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I have a 100% clean driving history.
I was just cruising on the interstate and not really going fast. As I past a cop car, he came out and followed me. He only turned on his siren after about 3 mins. Little confusing.
I am quite sure I wasn't speeding at that time.
When he stopped me, 1st thing he asked is if my radar detects laser. I replied I don't know.
He then asked for me licence and reg and went away. When he came back, he told me that since I am still on temporay registration, I had to have it displayed on my rear window. He then said my dealer probably put it in front because my was a vert.
He then said that he shot me twice with a laser and clocked my speed around 85 & 86, on a 70 zone. He said is going to write me a ticket for 10 over @80mph.
When I said I was not speeding, he said I know, your car is a shelby and its fast like a rocket. If you were speeding, I would probably have caught you at over 130mph. He then handed me the ticket and asked me to drive safe.
The next day, I was driving on interstate again and this time, my radar kicked in the Laser alert as I passed by another cop car.
I am now thinking the cop pulled me over because I did not have my permanent plates and the temp (paper) registration was pasted on the front windshield and he could not see it. And that he did not really shoot me with a laser.
On the ticket where he states my vehicle speed and zone speed, there is the check box "SMD". Also, there is the notes on the right side of that outside the form, there is the writing L129c, 2/3, 85, 1039 ft. Like to find out what that means.
Since this is my 1st ticket ever, I am not sure if contesting it would result in getting it worse. Advise from you folks would really be appreciated. Also, the fact that:
Apart from advice on whether to contest this ticket, I also like to find out what getting a 10 over ticket affects insurance or not.
Please PM is if the topic is sensitive.
Thanks so much!
I was just cruising on the interstate and not really going fast. As I past a cop car, he came out and followed me. He only turned on his siren after about 3 mins. Little confusing.
I am quite sure I wasn't speeding at that time.
When he stopped me, 1st thing he asked is if my radar detects laser. I replied I don't know.
He then asked for me licence and reg and went away. When he came back, he told me that since I am still on temporay registration, I had to have it displayed on my rear window. He then said my dealer probably put it in front because my was a vert.
He then said that he shot me twice with a laser and clocked my speed around 85 & 86, on a 70 zone. He said is going to write me a ticket for 10 over @80mph.
When I said I was not speeding, he said I know, your car is a shelby and its fast like a rocket. If you were speeding, I would probably have caught you at over 130mph. He then handed me the ticket and asked me to drive safe.
The next day, I was driving on interstate again and this time, my radar kicked in the Laser alert as I passed by another cop car.
I am now thinking the cop pulled me over because I did not have my permanent plates and the temp (paper) registration was pasted on the front windshield and he could not see it. And that he did not really shoot me with a laser.
On the ticket where he states my vehicle speed and zone speed, there is the check box "SMD". Also, there is the notes on the right side of that outside the form, there is the writing L129c, 2/3, 85, 1039 ft. Like to find out what that means.
Since this is my 1st ticket ever, I am not sure if contesting it would result in getting it worse. Advise from you folks would really be appreciated. Also, the fact that:
- police did not stop me immediately after pulling out of the center divide and followed me for few mins. If he already clocked me, he would turn on sirens the moment he pulled out.
- police made comments like my car fast like a rocket and responded that if I was speeding, he probably would have caught me over 130mph. Is the police suppose to make statements like this? I felt like I was being discriminated upon because I drive a fast car-shelby gt500.
- the fact that he referred to my temp plate being taped to the front window instead of the back, could it be that he was only pulling me over for that and later decide to write me a traffic speeding ticket?
Apart from advice on whether to contest this ticket, I also like to find out what getting a 10 over ticket affects insurance or not.
Please PM is if the topic is sensitive.
Thanks so much!