For those of you that speed on the San Mateo bridge...
07-29-2004, 10:42 PM
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For those of you that speed on the San Mateo bridge...
guy I know posted this on the 350Z forum
"Just went to court for an unrelated speeding ticket and saw THREE speeding tickets get dismissed.
All were speeding on the San Mateo Bridge. Apparently there is no traffic and engineering survey for the current set speed limit of 65 mph.
Go have fun...but be safe"
"Just went to court for an unrelated speeding ticket and saw THREE speeding tickets get dismissed.
All were speeding on the San Mateo Bridge. Apparently there is no traffic and engineering survey for the current set speed limit of 65 mph.
Go have fun...but be safe"
07-30-2004, 08:56 AM
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bah...I followed freaking justin over that damn bridge at like....125 a couple months back. He had to slow down to like 45 for me to catch him. SUCK> it was like 3am and there was NO ONE on that bridge. But still..not safe..I am fully aware of this.
07-30-2004, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
guy I know posted this on the 350Z forum
"Just went to court for an unrelated speeding ticket and saw THREE speeding tickets get dismissed.
All were speeding on the San Mateo Bridge. Apparently there is no traffic and engineering survey for the current set speed limit of 65 mph.
Go have fun...but be safe"
"Just went to court for an unrelated speeding ticket and saw THREE speeding tickets get dismissed.
All were speeding on the San Mateo Bridge. Apparently there is no traffic and engineering survey for the current set speed limit of 65 mph.
Go have fun...but be safe"
07-30-2004, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
All were speeding on the San Mateo Bridge. Apparently there is no traffic and engineering survey for the current set speed limit of 65 mph.
Go have fun...but be safe"
Go have fun...but be safe"
sounds like they used ticket assassin.com
07-30-2004, 11:40 AM
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ticket assasin or not, if the CHP is citing for speeding, in an area in which there is no valid engineering speed survey to justify their posted speed limit, it's called a "speed trap", which is illegal in CA.
07-30-2004, 11:44 AM
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just play it safe...we don't want to see a picture of an STi sinking in the bay.
65-70 is a pretty sane speed. by posting that msg, the Z driver is basically telling everyone it's okay to speed. to the teenagers, that implies speeds of 90+.
sorry for sounding like an old fart.
65-70 is a pretty sane speed. by posting that msg, the Z driver is basically telling everyone it's okay to speed. to the teenagers, that implies speeds of 90+.
sorry for sounding like an old fart.
07-30-2004, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by dahveed
ticket assasin or not, if the CHP is citing for speeding, in an area in which there is no valid engineering speed survey to justify their posted speed limit, it's called a "speed trap", which is illegal in CA.
Originally Posted by California Vehicle Code
40802. (a) A "speed trap" is either of the following:
(1) A particular section of a highway measured as to distance and with boundaries marked, designated, or otherwise determined in order that the speed of a vehicle may be calculated by securing the time it takes the vehicle to travel the known distance.
(2) A particular section of a highway with a prima facie speed limit that is provided by this code or by local ordinance under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 22352, or established under Section 22354, 22357, 22358, or 22358.3, if that prima facie speed limit is not justified by an engineering and traffic survey conducted within five years prior to the date of the alleged violation, and enforcement of the speed limit involves the use of radar or any other electronic device that measures the speed of moving objects. This paragraph does not apply to a local street, road, or school zone.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, a local street or road is defined by the latest functional usage and federal-aid system maps submitted to the federal Highway Administration, except that when these maps have not been submitted, or when the street or road is not shown on the maps, a "local street or road" means a street or road that primarily provides access to abutting residential property and meets the following three conditions:
(1) A particular section of a highway measured as to distance and with boundaries marked, designated, or otherwise determined in order that the speed of a vehicle may be calculated by securing the time it takes the vehicle to travel the known distance.
(2) A particular section of a highway with a prima facie speed limit that is provided by this code or by local ordinance under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 22352, or established under Section 22354, 22357, 22358, or 22358.3, if that prima facie speed limit is not justified by an engineering and traffic survey conducted within five years prior to the date of the alleged violation, and enforcement of the speed limit involves the use of radar or any other electronic device that measures the speed of moving objects. This paragraph does not apply to a local street, road, or school zone.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, a local street or road is defined by the latest functional usage and federal-aid system maps submitted to the federal Highway Administration, except that when these maps have not been submitted, or when the street or road is not shown on the maps, a "local street or road" means a street or road that primarily provides access to abutting residential property and meets the following three conditions:
07-30-2004, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
guy I know posted this on the 350Z forum
"Just went to court for an unrelated speeding ticket and saw THREE speeding tickets get dismissed.
All were speeding on the San Mateo Bridge. Apparently there is no traffic and engineering survey for the current set speed limit of 65 mph.
Go have fun...but be safe"
"Just went to court for an unrelated speeding ticket and saw THREE speeding tickets get dismissed.
All were speeding on the San Mateo Bridge. Apparently there is no traffic and engineering survey for the current set speed limit of 65 mph.
Go have fun...but be safe"
07-30-2004, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by HellaDumb
How do you find out if an engineering survey was done???
you can go to your city's transportation department and ask for a speed survey of a particular road. I don't know what municipal jurisdiction the San Mateo bridge is under though. (San Mateo perhaps?)
the summer after I graduated from High school I worked in the City Engineering department and one day I just dug up a crap load of speed surveys. Now I basically drive at the limit of the speed survey, which is sometimes >55 mph on some non-freeway roads.