Worst speeding ticket?

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:02 am

Just wondering here, how many Vibers have gotten tickets for speeding?I'd like to know about tickets that were IN THE VIBE primarily, but you can still put your two cents in if you like.Mine was a citation in Yavapai County, Arizona. I was 7 miles north of Wickenburg, AZ on US-93 at about 10 pm. I was clocked by VASCAR I think... a form of laser detection I'm told.98.3 in a 65mph zone. 33.3mph over the limit. 3rd degree misdemeanor that would have been a felony if I was stopped only 100 yards down the road where the limit changed to 55 (or if I was over 100mph).This citation will remain on my driving record for 1 year. Gotta love AZ.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:54 am

Only ticket I've ever gotten was 83mph in a 65mph zone at like 5am where I thought it was actually 70. I was in the middle of nowhere Texas after driving like 15hrs straight since I left San Diego headed towards Dallas! Oops, this wasn't in the Vibe either, it was in my '02 S-10 Xtreme.

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:07 pm

You didn't pay it did you? I'm about 3 weeks past payment due on my 20mph over ticket Can't afford to pay it yet (removed)...if I get arrested oh well.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:45 pm

No tickets so far. (knock on wood)

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:56 pm

in my vibe, none.Phil's vibe, 1: 14 mph over the limit $120, 4 pt

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:29 pm

No speeding ticket....ever!One warning while driving my '64 Impala (Land Yacht) in 1985. lol.

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:18 pm

Those are gorgeous cars

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:20 pm

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»No speeding ticket....ever!One warning while driving my '64 Impala (Land Yacht) in 1985. lol.Haha, I never got a even got a warning in my 1962 Cadillac Sedan deVille or my 1958 Cadillac Sedan deVille! I did get pulled over once in the '62 shortly after I got it b/c I was driving home at night and was messing with the bright button on the floor trying to figure out the lights and didn't realize the brights were on!

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:29 pm

1 ticket.... 61 in a 45

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:35 pm

only 1 ticket... 52 in a 40 and I was one block away from the 45 zone

CAN-AWD-VIBE · Post by **CAN-AWD-VIBE** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:09 pm

i used to be really bad- before kids.we wont talk about the "fastest" i just drove fast a lot and got caught a lot. I am not going to vote on this because I really am ashamed of it.I have been in front of the driver control board. There have been periods of suspension and I have never had a DUI to get me there.Stupid me.nuff said.p.s. none in the Vibe

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:18 pm

2.1st one i was doin 81 in a 65.2nd one i was doin 77 in a Night 65 mph zone when the posted day limit was 70.....damn

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:26 pm

87 in a 70 a lil over a month after i got my vibe, march 31st(exactly 5 years after i was in a car accident, i think i need to jus take the bus on that day from now on) to be exact. the thing that sucked the most was the fact that there was a buncha kids flyin by me in lifted trucks as the cop was pullin up behind me. i thought he'd go after them since i was goin w/ the flow of my lane. the cop said i entered the freeway agressively, but when i got on the freeway, there were still ppl flyin up behind me in the "slow" lane. i still haven't paid it, so now i currently owe this hellhole i'm livin in $500+

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:10 pm

None. Ever.BTW, VASCAR is simply a glorified stopwatch, has nothing to do with laser detection. They see you from above - you pass a certain point on the road, the start timing you, stop when you arrive at the next point, then calculate how long it took you to get from point a to point b, then factor in the distance to arrive at your speed. The beauty of this system is that smokey can clock you all he wants and the best radar detector in the world won't alert you, since, well, they ain't using anything that would transmit anything.

silver_vibe · Post by **silver_vibe** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:52 am

I've gotten more tickets than I can count...of course I've been driving for over 20 years which is longer than many of our members have been on earth. I've always kept my record clean (for insurance purposes) by going to traffic school. In California, you can keep the insurance companies from knowing about a ticket by going to traffic school - only allowed once every 18 months.My worse speeding ticket was my first - 63 in a 25 back when I was 17 - believe it or not I was not weaving in and out of traffic, I was going with the flow. To this day I think I was singled out because I was obviously young and driving a restored '66 Mustang.

jimincalif · Post by **jimincalif** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:26 am

One only, in 1975, 70 in a 55. It was on I-10 in the middle of the desert, where the limit was previously 70 before the stupid 55 limit was imposed by Congress. I was 17 years old, I had been out of town with scouts, got home the previous night at midnight only to find out my grandfather had died while I was gone and the funeral was the next morning some 250 miles away! My parents and siblings were already there, my father's Dodge Challenger was in the garage and the keys on the dresser. So I slept a bit (overslept) then took off. Got there, but still missed the funeral, but my parents couldn't get too mad about the ticket, kinda showed I was really trying to be there.

slvrvibes · Post by **slvrvibes** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:49 am

No tickets in the vibe so far..

