Not true. My highway speed is ALWAYS 77/78. When I see a cop, I know he’s already zapped me, and THEN I slow down to about 72. I have never, not once, gotten a speeding ticket on the interstate (of ANY state) for doing just below 80 (or 83 if the states speed limit is 70). Basically…I keep it to 12-13 below posted speed limit. On local highways - like 787 - I keep it to around 7-8 over.
75% of my driving is interstate in many states. I have tried and tested this formula over and over and over again.
As for the ego, talkin back, etc.
Yes. Shut up.
Story 1 - Got pulled over for having my phone out back when texting was JUST made a SECONDARY offense (meaning you couldn’t be stopped JUST for texting). It is now primary offense that carries points I believe.
Him - “You started to put it to your ea…”
Me - interjecting - “I was most definitely not. I was checking my phone for an address.” (I really was texting my buddy about dinner plans)
H - “We’ll let the judge decide that.”
M - “Yes. We will. Because you can’t pull me over for texting as it’s a secondary offence. And I wasn’t doing anything wrong. I was doing 55, in my lane, and my car is in perfect shape.” (100% true - this was on the northway right across from where you can see Colonie Center)
H - “Okay, I’ll be right back.”
5 minutes later
H - “Roll your window up just a little please.”
M - “Really? That’s your primary offence so you can get me for the phone. Wow.”
H - “Yup.”
M - “That’s BS.”
H - “Thanks for knowing the law.”
Ended up paying $300 as both were dropped to parking ($150/each).
:lol
Story 2 - I was driving home from dropping off a female friend (had 2 other people in the car) as we had just gotten back from skiing at Jiminy Peak. Over in Cohoes there is a small street that is super short (30-40 yards) that used be a two-way street. Evidently, it became a one way and I didn’t know. So as I’m pulling out of this one way, cop drives by and immediately pulls over to turn around. I pulled over before he even did that because I knew I was gonna get stopped.
H - “You Ilya?”
M - “Yes. Good job on the name by the way.” (most people butcher it)
H - “Eh…it’s a common name if you watch TV.”
M - “Oh, you must be an NHL fan?” (Ilya Kovalchuk and others)
H - “Yes I am. Where you comin from?”
M - “Skiing at Jiminy”
H - “How was the snow?”
M - “Not bad. Couple inches of new stuff.”
H - “Okay sit tight.” (calls in my ID right there on the spot without going back to the car…gets told that my record is in good shape.)
H - “Okay, have a great night. Merry Christmas.” (this was like December 19th)
Story 3 - Got stopped for license plate light out. Had receipt in the car for a replacement that I had ordered 2 days before. Cop still gave me a ticket even though I offered up the receipt and was nice about it. Sometimes you just get unluck with an asshole, but usually…they are normal people.
Bottom line…be polite. Most of them aren’t ‘out to get ya’.