New DC Speeding Enforcement

[Anonymous]

Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

[Anonymous]

54 in a 25 is reckless driving. He WAS doing you a favor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

You’ve got to be kidding. Don’t drive like that. 😳🙄

[Anonymous]

54 is ridiculous. Tell us where you were

[Anonymous]

This feels like a troll.

[Anonymous]

I wish they would ticket on my busy street and also for loud engines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

If you're going more than 30 mph over the speed limit, they can arrest you and/or give you jail time as punishment. Writing it at 29 over IS doing you a favor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

Are you seriously complaining about a penalty for exceeding the speed limit 2x? You realize that is considered reckless driving, right?

[Anonymous]

should have been automatic reckless and a court appearance in addition to the $500 fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This feels like a troll.

+1. MPD is not enforcing the new limits until greater public knowledge. This sounds like a bike lane sock puppeteer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This feels like a troll.

+1. MPD is not enforcing the new limits until greater public knowledge. This sounds like a bike lane sock puppeteer.

Or someone who was hoping to gin up a lot of outrage FROM bike lane supporters for entertainment purposes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This feels like a troll.

I wish it was a troll, but the description and the diction make me thing it's real. A troll would have written something more coherent and triggering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

Which bridge?

[Anonymous]

this is fake. this is the bike lobby trying to manufacture outrage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

Which bridge?

I'll bet it was Michigan Avenue.

And yes, in Brookland there has been increased enforcement and ticket writing since a little girl was killed in a crosswalk last year.

People drive like Michigan Avenue is a race track when it's actually a residential street with many schools along it.