Ever since the day I started driving I've always owned up to whatever citation I was given because I knew what I was doing. The last speeding tickets I've had were in 2006 and 2008. Ever since 2008 I've always hovered around the speed limit within reason or gone slower, nothing even close to crazy on public streets. I keep that at the track.
So, about an hour ago I was driving home from dinner with my wife in the passenger seat in my black '03 330i on a busy interstate. My wife all of a sudden says, "It's 55 babe" and we both look down and she said it was 62, I thought it was 63, but it was def right in the middle of 60 and 65. I WAS NOT GOING 70, NOT EVEN 65, NOWHERE NEAR IT, NO BS. The LEO pulls out behind me immediately and turns his lights on. This is right at the beginning of an exit ramp on an interstate. So rather than pull off on the side of the exit ramp with a small shoulder to avoid oncoming traffic (which is passing me on both sides) I turned my signal on to pull off the exit ramp. This ramp is not long, I had maybe 75 yards left to pull off the exit completely and into a dentist office parking lot, when he then turns his siren on and motions for me to stop right there on the exit ramp with maybe 3 feet of shoulder with cars coming, it was busy. ???? I turn the engine off and lower my window.
He comes right up and asks me in a rude tone why I didn't pull off the side into one of the "burns" ????? There was nowhere else to go. I replied back politely with, "I wanted to pull in that parking lot right there with no traffic". He then says rudely, "I pulled you over because you were going 70" and I just repeated what he said, "70?" He then replied "yeah yeah just give me your license" so I gave it to him. He seemed like he was rushed and didn't even ask me for registration or insurance. My PA emissions and inspection stickers in the corner of the windshield were up to date.
He runs my license for about 10 minutes, comes back, and hands me this and says this is no points, just a fine:
Charge: OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
Nature of offense: DISOBEYED 55 MPH SIGN RADAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TESTED X/XX/12 (70)
(the 'speed' and 'allowed' speed blocks were left blank)
Remarks: -BMW
FINE:$25
E.M.S.: $10
MCARE: $30
COSTS: $36
J.C.P/A.T/J.: $10
TOTAL DUE: $111
Here's the interesting part. A dark blue newer 2 door Honda Accord that was near me and passed me right away while the LEO was nearing my rear bumper started pulling off the exit too, but once he realized the LEO was pulling me over, the dark blue Honda got right back on the interstate. As he handed me the ticket, he said, "I don't get the wrong cars".
What gives? I've always manned up, but this time it was the wrong car. There were so many cars on the road and that blue Honda was passing me as we saw the LEO for the first time.
I want to fight this. Is it worth it? If I was going 15mph over the speed limit and new it, I'd just pay the $111, but I wasn't.
This was in York County PA
So, about an hour ago I was driving home from dinner with my wife in the passenger seat in my black '03 330i on a busy interstate. My wife all of a sudden says, "It's 55 babe" and we both look down and she said it was 62, I thought it was 63, but it was def right in the middle of 60 and 65. I WAS NOT GOING 70, NOT EVEN 65, NOWHERE NEAR IT, NO BS. The LEO pulls out behind me immediately and turns his lights on. This is right at the beginning of an exit ramp on an interstate. So rather than pull off on the side of the exit ramp with a small shoulder to avoid oncoming traffic (which is passing me on both sides) I turned my signal on to pull off the exit ramp. This ramp is not long, I had maybe 75 yards left to pull off the exit completely and into a dentist office parking lot, when he then turns his siren on and motions for me to stop right there on the exit ramp with maybe 3 feet of shoulder with cars coming, it was busy. ???? I turn the engine off and lower my window.
He comes right up and asks me in a rude tone why I didn't pull off the side into one of the "burns" ????? There was nowhere else to go. I replied back politely with, "I wanted to pull in that parking lot right there with no traffic". He then says rudely, "I pulled you over because you were going 70" and I just repeated what he said, "70?" He then replied "yeah yeah just give me your license" so I gave it to him. He seemed like he was rushed and didn't even ask me for registration or insurance. My PA emissions and inspection stickers in the corner of the windshield were up to date.
He runs my license for about 10 minutes, comes back, and hands me this and says this is no points, just a fine:
Charge: OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
Nature of offense: DISOBEYED 55 MPH SIGN RADAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TESTED X/XX/12 (70)
(the 'speed' and 'allowed' speed blocks were left blank)
Remarks: -BMW
FINE:$25
E.M.S.: $10
MCARE: $30
COSTS: $36
J.C.P/A.T/J.: $10
TOTAL DUE: $111
Here's the interesting part. A dark blue newer 2 door Honda Accord that was near me and passed me right away while the LEO was nearing my rear bumper started pulling off the exit too, but once he realized the LEO was pulling me over, the dark blue Honda got right back on the interstate. As he handed me the ticket, he said, "I don't get the wrong cars".
What gives? I've always manned up, but this time it was the wrong car. There were so many cars on the road and that blue Honda was passing me as we saw the LEO for the first time.
I want to fight this. Is it worth it? If I was going 15mph over the speed limit and new it, I'd just pay the $111, but I wasn't.
This was in York County PA
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