Speeding

Nice discussion everyone.

Points For Some Traffic Convictions*

Six Points:

Manslaughter, negligent homicide, or other felony involving use of a motor vehicle.
Operating under the influence of liquor or drugs.
Failing to stop and give identification at the scene of a crash.
Reckless driving.
Unlawful bodily alcohol content of 0.08 or more.
Refusal to take a chemical test.
Fleeing or eluding a police officer.
Four Points:

Drag racing.
Operating while visibly impaired.
Under age 21 with any bodily alcohol content.
16 mph or more over the legal speed limit.
Failure to yield/show due caution for emergency vehicles.
Three Points:

Careless driving.
Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign or improper passing.
11 through 15 mph over the legal speed limit.
Failure to stop at railroad crossing.
Failure to stop for a school bus or for disobeying a school crossing guard.
Two Points:

Open alcohol container in vehicle.
All other moving violations of traffic laws.
Refusal of Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) by a driver under age 21.
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1627_8665_9066-23757--,00.html

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/wedmk_16312_7.pdf

Strictest And Most Lenient States on Speeding and Reckless Driving
move your mouse over your state
https://wallethub.com/edu/strictest-and-most-lenient-states-on-speeding/14211

https://www.findlaw.com/traffic/traffic-tickets/speeding-state-laws.html

Michigan fines
While the fines may vary, here is a standard list of costs you might face if you’re pulled over:

• Speeding 1-5 MPH over limit: $90
• Speeding 26+ MPH over limit: $155 + $4 per additional mile
• Failure to signal: $95
• Failure to stop for school bus: $180
• Improper U-turn: $100

https://www.idrivesafely.com/dmv/michigan/laws/traffic-tickets-fines-and-penalties/

speeding will also increase your insurance rates.

"Your driving record is an easy way for an auto insurance company to assess your driving abilities. If you start accumulating traffic ticket after traffic ticket, and the associated points are added to your driving record, your Michigan auto insurance rates are sure to go up. In extreme cases, an insurance provider might drop you from their coverage if they see you as a high risk to insure. Auto insurance is a legal requirement in Michigan, so keeping points off your driving record is a good idea. "
https://www.idrivesafely.com/dmv/michigan/laws/traffic-tickets-fines-and-penalties/

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The Worst States to Get Caught
Although the cost for going over the limit by 1-15 mph is $35, after the added fees, California charges $158 for the traffic ticket. According to calculations performed by Nerd Wallet, “the true cost of a speeding ticket in California is 20.27 times the cost of the actual ticket,” after accounting for steep rises in insurance costs after a conviction, which increases by an average of 15.22% after an infraction.
New Jersey has the lowest threshold for racing infractions, which are considered any speeding that goes 10 mph over the limit, resulting in double fines in almost all the cases. This state also has the most speed traps in the U.S. with traps set up every 30 miles or so.
Some of the most stringent reckless driving limits are in Virginia, in which reckless driving is defined as going 20 mph over the speed limit, or more than 80 mph on any state road.
Statistics show that only 5 percent of all drivers fight their ticket in courts, which means that too many motorists aren’t getting their cases heard. Considering that Pennsylvania is second in terms of the volume of speeding tickets issued, Colgan & Associates have plenty of experience fighting speed infractions and other types of traffic violations.
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https://www.cmlaw1.com/what-state-issues-the-most-speeding-tickets/

State Speeding Penalties Ranked https://www.automotive-fleet.com/338705/state-speeding-penalties-ranked

https://wallethub.com/edu/strictest-and-most-lenient-states-on-speeding/14211

With certain crimes, such as speeding, it's only illegal if you get caught. That's why heaps of people carry on speeding routinely, but do actually slow down when there is a police car in the vicinity. These people know the law, and try to obey it to the letter.

With your specific case, and all the money you saved by only speeding when the police were not around, perhaps you could use some of that money the next time you seek a hungry officer at a Wendys or McDonalds, and buy the poor guy an extra donut or burger? Not only will the officer be grateful, but that extra 5 or 10 minutes he spends eating the junk food you just paid for will mean an extra 5 or 10 minutes that speeders are not actually breaking any laws.

Twistii, LOL I do not like lights either,I am busy and I drive with purpose!! ( another words a lead foot LOL) I got stopped for speeding and he said you are driving 25 miles over the speed limit,I answered but Officer I am no longer under the law but under the grace of my Jesus. LOL He did not care for that!! I ended up getting off of it, as I explained the reason for my speed. One of my fellow body guards had just got hit by a car and I was racing to help him if I could. He calmed down and read me the riot act and let me go.

One time I was speeding was around 197?, I was on military leave. I was driving my 68 Mustang on I275. I was pulled over. The Officer told me to get in the Passenger seat. I told him that I was trying to blow out the carbon because my mom had been using my car while I was in Basic Training. I was in Uniform. He buried the needle going up to I96 and down to I75 and back to where we started. He got out and said, thanks I needed that. All the carbon should be out by now and drive safely. Yes, I was white knuckled on the dash.