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I can’t believe you got a ticket for speeding 53 in a 50! What state do you live in that police are that eager to give a ticket? Cops will only be that strict where I live in 25mph zones, usually school zones or a place where the highway goes through the middle of town.
They say something around here like: +8, you’re great. +9, you’re mine. And that is actually pretty low for how much I’ve seen people speed here (+15 sometimes, even on 2-lane highways like you’re talking about). I got ticketed for a +13.
In california, near an upscale/wealthy neighborhood with otherwise low crime. Its how the police department stays well funded I'm sure.
We call that a speed trap. Its kind of a cost of doing business. You should continue driving like normal people do.
Sounds like it. You could fight it if you have the time and will. Most likely (though take this with a grain of salt because I’m in the Midwest which is clearly different), the officer won’t see it as worth his time to go to the court hearing, especially if the fine is low.
Yeah it feels like the fine is just high enough to justify them making money from the stop, but just low enough that it doesn't seem like its worth my time/effort to fight it.
And that’s what they want people to do. Likely it isn’t enough money for the officer to go after either, so you could just fight it to make sure they don’t get the money, if you have the time. It’s cool if you don’t.
Virginia is really bad about traffic cops like that.