Bending the rules isn't for everyone. I'll freely admit, I may have been pulled over for speeding in the past. I'm not a reckless driver by any means, but I also don't drive the exact posted speed limit. Over many years of testing and asking police officer friends how much over the posted speed limit one can go before they pull you over and write a ticket, I've deduced the following formula.
"9 your fine, 10 your mine."
My personal belief is that this is due to the court system and fees. Typically, if you show up to court to contest a traffic ticket, the judge will knock you down from one fine bracket to the bracket below it. If you stay in the single digits, you stay in the lowest fine bracket. There isn't a lower bracket to lower your fine to without the court still collecting a fee from you. So, it is my impression that judges only want to be bothered with speeding that is 10 mph over or more.
I was testing this out a few years ago. I had my cruise control set at 79 in a 70. I passed a cop in the median and never touched the brake. He did happen to pull out and follow me after I passed him. I still didn't touch the brake or lower the speed.
Over the course of a few miles he slowly worked his way up through other vehicles and eventually he was right behind me. I still didn't lower my speed.
Well, he pulled me over.
He came up to my window and said, "Do you have any idea how fast you were going back there?"
I said, "Yes, sir, I was going 79."
Startled, and shaking his head in disbelief, he said, "Do you think that's okay?!"
I said, "Not anymore!"
Anyways, he gave me a warning and said, "Look, I'm not going to tell you you have to go 70 in a 70. I get it. But 79? Really? You have to keep it less than that."
I said, "Okay,will do. Thanks for just giving me a warning."
He said, "By the way, your speedometer is pretty accurate. I had you going 79."
So anyways, I proved to myself 9 your fine, 10 your mine, at least in my mind. I continue to go 9 over everywhere I go when I am on an open highway in the middle of nowhere.
How does this relate to going too slow to slow traffic down? I don't know, maybe we can go 9 below and live by 9 your fine, 10 your mine. Since most people go close to 10 over this would be a 20 mph reduction in their speed.
The goal is to let the government know we can protest them in very peaceful and practical ways that will drive people mad, just like the Honkers did in Ottawa.
I think the point is to let them know we are fully awakened and we're not going to take it anymore. Peaceful and crafty disruptions could be a great way to wake people up without doing anything illegal or breaking the law.
I got pulled over doing 75 in a 65 on a Calif. freeway. The cop asked me how fast I was going and I told him around 75 or so. After he ran my license/registraion he came back to me and said that I was the first honest person he has pulled over in months. Because of being honest he said he was only giving me a warning.
I have beaten 2 radar tickets in the past by proving them to be illegal radar speed trap. Improper zoning as residential on a country road, and another on a stretch of road without an engineering traffic report as required by law to set the speed limit.
Small town Texas here. There's a town, very close to me, who really got a name for themselves as a speed trap. I had a few invitations to the courtroom ball myself. In every case, I may have been 2 or 3 mph over limit, but always received a ticket for 12 to 13mph over. I lost my trust in cops at an early age. I fought every ticket with the fact they check speed with technology that is not available to my vehicle, therefore I cannot accurately pinpoint my speed with analog tech. But was well below the ticketed mph.
I hope to see some videos of these convoys like we saw of the Canadians. I don't expect the same reactions here in the US by the supporters, but maybe they will surprise me.
I do hope to see some silent "HONK! HONK!!" signs to go along with the audio versions from the trucks themselves.
If everyone legally drove 40 I can pretty much guarantee you a major point would be made. Especially if it is clear why it is happening. Of course, I would rather see such things occur in deep blue cities. Leave the rest alone.
Be cognizant of traffic rules for minimum speed limits, Lane limits, and emergency vehicle preferential treatment.
Just a hint.
Bending the rules isn't for everyone. I'll freely admit, I may have been pulled over for speeding in the past. I'm not a reckless driver by any means, but I also don't drive the exact posted speed limit. Over many years of testing and asking police officer friends how much over the posted speed limit one can go before they pull you over and write a ticket, I've deduced the following formula.
"9 your fine, 10 your mine."
My personal belief is that this is due to the court system and fees. Typically, if you show up to court to contest a traffic ticket, the judge will knock you down from one fine bracket to the bracket below it. If you stay in the single digits, you stay in the lowest fine bracket. There isn't a lower bracket to lower your fine to without the court still collecting a fee from you. So, it is my impression that judges only want to be bothered with speeding that is 10 mph over or more.
I was testing this out a few years ago. I had my cruise control set at 79 in a 70. I passed a cop in the median and never touched the brake. He did happen to pull out and follow me after I passed him. I still didn't touch the brake or lower the speed.
Over the course of a few miles he slowly worked his way up through other vehicles and eventually he was right behind me. I still didn't lower my speed.
Well, he pulled me over.
He came up to my window and said, "Do you have any idea how fast you were going back there?"
I said, "Yes, sir, I was going 79."
Startled, and shaking his head in disbelief, he said, "Do you think that's okay?!"
I said, "Not anymore!"
Anyways, he gave me a warning and said, "Look, I'm not going to tell you you have to go 70 in a 70. I get it. But 79? Really? You have to keep it less than that."
I said, "Okay,will do. Thanks for just giving me a warning."
He said, "By the way, your speedometer is pretty accurate. I had you going 79."
So anyways, I proved to myself 9 your fine, 10 your mine, at least in my mind. I continue to go 9 over everywhere I go when I am on an open highway in the middle of nowhere.
How does this relate to going too slow to slow traffic down? I don't know, maybe we can go 9 below and live by 9 your fine, 10 your mine. Since most people go close to 10 over this would be a 20 mph reduction in their speed.
The goal is to let the government know we can protest them in very peaceful and practical ways that will drive people mad, just like the Honkers did in Ottawa.
I think the point is to let them know we are fully awakened and we're not going to take it anymore. Peaceful and crafty disruptions could be a great way to wake people up without doing anything illegal or breaking the law.
Honk on!
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I got pulled over doing 75 in a 65 on a Calif. freeway. The cop asked me how fast I was going and I told him around 75 or so. After he ran my license/registraion he came back to me and said that I was the first honest person he has pulled over in months. Because of being honest he said he was only giving me a warning. I have beaten 2 radar tickets in the past by proving them to be illegal radar speed trap. Improper zoning as residential on a country road, and another on a stretch of road without an engineering traffic report as required by law to set the speed limit.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Small town Texas here. There's a town, very close to me, who really got a name for themselves as a speed trap. I had a few invitations to the courtroom ball myself. In every case, I may have been 2 or 3 mph over limit, but always received a ticket for 12 to 13mph over. I lost my trust in cops at an early age. I fought every ticket with the fact they check speed with technology that is not available to my vehicle, therefore I cannot accurately pinpoint my speed with analog tech. But was well below the ticketed mph.
Nice comment.
I hope to see some videos of these convoys like we saw of the Canadians. I don't expect the same reactions here in the US by the supporters, but maybe they will surprise me.
I do hope to see some silent "HONK! HONK!!" signs to go along with the audio versions from the trucks themselves.
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u/#Honkler
Was very close to doing that one. Hehe.
If everyone legally drove 40 I can pretty much guarantee you a major point would be made. Especially if it is clear why it is happening. Of course, I would rather see such things occur in deep blue cities. Leave the rest alone.