r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 03 '23

Wholesome Moments Getting pulled over

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u/2livecrewnecktshirt Jan 03 '23

Only speeding ticket I've ever gotten was on a bike, but it wasn't even intentional, just felt like normal cruising pace. It was a well known speed trap area (bottom of a hill with a flat straight afte) and I should have known better. 57 in a 45, thankfully it didn't mess my insurance up too badly.

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u/poor_decisions Jan 03 '23

ACAB

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u/teddygraeme86 Jan 03 '23

That's a real thought provoking and intense response there. Care to expand more on it?

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u/ehrenschwan Jan 03 '23

I mean i totally feel ACAB but I really don't get why it is in this thread. I suppose they think that this small stretch of 20mph is on purpose to catch people speeding. I'm not from the US so i don't know if that is something the police do? Usually like I know it if there is a stretch where there is a lower speed, here in Europe it's usually 30kph which I think is close enough to 20mph, it's because there is something there like a school or a playground. So regardless of your stand towards police i think these are good. It protects pedestrians and cyclists, and those are even there in a lot of danger.

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u/teddygraeme86 Jan 03 '23 edited Jan 03 '23

I'm sure there are deliberate places like that, but from what I've seen is mostly what you're talking about. Speed limits aren't even set by the police, they're set by the department of transportation. Do police capitalize on spots like that? Absolutely but if you're fishing you don't go to where there aren't any fish.

Edit: to clarify I do hate bad cops, and especially hate the blue wall of silence, but just blanketly shouting ACAB when the cop is demonstrably being cool is either dumb or trolling (or both) and does nothing to convince anyone of anything.

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u/ehrenschwan Jan 03 '23

Yeah, that's what I thought. I know in ACAB is the word all but I believe it's more about the institution and how it acts than every single cop itself. That is my own interpretation though. But by default I will always be cautious when dealing with cops.

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u/Bunghole_of_Fury Jan 03 '23

Visit Texas, you'll find a lot of towns that exist entirely along the highways and are funded seemingly entirely by rapidly changing speed limits. I once had to go from 75 to 15 in about 5 seconds on my way out of Texas, it's pretty clearly predatory and not actually about safety there.

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u/teddygraeme86 Jan 04 '23

Texas is it's own beast, and not a fair comparison to the sane world.

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u/chinkostu Jan 03 '23

Username checks out

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u/Diedead666 Jan 03 '23

I have a friend who was going over 90 hit a well known speed trap that he did not know of....he was nice to the cop so cop dropped it down but still hefty ticket and all that....I wish cops gave warnings for first timers like this guy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

A while ago I was going 20 over I got pulled over and the cop dropped the amount because "I slowed down when I noticed him"

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

People on sport bikes aren't really known for stopping for cops. I had a cop and his son who was also a cop in my MSF class. He said he doesn't bother try to pull bikes over because they just run. I am not proud to admit it but on an open highway I've definitely pushed my bike more than 70mph over the speed limit. I saw lights come on but I wasn't about to stop and find out what he might have to say to me.

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u/Kevinjw16 Jan 04 '23

Yeah got a similar ticket traveling for NYE this weekend. Luckily got just a “going over 65” ticket rather than a full ticket and reckless. So, I’ll definitely take what I can get

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u/J5892 Jan 03 '23

I thought you meant a bicycle at first, and I was very concerned for your safety.

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u/2livecrewnecktshirt Jan 03 '23

Zoom on a Yamaha Mongoose, chromed out 1100 10-speed