They can pick and choose as they please. Some will vent their frustrations on high performance cars,others hopefully on left lane bandit Priuses....
In any case, why speed in IL? The roads are flat and boring. When they are not, they are filled with potholes and slow minivans/suvs. Go to WI/MI if you want to drive fast
Is it true that if you and everyone else on the highway is speeding, but you are going 15 over, and everyone else is passing you at 20/25 over? Will cops stop you, the slow speeder, or go after the super speeders?
You can speed in Wisconsin as long as you don't have Illinois plates. They'll ticket you if you go 10mph over while Wisconsin plate cars pass you at 20 over...
On major roads it's usually the aggressive driver who's tailgating or jumping lanes that will get our attention.
Oh, okay! So if a person is going 15/20 mph over, but staying in one lane, and someone's going 10 over, but weaving and tailgating, you'll pull the tailgater over, as opposed to the speeder?
Fact of the matter is if you're speeding, you could possibly get pulled over. Two tickets in one year is crazy, I must have a stack of tickets racked from from my High School and college days and it took a lot to get my license suspended (twice), although only to have that dropped after a couple of days thanks to a fantastic attorney who I found out about through..Fchat
Hi Neil (Badges2) and/or any lawyers present, Could you possibly offer a bit of clarification? I thought that the violation of traffic controls and particularly speed limits, were not treated as criminal offenses, but as infractions of statutes, thereby preventing the defendant from demanding a jury trial. Is this true? And... now our crime-boss legislators, have changed these to criminal offenses, thereby allowing a defendant to exercise their constitutional right to a jury trial? And... If only flagrant violations are considered criminal offenses (jury trial), is there not a legal (constitutional) conflict, in not allowing jury trials for lesser violations? IMO, This could clog the court system in a HUGE way. Regards, Bill
A traffic ticket is technically, an arrest. If you look at a speeding ticket, you'll see that it reads "The People of the State of Illinois vs. Joe Speeder". It's a charging document. If you don't settle the case (go to court and take care of it, pay it, etc), it can end in a warrant for your arrest. In my particular town, we now charge our traffic violations under local ordinance, but you are still entitled to contest it either by judge or jury. PS: Just noticed my son is logged in, so I'm answering this thru his account! Neil
I am seeing many more cops cars on the highway waiting for a speeder. I never used to see them on my way to work. I saw 3 this past week.
You have to realize though that when you see police on the side of the road it's not always for radar. There's a host of things they may be doing (truck enforcement, DUI detections, drug interdiction, etc.). If there has been a major crash in that area, it may also be targeted for heavy patrol.
I see the same thing all over the NorthShore. Always hiding behind a tree,bridge ,building,anything that gives them cover. Always have the radar on or use the K-Band (instant on). Got pulled over 3 times last week (twice in Lake Forest,once in Northbrook) luckily knew all 3 guys very well so not write ups.
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My daughter recently had the pleasure of a discussion with an Illinois state police officer. Something about speeding........well, she deserved it IMHO so it will be a learning experience for her.
i live in illinois my drivers license got suspended for a year ive only have had 2 tickets one for doing 57 in a 30 and the other one was 53 in a 40 why would they get suspended for a year iv tried to talk to he dmv but they wont tell me anything
How old are you? Illinois has a graduated driver program in which you can be suspended for 2 movers in a year (if you are a new driver). Have you had any tickets in another state? Illinois is a compact state (as are most) in which violations in other states will affect your Illinois DL. Also, you stated you had 2 previous speeders. Did you appear for all court dates? Did you pay all fees? Failure to do so will result in the suspension also.
