re: Highest speeding ticket you’ve ever paid?

River Rd in Kenner $327 for 53 in a 35. Plus the $3 "convenience fee" for using a card and $2 for being able to pay over the phone

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82 in a 55 on 75/85 going through downtown Atlanta. Cost me $303.

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That’s surprising. I drive through Atlanta 3-4 times a year and I’ve never seen anyone drive the speed limit on the interstate (I’ve never seen a cop either).

Highest Paid Ticket - or - Highest ticket ever issued?

Back in 2002 I was in NOLA driving up Canal Street in my company car, which had an out of state license plate. During this time is when they were doing construction in the median (aka neutral ground) installing tracks for the street cars. I was trying to go turn left on Burgundy, but all of the construction had everything out of wack. It appears that on the traffic signal was a tarp covering it up, I assume because maybe they did not want traffic turning at that intersection, but the tarp had been ripped to shreds. The working traffic signal was clearly visible and working. When I got to the intersection I turned left to go up Burgundy. I was then pulled over by one of NOLA's finest.

I was issued a ticket - my ticket including the following violations:

Wrong way on a one way
Careless Operation of a motor vehicle.
Illegal turn
disregarding a traffic signal
Violation in a construction zone

All of these totaled up to over $700 - and that was in 2002!

** needless to say I went to my court date - pleaded down to a single nonmoving violation and paid less than $100

A number of years ago, I got stopped for allegedly speeding in a 55mph construction zone. Two cars hauling arse passed me right before the construction zone started and the posted speed limit dropped to 55. Local cop lights me up but no big deal I thought. Says he has me at over 70. BS I say as those cars passed me prior to the change in speed limit. Also, he says fine is doubled since workers were present in the construction zone. Time was around 4:45 pm on a Friday and not a single worker or construction vehicle was present. I called the company contracted to repair the highway to get time sheets to prove no one was present but the rep said their workers clocked out after 5 pm. bullshite. I tried to explain the the county judge but she was out of the country on vacation past the deadline for me to pay the fine so I ended up paying a $460 fine for driving the posted speed limit.

Not the highest because I didn't pay it. Coming back from Crested Butte, Co., skiing I'm driving my friend's fathers Honda station wagon. This was 81 I believe, and we are crossing Raton pass in N.M. This chick passes me and I'm doing at least 85. So, I stomp it, the odometer I believe only went to 90mph. I lose sight of her. As I am rolling down the pass come around a blind curve and there are two N.M. state troopers in the medium. One lights me up and I pull over. I say dammnit and my buddy wakes up and asks what's wrong. I tell him what happened, and he says, not good. The trooper runs my license and comes back and says you can handle this two ways. Go into Raton and pay the ticket or mail a money order or cashier check to the address on the ticket. Didn't take my license so I ask him how much for the ticket? This is no lie $15.00 Never heard from N.M., might be on their top ten fugitives list. Another CSB.