Speeding

Well I just got my new Tacoma and not even a week later I get a reasonable prudent speeding ticket. Does anyone know what this means and how much it will generally cost? I know it varies by state but I just want a general idea of the damage

 

depends on how fast you were going and if it was a local cop or state trooper. oh and by forum rules no talk of speeding or breaking the law lol

but at least this thread is in the right section

 

Damn well I don't even think I was speeding anyways it's just a tourist town so cops are bad here. I wouldn't call it breaking the law

 

First ticket won't be a big deal as far as insurance goes it should have on the ticket the cost of the fine and points added because of it. Take it to court and plead guilty and odds are they will drop it to a lower fine/point amount. For future reference don't speed and just avoid all of this in the first place.

 

It doesn't even sound like a real major thing just bc of the reasonable prudence part of it. It's not reckless driving or anything tht is common I guess

 

$1000 + HST

 

Yea I hear ya. It's alot different on acceleration and speed from the jeep I had that's for sure.

 

Slow down! I driven 5k in the last 4 months with no tickets, make that 5 years with no tickets. Slow down.

 

He said he let me off easy lol did u calculate tht right

 

That what I would have to pay

 

HAHA yeah man, cool your jets. easy on the pedal you'll save some gas too

 

1975 I guess

 

Reasonable prudent pretty much means that the cop thought you were going to fast but couldn't radar you or something along those lines. My bet is you were going to fast and he wanted you to slow down but not give you a speeding ticket.
Everyone has got a speeding ticket (s) so give the op a break about needing to slow down.

 

Thanks man. Yea he said I was clocked in but said he would give me that instead and that he gave me a break. I haven't had a speeding ticket in a long time so it's not like I'm a speed demon everywhere I go either

 

Not true. Plenty of drivers have never been ticketed. I have been driving since I was 16. I am 48. Never been pulled over or ticketed. Never even had a parking ticket.

Not saying I am hollier than thou. Just saying that many drivers have never been ticketed.

 

I haven't in 28 years of driving

 

How would this thread get locked? He was speeding and got a ticket. Not asking how fast our trucks could go on the highway.

 

How did it get locked lol I was just asking for advice but anyways it's gonna cost me 180

 

I was going to say something about how everyone is telling OP to slow down. Come on, what are you all the people who stick to exactly the speed limit or do 5-15 MPH below it that give me issues when I'm trying to get to the work in the morning? I'm no saint behind the wheel but I'm not a lunatic either; I go with the flow of traffic. Something tells me the majority people are like myself, and not being reckless and plain stupid.

Some people luck out and others just get unlucky here and there. I have gotten one speeding ticket but I was in a car that screamed for attention. Yes, I was about 10MPH over what was posted but the cop "guesstimated" me at 30MPH because he felt like it. I didn't drive any different after that day.

If you are driving everywhere going as fast as possible 100% of the time, you need to slow down and deserve your ticket. But if you're not reckless about it, so be it.

There are so many things to consider when it comes to tickets and all the controversy of people speeding but that's just my opinion, short version.

OP, as others have said, it depends. Except a couple hundred as a very vague idea though.