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JTruck · 12-04-2013, 10:35 AM

You should be blessed by your situation.

#1 you didn't kill anyone or yourself.

#2 that would be considered a criminal traffic, misdemeanor around my area

#3 officer could have had your car towed and held

sstnt · 12-04-2013, 10:36 AM

Sorry for you and perfectly understand where you are at. Just a few months after I got my car, was in a part of Denver I normally don't go to, merged onto I-70 and punched it up to 75.....about the time I see the speed limit is 50 (who thinks the Limit on an Interstate will be 50!), up jumps a State Cop. Got a ticket for 25 over (AH wouldn't drop it at all). Had to go to court at night in Denver (I live abgout 40 minutes away). Didn't have ANY other tickets. Got charged $250, paid it. Upped my insurance a bit when it hit. Whole thing probably cost me a grand.

Some places are just speed traps waiting to happen....sounds like you got caught in one.

FY_Ivan · 12-04-2013, 10:36 AM

Dang, hope it was fun at least. Over here 20+ is reckless and if you double the speed limit or go 90+ it's a felony charge... I would at least meet with a lawyer if you can, and take the defensive driving course to get +5 points on your record before the judge mandates it (you'd get 0 points then)

angie7 · 12-04-2013, 11:51 AM

Thats crazy. Why so fast? My fiancé was a deputy in Florida. He said you're ticket is gonna be about 500 bucks, mandatory traffic school plus court costs so you're going to be out about $800. He said if this is your first offense you'll likely get to keep your license, if its not they'll take them. I agree with the cop, slow down.

Florida is very easy going when it comes to this. Here in Indiana over 20 is reckless driving, over 30 you're going to jail and your car impounded.

Bulldog3071 · 12-04-2013, 11:57 AM

Get a Lawyer, prayer for judgement - A PJC is a guilty plea that is technically not entered on your criminal or driving record. It does show up on your record, but the advantage is that it may not result in driving points or higher insurance premiums. If you have a subsequent violation, though, the original guilty plea can be entered and you'd have to deal with the effects of that. So essentially it means "keep your nose clean and we'll ignore it this time".

bowtiefamily · 12-04-2013, 01:44 PM

Well that just means you were slower then the people that didn't get pulled over. JK. Sorry to hear it good luck at court.

Mobyd · 12-04-2013, 02:17 PM

just yesterday i pressed hard when entering freeway at 3am thinking noone is coming behind i was going from 20 to about 50 in two seconds (60mph zone) then suddenly someone throws spotlights on my car.. it was highway patrol coming behind me.. but he didnt get behind my ass just calmed me down lol and i just stepped off the accelerater until he passed me and got off my sight ahead.. made me drive very careful back home!

harryzhere · 12-04-2013, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheveey57

Got one word for you waze the best gps and others drivers tell you where the cops are.

This ! It helped me at-least a dozen times on my trip during thanksgiving, of around 2000+ miles !
Waze, it is ! We can all join and start a Camaro5 group in there too !

Wizzer · 12-04-2013, 02:26 PM

Well I agree that you got to pay to play but everyone here who ripping the guy for speeding is probabaly guilty of speeding themselves. If you never took your camaro over the speed limit then you bought the wrong car. The Toyota dealer has a Prius waiting for you. Dude you bought a Camaro. It goes fast. Just pick a safe place to run it and stay away from populated areas when you do. And watch out for the kiddies.

JTruck · 12-04-2013, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Wizzer

Well I agree that you got to pay to play but everyone here who ripping the guy for speeding is probabaly guilty of speeding themselves. If you never took your camaro over the speed limit then you bought the wrong car. The Toyota dealer has a Prius waiting for you. Dude you bought a Camaro. It goes fast. Just pick a safe place to run it and stay away from populated areas when you do. And watch out for the kiddies.

Right, but we aren't the ones caught with the ticket, and if we were we would take the consequences.

MrWray · 12-04-2013, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Wizzer

Well I agree that you got to pay to play but everyone here who ripping the guy for speeding is probabaly guilty of speeding themselves. If you never took your camaro over the speed limit then you bought the wrong car. The Toyota dealer has a Prius waiting for you. Dude you bought a Camaro. It goes fast. Just pick a safe place to run it and stay away from populated areas when you do. And watch out for the kiddies.

Speeding and reckless driving/ endangerment are 2 different things, 5-10mph over the posted limit is a hell of alot different than 44mph over.

Frank in MD · 12-04-2013, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheveey57

Got one word for you waze the best gps and others drivers tell you where the cops are.

That's like, 18 words....

OK2DRUL · 12-04-2013, 02:49 PM

Luckily you live in Florida where traffic laws for speeding aren't very strict. In Georgia you would lose your license for at least six months and go to jail. You got off lucky. Just get a lawyer and man up and pay what's due.

Spartan01 · 12-04-2013, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MrWray

Speeding and reckless driving/ endangerment are 2 different things, 5-10mph over the posted limit is a hell of alot different than 44mph over.

Yeah, what he said.
I mean we are all guilty of breaking the speed limit. I personally have nothing but pure unadulterated contempt for the speed limits, but i am never doing double the limit.
You were going 44 over. You are so very lucky you were not arrested for reckless driving.
I personally would have hammered you, and then depending on your attitude might hit you with a few additional fines.

