Driving at a dangerous speed - any hope of keeping my license?

[madboy]

What Spud said, get your lawyer to talk to the prosecutor. Best case scenario I would have thought would be a careless. Either way your license should be toast for a while.

As far as lawyers go, you need one. You can either gamble with taking the duty solicitor of the day (free) or you can plonk down hard earned money, that you don't sound like you have to spare, on a competent one.

With a modern 600cc sportsbike doing 0-100 in 3 sec flat, I can fully understand how you can blip the gas and get 102 really quickly and without noticing. I won't pretend I've never done it (or more). But then I would have been very hesitant to stop and lose my license, and even more hesitant to not ride/drive for however long. I can't advocate illegal activity, but think what the odds are you'll get pulled over if you're NOT doing anything wrong? It's another gamble really, just like the one you took when you blipped the gas.

[Str8 Jacket]

Not to mention the Warrant to Arrest that will be issued as well... that would be a good look at the airport, wouldn't it???

Part of my job is to issue those WTA's... Oh the power!

[Lou Girardin]

Weather condtions were slightly overcast but dry. Was a built up area but on one side of road only, empty park on the other side. No intersections or off roads, no traffic or predestrians and have no idea how long the speed check was over but can't have been long. When do you plea bargain, before the case or at the court case?

You may have a chance at defending it if this is the case. See a lawyer.

[chickenfunkstar]

SV's can be a bit like that sometimes. If I had a dollar for everytime i've come out of a corner and the bike just dared me to keep the throttle on and rev it out... Take the bike into the country more often, you'll find less of a need to speed around town.

Doesn't really help the situation now though.

[cruxis]

Looks like you gonna get disqualified. So what are you gonna do for transport? Take a risk and Get a scooter to runabout on. Something you cant "accidently" speed on. Something that reduces your risk of getting pulled over while disqualified. But if you do get caught riding while disquailfied well......

[scumdog]

The first 28 day thing you'll have to wear, after that you could ask for adjournments (to prepare case etc) to delay the inevitable until the time you NEED your licence (the road trip etc) has passed.

[Lou Girardin]

Been there, done that. I fought it and lost (on better grounds than you have) and ended up with more than the minimum. I got 9 months disqual plus a $1000 fine, for my trouble.

Two words.

Your Fucked.

If I recall, you were doing 2 1/2 times the limit for an extended distance, were you not? There's no way that could be construed as momentary inattention.
He may have more chance than you did.

[Beemer]

102 in a 50, even if you did hit the picks and slow to 70, sorry, you are screwed and rightly so! They could argue that on a Sunday afternoon there are often more people out and about and you could have easily hit someone.

Yes, we've all been guilty of speeding at times, but I really am finding it hard to have much sympathy for you if you admit you were doing double the limit when you saw the cop.

Try fighting it, you'll line a lawyer's pockets and then the court's and you'll more than likely still be walking. Take it like a man and stop whingeing!

[Ixion]

I must admit that i have some sympathy if the 102 was indeed momentary. I find a similar problem on the two strokes. If I filter to the head of a traffic line, I want to get away smartish and distance myself from Sammy Smallsword in the front cage. But on a two stroke, cos of the way the power band is, if I even just go hard enough in first to stay in the band when I change to second, then short change the rest up to top, by the time I have a chance to look at the speedo I'm often doing 70 or 80. Sure I brake and pull it down , and it's never been over the 100 (that I've noticed) but I can see it happening without the rider being a scorcher. It is pretty hard to get that clearance and still stay under 50kph, especially when Sammy is determined to show you how much power his Wankmobile 2000 produces.

[Limb]

Well at least you did one thing right. You got a SV650 instead of a GT650 hyosung
Otherwise you would of got stung 4 120KMPH

[ZeroIndex]

Well at least you did one thing right. You got a SV650 instead of a GT650 hyosung
Otherwise you would of got stung 4 120KMPH

ooooh, BURN!!

Limb: how was the coro loop with your son the other day?

[hsvboy06]

...I blipped the throttle on my new bike (only had two months and haven't ridden much due to winter conditions) and it accelerates a lot faster then my 250 (have a 650).

Oh please... I went from a FXR150 to a SV650 and I've never had a problem with it going that fast without me noticing, even for a moment. Sure, as someone else said, it's begging me to do it all the time, but I'm the one twisting the throttle - I'm the one in control. If you can't control the speed of you bike, perhaps you shouldn't be riding it. Sorry - no sympathy from me.

[Limb]

ooooh, BURN!!

Limb: how was the coro loop with your son the other day?

Good thanks zeroindex. I was amazed at how quick freerider was throwing his bike around some of those corners.

[Indoo]

You may have a chance at defending it if this is the case. See a lawyer.

Yep although you will have to weigh up the cost of that too. Professional liars often end up costing more than the actual penalty itself.

Your not going to get off at that speed, unless there is a major flaw in the Police case, ie non calibrated radar etc which is extremely unlikely. Your best bet is to try and get the charge reduced to exceeding 50kmh rather than dangerous speed. That way you admit that yep you were speeding but it wasn't endangering anyone other than yourself, ie no other traffic, wide road, no peds, no intersections, no side streets, no parked cars and a non-residential area.

Write in and see if you can get it reduced yourself.

[SPman]

I must admit that i have some sympathy if the 102 was indeed momentary. I find a similar problem on the two strokes. If I filter to the head of a traffic line, I want to get away smartish and distance myself from Sammy Smallsword in the front cage. But on a two stroke, cos of the way the power band is, if I even just go hard enough in first to stay in the band when I change to second, then short change the rest up to top, by the time I have a chance to look at the speedo I'm often doing 70 or 80. Sure I brake and pull it down , and it's never been over the 100 (that I've noticed) but I can see it happening without the rider being a scorcher. It is pretty hard to get that clearance and still stay under 50kph, especially when Sammy is determined to show you how much power his Wankmobile 2000 produces.

Now - try it with a 1000 sportbike. I found I regularly hit 80-100 away from the lights just too darn quickly. It took a great deal of care to avoid doing it.
Then again, of course, there were times I didnt really give a damn!