The hell that is Thanksgiving Travel

[Kitsune]

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
ME- Uh, I didn't think I was going that fast. (I couldn't very well say,"I did.... A LOT!")
He let me go with a $42 seat belt ticket.

Damn lucky!

I've not yet been fined for speeding, but the question I've always rolled around in my head when I do pass a speed trap: what do you answer to the standard "do you know how fast you were going" question?

1. "Yes. I was doing 70 in a 55. I'm sorry." Ticket probably happens.

2. "No, I don't." This one is tricky. If you answer 'no', do you have the possibility of getting charged for reckless? If you don't know how fast you were going, clearly you were driving dangerously.

3. "Yes, I was doing 70. What is the speed limit here?" Again, if you don't know the speed limit, this could be a really bad answer.

I did get a verbal warning, once. The area I live in is notorious for speed traps and they even have two signs in some places, the second one being a large, "oversize" speed limit sign with giant print. My answer: I knew how fast I was going, which was 45mph. Luckily I had a good excuse -- I was moving and wasn't familiar with the area, to which the cop responded by explaining that I must have been blind to not have seen the two signs reading '35'. He let me go, somehow. Maybe it was my sweet smile, or maybe I was showing some leg...