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Louis Gray — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:10:09 -0000

Good driver fast lanes would be awesome, and more challenging too! Get
bumped, and you're relegated to the "B" lane. License plates and
licenses would be color coded to show your ability to access said
"premium" lanes. And a black market would evolve in buying the lanes
at a higher bracket. It could get ugly fast. :-)

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Andy DeSoto — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:38:51 -0000

Hmm, that's an interesting thought! When I think of my own record (clean but more like 5 years instead of 15!), the reason I've had an accident-free history is BECAUSE I drive slower rather than faster. I think if my record increased my own personal speed limit cap, I'd find myself in just as many mishaps as everyone else!

That's funny, we should institute "good driver" fast lanes! Woohoo!

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Kaari — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:19:04 -0000

Haha sucka! Still no tickets for me...I hope this doesn't somehow trigger a karmic reaction on my end.

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Louis Gray — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:36:16 -0000

Typically, going the speed limit on California freeways is much more
dangerous than exceeding them. It's often said that the freeway number
is the true speed limit: 101 for 101, 80 for 80, etc. Unfortunately, I
was doing 89 in 80, so I was violating even the informal rule!

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Louis Gray — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:35:16 -0000

Andy, good to know you've got my back. It's tempting to argue with law
enforcement that due to my previous 'perfect' record and spotless,
accident-free, history should enable me to drive more quickly than
those with less perfect records. Egotistically, I'd claim that I
should be permitted to drive 15-20 miles an hour over the limit (which
still wouldn't help me in this case). :-)

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Louis Gray — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:22:12 -0000

Kaari, I look forward to reading your near-term post on how you and
Lance get pulled over. You might have a better chance getting out of a
ticket than I do, however.

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Duncan Riley — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:59:02 -0000

lol, I always thought speed limits were optional on freeways there, after all no one seems to follow them. Sitting on the speed limit on the 101 for example is actually risky vs going with the flow of traffic.

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Dominic/IRWebReport — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:58:00 -0000

@Trish :)

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Trish Haley — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:28:00 -0000

*gasp!* it's never a mistake to be having a conversation with your wife! quick! edit!

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Louis Gray — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:22:00 -0000

Allen is right. What's with you guys! :-) And if you think 89 was my peak speed last night, you're wrong. Comes with it being late, open roads, and familiar territory. My biggest mistake was having a conversation with my wife and not seeing the CHP in time...

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Sally Church — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:21:00 -0000

Louis, agree with Jeff - get a traffic attorney and plea bargain it to a non moving traffic violation and zero points. Ummm, I've had to do that several times :-(

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Allen Stern — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:15:00 -0000

amazing right - i feel for louis - but he did break the law and 89 is a freaking massive speed - and everyone here is trying to help him get out of it :)

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SnakeDoc — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:11:00 -0000

Louis - if your car has a GPS unit - you could try to extract the raw data... check out this precedent - http://tinyurl.com/68lgs3

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Jeff Douglass — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:03:00 -0000

get a traffic lawyer. I got out of a 17mph over for $200. ticket dismissed

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Louis Gray — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:01:00 -0000

@Michael, he wrote me up at 89, which is not within 15 of the posted limit of 65. I had claimed 80, which is exactly 15 off.

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Michael Fidler — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:55:00 -0000

What speed did he right you up for? If it was within 15 MPH of the limit, and the highway is rated at a higher speed, which they always are, you could use the basic speed law in court.As long as condition where safe and you don't exceed what the road is rated at, you will usually win. I'm 3 for 3 with it:-) (All three on surface streets)

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NickLeung — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:59:00 -0000

Sorry to hear that Louis. I found this post about knowing your rights when pulled over awhile ago.
http://www.ridelust.com/pro...

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Jesse Stay — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:40:40 -0000

I was wondering why I wasn't seeing much of you last night. It's never fun to get caught - it's only happened in person once for me as well (the other was a stupid traffic camera in D.C.). Of course that's if you don't include my 2 accidents (only one which I got written up for, accidentally ran a red light).

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Andy DeSoto — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:29:11 -0000

Sorry Louis! It's okay, most folks can't boast twenty spotless years anyway, so you're still on top of the good driving rolemodel list as far as I'm concerned!

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Eddy Cole — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:58:00 -0000

in 23 years with a drivers license, i've had 2 violations - June 3 2003 I had a speeding ticket and 2 days later someone ran a red light while I was making a left hand turn. of course i was found to be at fault for that one, even though they ran the red. thank god no one was hurt.

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Rod Bauer — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:53:00 -0000

Just finished Improv Comedy driving school for speeding ticket I got in Weed, CA.

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Louis Gray — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:48:00 -0000

@Hutch: 80 West from Sacramento. Got nailed before Fairfield.

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Alan Le — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:44:00 -0000

Same thing happen to me a month ago on a downhill stretch of 101 in Marin. I paid the ticket and now have to do traffic school.

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Hutch Carpenter — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:43:00 -0000

Bummer - which highway were you on?