Armada Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 True but they also say spend kills. It does not kill. It is the driver. If speed kills then why are not all Germans dead as you can drive on the autobahn as fast as your car will go. I was driving 240 kmh on there lull the time and I am still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Highly doubt that... The percentage of roads where you go less than 20Km's or driver's driving that slow is extremely small compared to 50Km's and greater; The only way an accident could happen at such a low speed compared to a higher speed is after someone's is braking before colliding, thus resulting in a lower speed. Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 been in a number of accidents myself. I was stationary for most of them. Fender benders don't get reported on average. I a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I'd like to see this statistic... Because I got into an accident going 50Km's when I was sideswiped from a driver going through a stop sign, I know a few other friends who have experienced the same. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 What's done is done. 124kph in an 80kph zone is stupid, but it's not the end of the world. Likely it was a trap on a 4-6 lane hwy anyway. Man i hate those kinda speed traps and the lazyass cops who run 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 you are so wrong if the road is open and clean going 160 kph can be safe. If the road is congested then maybe 40 kph is gonna get one into serious trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yes, i misread 60mph and thought it was 50mph. If it was 60mph, then it's still 27kph over. Not as bad, but obviously enough to get a ticket. If you don't want to get a ticket, then don't go 20kph over the posted limit. This is actually an unwritten rule the cops around here use for their traps. (admitted to me by a cop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Wondering if US cops have a similar unwritten rule. 12mph over the posted limit? 10? 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Do not listen to this dude. Your credit rating will be affected and you won't be able to get loans, apply for mortgages and might even be denied buying cars when they check your credit ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 The ticket probably had an appear date on it. You "have to" go to court to appear. If you do not show, you could also be issued a contempt of court citation for not appearing. It is at least another $300 fine plus court costs. Best thing is to just pay the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Wondering if US cops have a similar unwritten rule. 12mph over the posted limit? 10? 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Where are you from Ossi? If you're from the North then I suggest that you don't pay the ticket. If I was the one that got the ticket I'd pay it as I'm frequently driving down the coast (Washington, Oregon, California, and to a lesser extent Nevada and Arizona). If it was any other state I wouldn't pay it (how often in your life time would you be driving in Colorado, not more than three times). * just an example but you know what I'm saying... As for the laughable speeding debate...I've clicked over 100 mph (160kph). I'm not endangering anybody but myself when I'm going stupidly fast on a empty freeway. Obviously I wouldn't do that with traffic or on a windy road. If I get caught, I get caught, big whoop. * I don't want to post the actual speed...somebody will go police officer on me LOL. My normal speeds: I-5 - 80 mph (128 kph) B.C. - 71 mph (113.6 kph) These speeds are fairly normal (traffic flow). I've been driving for the last 7 years (actually 8, I drove before I even got my learner's). *I should be thrown in jail according to some of you...ROFL. I've only gotten two tickets (speeding and running a red light). I run red's all the time (at night on quiet intersections when 100% safe, why wait for no reason). Stop, wait a couple of seconds and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Oh, and that immature comment...how nice to hear it from a fellow UBC kid. Too bad you're still in school, kid. Say hi to an alumni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 UPDATE: Instead of paying the ticket I have opted to check the box titled "mitigation hearing". This option means I acknowledge my wrong doing and dispute the price of the ticket rather than the ticket itself. I figure its worth it, at best I get the ticket dropped down (from what I've heard by more than half) and if I lose its the same fine. This will also delay the ticket from being processed by at least a month. I can have the mitigation hearing with the judge via email - complain about being a student with limited budget etc. and get the fine reduced without ever leaving Canada. I think this is the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Pro tip: singular is alumnus. But it's not like I should expect a UBC grad to know that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuckFoston Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 WA state is the most anal when it comes to driving, which is not a bad thing, but they take this stuff very seriously. Pay the fine and get on with it, or don't do the crime if you can't to do the time. (or in this case pay up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truculence Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I hired a guy at one point who was a pretty decent employee for the most part. My company wanted us to attend a convention that was taking place down south. This is when I (and the owner of the company) found out that this employee had earned himself a criminal record in the States and was still banned from entering the country. So he didn't go. Guess who got permanently laid off at the next slow-down of business? Stuff like this can have lasting and widespread repercussions. Just pay the stupid $175. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I run red's all the time (at night on quite intersections when 100% safe, why wait for no reason). Stop, wait a couple of seconds and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 That is totally not acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 well. one accident I was going over the Patella bridge. A lady on my right decided to cut in front of me just as traffic was coming to a halt. She broke heavily and came to a full stop. I also broke heavily and was just a meter away from her bumper when I came to a full stop. The guy behind also broke but rear ended me and pushed me into her. ICBC nailed both of them and gave me a clear pass. She was stopped. I was stopped and he hit me at maybe 25kph. I still have back probs from this accident. Edit judging by their ages, they had both been driving for 20 plus years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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