OT:when did you get your first moving violation?

[liquidtiger720]

when? what? how? how much?

Never for me. *knocks on wood*

[Alexlind123]

Never here either. Lucky, i guess.

[Scott C]

when? what? how? how much?

Never for me. *knocks on wood*

My first and only - when I was 20 and driving home from school. Was recorded as doing 67mph in a 55mph section (yes it was 55 then) while driving an 8 cyl camaro - 307CI if I remember correctly. That was in 1980

Scott

[Phatty5BMW]

I got one in my e28 about 5 yrs ago doing 83 in a 65.... I was just cruising and didn't realize it.... 75 dollar fine and off I go.

[angrypancake]

i got one this morning! 80 in a 55. nothing on my record before that. pulled over a few times but got out of them, best one was 93 in a 65...
"do you know why I pulled you over?"
"yes sir, for speeding, but there is no traffic and it's kind of important"
"oh really....?"
"yes sir my girlfriend just called and said she's pregnant (she wasnt)"
"well if you keep driving like that, that kid's not gonna have a father. now get on and take care of yourself"

[SharkmanBMW]

I forget the first, but my last was 165 in a 100kph zone! (all alone on the road)
the cop reduced it down to 135/100
He had a hot BMW bike, I had the 540.

I think my first ticket was for a stop sign, $100 cad, back in 1990.

I also had a cop stop me for downshifting my Jetta VR6 into 2nd and accelerating through a yellow... he did not see me, he heard the K&N howling by!

[kyleN20]

my first was in my e30 going through some twisties, 55 in a 25, got "impeding traffic" and a 5 over, which means they dont want to dick you but they want there money

[Jay 535i]

Do accidents count?

My first accident was when I rearended a school bus in my mom's Cadillac. That was ten years ago. I was 16. I was moving at literally walking pace, but the bus's super-high bumper hit my grille instead of my bumper and did $4500 damage. It was "short" bus, thankfully empty of everyone save the driver.

My first speeding ticket, I was 19, doing 85kph in a 60 (that's like 55 in a 40 to you MPH folks).

I'm 26 now. No speeding tickets or accidents in 6 years. Phew. Knock wood.

[Alexlind123]

I forget the first, but my last was 165 in a 100kph zone! (all alone on the road)
the cop reduced it down to 135/100
He had a hot BMW bike, I had the 540.

I think my first ticket was for a stop sign, $100 cad, back in 1990.

I also had a cop stop me for downshifting my Jetta VR6 into 2nd and accelerating through a yellow... he did not see me, he heard the K&N howling by!

Its illegal to accelerate through a yellow?

[SharkmanBMW]

Its illegal to accelerate through a yellow?

technically, YES.

but everyone does, the reason I got stopped was because of the insane roar a VR6 makes with an oversized throttle body, huge K&N, and free flowing exhaust,,, it was too obvious I was at WOT and not trying to stop at all!
I never saw the cop, so I went for it!

When I went to court, I acknowledged I went through the yellow, BECAUSE: I saw yellow, I was about to hit the brakes, looked in my rearview and saw a van up my ass - I knew he wouldn't stop in time so I went instead of causing a crash.
Judge bought it and I got off.

Cop was pissed as he felt I was trying to escape from him as well (because it took him a few minutes to catch up - he felt I was fleeing, when in fact, I got the light and got on the highway, he had to cut through traffic to chase me! He wrote right on the ticket that he HEARD a loud motor noise as I flew by him!

he was a big fat donut eater, I have NO respect for fat cops.... every fat cop I have met has been a prick, trying to overcompensate!