View Full Version : Don't speed this month...
Fasterthanyou
05-04-2005, 08:26 PM
Got an e-mail from somebody I trust (you should too) saying the Troopers will be out for "Traffic control" starting next week. Says they'll even be using unmarked cars on Rt.1, Rt.130, Rt.280, Rt.80, Rt.78, Rt.24, The G.S. Parkway and the Turnpike. Most of it will be done during commuting periods. Say's it'll last about a month. Now for the part I don't know is true, they'll be paid overtime.
Don't believe me, do, I don't care. I'm just warning you because somebody was nice enough to do the same to me.
NLinnear
05-04-2005, 08:34 PM
I think it may not be only the Troopers who are out in force
I think it may not be only the Troopers who are out in force
:?:
LT!freak94
05-04-2005, 08:44 PM
thanx man
WOW WTF GOOD MOVE DICK CODY YOU F|<ING :loser:
If this is "true", I guess the tickets handed out WITH the assistance of taxpayers money, are going to be paying for the overtime correct?!
JPiZZiJP
05-04-2005, 08:55 PM
Yeah seriously. Thanks for the heads up :)
But on a side note, none of you should be worried about speeding! We should all be doing the speed limit like good little f-body drivers hehe
~Joe
BigAls87Z28
05-04-2005, 08:56 PM
Good thing I dont use thoes roads! :burnout:
12secondv6
05-04-2005, 08:58 PM
I have a v6.... therefore... I can not speed ;)
NLinnear
05-04-2005, 09:02 PM
I think it may not be only the Troopers who are out in force
:?:
All the cops are out, not just the Troopers
oh, haha. sorry, I'm slow, I have a mustang
add 287 to the list...here's the email:
I was doing an install last week for a New Jersey State trooper. While I was there, he told me that starting this Monday, May 2, Jersey will launch a 30 day speeding ticket frenzy. The state estimates that 9 million dollars will be generated in speeding tickets. 1 million will go to pay state troopers over time. There will 50 state troopers on duty at all times patrolling the 9 main intersections and highways. They are the following:
I-295 north and south
1-95 (Jersey Turnpike) north and south
1-80 east and west
I-287 north and south
I-78 east and west
1-195 east and west
1-280 east and west
Rt. 130 north and south
Garden State Parkway north and south
I’m warning everyone now that 5 mph above the limit can justify a ticket and every state trooper is supposed to pull a car over and write a ticket every 10 minutes. They have issued 30 brand new unmarked Crown Victoria cruisers and are bring in all their part timers on full time. If you work in New Jersey, New York, or CT, you must take one of there interstates, routes, or parkways. It’s up to you how fast you are doing when they do. I was told 101.5 FM confirmed all of this. So be safe and don’t forget speeding tickets are on you. You’ve been warned. Good Luck
BigAls87Z28
05-04-2005, 11:55 PM
This is garbage.
Batman
05-05-2005, 06:00 AM
They do that up here every spring on US 9 in Wappinger Falls (3rd biggest street racing venue in the US according to car and driver) and call it the "Traffic Safety Corridor". I got a ticket 2 years ago for 60 in a 55 and they banged me for 60 in a 55 in court. I can't even see the difference between 60 and 55 on my speedometer!
jims69camaro
05-05-2005, 06:32 AM
it actually makes pretty good sense for them to do this. hell, just circulating the rumor makes sense from their viewpoint, as for at least a week people will be doing the speed limit. a month is a long time, i don't doubt they could drum up 9 mil in tickets in that amount of time.
there are certain spots in the state that draw the anal-retentives out of the woodwork - and they're the ones that write for 5 miles over. hell, 5 miles over could be a slight change in tire size, speedometer needs recalibrating, etc. most cops know this and know the difference between 5 over and 15 over (in fines, court costs and points) and would rather go after the big fish.
i wish for once we could get a straight answer out of a cop about tickets: when they write them, when they'll pull someone over, ticket quotas (i believe they exist, but they swear up and down that they don't), etc. if i was a cop, i would rather jack an out-of-stater that has no respect for our roads and is doing 85 in a 65 that bust the balls of a local for 5 over the limit. but that's just me...
SteveR
05-05-2005, 07:33 AM
Great. I hate tickets. Looks like they will be all over my entire route to and from work. Hey, I have a brilliant idea. If they pull me over on a nice day and ask me why I was speeding I could just say "the speed limit sign says 'weather permitting' and if you look, it's a great day, so, yea, the weather was permitting me to go 90". I bet he'll buy it :D
jims69camaro
05-05-2005, 08:24 AM
I bet he'll buy it :D
and then you woke up...
that sounds as bad as the Iroc Camaro Dude that has a "sweet ass ride" so the cops bust his balls and he can outrun them because they are in "****box wagons, standard issue cop cars" and they're jealous of his "sweet ass ride", even though their radar bounces off of his "special order t-tops"...
