First time I've ever been stopped for speeding. I was in the back of a pack of 6 cars, 4 in the right doing 70, 2 in the left doing 75+, I was behind doing 70 in the right lane. Come across a bridge (this is a 55 zone) and theres a cop right there. Now, in the morning, in commuter traffic, on route 18 (which is a 65 except for this 1/4 mile stretch of bridge) NO ONE goes 55 over the bridge. So I'm in a bright yellow shirt with a white and yellow hat on, windows down, blasting Black Label Society. The cop pulls out, at first I figured to go after one of the two in the left lane. Nope, got right up on my *** and pulled me over, didn't even talk or anything, just wrote me the ticket and said have a nice day. I cant wait to go to court, Im gonna scream bloody f'n murder. For 2 years, I was harrased constantly by police because I had what 3 cops refered to as a "drug dealer-looking" truck and was constantly harrassed. I thought the G35's image and status would detract from these cops and their ways, but nope. I guess I'm just in violation of driving while looking 16. =(

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you sure it wasnt the fashion police that pulled you over?

 

did i miss something, but were you speeding and at what speed? what exactly was on the ticket? what was the violation?

 

u should post a picture of what you in what u wore that day..let us be the judge if its justified =)

 

Your radar detector didn't go off? Don't tell me you don't have one! Shame.

 

a) My fashion sense is limited to a t-shirt, jeans and a hat.
b) Yes, I was speeding, but of the group, I was going the least fast.
c) I was doing 70 in a 55, as I said, so were 4 cars infront of me, and 2 cars went by me on the left moving at atleast 5 mph faster right before the edge of the bridge
d) Yes, I do, I have the top of the line cobra, even though its still a cobra. Never failed me once and has the sickest range I've ever seen on radar detectors (I out did my friends passport 8500 by almost a quarter mile) The problem being, when your cruising in traffic, going to work, blasting music, the last thing you worry about is a cop harrassing you....the point I was trying to make, two people did atleast 20+ over the limit by the cop in the LEFT HAND LANE, which was where he was sitting, so he couldnt have "missed them." Yet, he comes after me.

Basically, what I'm saying, I got singled out of a group of traffic for a ticket, and ofcourse, I was the youngest driver around, so I get the ticket. Whatever though, Im just ranting because right now I feel like I'm right back to where I started before getting this car, and it pisses me off. I sold my truck BECAUSE I was pulled over in it so much, and if this happens with the G, I'm gonna flip, I love this car more than life itself sometimes. (Yes, it's gone way beyond obsession, but sometimes I think this truely is the nicest car I will ever own. I may own more expensive, more luxurious, faster, or what have you, but this car....I can't even put it into words.)

Ok, off the soap box....short read. Cops suck, once again proved they love pulling over kids. Oh well, it happens.

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first why were you at the end of the pack? when travelin in groups never be the last car. you want to either be in the lead or a car in the middle. cops always get the last car of the pack. its the easiest to catch up to. just something i have learned when traveling in groups.

Daniel

5ATC / DP / Willow / Premium / Aero / Clear Bra / 5% Tint - 30% Windshield / Ground Kit / Clear Corners / Shock Sensor / L.E.D. Hood Lights / Z - Tube / OEM Remote Window Up / VDC Memory<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by SFLG35 on 05/20/04 11:30 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

Exactly! Before you proclaimed that you were "profiled", did you happen to consider that you were just the easiest one in the group to snag???

 

I'm not sure what state your in, but in IL there a few easy ways to get out of it.

First, go to the circuit clerk today and tell them you're going to plead innocent and want your court date moved to as soon as possible. They should move it up ~2 weeks. Go to court, they won't have your paper work because they are slow and the state prosecuter will drop the charge. They are allowed a continuance (and so are you), however, they won't use it. Additionally, cops are scheduled to go to court on certain days (like the one yours is set for), having your court date moved will increase your chance that he isn't scheduled to go to court that day and hopefully he will skip it because it's only 1 lousy ticket & they hate going just as much as we do.

Also, you can do some research or get yourself a lawyer. This pertains to IL only, but I'm sure your state has similiar loop holes. It can be dropped for the following: if the cop hasn't been trained in 6 months on how to use the gun, if the gun hasn't been calibrated within 6 months, if the tool that calibrates the gun hasn't been checked for accuracy within 6 months, if you were traveling the average speed traveled on that road, if the average speed test was taken in a slightly different location (i.e. at the top of the hill or before a turn or in your case bridge).

Since you were traveling with the flow of traffic you have a good chance. If a survey has been done showing that the average speed of traffic on your road is say 71, then it can be thrown out.

Most judges like to rule in the state's favor (go figure) so your easiest is to get the date moved so they aren't ready and/or the cop doesn't show.

Good luck.

 

Well my 2 cents, the whole "well everyone else was going that fast" isnt going to work. You'll say that, the judge will say how fast was everyone going?", you say "70 (in a 65 remember) and the cop will say "oh so you WERE speeding".

I'd just take another route to try and fight it. I got on the freeway going *40*, accelerated, merged (there was cop about 150 feet behind me), and he lights me up right away saying I was going 80. I know the G is fast, but I dont think it can go 40-80 in .1 seconds. Anyways I'm in the middle of fighting that, but I've noticed a LOT of people getting BS tickets in their coupes.

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ya...especially in california..even if u go in the flow of traffic...if some cop decides to pull u over for 75 in 65 area...they can...and telling them u r following the traffic doesn't help at all...

 

Regardless where you were in the pack, how old you are or what you were wearing, you really don't have any room to complain. You were speading. In a group of speeding cars like that, it's the cop's choice. As anyone with a sporty car knows, especially a newer sport car, cops will love to pop you when you're speading!

Not trying to bash you or anything, but it's not "profiling" in the least. That's stopping people, based upon looks, without cause (or fabricating cause) just to see if they're up to anything illegal. You admitted to speeding, so how is it profiling? Sounds like you're just a little sore that he picked you out of the rest of the pack.

Don't even think about pursuing the matter with a lawsuit. That's BS and we all know it. Just accept that you got caught speeding and that your fine ride might be the reason you got picked out of the crowd. It's the downfall of owning a bitchin' ride. I know from experience, and it's just the bad that you have to take with the good.

FWIW, I've been popped plenty of times for speeding and still have a habit of running faster than traffic a lot of the time. So I'm not just a goody-two-shoes bagging on you for breaking the law. There are ploenty of laws I've broken. Been caught for some, not for others.

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BAH! Double posted by accident! Sorry.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by BigRon on 05/20/04 12:21 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

What kind of music is "Black Label Society"


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i have to agree...i don't think it's profiling. you just got unlucky that he picked you. probably because you have the nice sportscar. as far as going to court, you're out of luck. other cars around you speeding too or going faster is no defense. the judge will just say that bottomline, you were still speeding. at least that's what i've seen myself here in cali.