours east of the mississippi. Hence my state of residence. It is completely easy to do that out here without many others on the road. Right, wrong, or indifferent, my math is solid. |
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Originally Posted By Kobolowsky_Tires: Officer did you a solid writing 99/75 and the way you pay him back is wanting to get a jammer so you can continue to speed? You Earned this; do better than that, dumbass. He gave you a break hoping you'd end your BAD driving habits, be more careful going forward and NOT end up splatted into another car because of speed and he's the one gets to take the call on another bloody, broken speeding idjit driver! He cut you a BIG break. 20 over in my State is criminal speed, not a civil ticket. And yeah. I used to give people breaks like that all the time. Hope for the best, you know? Today, people drive worse. A LOT worse in my A/O. Red lights mean nothing. Speed limits? Hah! Maybe it was because of cops like me trying to do the right thing, maybe it's because of an excess of dumbass drivers. LEARN from this and do better. Oh. and BTW; some States have laws against having radar/lidar detectors or jammers. Fines are kinda on the stiff side for getting caught with one. God Bless Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, huh? I'm not asking if I should get a laser detector (perfectly legal in my state BTW), I'm asking why bother when the penalty is so reasonable? He cut me a break because I pulled over; I'm sure he was under no illusions about my future driving endeavors (otherwise, I'm sure he would have told me to slow down, which he did not do). He and I both knew that I could have run if I had wanted to; there's an exit less than a mile from where he was posted, and I could have made it in under 20 seconds and been on back roads long before he got turned around and up to speed. Far as I could tell, I showed him respect by not making things difficult, and he reciprocated by not taking me to jail. It sucks that you live in a state full of uptight assholes, but (for now) most of Louisiana isn't that way. |
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: So I recently got a ticket for going slightly over the speed limit. Since I pulled over, the officer kindly wrote me up for 99 in a 75, thus avoiding the whole messy situation of having me take a ride with him back to the police station. (dude kept thanking me for pulling over )Anyway, I started think that maybe I should get a laser jammer... but then I looked at the prices for those things. The ticket was $135, had no effect on my license, and didn't cause my insurance to go up. A laser jammer is anywhere from $2-3K for the good ones. Even if I got a ticket once a year, it would take me 20 years to justify the price of a jammer, so why would I actually buy this instead of just paying the ticket every few years? Your insurance company probably only pulls your record once a year. If 12 months go by without them catching it, then yeah, you're in the clear. Otherwise, I'd be peppering my Angus. If you're a serial speeder who can't keep it in their pants, and doesn't have a clean record (sounds like you took the conviction for 99/75), it might be worth it. Laser jammers do work, but they have to be tuned/tweaked to your vehicle. And depending on what you drive, more than one emitter may be needed. Just blindly installing an emitter on the front of your car is probably a waste of time and money. I usually don't speed locally, only when I'm on long road trips. The few times I've been stopped, a clean record/saying I have a clean record/saying I drive a company car, is usually enough for a warning or at worst an impeding ticket which is zero points and nothing on my record. If you already have speeding conviction(s), your chances for mercy are significantly lower. |
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: Yep. Completely clean tag, no other cars on the road, he was right out in the open and not hiding behind a bush or anything. I was just focused on the road and didn't see him until it was too late. Originally Posted By chibajoe: Originally Posted By Tejas1836: So, OP, you were tagged with a laser? Yep. Completely clean tag, no other cars on the road, he was right out in the open and not hiding behind a bush or anything. I was just focused on the road and didn't see him until it was too late. But how do you know it was a LASER and not LIDAR, RADAR, etc |
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Originally Posted By ManMan: But how do you know it was a LASER and not LIDAR, RADAR, etc Originally Posted By ManMan: Originally Posted By chibajoe: Originally Posted By Tejas1836: So, OP, you were tagged with a laser? Yep. Completely clean tag, no other cars on the road, he was right out in the open and not hiding behind a bush or anything. I was just focused on the road and didn't see him until it was too late. But how do you know it was a LASER and not LIDAR, RADAR, etc It usually says how the speed was obtained on the ticket. |
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Originally Posted By Cjones124: I’d be skeptical a “laser jammer” is even legit. Why? They've been around for quite a while and some are better than others but they're very real. Unless something has changed recently, I haven't been keeping up lately, OP should go with Anti Laser Priority. |
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Originally Posted By kc-coyote: OP apparently has not learned his lesson and will likely continue the same behavior, hoping that a jammer will prevent another ticket. This incident should have been a wake up call that doing stupid stuff like this endangered himself and other drivers. But it hasn't. Sadly OP might find himself in the news for going over 100 again and loosing control due to whatever reason and he injured or killed another motorist and their passengers, all while he walked away without a scratch.  We should be able to own machine guns! Driving 100mph on a highway with no other people is basically setting a preschool on fire! |
