Nataly 38 #1 March 24, 2014 So I got flashed the other day and in the post came the bad news: I was going 59 in a 50 zone. And they knock off 5 km/hr to compensate for possible slight variances between captured speed and actual speed. So officially, the ticket is for going 4 km/hr above the speed limit. And what did my boyfriend say when he saw it?? "Awww baby... 59 km/hr?? I bet you thought it was a 70 zone!!!" (I did ) Ah well... €90 for my "cheap thrills"... That'll teach me to ride so recklessly (at 11:50 pm alone on the street on a wednesday night after a long day of crunching numbers). I'm a MANIAC - I should be stopped!! Yeah."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rougarou 0 #2 March 24, 2014 Maybe he just saw a hot chick in leather on a bike and was looking for any excuse he could find to get a closer look at you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #3 March 24, 2014 Who didn't see that coming!? You got Steppenwolf cranked up on your ipod? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #4 March 24, 2014 muff528 Who didn't see that coming!? You got Steppenwolf cranked up on your ipod? Sammy Hagar . . . I can't Drive Fifty FIIIIIIIVE!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #5 March 24, 2014 Rougarou Maybe he just saw a hot chick in leather on a bike and was looking for any excuse he could find to get a closer look at you. Sorry, Nat, but I could totally see this happening to ya. It happened once to my wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 49 #6 March 24, 2014 Nataly ...That'll teach me to ride so wrecklessly... Being wreckless is commendable. Reckless, on the other hand..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #7 March 24, 2014 JohnMitchell ***Maybe he just saw a hot chick in leather on a bike and was looking for any excuse he could find to get a closer look at you. Sorry, Nat, but I could totally see this happening to ya. It happened once to my wife. MAN... In France, even the traffic cameras are horny!!! DAMMIT!! Nah... It was an automated camera and an automated ticket. I suspect that at that speed an officer would not have bothered to stop me (even if I were a guy). Whatever. I got the ticket, I paid the ticket. Still a little surprised I was speeding at all, but I'm sure the camera has no reason to lie..."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 March 24, 2014 Erroll ***...That'll teach me to ride so wrecklessly... Being wreckless is commendable. Reckless, on the other hand..... (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 March 24, 2014 Quite a few of the cameras I've seen take the photo of the front of the vehicle .. no number plate on the front of our bikes .. TeHe (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pobrause 6 #10 March 24, 2014 90,- for 5 km/h?!?!? what the... What do they charge you for real speeding? 0.o Here in Germany I recently had to pay 80,- for 31 km/h above the limit ... must be around death sentence in your area?!------------------------------------------------------- To absent friends Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #11 March 24, 2014 Belgium - 150. I never even received the ticket. I got a notice that I was late paying it. No idea where it was or what the offence was. I just paid it. I presume I was trying to get away from a crazy Belgian driver and exceded the limit at the wrong time/place.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #12 March 24, 2014 Pobrause 90,- for 5 km/h?!?!? what the... What do they charge you for real speeding? 0.o Here in Germany I recently had to pay 80,- for 31 km/h above the limit ... must be around death sentence in your area?! In fact, it was € 90 for 4 km/h ... Technically, it's even worse, since I believe the ticket is actually € 180 (but is reduced by half if you pay quickly). Plus, it said I would lose one point from my licence, but as I have a UK licence this will not apply. If the speeding were really excessive, they have a right to ask me to trade in my UK licence for a French one so that they can remove points - or they could just confiscate my UK licence altogether. Which doesn't pose such a big problem, since you can get the DVLA to reissue one. The problem is when they take it away on the spot - you have no right to drive away in your vehicle and have to pay for your car/bike to be taken away, and pay to retrieve it, and I think you could even do jail time (although on this last point I am not sure), et cetera. But we are talking radically high speeds, not 4 km/h too fast... I think it's steep as well. I don't know if it's something to do with where it is - perhaps it's in a school zone or something?? When I get a chance, I will google the precise location, since it is stated on the ticket. If I'm not mistaken, it's just coming out of a 70 zone, so I reckon it's an easy way to catch people out. And Shroppy - lots of radars here capture just the front of the vehicle as well, but this was not one of them. Oh well."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #13 March 24, 2014 Nataly So officially, the ticket is for going 4 km/hr above the speed limit. I've got you beat. 53 in a 50 zone on the Promenade des Anglais . 