ttzimmermann
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?I'm 16 years old and I live in a suburb in Michigan. I had just gotten a new car a few weeks prior to this. A few weeks ago at around 7 pm I was driving on a city street. Once I passed a hill, I saw a police car and he pulled me over.
He asked me how fast I thought I was going. I said I thought I was going 5-10 mph over the limit. Looking back, I should not have acknowledged that I was aware I was speeding, when in fact I wasn't. But why else would he had pulled me over? I knew it was evidently for speeding, and I thought that was that.
He told me I was going 51 mph on a 35-mph street. He ended up writing me up a ticket for going 5 mph over, but on the ticket, it still says I was going 51/35 mph. After this was all said and done, I realized that I truthfully wasn't aware of actually how fast I was going.
Before I received my Level 2 license and before I got my new car, I had been driving a 2002 minivan. In the minivan, any change in speed was abrupt and noticeable. But, in my new car, any change in speed is very subtle and smooth. I remembered that when I was driving my minivan on this same road (35 mph limit), whenever I would turn onto this 50-mph road, I remembered feeling the abrupt change in speed from 35 to 50 mph. I could actually feel how fast I was going and how much stress it was putting on the engine. But, with this new car of mine, that kind of change in speed goes unnoticed. The car's handling is remarkable, and it drives so smoothly. I'm just getting used to it.
I do have to catiously watch the speedometer to see just how fast I'm going, but it's a shame that one of those times I was unintentionally going over the limit, a police stopped me.
Naturally, because I was ticketed for this, I will consciously pay more attention to my speedometer. But, I'm worried for my court date, which is in a month from now.
Hopefully, I'll just have to pay the fine. But, I'm afraid of receiving any points. Is it very possible that I'll receive any points? Does my situation warrant my receiving any points? What does the court want to hear? I would appreciate any and all help and advice. Thanks!
He asked me how fast I thought I was going. I said I thought I was going 5-10 mph over the limit. Looking back, I should not have acknowledged that I was aware I was speeding, when in fact I wasn't. But why else would he had pulled me over? I knew it was evidently for speeding, and I thought that was that.
He told me I was going 51 mph on a 35-mph street. He ended up writing me up a ticket for going 5 mph over, but on the ticket, it still says I was going 51/35 mph. After this was all said and done, I realized that I truthfully wasn't aware of actually how fast I was going.
Before I received my Level 2 license and before I got my new car, I had been driving a 2002 minivan. In the minivan, any change in speed was abrupt and noticeable. But, in my new car, any change in speed is very subtle and smooth. I remembered that when I was driving my minivan on this same road (35 mph limit), whenever I would turn onto this 50-mph road, I remembered feeling the abrupt change in speed from 35 to 50 mph. I could actually feel how fast I was going and how much stress it was putting on the engine. But, with this new car of mine, that kind of change in speed goes unnoticed. The car's handling is remarkable, and it drives so smoothly. I'm just getting used to it.
I do have to catiously watch the speedometer to see just how fast I'm going, but it's a shame that one of those times I was unintentionally going over the limit, a police stopped me.
Naturally, because I was ticketed for this, I will consciously pay more attention to my speedometer. But, I'm worried for my court date, which is in a month from now.
Hopefully, I'll just have to pay the fine. But, I'm afraid of receiving any points. Is it very possible that I'll receive any points? Does my situation warrant my receiving any points? What does the court want to hear? I would appreciate any and all help and advice. Thanks!