got pulled over for doing 35 on a 25..

[OTEP]

There are also speed traps in Canada. If that's any consolation. hehehe.

May small town speedtrap na din na napasara (I forgot the name of the town). A short stretch of interstate passes through their jurisdiction. The town turned it into a cash cow. Na-feature sa Car and Driver iyon dati. From mayor to deputy sangkot. If I remember right, the court decided to remove the freeway from that town's jurisdiction (sobrang ikli lang nung stretch, dumaplis lang halos sa border ng town).

I guess it's best to have all documents ready just in case.

[slamtaz]

downhill yung daan at madilim...
i don't even recall if there was a speed sign. ang dilim...

hmmm... ikaw na mismo nagsabi na madilim dun sa lugar & your repeating it seems to emphasize the point, so i guess you're aware that when you said...

common sense should have prevailed in that situation...

i was not putting anybody's life in danger nor was i driving recklessly

...you seem to know what should have prevailed at that time, so have you realized that, first and foremost, its your life that you've put in danger? :question:

and if that's the way you're going to argue your case in court, mukhang tagilid yata laban mo... :twocents:

[Jun aka Pekto]

Not to be too hard on n2knee. I'm sure many of us have been in his spot or worse. No one's perfect. It's best to take lessons learned to heart and hope it doesn't happen again.

[Horsepower]

Wow, ok pala sa US, free Dunkin doughnut for uniformed Policemen.

Now i understand the doughnut and police tandem in american shows. hehehe.

[Jun aka Pekto]

-courtesy of Road Rash 3DO and Road Rash PC......

[forza1]

That's why be careful. From exprience, you will know where the cops hide etc. If you think there was an error in the cops part, you can contest your ticket. This is what I like about other country. In the Philippines, it's usually the one in authority who wins, it's like their salary doesn't come from tax payers.

[mazdamazda]

That's why be careful. From exprience, you will know where the cops hide etc. If you think there was an error in the cops part, you can contest your ticket. This is what I like about other country. In the Philippines, it's usually the one in authority who wins, it's like their salary doesn't come from tax payers.

Have you tried to contest a ticket / violation here in the Philippines?

I've been able to downgrade a counterflow violation to reckless driving c/o the MMDA's Adjucation Board (I did admit to counterflowing but only because I was not familiar with Pasay Road's timebound one-way traffic scheme back then).

I was also taken by PNP-TMG cops to Crame for using an expired commemorative plate. Their Major did let go of me after all documents was presented and that my plate was only expired for a few days.

[eclipseds]

The absence of a speed sign is not enough reason to go over what's allowed by the road condition. It's written in the drivers handbook that 25MPH is the allowed speed limit in a residential area, and that goes down to 15 when there's a blind intersection.

[CVT]

Good thread. Passionate and yet, very informative....

Yes, whenever I see a 25MPH sign, pag napapagawi ako riyan, I really slow down, even when downhill....



:starwars:

[Flagg]

This reminds me of the time some a**hole (let's call him Weird Al, kasi kamukha nya e) cut me off for doing 35mph on a 35mph mountain road (roadwork zone). He was pissed cuz I wouldn't go any faster (mga 3 miles yata nya ako binubusina).

What Weird Al didn't know was I saw a cop car very visibly parked by the heavy equipment we just passed.

Cops had a field day, and so did I. :evillaugh

[espeago]

Karma at 100mph!

[SNAKE V6]

Well, ganun talaga. Cops are more tolerant on the interstate maybi giving you a +10 mph given the right conditions (light traffic, visibility, etc.), but residential areas are criticial man, I understand thay might have been rude in not giving you time to show your docs, but you could always contest that in court.

I was caught speeding in Illinois on my way to Mississippi from Michigan, 2 kami nahuli. The cop was on an unmarked vehicle and it was 10pm. I did not contest, I said sorry, he said he undertands. I just have to attend a seminar and pay a fine and they won't put my violation on record.

