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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, OP here.  Not that I'm denying my speeding, but I would hardly call it reckless.  It was a clear, sunny wednesday morning with hardly anyone on the road.  It wasn't like I was weaving in and out of traffic, passing everyone.

For those of you who insist that anything over 80 is reckless are either 75yo geezers or have no experience driving on open, flat, empty highway.  I'm from Montana where the speed limit is 75.  I admit, I wasn't paying attention to my speed, and I don't tend to use cruise control (something that I will definitely be changing!)[/quote]
I'll type slow because apparently you're not understanding what several pps have pointed out. Over 80 is, by legal definition in Virginia, reckless. You may disagree, but it's a fact. A policeman or judge may use discretion to lower the charge to simple speeding but 80 over is reckless.  Get a lawyer. [/quote]

See, now, this is NOT true.  As I posted above, it used to be the case, but now there is discretion to deem 83 (in a 70) speeding.  I know, because I got a ticket for 83 (cop wrote (83) EIGHTY-THREE on the piece of paper) but the box was checked for speeding rather than reckless.  And, the cop told me he could have done either, and a simple internet search later verified that is so (and that cop did not have such discretion a few years ago).[/quote]
You just proved the point. It is reckless in Virginia, but police and judges have the DISCRETION to reduce the charge it to simple speeding. Not something you want to rely on when you're driving oner 80 in Virginia. But keep it up. We need the $$.  [/quote]

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