You F-d around, you got caught, man up and own it, get a lawyer and pray

12-04-2013, 10:35 AM	#43
JTruck Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,693	You should be blessed by your situation. #1 you didn't kill anyone or yourself. #2 that would be considered a criminal traffic, misdemeanor around my area #3 officer could have had your car towed and held __________________ Detailing is an involuntary obsession.

12-04-2013, 10:36 AM	#44
sstnt Drives: 2010 Camaro SS! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Broomfield, CO Posts: 195	Sorry for you and perfectly understand where you are at. Just a few months after I got my car, was in a part of Denver I normally don't go to, merged onto I-70 and punched it up to 75.....about the time I see the speed limit is 50 (who thinks the Limit on an Interstate will be 50!), up jumps a State Cop. Got a ticket for 25 over (AH wouldn't drop it at all). Had to go to court at night in Denver (I live abgout 40 minutes away). Didn't have ANY other tickets. Got charged $250, paid it. Upped my insurance a bit when it hit. Whole thing probably cost me a grand. Some places are just speed traps waiting to happen....sounds like you got caught in one. __________________ 1SS ABM Manual, Black int., 20" PAWs, Sunroof $$ down on dealer car #3466, pending Pw: 6-10-2009 Car Picked up by Shipper: 6-22-2009 Car has ARRIVED: 6-24-2009 (and she's a beauty!)

12-04-2013, 10:36 AM	#45
FY_Ivan Black Mamba Drives: 2013 2LT RS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 185	Dang, hope it was fun at least. Over here 20+ is reckless and if you double the speed limit or go 90+ it's a felony charge... I would at least meet with a lawyer if you can, and take the defensive driving course to get +5 points on your record before the judge mandates it (you'd get 0 points then) __________________ 2013 2LT RS "Black Mamba" Heritage Grille \| Gen5DIY Halo & DRL Harness \| LEDs - DRLs, dome, trunk, license plate \| ZL1 rear and RPI front splash guards \| CAI Inc. Cold Air Intake Elite Engineering Catch Can \| Oracle Ghosted Sidemarkers \| FR ZL1 style wheels \| VMax Black Ported TB

12-04-2013, 11:51 AM	#46
angie7 Smoked by a GIRL Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 3,748 View My Garage	Thats crazy. Why so fast? My fiancé was a deputy in Florida. He said you're ticket is gonna be about 500 bucks, mandatory traffic school plus court costs so you're going to be out about $800. He said if this is your first offense you'll likely get to keep your license, if its not they'll take them. I agree with the cop, slow down. Florida is very easy going when it comes to this. Here in Indiana over 20 is reckless driving, over 30 you're going to jail and your car impounded. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS Summit White w/ IOM interior "Powder 2.0"

12-04-2013, 11:57 AM	#47
Bulldog3071 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 931 View My Garage	Get a Lawyer, prayer for judgement - A PJC is a guilty plea that is technically not entered on your criminal or driving record. It does show up on your record, but the advantage is that it may not result in driving points or higher insurance premiums. If you have a subsequent violation, though, the original guilty plea can be entered and you'd have to deal with the effects of that. So essentially it means "keep your nose clean and we'll ignore it this time". __________________ Hurst Short Throw Shifter, K&N CAI, SRP Racing Pedals, GM Performance Exhaust, GM GFX Package Lakewood Strut Tower Brace, JBA Shorty Headers, JBA 8 MM Wires, Airaid TB Spacer, Phastek CAI Scoop, Washer Bottle Relocation Kit, Stainlees Steel Brake Lines, Brake Performance Slotted and Drilled Rotors, BMR Tunnel Brace, BMR Trailing Arms, BMR Subframe Connectors, Borla ATAK Muffelers, Z28 Wickerbill Spoiler, VTC, Bow Tie Delete, BMR Adjustable Front Swaybar, BMR End Link Kit, BMR Extreme Rear Anti-Roll Kit, Diablo I1000 "InTune"

12-04-2013, 01:44 PM	#48
bowtiefamily Drives: Chevrolet Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 588 View My Garage	Well that just means you were slower then the people that didn't get pulled over. JK. Sorry to hear it good luck at court. __________________

12-04-2013, 02:17 PM	#49
Mobyd Drives: 2010 White 2SS/RS,01 F150 SuperCrew Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Everett Wa Posts: 206	just yesterday i pressed hard when entering freeway at 3am thinking noone is coming behind i was going from 20 to about 50 in two seconds (60mph zone) then suddenly someone throws spotlights on my car.. it was highway patrol coming behind me.. but he didnt get behind my ass just calmed me down lol and i just stepped off the accelerater until he passed me and got off my sight ahead.. made me drive very careful back home! __________________

12-04-2013, 02:26 PM	#51
Wizzer Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ga Posts: 703	Well I agree that you got to pay to play but everyone here who ripping the guy for speeding is probabaly guilty of speeding themselves. If you never took your camaro over the speed limit then you bought the wrong car. The Toyota dealer has a Prius waiting for you. Dude you bought a Camaro. It goes fast. Just pick a safe place to run it and stay away from populated areas when you do. And watch out for the kiddies.

12-04-2013, 02:49 PM	#55
OK2DRUL ace5.org (Atlanta Club) Drives: 2010 Black/IOM 2SS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: St. Simons Island, GA Posts: 1,011	Luckily you live in Florida where traffic laws for speeding aren't very strict. In Georgia you would lose your license for at least six months and go to jail. You got off lucky. Just get a lawyer and man up and pay what's due.