I24- I40 merger i was merging onto i-40 from i-24 he was on i-40 if u know its a big limestone rock between the merger and thats where he got me i was cruising at 100 to 103

 

Well, I think reading your post this morning jinxed me......I was just on I-70 cruising along below the speed limit & passed a HP that had someone stopped on the side of the road. As I passed "SHE" turned on her lights & pulled me over......"failure to yield".......I guess it's a law that in that situation you have to actually get over to the next lane....I usually do if it's safe to do so.

 

you should still upgrade the performance of your car regardless

 

yeah but looks dont buy brains no telling how she got her position alot of state troopers are bought into thier job via lobbyists or family connections they treat thier hat like its a damn crown never understood but i really dont care either

 

its all about money man

 

It's been so long since I've had a ticket......do you avoid the "court costs" part if you just pay the fine?

 

I understand you are upset, I once received a ticket after being clocked at something like 120 in a 30, I was 16. After thinking about it, there was only one person to blame - me.

You gotta pay to play, that is why a lot of us take them to the track...

 

No, it's all about keeping the roads safer for the people who use the roads.

Maybe next time you get the urge to feel a rush you will think about what happened to you this time and maybe someones life will be spared. Incidents happen fast when there is a difference of 50 mph between vehicles going in the same direction.

You will not get much sympathy on this forum.

Smarten up.

 

Ehh.. Depending on circumstances, 100 is not fast. If you are the only car on the road, there is a divider between you and oncoming traffic and can see a mile down the road.. you'll probably just hurt yourself if you crash. If you are weaving through 55mph traffic doing 100, yeah you're an idiot.

 

No. Gotta pay the court costs no matter what. I don't know if you were in Kansas or Missouri when you got the ticket but I would read exactly what the "failure to yield" law states. I know I pass a sign on I-35 in Kansas all the time that says move over OR slow down. Never heard of anyone actually getting cited for that unless perhaps you were too busy gawking at the Trooper and almost hit her.

 

Here in TN they call that the Move over law. There are signs posted every few miles reminding people about it. You're the first person I know of that's gotten a ticket from it though.

You can't claim an opinion as fact. You get pulled over because you're breaking the law. I can't believe I'm saying this, but if you don't want to get pulled over don't give them an excuse to. This is coming from someone who has had 4 tickets this year. Everyone of them my fault since I was breaking the law.

so lets go over what we've learned today,

1. If you want to decrease the likelihood of getting pulled over by the cops don't break the law.
2. My opinion is not the same thing as a fact.
3. Your opinion is not the same thing as a fact.

Now if we need to we can go back to that elementry school that failed you and see if you can get a refund.

Here (TN) it means if you've got a free lane next to you, you must move over. Otherwise slowing down is enough.

 

No matter what you say 100mph in a 55mph zone is fast, too fast.
Anyone pulling onto the road in front of you assumes that you are doing around the limit and will act accordingly. Spotting the speed of an oncoming vehicles is hard as there is only a second or so to make that judgment.

Sometimes the only way to learn for some people is to get ticketed, get the crap scared out of them or kill or maim someone.

 

I-24/40 merge is a dangerous spot to do 80 in, let alone 105.

In that section of the city, doing the speed limit can get you killed as it's simply a bottleneck for all drivers, both adept and stupid. When you force 60% of Nashville traffic through a three-lane section at highway speeds, it's a recipe for disaster.

I have been known to act a clown on highways... but generally speaking they're wide-open with light traffic and high visibility.

Gotta pay the piper on this one.

 

I'm not gonna lie and say I never drive over 100mph BC I do however there is abig difference between getting a blowout at 100+ and at 55mph.. things go bad fast and the speed limit is trying to keep people safe.. not to mention that most people don't signal turns and change lanes/ brake unexpectidly
-jason

 

Reckless driving is exactly that. We do not get to redifine it because we may be proficient drivers in a vehicle built for those speeds.

If you are gonna play, you are gonna pay.

So figure to pay the guys at the track where it is legal to be reckless, and frankly a lot safer for everyone, including yourselves. Or take your chances on the street.

If you chose the latter, that's OK, SORTA. But it ain't OK to complain if you get caught at it.

I've had mine over 150MPH and Crumpys close to 200MPH. Never where I couldn't get a ticket. Road and traffic conditions were excellent for the attempts. But no garranttee that Smokey wouldn't bag a big one. Just lucky I guess

I'm with JHM2K on this one. You chose a bad place. Pay up. No BS about it.
It could have been worse. You could have gotten the ticket driving a minivan.

Ouch!

 

Yes, they are a cop magnets. I own 2 now...lol Other than that, I don't see them being any different than any other sports.

 

Let's face it 50 over in a K car would be a cop magnet.

 

Very true Dave, it doesn't matter what you are driving when doing 50 over, we WILL notice you.....lol.....


This ole' cop is holding his tongue on this one. If the officer added the reckless charge to the speeding violation, that is going to hurt. Might want to consider an atty to get the reckless off there...and pay the speeding fine...just a suggestion.

I might add, in IN, you must slow to 45mph or move over for an emergency vehicle on the side of the road...

 

To be fair at that section of road between the merger of 24/40E is normally a 70 mph flow of traffic. Especially in the morning since that's junction takes him out of 45/55 mph traffic and onto empty interstate heading away from the city.

We all know the when traffic is going to lift on our routes to and from work and at times push it hard just because we're finally free of the traffic jam. I can imagine this being one of those area's were traffic goes from being extremely heavy to non existent in under a mile.

 

gotta know when to roll em