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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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25 YRS WITHOUT!

Well I went 25yrs with out getting a speeding ticket! Got one today!
82 in a 55 oh well!
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Bummer. Where did you get clocked? I grew up in Paramus.

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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Bummer.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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guess u r lucked out today... thye should just give ya a warning for having such good past record
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Well if your luck holds true to the first 25 years then you might want to look at the positive side of all this....

You can speed all you want for the next 24 years and 364 days if your luck follows some sort of pattern.


P.S. I speed almost everyday... So I know my luck is due to run out soon. 15 years and counting...
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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north bound turnpike 15x

Originally Posted by Red Dragoon
Bummer. Where did you get clocked? I grew up in Paramus.

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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Oh yeah, the Turnpike is 55 around there, congestion city. Parkway has some 55 zones too, likewise in the congested areas. Hope the fine isn't too stiff.

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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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I've learned in Jersey, 80+ gets you pulled over. 79 and below, you're good to go.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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That stinks. I'm waiting for the day that my luck runs out. I think it's been 18 years since I got my last speeding ticket.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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That stinks. I'm waiting for the day that my luck runs out. I think it's been 18 years since I got my last speeding ticket.
If you want to test your luck try driving through Fayetteville, Georgia with out-of-state tags.
I was stopped for doing 38 in a 35 several years back and the only thing that got me out of it
was explaining to the nice young man that I was a former LEO and he was going have to explain
the accuracy of the non-existant radar in his cruiser to the judge.
He then told me to get out of his town and that I better not come through again.
Boy! Some places can really take you back in time (40-60 years for this town).
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ausuminics
Well I went 25yrs with out getting a speeding ticket! Got one today!
82 in a 55 oh well!
Well ...at least you were doing 82 in a 55. That's way better than getting busted for doing 29 in a 25 (my last ticket).
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by reelsmith.
Well ...at least you were doing 82 in a 55. That's way better than getting busted for doing 29 in a 25 (my last ticket).
Guess I lucked out with a warning for going 37 in a 25!

No speeding tickets ever for me, though. *knocks wood*
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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first ticket in 25 years = appeal.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by cabriopilot
If you want to test your luck try driving through Fayetteville, Georgia with out-of-state tags. I was stopped for doing 38 in a 35 several years back and the only thing that got me out of it was explaining to the nice young man that I was a former LEO and he was going have to explain the accuracy of the non-existant radar in his cruiser to the judge. He then told me to get out of his town and that I better not come through again. Boy! Some places can really take you back in time (40-60 years for this town).

ha ha ha... nah I have no desire to drive through Fayetteville, GA. Locally, we have our own areas that are difficult, I just know where I can drive and where I can motor. And I want to make it to 25 without a ticket. A man can dream...
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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82? What was the speedo reading... 90?
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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5Min earlier I was over 100 I felt like telling the cop you try driving one of these,see if you drive slow

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82? What was the speedo reading... 90?
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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Have you guys seen the Volkswagen commercials - where the dealer is out test driving w/ potential owners, and they're commenting on the car, especially the "zoominess" and abruptly the next scene is a cop looking in the window at the guilty driver and dealer....the cop says, "How long is this sale going on, Jim? (or Phil, or whatever.) "It'll be over soon, Jim (or Phil, or whatever.)" THAT's how I feel about the MINI!!! I just hope (keeping fingers crossed!!) that the hubby keeps getting the tickets, and I'll keep doing the speeding. Inexplicable, since he "drives like Ms. Daisy" but...there it is!
 
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