2002sportside · Post by **2002sportside** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:56 am

Twelve years without a ticket... until last Tuesday. Clocked me at 82 in a 65 on a basically deserted highway. He only wrote me up for 75 so I could get it dismissed under the "good driving record" defense. Would have been $85 otherwise, plus whatever the insurance company felt like charging. Cruise control has become my new best friend...

savedbyzero · Post by **savedbyzero** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:20 am

98 in 65=a lot of money and a few points...first one ever and I made it count!Along these lines, a video from over at the LX boards...busted doing 144...gotta love those hemi's! The beginning is some clips of guy dragging...It get's good at the end...hang in there! http://videos.streetfire.net/v...f.htm

CAN-AWD-VIBE · Post by **CAN-AWD-VIBE** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:31 pm

In WA I was yanked and told they tow anything over 100. the hwy patrol man says as he bumps mine down to 99.it was late and i was out of country so i figure i was lucky. Not lucky like this guy but still fortunate.still wasnt my worst though

Toasted7 · Post by **Toasted7** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:29 pm

Wow, that video was crazy... he's VERY lucky! I got pulled over for 97mph in a 50mph zone and no ticket, that was lucky for me.

scott_h · Post by **scott_h** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:05 pm

No tickets in the Vibe. Can't remember how many speeding for sure 3 or 4 in nearly 20 years of driving. Not too bad - I'm a lot more chicken to speed than I used to be...I did get a warning in my Maxima last fall - 78 in a 55. I couldn't believe he gave me a warning. It was 11:30 on a Friday night, and I had been driving a few hours, so wanted to get home to bed. I had just gone through a small town, and the limit went back up to 55. There was a car in front of me going like 50 with a no-passing zone approaching. I punched the gas (I love my Max!), got around the car in no time, and promptly slowed down at set the cruise at 60. Shortly thereafter the rollers came on behind me - had no idea he was there (obviously!). I honestly didn't look at the speedometer, so about **** when he told me how fast I was going when I passed the car. I made absolutely no excuses, and did the polite 'yes sir' and 'no sir' responses. I think the reason he must have given me a warning is that I slowed down right after I got around the car. I'm sure that he thought he might be getting a drunk driver on a Friday night too. If I would have kept up the speed, I'm sure I would have gotten a ticket...

Dragonsm · Post by **Dragonsm** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:44 am

No tickets yet.....a warning here and there....but no tickets. (Most recent "warning" was for a small crack in my windshield....Sheesh!)After seeing the post about the guy who got caught doing 144, it reminded me of the local "hot story" of a kid who was caught doing 205 on his crotch rocket. It was the talk of the news here in the Twin Cities. Blue Crush and a few of the other Minnesotans might remember this.http://www.usatoday.com/news/o...x.htm

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:24 am

dragonsm, nice chatting with you last night, thanks for posting and welcome to genvibe good luck with the impending vibe purchase. Just try not to get any new material for this thread in it

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:47 am

No tickets in the vibe.One ticket in a Ford Taurus (70 in a 55) just passed a slow poke and around the bend State tropper was there to get me.Recived two verbal warnings one I wasnt speeding but rounded a corner to fast. the other i was 40 in a 30. (also in the Taurus.) All of these were long ago when I was younger and more invensiable.

J-freakie · Post by **J-freakie** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:58 am

The only one I got ... was a 78 in a 45. I was street racing some dude after college ... oops, lol And I had a stock 2.2L 2200 engine in my cav. I dont know how I got up to those speeds without the car falling apart, loldan

trtlflwrs · Post by **trtlflwrs** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:04 am

Quote, originally posted by 13Vibe03 Â» I was 17, living in Ohio and driving in Pennsylvania. 3-4 police cars converged on me as I pulled into a parking spot. They didn't even try to catch me for fear that I'd run so they first car that had clocked me pulled up without his lights on. I was VERY LUCKY to not have killed anyone. JessOh yes, i have high school stories of living in OH but racing in and out of PA... too many to list here. so i just wanted to say that, YES, all the way around you were EXTREMELY lucky!& it is very easy to outrun PA cops if you know the backroads into OH, i've been a witness to that several times! oh yeah, no tickets in the vibe... too soon to tell yet!

