Re: Speed

[John Stanton <jjs3rd@ix.netcom.com>]

Sean Ford wrote:
> 
> Sure, but what does he do when he pulls over a tinted-window Diamante
> without a front plate? If he's anything like the State Police in
> Framingham, MA (otherwise known as Framingshame), he draws first and asks
> questions later!
> 
> Sean Ford
> sean@nwh.org
> Newton-Wellesley Hospital
> Newton, MA  02162 (USA)
> 
> ----------
> > From: Steven Buchholz <steveb@falcon.kla.com>
> > To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > Subject: Re: Speed
> > Date: Monday, March 03, 1997 1:30 PM
> >
> > >     I just sent my husband off on this beautiful, early for northern
> > > Vermont, spring day in my Audi. I told him, "Don't drive fast if
> your're
> > > in a hurry; only if you do it for fun."  He smiled.
> >
> > ... it just so happens I spent the majority of my Saturday in a "Driver's
> 
> > Improvement" class to mask a recent ticket ...
> >
> > The class was taught by a CHP officer, and he said that he was much more
> > likely to let someone off with a warning if they were "enjoying the day"
> > rather than being stressed or in a hurry.  He said that once he let a guy
> 
> > off with a warning that he had clocked at 90MPH because the guy told him
> > that he had just hit the point where the engine was completely broken in
> > and that combined with the beautiful day made him a bit exhuberant.
> >
> > He also said that he lets people off with a warning on their birthday ...
> >
> > Steve Buchholz
> > s_buchho@kla.com
> > San Jose, CA (USA)

My two cents,

Be honest.  When asked how fast I was going, on rt 90 on way back from
Boston, my response was 93 mph officer.  He kind of looked at me for a
second and said yes that matched his readings.  He said he appreciated
my honesty and sent me on my way with a warning.

Since that time I have never lied about how fast I was going.  I have
gotten off a couple times and had reduced speed tickets written the
others.

JJS