Question about getting a speeding ticket
Posted by jamessucc@reddit | driving | View on Reddit | 15 comments
Its a dumb question but I think I’m just paranoid about it. I was driving in a rural area going the speed limit when this car cut around me. I wasn’t too phased by it since there were dotted lines but i was a little ticked off.
The road eventually shrinks to a 2 lane road with double solids. Again I’m going the limit when this 2nd car begins tailgating me and then cuts around me going over the lines. This really ticked me off so i started to speed up after him. After a little bit I realized I was being stupid letting it get under my skin so I slowed down, but now Im paranoid that in that little period that I was after the car, there was a cop that saw me.
Thing is of course, I didnt get pulled over. Which should be enough to tell me that Im fine, but im worried that maybe a cop saw me and will mail me a ticked. Is that even possible in the first place?
Again its probably just my nerves since I dont think I saw a cop while speeding, nor did I see one when I turned around. Should I be worried or am I just being overly paranoid?
Expensive_Candle5644@reddit
The driver gets the ticket not the car. He would have to verify who was driving before issuing a citation.
The exception here is speed and traffic cams. These are just a money grab though. Typically they issue you fines for revenue generation with no points attached. How they’re used and implemented vary state to state.
You’re good. Just be conscious of your speed and make a mental note of that spot where he was parked. Cops are creatures of habit with their speed trap locations.
ThirdSunRising@reddit
Stop thinking about things other than how to drive your own drive, well. What that guy did is of no importance to you. You cannot change his behavior, and all attempts to do so will only turn you into a bad driver. Drive your own drive.
You probably didn’t get a ticket, and if you did, you committed the offense and it isn’t that other guy’s fault. Quit overthinking and just drive the best you can.
jamessucc@reddit (OP)
Yeah. After all was done I felt awful cuz that was the first time I had done something like that, normally I just let these things pass. Def wont be doin sum like this again
ThirdSunRising@reddit
Cool. We’ve all done it and it’s just one of those very human things we all have to train ourselves not to do 🙃
dwinps@reddit
While it is "possible" it really isn't the way the police work, they will pull you over and hand you a ticket
jamessucc@reddit (OP)
Thats what I was thinking too. Thanks for the reply
Holiday-Ear9@reddit
If no cop pulled you over, then yes, you're being paranoid . If the cop saw you, they would have pulled you over. No ,they don't just ticket you thru the mail unless there are cameras ,which if you are in Az, we don't have.
jamessucc@reddit (OP)
I see. Thanks for the reply
dwinps@reddit
There is photo radar in Arizona, go drive through Paradise Valley to see some
Signal_Tomorrow_2138@reddit
Don't speed again. You're more worried about the ticket instead of the potential risk to public safety your violation may have caused.
jamessucc@reddit (OP)
Shoot well my intention wasnt to come off as I didnt care about other people. That was pretty much the main reason I stopped with the rage cuz I realized how dangerous the whole thing was. Trust me I felt awful about getting so worked up in the first place driving home
gekco01@reddit
Since you didn't see a cop or a car pulled over on the side, you should be fine.
That being said, don't speed, and you won't have anything to worry about. Don't let other people get to you. Let the idiots pass. If they keep driving like that, they'll end up in a ditch, and you don't want to be around when that happens.
jamessucc@reddit (OP)
Thanks. Honestly I think that more time has passed my nerves have settled down. And thanks for the advice of course. Sure am never gonna let this happen again
RussianSpy00@reddit
You’re fine
Holiday-Ear9@reddit
If no cop pulled you over, then yes, you're being paranoid . If the cop saw you, they would have pulled you over. No ,they don't just ticket you thru the mail unless there are cameras ,which if you are in Az, we don't have.