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Originally Posted By Caeser2001: Depends on the vehicle. For some cars, doing 100, is the same as 50 in a shitbox. Better tires, braking, handling, power, etc. Sorry but that's just bullshit. Regardless of how capable the car might be, your reflexes are still the same. Ditto for road visibility (nothing is going to let you see that oncoming car around a blind curve) or the drunk driver that swerves into you. I've scraped plenty of people who thought like you off the pavement in the past 10 years. Did 3 fatals in the past 4 days even. But go ahead and drive 100mph, it provides me with plenty of war stories and entertainment  |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: I stopped getting tickets when I stopped using detectors and followed the stay under 10 over rule. Saving 15 minutes on a 6 hour drive was not worth the hassle. So, in effect, you grew up. |
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Originally Posted By jeepnik: So, in effect, you grew up. Originally Posted By jeepnik: Originally Posted By lorazepam: I stopped getting tickets when I stopped using detectors and followed the stay under 10 over rule. Saving 15 minutes on a 6 hour drive was not worth the hassle. So, in effect, you grew up. And yet in other threads you have people ridiculing other posters for getting tickets going 6 over. There are plenty of Karens here. |
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If you tell us what stretch of road you were on we can decide if you were reckless. Some stretches of road are pretty fast, like between LA and Vegas. Years ago was piled up behind a left lane loafer with a line of cars behind me. Guy blocking me finally got out of the way and I moved over for the cars behind me. He was going 95 
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Originally Posted By DevilsEggAdvocate: If you tell us what stretch of road you were on we can decide if you were reckless. Some stretches of road are pretty fast, like between LA and Vegas. Years ago was piled up behind a left lane loafer with a line of cars behind me. Guy blocking me finally got out of the way and I moved over for the cars behind me. He was going 95 I-59 between Pearl River and Picayune, and the speed limit is actually 70 according to Google, not 75. 
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Originally Posted By chibajoe: So I recently got a ticket for going slightly over the speed limit. Since I pulled over, the officer kindly wrote me up for 99 in a 75, thus avoiding the whole messy situation of having me take a ride with him back to the police station. (dude kept thanking me for pulling over )Anyway, I started think that maybe I should get a laser jammer... but then I looked at the prices for those things. The ticket was $135, had no effect on my license, and didn't cause my insurance to go up. A laser jammer is anywhere from $2-3K for the good ones. Even if I got a ticket once a year, it would take me 20 years to justify the price of a jammer, so why would I actually buy this instead of just paying the ticket every few years? 99 in a 75 would get you a reckless in Va, 20 over and certainly a court date and a decent fine. Buddy was popped 105 in a 55 and got 3 weekends in the pokey, suspended license and a fine. It depends on the state as far as fines. |
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Originally Posted By olivers_AR: 99 in a 75 would get you a reckless in Va, 20 over and certainly a court date and a decent fine. Buddy was popped 105 in a 55 and got 3 weekends in the pokey, suspended license and a fine. It depends on the state as far as fines. Originally Posted By olivers_AR: Originally Posted By chibajoe: So I recently got a ticket for going slightly over the speed limit. Since I pulled over, the officer kindly wrote me up for 99 in a 75, thus avoiding the whole messy situation of having me take a ride with him back to the police station. (dude kept thanking me for pulling over )Anyway, I started think that maybe I should get a laser jammer... but then I looked at the prices for those things. The ticket was $135, had no effect on my license, and didn't cause my insurance to go up. A laser jammer is anywhere from $2-3K for the good ones. Even if I got a ticket once a year, it would take me 20 years to justify the price of a jammer, so why would I actually buy this instead of just paying the ticket every few years? 99 in a 75 would get you a reckless in Va, 20 over and certainly a court date and a decent fine. Buddy was popped 105 in a 55 and got 3 weekends in the pokey, suspended license and a fine. It depends on the state as far as fines. They had 10 over on several stretches being reckless for quite a few years in VA. |
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Originally Posted By 74HC: Real world doesn't equate to that. It's unlikely OP can sustain those high speeds throughout point A to point B. Originally Posted By 74HC: Originally Posted By morning_would: Your math ain't mathing. 400 miles at 75MPH = 5.33 hours 400 miles at 90MPH = 4.44 hours I tend to drive at night if it's long distance; less traffic and cops. My "trip" cars can all do about 450 miles a tank @ 85-90, and those speeds are perfectly sustainable in most of the SE. It seems that once you get to the northern half of the country, cops have a stick up their ass and you need to stick closer to the speed limit. |
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