[SNAKE V6]

Dagdag ko lang, the funny thing is and I am not kidding, while he was running my license he said, "We have a problem sir, your registration is on an 03 Accord.." I said, this is an 03 Accord and showed him my registration. He said, "Oh I 'm sorry, your car really looks sharp, looks new to me. " I said, "well, thanks to Meg's and Mother's!", hehehe..Detail na ulit!

[architect]

I guess if you realize where the cops are coming from, you will learn to be patient with them and give them due respect.

As my neighbor cop in Fremont, CA told me, every situation could potentially be their last. A lot of cops have been killed over seemingly minor traffic violation stops that escalated quickly and violently either due to hot tempers, hidden drugs or outstanding warrants.

Thus even for what are minor infractions for us (like speeding, beating the red light, California stop, etc.) the arresting cop is usually on heightened alert and tense as s/he approaches our car. That is why you often see the cop with a hand by the side, ready to draw.

It helps to calm them down considerably when they see the driver comply with the standard guidelines - sitting still in the driver's seat, both hands on the steering wheel where the cop can see them, eyes straight, not moving until instructed otherwise. It further puts them at ease when the driver addresses them politely as "sir" or "ma'am" and speak in a calm voice.

If you follow the above, you stand a good chance of the cop letting you off with just a warning, specially if it is a minor infraction.

[mbeige]

One of the things I hear about being pulled over is that some cops just pull them over and have a chat about the car, saying they used to have one back in the day, etc. Now that would be a surprise!

[architect]

That's why be careful. From exprience, you will know where the cops hide etc. If you think there was an error in the cops part, you can contest your ticket.

This is very true in the U.S. I actually learned about it in a funny way. My car then was a Toyota Corolla liftback. For some reason, the "Corolla" sticker emblem at the back cracked so I peeled it off. The screw-on "Toyota" on the grill also cracked so I took that off, too. So my car was left without any Toyota signage. In fact, the only brand on it was a Cerritos Mitsubishi plate frame I got from my friend.

So once I was ticketed for parking on a streetside in San Francisco on a day I wasn't supposed to park there (streetcleaning day). I was so sure the cop had made a mistake re the actual date I decided to contest the ticket. As I was explaining my case to the judge, I mentioned my car being a Toyota Corolla. The judge interrupted me and said it says Mitsubishi on the ticket. Apparently the cop wasn't familiar with the model of my car and had assumed that it was a Mitsubishi because of the plate frame! She dismissed the case right there and then, even though the color and plate number were correct.

[Jun aka Pekto]

One of the things I hear about being pulled over is that some cops just pull them over and have a chat about the car, saying they used to have one back in the day, etc. Now that would be a surprise!

Not if you've been speeding. The closest a cop had chatted with me was when back in Nevada, a local cop (huge red-necked looking fella but really friendly) yelled at me, "Jun! Change those fu*&$&% bald tires (on the Laser) today or I'm telling your uncle!" They're both active in the local Catholic church and he knows I fear a lot more being chewed out by my uncle than being ticketed by him.

[niky]

:lol:

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Depends on how big an enthusiast the cop is, I guess. If your car is something he's really fond of, and you aren't endangering anybody, he might just let you off with a warning and a friendly chat.

Of course, you shouldn't expect it to happen...

[n2knee]

Everybody hates a cop until they need one....

Pigs? Pigs? when cops bust you, they are pigs.

they are. especially Los Angeles and Oakland cops.

[n2knee]

You can contest the proof of insurance thing. You can also contest the entrapment thing. They might have quotas.

I do have friends in Daly City who had similar experiences with cops hiding in wait.

Bottom line, sign or no sign, let your the road conditions be your guide.

Broadmoor cops sila. Broadmoor (tabi ng Daly City) is a very small town. cops there are not busy. this was a case of two bored cops who had nothing better to do. nakatago lang sa dilim.