06-24-2014, 10:35 PM | #1 |
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Luckily for Me Cop Was a BMW Enthusiast
This car is going to get me into trouble. I just took a quick 15 minute jaunt at 10:00 to have some fun because I heard the car calling me. I was on the home stretch less than a mile from home when I passed two cop cars stationary on a side street with lights flashing. I slowed down (no warning on the V1) and thought they'd be occupied as I made the upcoming turn. Then I see flashing lights in the rear view...oh Sh@t! By the time it ended I was on the side of the road with 4 cop cars. Luckily for me the sergeant was a car guy and former e46 owner (the two shields on my license plate didn't hurt either) who let me off with a warning. With an M235i I predict some future encounters with the guys and girls in blue. I hope they all will end this way.
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06-25-2014, 08:51 AM | #6 |
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They probably didn't clock you if your V1 didn't go off. They assumed you were speeding and/or they wanted to make sure you weren't drunk.
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06-25-2014, 12:45 PM | #8 |
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I've gotta ask, do newer radar detectors help you slow down before the cops get your speed?
I've always assumed that by the time your laser detector warns you, well, the cop has already got your speed. So unless you can outrun the cop who's still getting in their car, you're screwed nevertheless. Here in California, cops all use laser to detect your speed. So they're practically invisible until they point at you and pull the trigger. Are people buying radar detectors because their local law enforcement use regular radar instead of laser to clock speed? And hence, they have a chance to slow down in time? |
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06-25-2014, 01:58 PM | #10 | |
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06-25-2014, 02:01 PM | #11 |
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That is BS.... did he tell you he got you on radar?
Cops can still give you a ticket if they "believe" you are going faster than the speed limit but it should be noticeably faster like 50mph on 25 mph... but i'm sure if you contest the ticket you will win if they have no radar proof |
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06-25-2014, 03:14 PM | #12 | |
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I would need pretty good evidence to refute that, but the judge will always say the cop's word holds all the weight as he has less vested interest in lying than I do... which is BS since the CHP is just another form of tax collection here. |
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06-25-2014, 03:39 PM | #13 | |
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That's not always true about winning without radar proof. Cops are usually trained at visual estimation of speed and it'd be your word against his so it would come down to who the judge believes more. |
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06-25-2014, 04:30 PM | #14 |
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My friend (who showed me the light w/BMW) say's his V1 saves him from tickets - he lives in San Diego - says the cops are using simple K band.
At night it's probably a pain to use LASER? |
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06-25-2014, 04:59 PM | #15 |
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I like the V1 and it has saved me a number of times. The way the conversation was going last night I felt he was not going to ticket me so I never addressed the speed issue. In Florida we have a plethora of traffic defense attorneys so I just let one of them handle a ticket for something like $79 and most of the time you get a "withhold of adjudication - pay the fine" or no fine at all.
My policy is to be nice, respectful and never admit guilt (or answer the "do you know how fast you were going" question). This is my 5th BMW coupe, but the one with the most power...and it's getting to me....power corrupts! |
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06-25-2014, 05:05 PM | #16 | |
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it's not just the $130... your insurrance will go up way more than that specially if you get more tickets |
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