10 years of driving in Australia without a single speeding ticket. Two in my first three months in France. And then, for contrast, on the mountain roads: I'm doing 80km/h on a nasty, twisty set of roads, and I get overtaken by trucks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,121 #14 March 24, 2014 I don't know if they do this in France, but I know in Holland they do what is called Trajectcontrole. Basically they take your average speed over a distance, if your averaghe speed is higher than the posted speed limit, you get a ticket. (Looks like Belgium does the same thing, Dave) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #15 March 25, 2014 Nataly So I got flashed the other day and in the post came the bad news I couldn't imagine anyone here flashing you. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #16 March 25, 2014 Photo radar isn't about getting people to slow down, it's just about raising $$$ for the local authorities. There is a bridge I cross under on most days coming home from work. The bridge is supposedly under construction repairs. There are construction signs telling the drivers to slow down to 60 km/h. Problem is nobody ever works on the bridge. It's been at least 8 months since the last construction worker set foot on the sight. But that does not stop the authorities from using photo radar at the location to nab anyone who is going 1+ click over the posted 60 km/h construction zone speed limit. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #17 March 25, 2014 I think I paid $175.00 CASH on the spot for 15 over in Wisconsin. I never have known any other place where the officer wants CASH on the spot. WUWT?skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #18 March 25, 2014 CanuckInUSAPhoto radar isn't about getting people to slow down, it's just about raising $$$ for the local authorities. Yep. And it's a very effective way to raise money."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #19 March 25, 2014 Snowwhite I think I paid $175.00 CASH on the spot for 15 over in Wisconsin. I never have known any other place where the officer wants CASH on the spot. WUWT? In France, if you have a foreign licence and you are stopped by cops for breaking traffic rules, you will have to pay cash on-the-spot as well. Or, if they haven't put it in their system yet, they will let you go with a warning because they can't be arsed to fill in the extra paper-work!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #20 March 25, 2014 Hi Snow, Quote I never have known any other place where the officer wants CASH on the spot. 1988, just west of Helena, Montana. Why do I know? JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #21 March 25, 2014 JerryBaumchen Hi Snow, Quote I never have known any other place where the officer wants CASH on the spot. 1988, just west of Helena, Montana. Why do I know? JerryBaumchen Daytona Beach, Spring 1970 Jaywalking. But not collected on the spot. I had to ride down to the station with a carload of other miscreants. The fine was $35.00 and by some miracle that happened to be exactly how much I had in my pocket! What luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #23 March 26, 2014 Yummy "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #24 March 26, 2014 How else is he going to make his boat payment? Out of state in ILL they wanted cash. I could still fight it but cash acted as bond to make sure I showed up or it got payed. I was resigned to the cop hauling me in but he told me to keep looking. He got paid partly in nickles dimes and quarters off the floor. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMK 3 #25 March 26, 2014 I've had so many speeding tickets over the years, I’ve honestly lost count. By age 25 (in US) I had lost my license 5 times due to speeding tickets. Thankfully in UK, and Europe in general, you only have to watch for automated cameras (our police have better things to do, unlike their US counterparts). A few tips and items learned over the years: - In Switzerland, if you don’t pay your speeding ticket, the next time you visit, your passport is flagged and the kind gentleman has someone escort you to the nearest cash machine. - In Indonesia, they can be bribed, but it takes forever and the guy never actually touches your money (after the long-winded discussion, he recoiled his hand when I reached out with some money; however he subsequently pointed to a box in the corner of the room where I could leave the cash). - Average speed camera zones require the cameras getting your registration (license plate) at two points as they need both to do the math. So, when you see the cameras coming up you get right on the back of a van/truck to hide your plate or at least switch lanes abruptly to mess with their system. - In the southern US, 115mph in a 55mph zone will end in 6mo license suspension no matter how good/expensive your lawyer is. But, you can easily use your mates address in the adjoining state to get a different state license to hold you over till you get your real license back. - In the US, if you move more than a couple states away, they don’t generally have information sharing arrangements with further states. So hypothetically someone who had lost their licence 5 times for speeding (again hypothetically) can get a fresh license and a safe driver discount on their insurance in Illinois. "Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
