school zones

[jta430]

anyone else catch ctv news last night, ther was a segment on school zones and the new start time.

but right at the end the traffic cop says if you are clocked at 31 its a $54 fine!!

$54 dollars for 1 over . if thats not a money grab then i dont know what is.

[R_Ethug]

Re: school zones

F F F F the pO lice!

[J-hop]

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meh, your speedo reads slightly fast anyways, if you actually drive at 30km/hr (according to your speedo) you'll never have to worry. I usually drive at 25km/hr or lower through the one by my house, there are a ton of parked cars and it makes it hard to see kids running out

[CanadianCoupe]

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Some do, some don't. The speedo in my Jeep is spot on with my GPS up to 110 km/hr. Can't say what happens after that

[bonfire]

Re: school zones

Total tax grab.

[J-hop]

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Some do, some don't. The speedo in my Jeep is spot on with my GPS up to 110 km/hr. Can't say what happens after that

yea sorry I meant dub, I forget people on here drive other things than vws haha. I think my mk4 is in the range of 6% high

[shconer]

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All modern cars are programed 5% fast on electronic speedometers. You can see this if you monitor ABS module wheels speed sensors with VAG-COM, and compare it to the speedometer. Also tire actual size can vary from make and model even if there rated the same tire size, this can account for further error.

[morris400]

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went to fight a ticket today and i cant say for sure but i think this rule might apply for more then just school zones

[VwSweetHeart]

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Total tax grab.

Agreed!

[MikeKerr]

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this sucks i have to drive through 3 school zones on the way home lol

[RONDAL]

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All modern cars are programed 5% fast on electronic speedometers. You can see this if you monitor ABS module wheels speed sensors with VAG-COM, and compare it to the speedometer. Also tire actual size can vary from make and model even if there rated the same tire size, this can account for further error.

just so we're clear, thats only 1.5km/h, and if you can tell what 1.5km/h looks like on a speedo youre staring at your speedo too hard

[J-hop]

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i think he was just describing the fact that speedos do not read exact.

and to be honest I think you actually can.... the division on a vw's speedo are 5km/hr, 1.5km/hr is just over 1/3 of that division, pretty easy to see actually, well at least see if you are over...

[luunta]

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lol, go argue that it's reasonably possible that your spedometer could but anywhere up to 2km/hr off and you'll get off that ticket.

[Wildfire]

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I know my speedo is off. During the construction on Glenmore they had a sign which posted your speed. I had cruise control set at 50km and it posted I was doing 46/47km.
So my speedo is off 3/4km.
Now this is the scary part. I recall nearly two years ago I got a ticket doing 67km in 50k. 17th Ave, going uphill in 5th and was too lazy to change down, so I gave it a bit of juice. I was going just above 65km, The officer wrote 67km on my ticket...that means the traffic officer must have bumped up my speed.

[luunta]

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yeah, i wouldn't be shocked. you could have just said you weren't willing to accept the contract though.