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:53 am

Well, just got my first pull over/speeding ticket, 44 in a 35=$88.50... bad V.

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:27 pm

tsk tsk....if you're gonna get pulled over go for the gold...20 + ha ha

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:14 pm

Quote, originally posted by joholste Â»tsk tsk....if you're gonna get pulled over go for the gold...20 + ha haActually, I was going 51mph, but he dropped it down.

ehoff121 · Post by **ehoff121** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:41 am

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE Â»Actually, I was going 51mph, but he dropped it down.51 on the speedo?I've noticed on my '05 AWD with the factory 16" alloys that the speedo reads 2-3 mph higher than reality according to my GPS and constuction zone radar displays.So maybe you were only going 48? You were lucky he wrote it below 10 mph over the limit- most likely a higher fine and more points, though I have heard that 5 mph is a reasonable margin of error somehow.

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:09 am

Quote, originally posted by ehoff121 Â»51 on the speedo?I didn't look, I saw the cop, hit the breaks, I was probably going about 60 before I hit the breaks. He clocked me at 51mph.Quote, originally posted by ehoff121 Â»I've noticed on my '05 AWD with the factory 16" alloys that the speedo reads 2-3 mph higher than reality according to my GPS and constuction zone radar displays.I've noticed that with mine too, the higher the speed the lower the accuracy.Quote, originally posted by ehoff121 Â»So maybe you were only going 48? You were lucky he wrote it below 10 mph over the limit- most likely a higher fine and more points, though I have heard that 5 mph is a reasonable margin of error somehow.Yes, he was being very nice... it would have been $100.00 more.

ashift30 · Post by **ashift30** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:00 am

Worst ticket - (1979) Vette Stingray 90 over. Clocked at 160+ in a 70.I didn't know I was being chased until I slowed down. Impounded the car, was at holding cell until my dad picked me up. Spent over $1,000 in fines and impound. 180 day suspension of license. Had to take the bus to school las a senior. All I was doing was running up 1-45 in no traffic at night. It was over as soon as I started. Pretty stupid. No tickets since.

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:47 pm

Quote, originally posted by ehoff121 Â»I've noticed on my '05 AWD with the factory 16" alloys that the speedo reads 2-3 mph higher than reality according to my GPS and constuction zone radar displays.I believe that the factory sets them at 3% over the actual speed you're going or something like that...it was an idea concieved to try to make people drive slower, and save gas if i'm correct

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:42 am

S-10 - NoneDodge omni - too many to countCutluss Ciera - 90 in a 45, 40 in a 35, 70 in a 55, and 80 in a 70Vibe - 65 in a 55, 85 in a 70 and 95 in a 70Needless to say I have some high insurance, but it's getting better. I haven't been pulled over in almost a year/

futureviber · Post by **futureviber** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:33 pm

Bonneville warning for 'exceding 55mph speed limit'Lumina warning then a week later i got a 64 in a 55Salsa vibe noneSilver vibe none yet and hopefully none ever, but i do tend to go a lot faster with out realizing it.But thanks for the whole 3mph thing.... I will probably stop caring now.Our tickets are $125 for 1-14 mph over and 15+ is $135My dad got like two big tickets within a couple weeks. He doesnt even realize hes doing 80, i dunno, it freaks me out sometimes to ride with him. Funny thing is he is a drivers ed teacher... or was, hes an athletic director now so he doesnt teach at all anymore.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:12 pm

83 Toyota Tercel - unless I was going too slow, I don't think it'd be possible98 Grand AM - nothing92 Blazer - nothing98 Kia Sephia (owned for 2 mos) - nothing00 Cougar (Red) - March 00 $50, 2 pts for 5-10 mph over the limit. I was going too fast for morning traffic01 Toyota Tundra 4x4 - nothing03 Vibe GT - NOTHING04 Vibe - (Mavrik's) May 06 $120 4 pts for 15 mph over the limit (may have been 12 mph) doesn't show on driving record since he has his Canadian lic.05 Legacy GT - April 06 $75, 4 pts for not coming to a long enough stop on base (I stopped for 2 seconds and they said I had to stop for 4 seconds - BS!) Doesn't show on my driving recordMay 06 $160, 2 pts - (fees waived and pts taken off by going to Defensive Driving Course) Illegal passing in a no passing zone at a high rate of speed. Trooper was called in by the locals, had no clue what speed we were going (3 cars on our way to Denali). I have no idea how fast we were, but when I looked down as we were quickly decelerating for a corner, the needle was just getting into the 120's. my LAST ticket in 2 years and now I drive like a granny and save my speed for the track where it's legal and safe (for the most part).07 STI - nothing (and we hope to keep it that way)

Celtic_Curse · Post by **Celtic_Curse** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:32 am

3 tickets in the Vibe. 80KPH in an 50, 142KPH in a 110 and the biggy 176KPH in a 110. That one cost me $434. Oh well been clear now for 2 years.

