Jail for speeding ticket

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
He most likely got reckless driving.

I know someone who got a ticket doing 114 in a 70 (headed up to Washington).

He got 24 hours in jail for it + a lot in fines.

Don't do it if you can't deal with the consequences.

Viper GTS

Man I must get off real easy. I got a 115 in Georgia in my Lightning racing another truck (wasn't cited for racing though). And i got 109 on the way to Florida. Both times I only got a speeding ticket and nothing more. I was young and stupid back then

 

[Alistar7]

what a wuss, he only got it up to 106?

 

[boyRacer]

I think i'm gonna go get a Cavalier now.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: calpha
106 in a 65 isn't that fast?
Are you crazy? That's 50mph over the speed limit. That's like saying that going 65 through a school zone is no big deal.
In my state, that's more then enough for immediate driver's license revocation of a YEAR.
Keep this in mind:
When it comes to insurance points.....the worst is a DUI.
2nd worst is a Careless and Wreckless (3 points)......
with the speed he was going, he absolutely deserves that sentence. Not only did he risk his own life....but he risked other's lives too.

Revoke your license for a year for going 41mph over? WTF kind of Communist state do you live in?

You think he deserves it? You are one of those merge on the interstate @ 45 type people aren't you? Don't deny it, it takes all sorts of people to make up the world, it's just that your type cause all the accidents.

 

[jlee]

Traffic on I75 does 80-90 all the time...100+ wouldn't be much faster than the guys in the left lanes go anyways..

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Traffic on I75 does 80-90 all the time...100+ wouldn't be much faster than the guys in the left lanes go anyways..

And at night, there is MUCH less traffic. We (me and other "left laners") routinely do 90-100mph on the way home from work, in Columbus.

 

[Alistar7]

if you are speeding in ohio you deserve to be caught, anyone that lives there should know better

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: edro13

Originally posted by: calpha
106 in a 65 isn't that fast?
Are you crazy? That's 50mph over the speed limit. That's like saying that going 65 through a school zone is no big deal.
In my state, that's more then enough for immediate driver's license revocation of a YEAR.
Keep this in mind:
When it comes to insurance points.....the worst is a DUI.
2nd worst is a Careless and Wreckless (3 points)......
with the speed he was going, he absolutely deserves that sentence. Not only did he risk his own life....but he risked other's lives too.

Revoke your license for a year for going 41mph over? WTF kind of Communist state do you live in?

You think he deserves it? You are one of those merge on the interstate @ 45 type people aren't you? Don't deny it, it takes all sorts of people to make up the world, it's just that your type cause all the accidents.

Just saw a Tanker rearend a car doing 35 in the middle of the Interstate. My wife and I and others were just barely able to get around the guy when we realized how slow they were going but tanker couldn't manuever fast enough, he just ate them up.

If you are going to drive at 35 MPH , don't do it on the High Speed InterState system, that is what local State and County roads are for RoadHogs.

 

[Alistar7]

yes more accidents are the cause of a difference in speed, not necessarily the speeding itself.....

 

[Demon-Xanth]

If you're doing 35 on the freeway, you'll get a ticket as well. I've seen two people get pulled over for going too slow and holding up traffic.

5 people behind you? You MUST pull over at the next possible place. The freeway has a minimum speed of 45MPH (unless conditions are adverse)

 

[Ynog]

In most states you will get wreckless driving if you are either
doing twice the speed limit or if you are going over 100 mph.

Wreckless driving might get you pulled out of your car and
arrested but 6 days in jail? Like other people say, you buddy
has some prior or did something to the officer cause I know
people who have had wreckless driving and they had a huge
tickets and their insurance surged but they didn't get jail time.

I do find it funny though that people keep saying 100 mph
isn't that big deal if you are on the right highway, with the
right traffic and if you are driving this car. Because, I know
they must be coming out with a new speed limit sign,
The if you drive a camaro, and its at night you are allowed to go
100 while the rest of us are going 65. Ask yourself if you really
want a 16 year old kid going 100+ mph when you are on the road
with your family?