JerzLT1
05-05-2005, 08:30 AM
just got pulled over on Rt9 lastnight but i was doin 20 over and got a ticket.... caught me comin around a corner on the part of 9 that NEVER has any traffic... first time i ever saw a cop thru there. anyone know how many points 20 over is? and will it void the ticket if he wrote that i was born on 9/15/05?
Fasterthanyou
05-05-2005, 11:11 AM
Couple weeks ago I got pulled over for doing 50 in a 25. Damn those downhill 25 sections! Anyways, cop was nice and we chatted a little bit because I was unclear of when it turned into a 45 (I was pulled over just after the 45 sign) and he said it doesn't turn 45 until this sign... anyways. He reduced it to 34 in a 25 and I was on my way.
ShitOnWheels
05-05-2005, 11:32 AM
just got pulled over on Rt9 lastnight but i was doin 20 over and got a ticket.... caught me comin around a corner on the part of 9 that NEVER has any traffic... first time i ever saw a cop thru there. anyone know how many points 20 over is? and will it void the ticket if he wrote that i was born on 9/15/05?
"But officer, how could I be speeding if I"m not even born yet?"
Man, I wish my mom still dispatched for the NJSP. Hmm, wait, I have a friend who does...maybe she'll know somethin about this...
ProtekYoNutz
05-05-2005, 12:50 PM
well i duno bout the people not speeding i have been back and forth to school almost 3 times and each time i get onto 295 N or S people are like doing 90...and thats to keep up with the flow of traffic...its insance...but i have seen an over abundence of cops out and about and not in the usual spots...seen at least 4 people pulled over each way each time...GL to everyone in not gettin tickets!!
i wish for once we could get a straight answer out of a cop about tickets: when they write them,
usually 15 over or more...depending the speed limit...aka they'll write at 35 in a 25
when they'll pull someone over,
usually 10 over...but again in a 25 they'll pull ya over around 31-32
ticket quotas (i believe they exist, but they swear up and down that they don't),
there are no "ticket quotas" but cops are "expected" to write a certain number and receive poor performance reviews if they dont meet the "expected" amount
etc. Â*if i was a cop, i would rather jack an out-of-stater that has no respect for our roads and is doing 85 in a 65 that bust the balls of a local for 5 over the limit. Â*but that's just me...
when i become a cop this is exactly what i plan on doing(except everything with a fart-can will get pulled over Â*8)
79CamaroDiva
05-05-2005, 07:03 PM
i would imagine that htis has something to do with the summer season coming up, and every college getting out soon. I dont think they'll just be targetting those roads either. Hell, last night on Rt 1 I saw no less than 5 cops that had people pulled over between trenton and new brunswick.. 2 of them were within less than 1/4 mile of each other. Was crazy, but no problems for me :)
CrAsH
05-05-2005, 07:20 PM
Radar detectors are legal in NJ correct?
Radar detectors are legal in NJ correct?
legal everywhere
CrAsH
05-05-2005, 08:20 PM
no i know theres atleast 3 or 4 states where they arent. i jus wasnt sure if they were in nj.
no i know theres atleast 3 or 4 states where they arent. i jus wasnt sure if they were in nj.
the booklet that came with my detector has some law or something that was passed that allows them in every state
CrAsH
05-05-2005, 09:08 PM
nice..i jus remember passing thorugh states and as u entered it said they werent allowed in that state but that was like 2 years ago.when u gonna b bak?
jims69camaro
05-05-2005, 09:28 PM
Radar detectors are legal in NJ correct?
legal everywhere
how often do you get out of NJ? :D not legal in CT, MD (i think) and either W.VA or VA... one or two others, as well.
BTW, radar detectors are illegal in tractor trailers in ALL states. it was lose the radar detectors or lose the CB radios; they chose to keep the radios.
jims69camaro
05-05-2005, 09:29 PM
no i know theres atleast 3 or 4 states where they arent. i jus wasnt sure if they were in nj.
the booklet that came with my detector has some law or something that was passed that allows them in every state
they are legal to have but not legal to use in certain states. cops can't confiscate them just because you have one, they have to prove you were using it.
CrAsH
05-05-2005, 09:29 PM
Radar detectors are legal in NJ correct?
legal everywhere
how often do you get out of NJ? Â*:D Â*not legal in CT, MD (i think) and either W.VA or VA... one or two others, as well.
BTW, radar detectors are illegal in tractor trailers in ALL states. Â*it was lose the radar detectors or lose the CB radios; they chose to keep the radios.thnx
BigAls87Z28
05-05-2005, 11:03 PM
Yeah, in CT its illegal to have them on.
