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Well, if they are all for speeding, averaging one speeding ticket every 5 years isn't that awful, especially if he does a lot of highway driving in CT/MA. Or, if you drive through my town (Simsbury), where the police seem to spend the vast majority of their time patrolling for speeders. Easy money.
Though I think I've only gotten about 3 in my 25+ years of driving.
All but 2. I don't think it's such a bad record. It only amounts to 1 ticket every 5 years.
I piled up a few tickets when I was younger. In the past 16 years, I have only gotten 2 tickets.
It was a peer pressure thing when I was younger. All my buddies were getting tickets and bragging about them. I came to view it as something positive. I only ever got dinged $40 or $50 when I got nailed back then -- never enough for me to care. I only cared about spacing out the tickets enough so my license didn't get suspended.
My last ticket was 17 months ago. Got whacked for $185 on that one, by far the heaviest fine I've ever paid. Still not enough for me to care. Before that, I didn't get a ticket for 14 years, and I only got fined $35 for that one when I went to court.
I'm driving to Boston Thanksgiving weekend and I have every intention of speeding on that drive, as long as conditions allow for me to do it safely. Last year, I did the same drive but had to go slowly due to weather conditions. It was a major disappointment.
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I'm driving to Boston Thanksgiving weekend and I have every intention of speeding on that drive, as long as conditions allow for me to do it safely. Last year, I did the same drive but had to go slowly due to weather conditions. It was a major disappointment.
The most recent speeding ticket I got (about 1-2 years ago) was after flying back home from Ireland. Landed in Boston, I was anxious to get back home, and got a ticket from a MA trooper. I was ticked off that he also told me that he was pulling me over because I changed lanes without using a signal (which wasn't true), but I kept my mouth shut, because no good can come from disagreeing with a trooper.
If you have a smartphone, I highly recommend using Waze. Great app.
Indeed. It isn't perfect (especially on an isolated road), but Waze is really your best line of defense against tickets. No, I don't advocate driving recklessly, but 80 in a 65 is appropriate and safe, at times. Also, check out something called the iMagnet mount on Amazon...you can magnetically mount your phone to your dashboard, without the hassle of a standard car mount.
[quote=If you have a smartphone, I highly recommend using Waze. Great app.[/QUOTE]
Indeed. It isn't perfect (especially on an isolated road), but Waze is really your best line of defense against tickets.
Yeah, it's pretty useless for rural roads. I work from home, and most of my driving is to run errands within 15 minutes of home, where I'm driving through our rural roads, so it's not something I use often. But if I'm getting on a highway, I try to remember to turn it on. Plug in your destination, and the GPS functionality is also great for rerouting you to avoid traffic conditions.
For those unaware of this app, it not only alerts you to speed traps, but also construction, objects in the road, etc. The information is reported by other drivers (either via user input, or automatically in the case of traffic congestion).
Yes, my only issue with the app is that their maps are too 'busy', no matter what you select in your settings--especially along the major interstates. I just want to see my location, upcoming exits, and whether or not any troopers are hiding.
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Yeah, it's pretty useless for rural roads. I work from home, and most of my driving is to run errands within 15 minutes of home, where I'm driving through our rural roads, so it's not something I use often. But if I'm getting on a highway, I try to remember to turn it on. Plug in your destination, and the GPS functionality is also great for rerouting you to avoid traffic conditions.
For those unaware of this app, it not only alerts you to speed traps, but also construction, objects in the road, etc. The information is reported by other drivers (either via user input, or automatically in the case of traffic congestion).
I'm driving to Boston Thanksgiving weekend and I have every intention of speeding on that drive, as long as conditions allow for me to do it safely. Last year, I did the same drive but had to go slowly due to weather conditions. It was a major disappointment.
Indeed. It isn't perfect (especially on an isolated road), but Waze is really your best line of defense against tickets. No, I don't advocate driving recklessly, but 80 in a 65 is appropriate and safe, at times. Also, check out something called the iMagnet mount on Amazon...you can magnetically mount your phone to your dashboard, without the hassle of a standard car mount.
Just use some velcro. Put two inches on the dash and back of your phone. Its like .25 worth of tape off a 4$ roll
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All for speeding??
