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Originally Posted by Modding_out
Its safe to say Im in no rush to go driving again  |
Eh, don't worry about it too much. All part of the learning process. Gotta learn how and when to push it, and when not to. I'm pretty careful, but I still drive fast, and I've gotten pulled over twice in the last year. Only one did I get a ticket for, and that was way reduced from what it could have been.
(Was on a backroad in a rich neighborhood in PA, douche totally forced me to the side off road by coming down the middle of a blind curve downhill. I got super pissed and punched the gas in anger after I got back on the road. Flew by a cop @ 48 in a 25 in the 1/8th of a mi I was speeding. Whoops. Even then got only a "defective vehicle" ticket. whew.)
Only ticket I got in the last ~9yrs. Got pulled over a few times, but was always honest and straight and not doing anything too dumb. All warnings.
Another big rule is (learned this from a cop personally) is
be honest! Cops are professionally trained to smell bullshit, unless you are an ace, they will nail you on it. If they think you are lying or playing smart, they will get pissed and F you over.
EG. The cop pulled over a guy, smelled alcohol. Asked the guy if he had been drinking. (Of course he had! But cop will ask to test.) Guy says yeah, he had a couple glasses at dinner. If he said no, cop was pulling him out for a full rundown. Guy was honest and cool about, so cop let him slide.
Protip: Know the ~1+hr/drink for detox rule. Cops will ask what time you had your drinks and how many. If its close and you're not f'd up, you can be ok.
Don't think you can get S-faced & drooling on yourself, or go 20 over and get away with it, but if its a grey zone, you can get off a lot of the time. (plus it helps if your not mexican ;) )
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