You never know when you might come across a cop who's having a bad day; dropped his doughnut(s), spilled his coffee, had a fight with his significant other.
I try to drive about the speed limit.
In the bad old days of the 55 mph limit, I was driving a company van at 60 and was pulled over by a highway patrolman.
He clocked me at 68, wrote me a ticket.
Turns out that when the van needed new tires, they put a bigger set on it for better gas mileage, which also had the effect of changing the speedometer.
I had they speedo checked at a local shop and it was 68 at an indicated 60. (The guy did ask, "what do you want it to read?")
I figured the truth would be good enough and get me off.
Took the day off from work, drove all the way from Raleigh to Asheboro to present the evidence and get the ticket dropped.
Judge says, "you said you thought you were going 60, that's still speeding. Pay the man".
You never know.
 

I can say with 100% certainty that my donut habit far exceeded the deputy who pulled me over; dude was incredible shape.  I think Thursday night around 9/10 pm, when I am usually on my way home is a bit of a, "get pulled over hour."

Good reason to be extra careful.  I think cities are using traffic tickets for revenue generation these days. 

Linear Phase
 
I think Thursday night around 9/10 pm, when I am usually on my way home is a bit of a, "get pulled over hour."

Which makes getting caught even more your fault, no ?

paulo

Linear Phase
 
I think Thursday night around 9/10 pm, when I am usually on my way home is a bit of a, "get pulled over hour."

Which makes getting caught even more your fault, no ?

 
Getting caught for what?  In Florida its not so unusual for people to drift 10 miles an hour +- the limit.  I didn't get caught for anything.  Do you think I would be making a stink if my ticket was for going 80 mph in a 30 mph zone?
 
Getting caught for what?..  I'm, "not guilty."

Great.  Another criminal in the forums! 
 
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Linear Phase

paulo

Linear Phase
 
I think Thursday night around 9/10 pm, when I am usually on my way home is a bit of a, "get pulled over hour."

Which makes getting caught even more your fault, no ?

 
Getting caught for what?  In Florida its not so unusual for people to drift 10 miles an hour +- the limit.  I didn't get caught for anything.  Do you think I would be making a stink if my ticket was for going 80 mph in a 30 mph zone?
 
Getting caught for what?..  I'm, "not guilty."

Erm, ....... the speed limit is 45, you did 56, which is about 25% over. You have a very strange concept of who is at fault here. I'm not saying I've never done it, just that I would have no grounds to **** about it if I got caught out, especially at likely to "get pulled over hour".
YmphMV ;)
 
 

paulo
 
YmphMV ;)

Hah! I see what you did there
 
 
 
 
 
(shouldn't it be YkmphMV though?)

SteveStrummerUK

paulo
 
YmphMV ;)

Hah! I see what you did there
 
 
 
 
 
(shouldn't it be YkmphMV though?)

Not in USA, last I heard and according to OP they still use mph. Sorry to be pedantic an all that, but well..........you know ;)

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