So I had turned mine off....and then....BAM!! 80 in a 65 while I was trying to get around an 18 wheeler.
Tru2Chevy
05-06-2005, 08:42 AM
Illegal to have on in VA too....they tell you to put it in your trunk or under your seat.
- Justin
Savage_Messiah
05-06-2005, 09:32 AM
SO my dad is on the phone, he's on Rt. 287 and just saw un unmarked cop car pull someone over...
The unmarked car was a mazda.
****in cops arent even using domestics only anymore... allllll ******** to make more money. Sneaky bastards...
GrandmasterCow
05-06-2005, 10:56 AM
no i know theres atleast 3 or 4 states where they arent. i jus wasnt sure if they were in nj.
the booklet that came with my detector has some law or something that was passed that allows them in every state
they are legal to have but not legal to use in certain states. cops can't confiscate them just because you have one, they have to prove you were using it.
neg. my bro had one on the floor of his passenger side in his truck, got pulled over passing through VA for speeding, and the cop took the detector saying they're illegal just to have in the state. my bro was chartged 350$ to get it back.
Kojak
05-06-2005, 11:33 AM
i was doing 85 yesterday on I-80 and i diddnt see squat...
i know a dispatcher for the state police ill ask her...
SteveR
05-06-2005, 12:40 PM
SO my dad is on the phone, he's on Rt. 287 and just saw un unmarked cop car pull someone over...
The unmarked car was a mazda.
****in cops arent even using domestics only anymore... allllll ******** to make more money. Â*Sneaky bastards...
The troopers near me have a minivan, an Escalade, and a Hummer H1, all unmarked.
Tru2Chevy
05-06-2005, 02:34 PM
The troopers near me have a minivan, an Escalade, and a Hummer H1, all unmarked.
:shock: Good luck getting away from that one. It'll drive through a building to catch you.
- Justin
jims69camaro
05-06-2005, 02:41 PM
negative. my bro had one on the floor of his passenger side in his truck, got pulled over passing through VA for speeding, and the cop took the detector saying they're illegal just to have in the state. my bro was charged $350 to get it back.
truck == pickup? or truck as in tractor trailer?
how long ago did this happen? was he charged $350 in addition to the fine (assuming he was written for something else)?
deadtrend1
05-06-2005, 04:00 PM
Radar detectors are legal in NJ correct?
VA is the only state that I am sure of that they are illegal in
ShitOnWheels
05-06-2005, 04:07 PM
Yeah, I was told they have to be out of view in VA. An old ex and I took a weekend trip to VA, he had to put it in the glove box.
I have an older version of the AAA motor laws book (has many laws for all states), I think that's where I read it.
SteveR
05-06-2005, 06:16 PM
The troopers near me have a minivan, an Escalade, and a Hummer H1, all unmarked.
:shock: Â* Good luck getting away from that one. It'll drive through a building to catch you.
- Justin
Yea, no kidding. A friend who's a cop in the next town told me it was 'donated' by one of the residents.
GrandmasterCow
05-06-2005, 11:22 PM
negative. my bro had one on the floor of his passenger side in his truck, got pulled over passing through VA for speeding, and the cop took the detector saying they're illegal just to have in the state. my bro was charged $350 to get it back.
truck == pickup? or truck as in tractor trailer?
how long ago did this happen? was he charged $350 in addition to the fine (assuming he was written for something else)?
two or three years ago. the 350 was just to get the detector back.
jims69camaro
05-07-2005, 05:31 AM
negative. my bro had one on the floor of his passenger side in his truck, got pulled over passing through VA for speeding, and the cop took the detector saying they're illegal just to have in the state. my bro was charged $350 to get it back.
truck == pickup? Â*or truck as in tractor trailer?
how long ago did this happen? Â*was he charged $350 in addition to the fine (assuming he was written for something else)?
two or three years ago. the 350 was just to get the detector back.
damn. talk about a police state.
The troopers near me have a minivan, an Escalade, and a Hummer H1, all unmarked.
:shock: Â* Good luck getting away from that one. It'll drive through a building to catch you.
- Justin
Yea, no kidding. A friend who's a cop in the next town told me it was 'donated' by one of the residents.
donated as in some rich person with money coming out of their ass tossed one to the cops or donated like "we're comandeering this vehicle" donated?
Radar detectors are illegal in upstate NY too.. theres a big sign when u get to the boarder saying "Remove your Radar Detectors as per New York Law" or along those lines
SteveR
05-07-2005, 03:14 PM
The troopers near me have a minivan, an Escalade, and a Hummer H1, all unmarked.
:shock: Â* Good luck getting away from that one. It'll drive through a building to catch you.
- Justin
Yea, no kidding. A friend who's a cop in the next town told me it was 'donated' by one of the residents.
donated as in some rich person with money coming out of their ass tossed one to the cops or donated like "we're comandeering this vehicle" donated?
