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Apparently, his wife was screaming that he needed to get to the hospital faster. Whether she was over-reacting or not, it was reasonable for the husband to think this was a dire emergency and drive as fast as he safely could. On a straight empty road with good visibility (if that were the case) an experienced driver could easily drive 100 MPH safely; the number may seem shocking to those who have never gone over 75 MPH, but it is quite manageable. It would be another story if it were not a straight empty road with good visibility.
LOL, Since you popped up in here there is a big difference between speeding in ol' crusty NH and Vt. Vt appears to have better fast drivers in general, and seemingly less tickets are given. But don't trust that in foliage holiday weeks with out of state tags.
All these nay sayers have never crossed texas, where the big rigs haul 3 trailers at once, doin' 90 MPH if the wind is behind them.
IMO 100 mph in the right car, not some bubble egg beater is nuthin to mention.
And in NH 80mph during week day travels is a tad slow, on any interstate.
My personal opinion is the cop ticked the guy for state revenue. With the economy down the cops will squeeze blood from a rock for their part of the economy.
NH courts are a crap shoot, no joke. You can win and you can loose but none of it has a thing to do with law. It's just like rolling dice.
All these nay sayers have never crossed texas, where the big rigs haul 3 trailers at once, doin' 90 MPH if the wind is behind them.
Been there, seen that! They were passing me and I was doing 90 on cruise!
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IMO 100 mph in the right car, not some bubble egg beater is nuthin to mention.
Taught my kids to drive, told them "safe" driving involves five factors, the condition of the road (traffic, proper banking, time of day.), weather, visibility, experience of the driver and condition of the car (tires, brakes, lights), that the posted speeds are advisory and strickly for ticketing purposes, that red lights and pretty lines painted on the road never saved anyone and to drive only as fast as conditions warrant. That said, since I know my kids I didn't let them get their licenses until they were 18 and taught them to drive both aggressively and defensively.
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And in NH 80mph during week day travels is a tad slow, on any interstate.
Personally, I think there are a lot of hypocrites here
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My personal opinion is the cop ticked the guy for state revenue. With the economy down the cops will squeeze blood from a rock for their part of the economy.
Traffic cops are revenue agents, and around here (SoCAL) motorcycle cops are the biggest A$$wipes around.
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NH courts are a crap shoot, no joke. You can win and you can loose but none of it has a thing to do with law. It's just like rolling dice.
But, but...the LAW is sacred, don't ya know?
I'm not surprised though, the law is an a$$ everywhere you go
I understand how radar guns are programmed so I'll ask... Is it possible for the cop to erase data that's been stored on a radar unit once it's been locked in? In other words if it registered a vehicle going in excess of 100 mph, can the officer erase that data out in the field or does he/she have to take it back to the station and report what actions were taken? If the answer is the latter, there'd be some some real explaining to do if the officer had done nothing about it.
I can't say I know anything really about radar guns, but once I worked on cop cars that had radar, and on test drives I could tell who and who did not have a radar detector
Once down in mass I got busted for speeding right next to Rt 128 aka I-95 now in Woburn sailing a ice boat 36 feet long, with a 34 foot mast. 12 staties showed up to tell me I had to quit sailing because i was screwin up their radar. The boat held 3 people inside the hull, and could carry 4 more, 2 per side on the rear skate spar. I am not going to say how fast that boat was that day, since no one would believe it anyway. It was faster than the legal posted limit on that highway though.
IMO I should be allowed to take clothes home from Macy's without paying as long as I promise to return them in perfect condition within a week. Those folks just are there to make money or something.
I worked law enforcement for 12 years, up to 2001. The radar guns that I dealt with did not store or send speed limits back to the command center. During my time, the camera on the dashboard was the recording device, even then the recording could be erased. I am sure the devices have been improved since then.
As stated in my prior post, the bigger problem is safety and accountability. Safety goes without saying. Accountability, I will explain. Consider this scenario, the patrolman does allow the father to proceed without a ticket, then minutes later he gets into an accident. The violator can and WILL came back to say the cop had no problem with him speeding, trying to blame the cop for his accident. Believe it or not, that does happen, ALOT. That's why its important the cop enforces the law because if he tries to add his little twist or exception it will surely blow up in his or her face.
Matter of fact, one situation comes to mind. Years ago, a fellow police officer pulled over a potential drunk driver but the driver passed all of field sobriety tests so he let driver go. Then only a 1/2 mile later the driver gets into a huge accident. Now, the driver is charged with DUI. The driver gets a lawyer and goes to court. In short, the lawyers easily ripped my buddy apart and the driver won the case.
My friend got in trouble for mistake. What do you think would happen to a patrolman who ignored the law?
it seems this all worked out. the driver was found not guilty. i just hope this type of speeding does not become a commonplace event. the trooper did his job- escort & ticket. the judge did his. end of story
At 100 mph a blowout would have been a disaster. Had he hit a deer, something in the road, likewise. Had someone been crossing the road...disaster. Had a car been stuck somewhere on the bend of a curve, disaster.
The fact that the guy had an emergency didn't not entitle him to put your life or mine to risk (or that of his wife's or baby's). He might have called an ambulance; they have experience with this sort of thing and can actually speed legally. He should've lost his license for at least six months, paid a whopper of a fine, and been made to take a safe driving course.
At 100 mph a blowout would have been a disaster. Had he hit a deer, something in the road, likewise. Had someone been crossing the road...disaster. Had a car been stuck somewhere on the bend of a curve, disaster.
The fact that the guy had an emergency didn't not entitle him to put your life or mine to risk (or that of his wife's or baby's). He might have called an ambulance; they have experience with this sort of thing and can actually speed legally. He should've lost his license for at least six months, paid a whopper of a fine, and been made to take a safe driving course.
Stay in NY with your should have, could have, would haves...
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