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re: Help. Going 80 MPH. Cop clocked me at 98. Any advice?

Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:53 pm to
Posted by Artificial Ignorance
Member since Feb 2025
1424 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:53 pm to
98!

Good luck.
Posted by Artificial Ignorance
Member since Feb 2025
1424 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:57 pm to
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Going 80 MPH. Cop clocked me at 98. Any advice?


Yes, sooner you quit lying to yourself, the better your life will be.
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
68449 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:58 pm to
Ask your dog of a wife if you can have the data from the GPS tracker she installed in your car because she thinks you’re cheating on her.
Posted by SlayTime
Member since Jan 2025
3439 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:03 pm to
Just say you weren’t going 98. Leave the 2nd part out.
Posted by cubsfan5150
NWA
Member since Nov 2007
17708 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:09 pm to
There’s probably a way to download from the ODB
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
13309 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:12 pm to
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Help. Going 80 MPH. Cop clocked me at 98.

quote:

Going 80 MPH
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
16660 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:17 pm to
Same thing happened to me once. I asked to see the radar gun. He asked if I wanted to go to jail.
Posted by slutiger5
Parroquias de Florida
Member since May 2007
11753 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:18 pm to
Request gps logs from your car or phone. Youre welcome.
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
39819 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:55 pm to
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Going 80 MPH. Cop clocked me at 98. Any advice?


If the cop used lidar, you can contest, but it's likely you won't prevail.

If the cop used radar, and especially instant-on radar, you'll have a slight chance, because instant-on radar without doppler audio to verify the displayed speed calculation isn't as accurate as lidar. But you're still in court, and the court is going to choose to believe an officer of the law over Joe Citizen.

My suggestion is to call the DA office and see if you can plead it down to a non-moving violation, pay the large fine, and try to attend a defensive driving course. Or contest it, and hope the police officer doesn't show up.
This post was edited on 7/31/25 at 9:56 pm
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
87588 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:59 pm to
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If the cop used lidar, you can contest, but it's likely you won't prevail.


I thought some newer cars have some sort of data recorders on them?
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
39819 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:04 pm to
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I thought some newer cars have some sort of data recorders on them?


Maybe, I don't know. However, most people have some sort of GPS tracker that records data, i.e. Life360 or a dash cam.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
87588 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:06 pm to
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most people have some sort of GPS tracker that records data, i.e. Life360 or a dash cam.


in this day and age of big brotherness there has to be a way of finding this out
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
39819 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:10 pm to
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in this day and age of big brotherness there has to be a way of finding this out


I use a dash cam - and it records my speed, so if I ever get pulled over and the police officer tells me I was traveling at a different speed than what I believe I was traveling at, I can easily verify this, and contest it, if need be.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
119853 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:34 pm to
Is your vehicle modified in any way? Do you have big arse tires on it?
Posted by Rabby
Member since Mar 2021
1419 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:38 pm to
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Just think about all the times you’ve went over the speed limit in your life and got away with it. Using that mindset, if you pro-rate down the cost of the ticket, you’re talking fractions of a penny. Not a bad value at all!
BS.
Justifying bad policework is disgusting.
Bogus tickets and processes need to be challenged.
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
24880 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 5:05 am to
No clue 75 is somewhat common in TX
Posted by WhiskeyThief
Madisonville
Member since Oct 2018
570 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 6:20 am to
You are the 4 millionth reason Louisiana has the highest car insurance rates in America.
Hope you lose your liscense for 6 months
Posted by Wilson
Metairie
Member since Jul 2011
319 posts
Posted on 8/2/25 at 8:58 pm to
Why? Because he bumped into someone who faked injury and sued him or because his car wasn't insured? No, he has nothing to do with our high insurance rates. Going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit has no effect on your insurance premiums.
Posted by artompkins
Orange Beach, Al
Member since May 2010
6222 posts
Posted on 8/2/25 at 9:08 pm to
80 is still speeding so you would be admitting to speeding. What am I missing?
Posted by Boudreauboudreaugoly
Land of the Rice n Son
Member since Oct 2017
2636 posts
Posted on 8/2/25 at 11:29 pm to
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Any advice?


Take those oversize wheels and tires off your vehicle. They are throwing your speedo reading off.
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