 

[UNCjigga]

I remember riding with this girl to Atlanta four years ago in her brand-new GS400. B!tch did 110 in a construction zone around Anderson SC and got pulled over. I would've told her to slow down had I been awake but I was sleeping like a baby until the car stopped. She went immediately to jail and her car was impounded...her parents had to come bail her out and I had to get someone from Athens to drive up and pick me up.

 

[MemnochtheDevil]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
106 is ticket worthy, but it's not "OMFG YOU'RE GOING TO KILL EVERYONE ON THE ROAD" fast. A good driver paying attention, in a well maintained car, on a suitable road can easily go 100+ in safety.

iirc, the Cannon Ball Run was run 5 times, and only had one car taken out via an accident. (there were a few taken out because of mechanical failure) Which given the amount of cars, and the amount of miles, is probably pretty close to the normal accident rate. The REAL Cannon Ball Runs (not the movies) were to prove that a good driver can drive at a high speed safely, and was shortly after the nation wide 55 MPH speed limit was enacted to save on fuel.

Yeah, but this assumes a pretty skilled driver. So do you really think any driver in America is going to admit their skills are crap and that they will drive slower than most because of it? And this doesn't address the condition of the car. I see people around here going 75 mph on the interstate in rusted out old pickups with bald tires :Q Americans aren't mentally ready to regulate themselves in most cases. So the law is made to apply to all equally.

And I think in my state if your going 35 mph over the speed limit its an automatic reckless driving and an endangerment ticket. Someone I know got a couple tickets for going crazy fast going to Colorado in HS. I don't think he went to jail but I know he lost his license..

[Edit}punctuation and clairity

 

[Demon-Xanth]

The rust is just part of the weight reduction process. And those are slicks

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Ynog
In most states you will get wreckless driving if you are either
doing twice the speed limit or if you are going over 100 mph.

Wreckless driving might get you pulled out of your car and
arrested but 6 days in jail? Like other people say, you buddy
has some prior or did something to the officer cause I know
people who have had wreckless driving and they had a huge
tickets and their insurance surged but they didn't get jail time.

I do find it funny though that people keep saying 100 mph
isn't that big deal if you are on the right highway, with the
right traffic and if you are driving this car. Because, I know
they must be coming out with a new speed limit sign,
The if you drive a camaro, and its at night you are allowed to go
100 while the rest of us are going 65. Ask yourself if you really
want a 16 year old kid going 100+ mph when you are on the road
with your family?

Who's saying it's okay for a 16yo kid to go 100+?

Wreckless driving is the best kind. Reckless, on the other hand..can get you in trouble. I don't know where you live, but hardly anyone does 70 here..and if everybody going 90, I don't want to be 20mph *slower* than the rest of the crowd. For the most part, it's ~75ish...with left lanes at 80-90. Limit is 70.

 

[dquan97]

I would ask him more details on the road conditions, weather, lighting, traffic, time of day...ie 100mph in snowy blizzard would be horrendous.

 

[stevens]

A kid at my school got up to 160 in his c5 vette. Ive heard of people having to be taken to jail and spend the night for excessive speading but never an actual jail sentance.

 

[Pepsi90919]

there isn't a Zone in the world that makes 106mpg "Safe".

i'd like to get 106 mpg.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: edro13

Originally posted by: calpha
106 in a 65 isn't that fast?
Are you crazy? That's 50mph over the speed limit. That's like saying that going 65 through a school zone is no big deal.
In my state, that's more then enough for immediate driver's license revocation of a YEAR.
Keep this in mind:
When it comes to insurance points.....the worst is a DUI.
2nd worst is a Careless and Wreckless (3 points)......
with the speed he was going, he absolutely deserves that sentence. Not only did he risk his own life....but he risked other's lives too.

Revoke your license for a year for going 41mph over? WTF kind of Communist state do you live in?

You think he deserves it? You are one of those merge on the interstate @ 45 type people aren't you? Don't deny it, it takes all sorts of people to make up the world, it's just that your type cause all the accidents.

