Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:"Clearly you were going much faster."
PP already said she was "going 56 in a 45 MPH zone." What irritates me about speed camera tickets is that there is no police officer in the world who would pull you over and give you a ticked for going 56 in a 45 on an interstate. But there the camera is and it does. Aren't these supposed to be about safety, not revenue generation? Oh, wait...
Oh yes there are police that would pull you over for 11 miles over. My sister is a prosecutor and she can tell you they happily ticket you for 6+ over in many parts of Virginia, for example (with a 55 or a 65 mph limit). I don't think there are any interstates with 45 mph limits, though.
11 mph over the limit represents a significant safety risk -- it's a lot harder to control a car at 56 than at 45. So many people think 10 over is the norm, but just because some police officers/troopers won't pull you over for it, doesn't make it ok to do.
Anonymous wrote:"Clearly you were going much faster."
PP already said she was "going 56 in a 45 MPH zone." What irritates me about speed camera tickets is that there is no police officer in the world who would pull you over and give you a ticked for going 56 in a 45 on an interstate. But there the camera is and it does. Aren't these supposed to be about safety, not revenue generation? Oh, wait...
Anonymous wrote:We got one on the SE freeway - going 56 in a 45 MPH zone. Ticket was $125! We've gotten a 1-2 before but they were always $40. Everything I read led me to believe that they charged $40 bc thats a price point that most people will just pay and move on, but $125 is a significant amount of money. Since you get the tickets weeks after you were driving, how can I possibly know exactly what speed I was going at the time? The cameras can be wrong. I read online that you can challenge the calibration of the camera and the placement of the warning signs.
Has anyone done this with success? Or even tried and lost? Gotten a reduced fine?
Thanks!
Anonymous wrote:We got one on the SE freeway - going 56 in a 45 MPH zone. Ticket was $125! We've gotten a 1-2 before but they were always $40. Everything I read led me to believe that they charged $40 bc thats a price point that most people will just pay and move on, but $125 is a significant amount of money. Since you get the tickets weeks after you were driving, how can I possibly know exactly what speed I was going at the time? The cameras can be wrong. I read online that you can challenge the calibration of the camera and the placement of the warning signs.
Has anyone done this with success? Or even tried and lost? Gotten a reduced fine?
Thanks!