Like some rich ass bought the town an H1. I think they painted it white and tinted the windows.
Fasterthanyou
05-07-2005, 06:57 PM
The troopers near me have a minivan, an Escalade, and a Hummer H1, all unmarked.
:shock: Good luck getting away from that one. It'll drive through a building to catch you.
- Justin
Yeah, but by the time it got through the building you'd be in another county. I can only think of a few cop vehicles that I'd even contemplate running from and the H1 would be one of em if it hadn't gotten a picture of my plate. The other would be a bike cop. I have this story about a bike cop that would make you laugh your head off. Short story was 2 cops go speeding down a hill, the 3rd is close behind but tries to jump onto the sidewalk at the bottom of the hill... total wipe out as in head over heels and his buddies had to come back and help him up onto his bike. My friends and I couldn't hold back and just busted out laughing. I felt pretty bad but he was a cop, it comes with the paycheck!
NP_00'T/A
05-07-2005, 10:31 PM
what about a cop on a horse? One of my friends actually got pulled over by a horse once and given a ticket in the Watchung reservation...the guy pretty much ran the car down and made him stop in the playground area hehe
BlueFBird
05-07-2005, 11:41 PM
wow that had to be embarising
that or bein pulled over by a cop in a civic
Oddball
05-08-2005, 02:00 PM
Radar detectors are legal in NJ correct?
legal everywhere
Legal to OWN not legal to USE. In VA if they catch you using one they "drop the hammer" on you.
jims69camaro
05-08-2005, 02:27 PM
p.s. had to go to the labor building in trenton yesterday morning, and there were at least a half a dozen on both sides of 195 going and coming back. it was crazy, i don't think i have ever seen that many cops period, not to mention on that stretch of 195 between the parkway and 29.
went on a fairly long trip this past weekend(120 miles round-trip) which was on I-80, I-78, and I-287...didnt see one cop and went about 80 the whole time
There is NOTHING WORSE than getting pulled over by a pig on a non-motorized bike. Ive seen it happen in Roxbury and laughed for a good 15 minutes. The woman ran a redlight. :kneeslap:
I know someone who got pulled over by a bike cop. He was in an 86 IROC :shock: . I still bust his balls about it :lol:
went on a fairly long trip this past weekend(120 miles round-trip) which was on I-80, I-78, and I-287...didnt see one cop and went about 80 the whole time
went to the boardwalk tonight...averaged 90mph on the parkway...no cops
BigAls87Z28
05-10-2005, 02:35 AM
What boardwalk? You in my hood yo? *thug*
What boardwalk? Â*You in my hood yo? Â**thug*
pt pleasant i think :shrug:
JPiZZiJP
05-11-2005, 06:42 AM
j0n you suck. Further south I got a ticket last night on the Parkway, 85 in a 65 on the parkway. The trooper flat out said he was trying to make his quota. Now that is just plain ****ed up. I'm fighting this one.
~Joe
CrAsH
05-11-2005, 10:46 AM
:kneeslap: :owned: ...thats gotta suck.good luck fighting it when doing 85 in a 65.
j0n you suck. Further south I got a ticket last night on the Parkway, 85 in a 65 on the parkway. The trooper flat out said he was trying to make his quota. Now that is just plain ****ed up. I'm fighting this one.
~Joe
that sucks bro...i never even got a blip on the radar detector :shrug:
Fasterthanyou
05-11-2005, 12:45 PM
Joe, what time did you get the ticket? I'm pretty sure they're only out for "traffic control" so rush hour and a little after. They aren't out on the roads during the late evenings, or at least I haven't seen em at those times.
j0n, when did you leave for the beach?
Just going to Fudd's yesterday I saw 4 cops, 2 on 206 and 2 on 22, on the way back around 8pm I didn't see anybody.
Joe, what time did you get the ticket? I'm pretty sure they're only out for "traffic control" so rush hour and a little after. They aren't out on the roads during the late evenings, or at least I haven't seen em at those times.
j0n, when did you leave for the beach?
Just going to Fudd's yesterday I saw 4 cops, 2 on 206 and 2 on 22, on the way back around 8pm I didn't see anybody.
i left for the beach around 830-900 at night
JPiZZiJP
05-11-2005, 06:13 PM
Joe, what time did you get the ticket? I'm pretty sure they're only out for "traffic control" so rush hour and a little after. They aren't out on the roads during the late evenings, or at least I haven't seen em at those times.
j0n, when did you leave for the beach?
Just going to Fudd's yesterday I saw 4 cops, 2 on 206 and 2 on 22, on the way back around 8pm I didn't see anybody.
This was around 2 PM in the afternoon yesterday... nowhere near rush hour.
~Joe
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