XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Donating Members 2,441 Member For: 21y 5m Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 02/03/08 04:49 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 04:49 AM thoughts?Don't street race and stick to the speed limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Donating Members 4,354 Member For: 20y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/03/08 04:53 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 04:53 AM 141 is an an odd number to just "make up". I would be betting they can prove it when you get to court.that's 60k over so expect atleast 6 months without a license, probably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 02/03/08 05:01 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 05:01 AM Sorry - have to agree with the majority on this, you were speeding, and street racing. You say the other guy was driving like a dick, and you wernt?We have all exceeded speed limits, done stupid things - and I have probably gone over 100 in a 50k area I am sure over the years, but... you were caught, and with modern laws I would be expecting to have the car impounded (which I would hate more than the loss of license) and lose your license. Dont blame the cops - that is what they are supposed to do. Accept it and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Member 109 Member For: 17y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/03/08 05:26 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 05:26 AM Get yourself a lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvyk Member 1,070 Member For: 19y 11m 21d Location: The North Cooma End of Canberra... Posted 02/03/08 05:55 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 05:55 AM like the title saysI was ONLY DOING 110kmphThere are your key words, even if they tacked on an extra 30KM/h to what you where actually doing, you where still over by 30KM/h. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 02/03/08 06:24 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 06:24 AM I'd suggest you buy a dog to keep you company while your walking mate...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 7m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/03/08 08:03 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 08:03 AM Bad luck mate, no lecture from me, you did get caught and that is the difference between you and the other blokes lecturing you. Get a lawyer give it a go and see what happens.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 02/03/08 08:25 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 08:25 AM In my case I was caught 50 over on a 100k road. I got a $500 fine. But... a week later the law in NZ changed - instant confiscation of car and loss of license. I have since slowed down quite a bit- and use the cruise control. I thank myself lucky that I didnt do that a week later. So... I was no different, but..... it was my fault, not the cops, not someone else.However.... I do agree the cops can sometimes inflate figures, I have been pulled over and asked to see the radar - and was told he didnt get a lock, and I was sure that I was around 10k lower. Would I bother arguing? Nope. Take it on the chin, buy a bike and spend your money on a circuit car (in NZ you can race without a road license). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOXR I miss her... Donating Members 703 Member For: 20y 5m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/03/08 08:39 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 08:39 AM Cops dont always inflate the figures. I admitted fault and apologised once and the copper reduced the figures for me so I didnt lose my licence and only copped a fine. Now that's a good bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7MA61 Member 471 Member For: 17y 6m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/03/08 08:50 AM Share Posted 02/03/08 08:50 AM Agreed I was at an RBT on friday night & the p-plater behind me had 1 too many ppl in his car. By the looks of things they were working out who was going to drive the extra passenger home rather then fining him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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