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Zero Tolerance for Speeding in San Jose

theAmazingKickstand said:
The moto cop who gives cyclists tickets for rolling stops signs all day by Roberts Market in Woodside....rolls that same stop sign all day.
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nothing new there - do as they say, not as they do.:laughing

Just become a cop and you too won't have to follow the laws you are sworn to enforce.
 
IMO giving a ticket for 2mph over is a bigger crime than going 2 mph over
 
Well, I would hope the 2mph over the speed limit tickets is the SJPD's passive-aggressive method of dealing with ridiculous demands of the city government.

I bet no officer shows at traffic court, but I'm staying out of SJ for now.
 
sanjuro said:
Well, I would hope the 2mph over the speed limit tickets is the SJPD's passive-aggressive method of dealing with ridiculous demands of the city government.

I bet no officer shows at traffic court, but I'm staying out of SJ for now.
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Cops get paid to go to traffic court.
 
Good to know. Just politely let the cop that the city would be better served to replace them all with speed cameras. Does the exact same job, and at least then the city wouldn't have to pay out benefits.
 
Presumably, all the speed limits being enforced must be supported with traffic surveys. If they aren't the ticket should be dismissed, no?

I would guess that the city and county make money when the ticketee just forfeits bail, but lose money when it goes to court. What would be the cost impact if ALL drivers cited for speeding went to court?

Is the court operated out of the county or city budget? If the county bears all the cost but gets only part of the revenue, I predict an interjurisdictional catfight that results in the county dismissing tickets en masse rather than losing money on trials.
 
DataDan said:
Presumably, all the speed limits being enforced must be supported with traffic surveys. If they aren't the ticket should be dismissed, no?

I would guess that the city and county make money when the ticketee just forfeits bail, but lose money when it goes to court. What would be the cost impact if ALL drivers cited for speeding went to court?

Is the court operated out of the county or city budget? If the county bears all the cost but gets only part of the revenue, I predict an interjurisdictional catfight that results in the county dismissing tickets en masse rather than losing money on trials.
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For someone who has the word Data in his name Im amazed that you would even bring something so innacurate up. Tickets are soley given out for our saftey!!!!
There msut've been more accidents or something recently. Tickets have absolutely nothing to do with revenue!!!! Stop spreading these lies around.

When I drive 35mph I'm completely and totally safe regardless of whats going on around me. Several times I've succumb to my wild side and have reached 37, even 38mph and lemme tell you, everytime I was mere inches away from death!
 
tolerance was in vogue back when inaccuracy was a fact of life due to radar technology. Now with Lidar, accuracy is very good, and tolerance has gone way down. I was in traffic school a few months ago, and the instructor said in the last class, something like 30% - 50% of his recent students were for speeding violations in the 2 - 5 mph over the limit - gone are the days of 7 - 9 mph buffer. And a trained officer's opinion is good in court to within 3mph. The bulk of the majority came from cameras on the east bay (and those are expensive tickets). The game is changing.
 
dsun87 said:
theres hella speed traps on 680 in the morning, see alot of cops hiding and posting up
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MY favorite are the ones that are on 280 by 92 at the bottom of a looooong slight downhill stretch where EVERYONE safely and naturally speeds up by 5mph....you know, cuz its downhill, and we're all safely saving gas by not stepping on the brakes.
He's out there with the radar gun. Never on the straights or the uphills where true speeders would make an effort to speed.
 
RRrider said:
tolerance was in vogue back when inaccuracy was a fact of life due to radar technology. Now with Lidar, accuracy is very good, and tolerance has gone way down. I was in traffic school a few months ago, and the instructor said in the last class, something like 30% - 50% of his recent students were for speeding violations in the 2 - 5 mph over the limit - gone are the days of 7 - 9 mph buffer. And a trained officer's opinion is good in court to within 3mph. The bulk of the majority came from cameras on the east bay (and those are expensive tickets). The game is changing.
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So the accuracy tolerance must be +/- .3 MPH? :wtf
 
Factor5 said:
Must suck to drive in Man Jose right now.:(
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Must suck be'in a cop know'in every thang you do is wrong. Murder, robbery, assaults are all up, and yer weak-ass is write'in bullshit 2 over tickets.
What a bunch of thieve'in cowards!
 
This is so stupid...why don't they ticket for stuff...ya know, that matters? Such as changing lanes without signaling (they'd have a field day with that), pedestrians jaywalking, bicyclists disregarding road laws, illegal left/right turns, illegal u-turns, etc. I think I saw a statistic that said 5% of accidents were caused by speeding (main cause). And of course we all know that speed limits were originally imposed to save national oil consumption decades ago and were supposed to be repealed.
 
Although zero tolerance sucks, I think it's good overall. It's now the season where many bikers will be railing even in residential areas. And seeing weekly postings of bike crashes on city streets is getting quite depressing yo:thumbup
 
Bloody hell... I know the speedometer on my 12 year old Ducati isn't -that- accurate. None stock tires, tire wear and all sorts of things can cause a vehicle's equipment to read inaccurately. Something tells me most of these will get dismissed if you go to court.
 
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