A Tip From A Jersey Trooper

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » June 9th, 2006, 2:09 pm

> A Tip From A Jersey Trooper
>
> NJ is starting up a 30 day speeding ticket rally. From what I
> hear, every trooper assigned to this has to hand out 1 ticket every 10
> to 20 minutes. They will be focusing in around this area so watch out.
> Here's what a New Jersey State trooper sent:
>
> Starting today, New Jersey will launch a 30 day speeding ticket
> frenzy. The state estimates that 9 million dollars will be generated in
> speeding tickets. 1 million will go to pay state troopers' overtime.
> There will 50 state troopers on duty at all times patrolling the 9 main
> intersections and highways. They are the following:
>
> I-295 north and south
> 1-95 (Jersey Turnpike) north and south
> 1-80 east and west
> I-287 north and south
> I-78 east and west
> 1-195 east and west
> 1-280 east and west
> Rt. 130 north and south
> Garden State Parkway north and south
>
> I'm warning everyone now that 5 mph above the limit can justify a
> ticket and every state trooper is supposed to pull a car over and write
> a ticket every 10 to 20 minutes. They have issued 30 brand new unmarked
> Crown Victoria cruisers and are bringing in all of their part timers on
> full time. If you work in NJ, NY, DE or CT you will probably take one of
> these highways. It's up to you how fast you are going when they clock
> you.
>
> 101.5 FM confirmed all of this. So be safe and don't forget
> speeding tickets are on you. You've been warned."
>
> Then the same friend, emailed me the following:
>
>
> > Driving Ticket fine increase in NJ:
> >
> > Starting on August 15th, the price of a ticket for
> > violation of NJ Law39:3-29 (failure to show your
> > driver's license, registration, or insurance card at
> > the time you are stopped) is going from $44.00 to
> > $173.00. Please make sure your vehicles have the
> > proper documents in them. If you jump in the car to
> > run to the store and forget your wallet with your
> > license in it and you are stopped.... Oh well... you
> > just spent $173. And the fine for not having all
> > three documents is $519!!!
> >
> > Forward to people in NJ, and let them know of this
> > change. And be careful, the fine for hand held cell
> > phone use while driving will be going up to $180.00.

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » June 9th, 2006, 2:14 pm

This might be false info But do you want to be a victim?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/speeding.asp

R1366 · Post by **R1366** » June 9th, 2006, 3:14 pm

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » June 9th, 2006, 3:43 pm

Y00 kn0w I will have the cruise set at 2mph over the limit... And not one more.

<-- can't afford to get pulled over

R1366 · Post by **R1366** » June 9th, 2006, 6:13 pm

definetly NOT!!!

MR_B401 · Post by **MR_B401** » June 14th, 2006, 10:41 am

True or False, if I'm driving any place I'm not familiar with, I always stay @ or below the speed limit. But seeing that I'll be going down to PA this wknd, I'll definitely be obeying the limit.

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » September 24th, 2006, 11:45 am

Yea that article isnt true. On the GSP I'm constantly doing 80mph. I guess it will be different once I'm driving that Phoenix Yellow ITR.