Nytro said:
If what you say is true that cop should be fired. Most cops I have met, Florida and Mass take their job very seriously and would not let this type of infraction slide, especially considering the consequences that they would suffer if their actions were found out by his or her superiors, 157 mph is definately an arrestable offence and is also driving to endanger. I find it extremely hard to believe that a State Trooper would let a total stranger who was doing 87 mph over the speed limit go just because he owns the same kind of car. Hell, the fines alone would probably be over $1000.00. Christ I got bagged in my Envoy doing 13 mph over and he couldn't write the ticket fast enough. :rofl1: If a cop stopped you going 87mph over the speed limit he would be covered in drool just knowing he would probably be writing the moving violation of his life. :lmao:
While catching and writing a ticket for that high of a speed would be a personal victory, it doesn't make our pay go up. It also doesn't matter if we write 5 tickets at 15 mph over or 20 at 85 mph over, there are no quotas. Different officers have different opinions about the MANY MANY MANY laws that are on the books. We cannot enforce every law we see people break (especially traffic laws with um-teen million cars in Miami alone, not to mention Tampa or other big areas). The only thing that's important to any Department of moderate size to large size is that the officer stays busy. That can be drug arrests, tickets, or whatever.
Having said that 157 MPH is definetly a great ticket to write. It however is
not a criminal offense by itself. Speed in and of itself is an infraction, not a crime. The exception to that rule is things like weather conditions, other traffic (pedestrians and cars in area), cross traffic (possible streets or driveways a car could pull out of etc). If you have these factors then the speed becomes a danger to the public around you. The action becomes dangerous to the life limb and property of those around the violator because of his actions then it becomes RECKLESS DRIVING. Reckless driving
IS a crime, and normally results in a minimum of an arrest.
One exception (and we were only taking about 1 car speeding excessivly in the previous posting) is "Racing on the highways". Racing doesn't actually need high speeds, and can be a slow down next to another car (obviously below the speed limit for a "rolling start") with the intent of competing in a speed contest where the endurance, speed, or stamina of the car will be tested in a race to a point off in the distance.
I have written tickets into the 120's, and taken people to jail for reckless much below that. Different factors change the possible outcome. Bottom line is I'd try not to write Vettes, so if the guy stopped and had a good attitude where it appeared he was ashamed of his actions or truly sorry it is our discretion to either write the ticket or not write it.
Once the fines reach the max they do not keep going up. Even 30 plus in a school zone tops in the $500 range. A judge can go much higher on the fine if they choose, but the Trooper or Officer cannot.
The initial story is possible in my opinion. Drive safe & save-da-wave!:wavey:
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