TraySeeLea · Post by **TraySeeLea** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:46 am

81 in a 55 last month...but I still haven't heard anything from the court yet about it....so who knows.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:50 am

my first and only speeding ticket happened back in 04 with the sunfire, cop says i was doing 75 in a 50(km/h that is) but they knocked it down to 65 in a 50 so i didnt lose any demerit points and the fine was only $40 instead of $120

KrazyB · Post by **KrazyB** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:45 pm

110 in a 45

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:08 pm

Quote, originally posted by KrazyB Â»110 in a 45?!?!? holy smokes -- I haven't had a speeding ticket yet in the Vibe read this article today --- ridiculous speeds on the Don Valley --- 140km/h over the speed limit http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toron...f=rss

Amtron · Post by **Amtron** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:11 am

No tickets yet! This has come as a shock to anyone who has ever been in the car with me.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:25 am

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»83 Toyota Tercel - unless I was going too slow, I don't think it'd be possible98 Grand AM - nothing92 Blazer - nothing98 Kia Sephia (owned for 2 mos) - nothing00 Cougar (Red) - March 00 $50, 2 pts for 5-10 mph over the limit. I was going too fast for morning traffic01 Toyota Tundra 4x4 - nothing03 Vibe GT - NOTHING04 Vibe - (Mavrik's) May 06 $120 4 pts for 15 mph over the limit (may have been 12 mph) doesn't show on driving record since he has his Canadian lic.05 Legacy GT - April 06 $75, 4 pts for not coming to a long enough stop on base (I stopped for 2 seconds and they said I had to stop for 4 seconds - BS!) Doesn't show on my driving recordMay 06 $160, 2 pts - (fees waived and pts taken off by going to Defensive Driving Course) Illegal passing in a no passing zone at a high rate of speed. Trooper was called in by the locals, had no clue what speed we were going (3 cars on our way to Denali). I have no idea how fast we were, but when I looked down as we were quickly decelerating for a corner, the needle was just getting into the 120's. my LAST ticket in 2 years and now I drive like a granny and save my speed for the track where it's legal and safe (for the most part).07 STI - nothing (and we hope to keep it that way)*knocks on wood*so far, nothing's changed. 08 STI NOTHING, just harassed about my tintBeen pulled over 2 or 3 times since, but always to give grief over my tint. I don't really speed anymore, just at the track where it's legal and no fear of the po-po.

wyatt89 · Post by **wyatt89** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:32 am

My first one was 79 in a 65 and I got a 60 dollar ticket from the colorado highway patrol.The second one is the one that pissed me off...I got a SPEEDING ticket for doing 55 in a 75...yes you read it right. It was snowing and the wyoming highway patrol said they had the judgement to give me a ticket for "going too fast for current weather conditions. I said I had never heard of that and that there were semi's going 70 still.Ugh, still makes me mad.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:44 am

This last summer I got nabbed doing 74 in a 50. Ended up getting it reduced to an impeding traffic, no points, and a 100 dollar fine.

zoobernaut · Post by **zoobernaut** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:09 am

No tickets in the Vibe yet (only had it for a few days). However.. 175MPH in 65mph zone in the Firebird.Walked away with just a fine, no points.

Amtron · Post by **Amtron** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:16 am

Quote, originally posted by zoobernaut Â»No tickets in the Vibe yet (only had it for a few days). However.. 175MPH in 65mph zone in the Firebird.Walked away with just a fine, no points.How'd you manage that one?And how much was the fine?

wyatt89 · Post by **wyatt89** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:13 pm

I'm sure the cop was just surprised an lt1 was able to go that fast... >_>

Truckin1999 · Post by **Truckin1999** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:28 am

I got a ticket for 21 over in my Fiero. Judge dropped it to 5 over no points $250 fine. 5 over in the Firebird. That car saw 140 several times when I was young and stupid. I'm over that now. No tickets in the Vibe. I've learned that going fast in a flashy car isn't a good idea. I never exceed 10 over anymore even when other cars are flying by me.

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