Re: Deciding what to do about speeding ticket in Oregon on I-5

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From: gpsman
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:48

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On Sep 6, 8:23 pm, Nate Nagel <njna...@roosters.net> wrote:
> techman41...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Recently, I was driving home from Portland, OR back to California. I
> > was driving at night and a copy hidden on the side nabbed me with a
> > laser gun going 85 (speed limit was 65). It pisses me off especially
> > when so many drivers were still passing me and apparently were getting
> > away with it.
>
> You got pulled over not because you were the fastest driver on the road
> but because you had out of state plates and likely the other cars around
> you didn't.

I am compelled to point out the implausibility of the OP's claim that
many drivers were passing him and being ignored by LE.

OSP maintains a fairly constant presence on I-5, and local drivers
are, or should be aware of that, and locals do not tend to operate at
90+mph on a deer infested highway at night, and would not expect to
not be ticketed if they did.

> The reason is simple, you don't want to drive back from CA
> for a court appearance.

I would agree that an OR LEO might single out an obviously idiotic CA
driver, but because so many CA drivers drive idiotically, and not due
to the idiot's reluctance to return to OR to contest their well
deserved ticket.
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- gpsman

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