135kph speeding ticket - cop guesstimate?

**terbang** · 2nd January 2011, 13:53

115 or 135 either way its still over the limit. You do the crime then do the time. Simple really.

need a license for my job, and if I get too many points it's goodbye Godzone and hello again to the Septic Isle (UK).

In this case, don't let the door kick you in the arse on the way out.

**Gremlin** · 2nd January 2011, 14:06

If you're going to argue it, stop guessing, go back there and get hard numbers, distance, gives you speeds, its about the only way they are going to be proved wrong.

**Mully** · 2nd January 2011, 16:55

Originally Posted by Robhj

I wouldn't expect the case to be thrown out - I would be happy with a points reduction. I need a license for my job, and if I get too many points it's goodbye Godzone and hello again to the Septic Isle (UK).

Or, ya know, slow down.

I honestly don't understand people (and I'm related to some) that say "I have to have a licence for work" and then ride at speeds which will get them enough FlyBuys to loose their licence or at speeds which will win them an automatic 28 day holiday from driving.

**Dave Lobster** · 2nd January 2011, 18:54

With THIS in mind, the police seem to think that breaking the law for a 'few seconds' isn't particularly serious. So chill.. a few seconds of speeding is far less dangerous than leaving a baby in a baking car.

**Scuba_Steve** · 2nd January 2011, 19:08

Originally Posted by Dave Lobster

With THIS in mind, the police seem to think that breaking the law for a 'few seconds' isn't particularly serious. So chill.. a few seconds of speeding is far less dangerous than leaving a baby in a baking car.

difference there is aint no $$$ to be made.

**scumdog** · 2nd January 2011, 19:19

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

Buy a radar detector.

Instant on.

Trumped.

And he had SEEN the cop, remember?

**scumdog** · 2nd January 2011, 19:21

Originally Posted by MSTRS

I doubt that their radar equipment will show that sensitivity - at least not at that distance. .

Hmmm...

I've had accurate readings at 1.7km....

**SMOKEU** · 2nd January 2011, 19:49

Originally Posted by scumdog

Instant on.

Trumped.

And he had SEEN the cop, remember?

A good radar detector can still pick up a radar gun well before you can see it.

I've very rarely come across instant on, the officers usually either don't have their radar gun on at all, or it's on constantly.

**scumdog** · 2nd January 2011, 20:01

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

A good radar detector can still pick up a radar gun well before you can see it.

I've very rarely come across instant on, the officers usually either don't have their radar gun on at all, or it's on constantly.

YOU have to lucky EVERY time, the cops on the other hand only have to be lucky once every so often..

(Oh, and instant on isn't used on EVERY car/bike, just the ones that 'look' fast..)

**Crazy Steve** · 2nd January 2011, 20:14

Originally Posted by scumdog

YOU have to lucky EVERY time, the cops on the other hand only have to be lucky once every so often..

(Oh, and instant on isn't used on EVERY car/bike, just the ones that 'look' fast..)

Don't know why hes crying 135 Yawn...I got done for 293kph plus, they reckon.

Now I have a shinny new pushbike ! ! !

Crazy Steve.

**NOD** · 2nd January 2011, 20:18

If you Know you need your lience so well stop speeding and enjoy the sites that pass you by stop moaning or fuck off back to uk so we dont have to hear you

**Scuba_Steve** · 2nd January 2011, 20:22

Originally Posted by NOD

If you Know you need your lience so well stop speeding and enjoy the sites that pass you by

And thus "slow" drivers are dangerous...

**Smifffy** · 2nd January 2011, 20:32

Was the car really 'dawdling'? at 95 K? really?

I think that if you were certain you weren't doing 135, then you needed to say so to the cop at the time. Chances are that he then would have offered to show you his evidence, and there would have been a nice 135 on the display of his device.

Whether the 135 was you, or somebody else doesn't seem to matter, you are the one that got stopped, and he has a digital display with 135 on it.

I think you'll be paying the fine and counting the demerits.

I think you have sufficient motivation to slow down. Coromandel is a nice ride, even at 95 K.

**davebullet** · 3rd January 2011, 07:24

I think you are stuffed, but I apply your logic when overtaking as well. If a car is doing <= 90kph (I know you said 95kph) - i will overtake it. I do this as quickly as possible to reduce the time in the oncoming lane. Sure - I could overtake at 99kph and sit in that lane for 5+ seconds - but is that any safer? The other option is just to chill and follow at 90kph.

either way - it seems unless you have hard facts to back up your side of the argument, you are on the back foot. No harm in writing in eh?