Just saw a Tanker rearend a car doing 35 in the middle of the Interstate. My wife and I and others were just barely able to get around the guy when we realized how slow they were going but tanker couldn't manuever fast enough, he just ate them up.

If you are going to drive at 35 MPH , don't do it on the High Speed InterState system, that is what local State and County roads are for RoadHogs.

it's Interstate not InterState, roads are not pieces of software.

 

[T9D]

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[LH]

In Texas if you go over 100, and are caught, its straight to jail, car impounded, and you have the possibility of having your license revoked once it goes to trial.

 

[Superdoopercooper]

I think the main issue is that US drivers have little to no driver training, and it's EXTREMELY easy to get a license. Bascially, open a box of Cracker Jax, and you have a license.

In Germany, they go through a rigorous drivers ed/practice, and take a hefty test, and plop down mucho dinero. While I'm not saying I'd particulary enjoy that, I'd definitely do it without complaining if I could regulary drive 90+ w/o having to worry about some lala-land mom driving a suburban while talking on the Cell phone and beating her 3 kids in the back, or some dumb guy reading the newspaper and shaving. Give me a break.

It's just that people aren't conscious. Early in the mornings when I go to work or whatever, I reguarly have the opportunity to hit 80. But, then inevitably, get behind some tool in the left lane going the (speed limit - 1).

The main danger I see with driving fast is a tire blowout or heavy traffic. But, if it's early in the morn on a saturday, and I'm heading to golf course, I don't see any reason why I can hit about 100mph, and still be safe.

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
106 is ticket worthy, but it's not "OMFG YOU'RE GOING TO KILL EVERYONE ON THE ROAD" fast. A good driver paying attention, in a well maintained car, on a suitable road can easily go 100+ in safety. iirc, the Cannon Ball Run was run 5 times, and only had one car taken out via an accident. (there were a few taken out because of mechanical failure) Which given the amount of cars, and the amount of miles, is probably pretty close to the normal accident rate. The REAL Cannon Ball Runs (not the movies) were to prove that a good driver can drive at a high speed safely, and was shortly after the nation wide 55 MPH speed limit was enacted to save on fuel.

 

[Superdoopercooper]

ROTFL!!

Originally posted by: boyRacer
I think i'm gonna go get a Cavalier now.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
106 is ticket worthy, but it's not "OMFG YOU'RE GOING TO KILL EVERYONE ON THE ROAD" fast. A good driver paying attention, in a well maintained car, on a suitable road can easily go 100+ in safety.

iirc, the Cannon Ball Run was run 5 times, and only had one car taken out via an accident. (there were a few taken out because of mechanical failure) Which given the amount of cars, and the amount of miles, is probably pretty close to the normal accident rate. The REAL Cannon Ball Runs (not the movies) were to prove that a good driver can drive at a high speed safely, and was shortly after the nation wide 55 MPH speed limit was enacted to save on fuel.

150 isn't OMFG YOU'RE GOING TO KILL EVERYONE fast either, but a lot of people here are misinformed(not talking to you). Hey what do you expect from computer geeks? I doubt they have ever felt the other side 100 MPH.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
I call BS on this one.

There is NO WAY your friend got "Jail time" for "Just a speeding ticket". Your friend is lying to you and you haven't seen all the charges. There are several situations that would cause him to get jail time.

1. He has priors
2. He got street racing or racing a cop
3. He got reckless driving, speeding, and other tickets.

You cannot go to jail for a speeding ticket as it is not a vehicular felony offense on a road way. You cannot go to jail for a simple speeding violation unless you have broken some sort of parole violation or have previous priors on your record that allow for jail time if you get other tickets.

More than likely if he doesn't have any priors, he got reckless driving and something to do with street racing (which is illegal and a vehicular felony in some states). This will get him some light jail time. Plus the fact it was a cop he was messing with.

Don't believe what this guy is telling you, he's hiding something.

Lots of states have speeding tickets rules that if you are doing 24+ you go to jail. Not necessarily reckeless either.