O.P.P. "speeding" trick
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uhmmm, that is not the point of my postzfuture said:
Somebody posted that it's best to not drive over the speed limit, and my response to that is that if you drive at speed limit, even on the right-most lane, you'll get tailgated, honked and high-beamed.
Personally, I have a switch in my car to activate the brake lights. If somebody is driving to close to me, I flick the switch and it's fun to see the car behind me braking like crazy. Especially when I'm already driving 120 kph and the car behind me is tailgating to the point I can't even see their headlights.
Esco! said:
In order for them to win in court with a "speedometer reading" they have to be able to prove that the police car in question had the speedometer serviced and checked before the shift. And they don't do that.
ROTFLMAO! I don't want to risk my car smashed by an idiot driving at 120 kph 3 metres behind me.Meister said:
The police will almost never pull you over if you aren't going fast enough for them to take any points away. I believe that, in the absence of any other zoning, that number is the speed limit + 15 km/h (To lose 1 point). If you have a relatively clean driving record and the police pull you over they will often 'cut you a break' and only charge you with being 10 (or a little more) over the speed limit so you don't lose that point. (I have some experience with that.)
I've had police do the slow down in 'front of you' trick, to try to bait me into passing. I've had that happen on rural highways... Nothing like driving behind a cruiser at 89 km/h on a rural highway... Uggh. (I also think that they slow down to get you to pass so they can see your plate, and the tags on your plate... I got nailed for expired tags once after passing a police car that slowed down in front of me.)
A lot of the time, the police will be zooming around at great deal above the speed limit. If the police officer is driving fast but his lights aren't flashing (esp. if he's gaining on you from the rear) it usually means he's not too interested in you... If he's in front of you and he slows down to the speed limit, pull off for coffee... If it's not a major highway, the traffic police will often be hidden on the sides of the road, and the police that are actually trying to get somewhere will be the ones on the road (and won't mess with you unless you are 'really' speeding).
But YMMV, and I'm hardly an expert on traffic tickets.
I've had police do the slow down in 'front of you' trick, to try to bait me into passing. I've had that happen on rural highways... Nothing like driving behind a cruiser at 89 km/h on a rural highway... Uggh. (I also think that they slow down to get you to pass so they can see your plate, and the tags on your plate... I got nailed for expired tags once after passing a police car that slowed down in front of me.)
A lot of the time, the police will be zooming around at great deal above the speed limit. If the police officer is driving fast but his lights aren't flashing (esp. if he's gaining on you from the rear) it usually means he's not too interested in you... If he's in front of you and he slows down to the speed limit, pull off for coffee... If it's not a major highway, the traffic police will often be hidden on the sides of the road, and the police that are actually trying to get somewhere will be the ones on the road (and won't mess with you unless you are 'really' speeding).
But YMMV, and I'm hardly an expert on traffic tickets.
