
Originally Posted by
SebringSilver
It's quite draconian, but not very effective in actually curbing speeding (as evidenced by the fact that I got another one immediately after the first). Maybe that's not their purpose for being.

If people stopped speeding, what purpose would they serve?? lol - they WANT you to keep speeding!
To the OP, I sympathize with you to a certain extent, because I hate the fact that cops are almost robotic in their enforcement of road laws. From one standpoint, yes you technically did break a law and went straight through a turn lane. However, from your perspective this was necessary to avoid a potential collision, for which you also would've received a citation for failing to control your vehicle at speed. Cops almost never consider the subjectivity of certain "infractions", and instead just look at if a law was technically broken or not. Part of me, however, can't help but think you got impatient and passed someone in a manner you shouldn't have.
The parking lot incident seems like it was more cut-and-dry; you stomped on the gas, you know you stomped on the gas, and you're trying to dull it down by saying you didn't know how fast your own car was, lol. The cop saw this, and popped ya for it. Fortunately, again, you got a warning, and it isn't the car's fault for being too flashy or fast; it doesn't go anywhere without your expressed consent!
I got the lamest ticket ever a year or so ago, when I made a left turn onto a main street. The speed limit sign I knew to be just around a bend says 35, so I accelerated to that speed. A cop was waiting at the next intersection up, which is exactly where the speed sign was posted. Sometimes, you can just tell a cop is gonna pull you over, and I knew it. He says that I was going 35 in a 25......I'm like wtf, I just passed a sign that says 35 on it.
His reply........"you are not permitted to go 35 mph until AFTER passing through the intersection at which it is posted".....I literally almost flipped out at the guy. Talk about your ticky-tack, coffer-filling scam of a citation. I should've fought it, but couldn't get the time off work to take it to court....had I known about Trial By Declaration (mail-in statements), I would've probably been able to crush this douchebag officer.
Glad to hear you at least got warnings, but it should let you know to be a bit more careful/conservative while driving around!
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