Speeding Letter

[jojo87]

Got a letter from the Police today saying I was speeding on the 16th October at 2:38pm,
doing 44mph in a 30mph zone.....

Checked my Camera footage and went to the actual Speed Camera on that street which shows I was under 30mph,
but just checked the rest of the street and noticed a GoSafe Van, which is a Mobile Speed Camera!!!!
which I was doing 44mph as it's a bit of a hill and I have to pull the throttle a bit more,
obviously due to having to go a bit faster... and didnt notice the Van.... BUGGERED!

Also got a letter before (April 2013) about speeding, was 36mph on a 30...
did a Speed Awareness Course!...
so, looking at a fine and points now :-(

Annoying!!!!!!

[Steph]

Why don't they worry about cars and leave scooters alone! Sorry to hear this.

[beegmouse]

Easiest way to avoid fines, insurance hikes etc

Don't speed.

[Mel46]

When i ride i have both the gps and the speedometer going, and i watch my speed a lot, because it is quite easy to speed within the city limits due to all of the changes back and forth, such as schools, pedestrian crossings, hospitals, and subdivisions in which the speed limit drops to 25 mph....and speed traps. Even without my gps i am always aware of my speed now. When i was younger the law allowed a maximum of 2 tickets per year before your license was suspended. I think i hit the 2 every single year until i was 25 years old. Along with age comes wisdom. Just drive really cautious from now on, at least until those are off of your record.

[Slickvic]

Man, I would hate living in the UK. I typically ride 10MPH over the speed limit, if not more. Am I a threat to society?
You bet! Because I ride a big bad scooter!!!

[Bash On!]

Dang! They'd be mass mailing speeding letters here in Texas. You get run over if you're not doing at least 10mph over the posted speed limit, and every other person has a big honking SUV.

I've slowed down quite a bit since my twenties. For my application for a law license, had to list every infraction I ever had, including traffic tickets. Only had speeding tickets, but had to use an extra sheet of paper to list them all!

[homie]

For my application for a law license, had to list every infraction I ever had, including traffic tickets. Only had speeding tickets, but had to use an extra sheet of paper to list them all!

where do you even get that kind of history?

[kramnala58]

Getting nicked for 36 in a 30 seems a little excessive.

[SECoda]

In Florida a Judge just made those photo tickets illegal because they are being issued by someone other than law enforcement. I am sure that will ripple through the other states. A few other states have already repealed them.

Here in Missouri where I live speeding tickets are a big joke and simply another revenue source for the attorneys and the state. You can get them repealed by paying any of a plethora of traffic attorneys. They are everywhere. They never hit your DMV record then. Basically, any regular moving violation can be "fixed". DUI maybe once.

Unless it is a school or hospital zone you can normally push 5+ mph. In fact, you can get a ticket for not going with the flow of traffic technically I guess. We are hilly so the cops always wait near the bottoms of hills for gravity to do the deed on speed.

[danieljw]

are them cameras not front facing?

[SECoda]

I think most cameras try to take a picture of the rear license plate. There are ways around that though and some vehicles have license plate covers that effectively block any photo.

[Bash On!]

"where do you even get that kind of history?"

It's been a LONG time, but got it from either the local police or the motor vehicle department. I was paranoid about a complete disclosure so made sure I had the full record.

[Kenno]

Gutted! I've recently done a speed awareness course too so I'm trying to be careful but it's hard sticking to 30 all the time.

[jojo87]

It's very hard sticking to 30mph, the fact that for some reason it seems really slow when riding, and in my area I think EVERYONE speeds, i'm forever trying to stick to limits with Cars up my arse!
but that 1 street, I know where the Speed Camera is on the street, and I actually looked at the GoSafe Van parked up but thought it was just a Police Van with the Officers in the House it was parked outside of,
as I didnt know they had those Mobile Speed Cameras in those sort of streets I was on, especially just off a Roundabout..
i've had too many Cars trying to get around that Roundabout too fast and having them up my arse, so I do tend to go a little faster as I come off it and due to the bit of the hill as well,
but yeah.... really annoying!

[DAB]

I find sticking to 30 mph is easier on the PCX than any other motorcycle. Try doing it on a 1670 cc V twin. Many local roads are now 20 mph

[djcat]

No idea why people find it difficult to stick to a speed limit...instead of just thinking about where you can get away with it, try thinking about that child you didn´t see coming stepping out from between parked cars. If you can stop before you hit it, I bet you will be within the speed limit.

[djcat]

And yes, that applies to scooters, too.

[jojo87]

If roads are narrow and full with cars or people, they obviously I dont speed, we have a lot of 'open' roads with just fields or big pavements either side with no cars etc so can clearly see all around you, so keeping to 30mph on those, is a bit annoying.

[Mel46]

In my neighborhood/subdivision the speed limit is 25 mph and there are always kids in the street and people walking their dogs. That doesn't bother one of our neighbors who has 3 kids, who also play in the street. When she leaves her house in her minivan you had better get out of her way. She drives like a maniac! I am waiting for the day to come when she hits someone playing in the street. I have seen her going around a bunch of kids walking home from the bus stop, and she didn't slow down one bit. She had to be doing 45! I have to think that she doesn't think she will ever hit anyone....until the day comes when she does. Something to think about.

[SECoda]

Soccer mom.