Caught speeding

[Admin Jaap]

This afternoon I was pulled over for speeding. 55 kmh too fast, which means my license was pulled. Will probably get it back after 2 months (!) <_ it going to be a bikeless sommer. cr>

[Cabernet]

Tough luck mate.

[luhbo]

Mein Beileid, Jaap. Kannst du's nicht rauszögern?

 

 

Hubert

[Guzzirider]

Shit!! Sorry to hear that Jaap!

 

Can you still take the Ghezzi Brian on track to have some fun in the meantime?

 

Guy

[belfastguzzi]

Aw no. Real bad luck.Sorry to hear.

[docc]

Here in the States, the excess speed is relative to the posted limit. As in 75 kmh in a 20 zone could be interpreted differently than 165 in a 110 (100 mph in a 70 mph zone ala "interstate highway"). Either would get you a mighty ticket here and every thing over 90mph (145 kmh) could be "reckless driving" - perhaps bike impound and off to jail.

 

I suppose the authorities were using radar and didn't just pull up alongside in their 5 Series Bimmer as if to pass?

[OldButNotDead]

Condolences; seems a stern punishment for a single incident.

[orangeokie]

Bad luck Jaap. Would a good radar detector have helped?

[Admin Jaap]

Speed was measured with a lasergun, no escape there. Only thing I can do is write a letter to the prosecutor's office, stating that I really need my license to earn a living and that 2 months without it will cost me about 5 times the penalty of € 400,- Then you just have to hope for their lenience.

BTW, radar detectors are strictly forbidden in this country!

[gavo]

That's a bummer, especially over summer.

Exceeding the limit by more than 40kph here is loss of licence and around $700 fine and radar detectors are strictly illegal.

[PDoz]

Gavo, you can add have the bike confiscated under anti hoon laws , and from memory down in Vic the threshold for loss of license has been reduced to 25 k over!

 

There is a lot to be said for sticking to the back roads.....

[John in Leeds]

Bummer!

 

Condolences mate.

[Slavomir Musilek (R.I.P.)]

sorry to hear about this...

 

come to ride in CZ, cops has just a few of FJR1300 which are pretty dull and only a dozen of FZ6.

Easy to ride fast in CZ

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

Only thing I can do is write a letter to the prosecutor's office, stating that I really need my license to earn a living and that 2 months without it will cost me about 5 times the penalty of € 400,- Then you just have to hope for their lenience.

 

Would it help if we all wrote a letter to the prosecutor telling him what a fine upstanding citizen you are and that without your licence we will all suffer?

[luhbo]

..at least you could reply you had to visit the V11 meetings round NL for propelling your business. Here it's possible to shift the walking time to a season when you don't need your ride, hollidays for instance.

Hubert