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re: Causeway Speeding Ticket
Posted on 8/1/19 at 6:40 am to CajunDoc
Posted on 8/1/19 at 6:40 am to CajunDoc
Let me be the poster that says this sucks, and I along with every other driver speed getting onto the causeway when it is still 35 at the foot of the bridge.
I saw that cop there yesterday too...everyone around me was going 45-50mph. You are getting up to highway speed at that point and everyone is getting into position coming from 4 lanes to 2. It’s an absolute speed trap.
I saw that cop there yesterday too...everyone around me was going 45-50mph. You are getting up to highway speed at that point and everyone is getting into position coming from 4 lanes to 2. It’s an absolute speed trap.
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Posted on 8/1/19 at 6:46 am to Hangover Haven
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Just before you get off the bridge entering into Metairie. It drops down to 45 on the Northshore..
He said he was getting on, not off
Posted on 8/1/19 at 8:03 am to moock blackjack
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Go to court see if you can plead down to a seat belt violation. All they want is the money so the assistant DA might do it.
In St. Tammany, they pretty much downgrade any speeding violation to a seatbelt if you actually go to court. You may have to miss a day of work, but if your insurance costs are as high as mine it’s well worth it.
No clue how JP handles those situations.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 8:43 am to Big EZ Tiger
Cars that go into the water are the Pickups and SUVs going 80 MPH + tailgating the entire bridge. But the Causeway refuses to address that issue.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 8:47 am to USMEagles
quote:I've used it 5 times
Is "one time only" a hard rule for Article 894?
Posted on 8/1/19 at 9:44 am to Big EZ Tiger
here are more cops on there than any location in Louisiana.
Port Barre, Addis, Golden Meadow and Krotz Springs wave hello.
Port Barre, Addis, Golden Meadow and Krotz Springs wave hello.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 10:42 am to PUB
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Cars that go into the water are the Pickups and SUVs going 80 MPH + tailgating the entire bridge. But the Causeway refuses to address that issue
Well, they have started putting up a higher railing and they police and ticket people who speed heavily. I guess you can only do so much though because a few will get away with that kind of thing. Some tickets and fine amounts are BS, but if you're going 80 and tailgating on the Causeway, you deserve a $500 ticket.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 11:05 am to PUB
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This post was edited on 8/1/19 at 11:06 am
Posted on 8/1/19 at 11:13 am to Big EZ Tiger
I wish they’d be more aggressive in ticketing yo-yo drivers. Those frickers are the worst.
Slowing down to 50 mph at the crossovers doesn’t atone for going 78 between them. For the life of me I cannot understand why the worst speeders also slow down to well below the speed limit as they approach crossovers.
If they’d just set their cruise control to 68 and maintain a consistent speed the entire way they’d arrive at approximately the same time.
I often find myself passing the same assholes who tailgate and speed between crossovers when I approach crossovers because they slow down so far below the speed limit that it offsets their speeding the rest of the way.
We get off the bridge at the same time, the only difference being they speed heavily for portions and then slow down so much at crossovers that they become a hazard to other drivers while I drive safely and maintain a consistent speed.
They’re also running the risk of being pulled over whereas I am not. Yo-yo drivers are dangerous to everyone and deserve to be stopped and ticketed.
Slowing down to 50 mph at the crossovers doesn’t atone for going 78 between them. For the life of me I cannot understand why the worst speeders also slow down to well below the speed limit as they approach crossovers.
If they’d just set their cruise control to 68 and maintain a consistent speed the entire way they’d arrive at approximately the same time.
I often find myself passing the same assholes who tailgate and speed between crossovers when I approach crossovers because they slow down so far below the speed limit that it offsets their speeding the rest of the way.
We get off the bridge at the same time, the only difference being they speed heavily for portions and then slow down so much at crossovers that they become a hazard to other drivers while I drive safely and maintain a consistent speed.
They’re also running the risk of being pulled over whereas I am not. Yo-yo drivers are dangerous to everyone and deserve to be stopped and ticketed.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 11:46 am to Philippines4LSU
I agree with you. I usually do cruise control between 65 and 68 on there.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 12:07 pm to DomincDecoco
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Im in a LEO family....everyone hates the causeway police
everyone hates your family as well
Posted on 8/2/19 at 5:59 pm to Big EZ Tiger
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Well, he can't use it on the armed robbery he plans on committing, so he is using it now.
Well, I agree because that is a felony, so that would be an 893 I believe.
This post was edited on 8/2/19 at 6:02 pm
Posted on 8/2/19 at 7:09 pm to CajunDoc
quote:That's nothing. I didn't realize my registration was expired driving in Metry - full fault on me.
$410 total with $150 just in court costs even though I'm not even going to court?
$50 fine = $186 paid. Yes, almost 3x in fees above the actual fine. Smh.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 7:13 pm to CajunDoc
I paid $250'ish for having my phone in my hand last time I crossed the bridge.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 7:23 pm to Philippines4LSU
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If they’d just set their cruise control to 68 and maintain a consistent speed the entire way they’d arrive at approximately the same time.
Agree. I drive it 5 to 6 days a week and set my cruise on 70. Never slow down unless one of these bridgeholes pulls this stunt! It never fails. It's the same jackass on multiple crossovers dropping below the speed limit and staying in the lest damn lane!!
Also, I never have issues with the CP at 70mph.
I am over due for a ticket between I-10 and the bridge enterance. I roll through there like a complete prick, but when I'm on the bridge I calm down.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 8:10 pm to CajunDoc
Drove it every day for 6 years, never speed in those 35 zones, and never go more than 9 mph over the limit every where else.
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