Well. Title says it all. Knowing many of the readers of this forum are parents, I'll go ahead and share this story. I know speeding is bad, etc. I know. Tonight I was driving in the town over from mine that only has two police officers for the entire town. Population is about 2500 people. I was driving in a 30MPH zone and knew that a 45MPH zone was 1/4 a mile up the road- I literally could see the sign coming. So I naturally started accelerating while I was still in the 30 zone. Bad idea. Officer (who was hidden in the dark on a side road) clocked me at 43 in a 30, luckily he was very very friendly, and I was very nervous. I'm still a bit shaken up, three hours after it happened. I sat in the car while he had my license and registration, expecting the worse. He came back and said "I'm letting you off with just a verbal warning, have a good evening and try to keep your speed down. Don't want to be pulled over at your young age."

At this point, I about jumped out and hugged the officer. Why? Back in August when I got my TL, my dad and I were sitting in the Acura dealership and he said to me "If you ever get a speeding ticket, this car will be mine to drive. Insurance rates for a 16 year old male are already bad enough, let alone while driving this car." Enough to scare me. That's all I could think about while I was sitting on the side of US-136, pulled over.

So my question is, what should I do. Do I tell my dad I got pulled over and was let off with just a verbal warning or no? Is this something that will ever show up on insurance records? I'm guessing no, considering the officer didn't even give me anything showing I was pulled over. I'm just worried about the guilt I'd have for not telling him. When my sister was 16, she was pulled over going 60 in a 30, and my dad wasn't kidding about the taking away the car thing, her Accord sat in the garage for an entire semester. Help!

 

Unless you signed something, verbal warning = it's between you and the officer.

 

AFAIK, verbal warnings don't show up on your record and they won't affect your insurance. You have been blessed with a stroke of AMAZING luck. Just remember....what papa don't know won't hurt him. I wish I had been driving a TL when I was 16 so count yourself doubly lucky.

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. When I was 16, I was driving an '86 Mercury Cougar that was my grandma's .

 

ALl be the first realz nukka to sayz it. FUck demz racist as police. demmz foolz be thinkan day is all bad cause the got a billy goat stick and what notz.. terry u aware of what the did 2 poor goat.. made him in2s a stick to be the man down witz.. next time spit in his face that will showz dem piggy wiggles who is bos hoggn up in this bizach

 

Act like it never happened, buy a radar detector too maybe if you tend to speed

 

Poop your pants, cause now you're fucked!!!

 

or dont speed if you cant deal with the consequences

 

You are a very very very lucky kid... Don't say anything to your dad.

 

In Marion County, IN, warnings count as 1 point against your record, speeding less than 15mph over the limit is 2 points, and over that is 4 and considered reckless driving. You should call the county courthouse tomorrow and ask when your court date is and show up EARLY. Don't tell your dad because you may be able to get out of it with traffic school.

 

Just kidding, you're off the hook. Don't say a word to your dad, because that very easily could've been a ticket if the cop wasn't feeling nice. Tickets are NO fun, and definitely not worth the thrill most of the time. I've had 24.

 

fap about it.

 

You are going to jail!!! You have a warrant out for your arrest!!!!!




:p

 

consider yourself very lucky and be thankful you even have a car at age 16. Think of this as a learning lesson-

 

i have only got 2 warning in my entire life. The first was when I lived up in NoVa (northern Va.. DC suburb) I was riding my race prepped cbr60rr and my boy was on his full race bike ( gsxr 750 in a 600 frame) We where heading back home on Rt 66 East. We were doing about 75 mph. I saw him flip around and come after us. So I switched over to the side of the road with an E-lane. He just ran our IDs ( make sure there were no warrants on us., and we had VALID Class M endorsement on there) that mean motorcycle liscence. ) he was so used to be trying to run from him / and or not have a M class DL. Once he saw we stopped right away and ran our names (came back clean) he thanked us forstopping and said to slow down in the future.
2) I was here in FL on I-75 and I had a car enter the highway.. blacked out windows ) Traffic got slow on his side of the road. (this part is only 2 lanes each direction. After about 20 min I just i step on the gas to go from 80 to about 90. Once I hit 90 he pulled me over, and did u know you were going 90mph.. I said no sir " I must have zoned out, not thinking.. He then told me once you get to about 80 the state troopers wont bother with you. then sent me on my merry way. Having nates mom give him ( the cop) head didn't hurt my case. So needless to say i don't spreed anymore.

 

You're fine. Tell your dad if your conscious keeps bothering you and do it just like you told us. Most likely, he'll be pleased with your honesty and will feel you learned a good lesson. Or if you're good to go with it, just let it drop and consider yourself a warned and fortunate young man. In either case, you are indeed fortunate in a number of ways.

BTW, let me commend you on your writing abilities. You do better than a heck of a lot of "adults" on this site. Keep improving - you will only reap the benefits.

 

Agree... it might even be to your benefit to tell him, but it depends on the parent. My kids always get points with me when they admit to something and learn a lesson (I can tell when they really have and when they're faking it). You were only going 43 as you were approaching a 45 sign... that's not bad.

 

I can already see you're starting to walk down a very dark path.. it starts with verbal warnings, then written ones, then speeding tickets! You'll get points on your license, lose the car, lose your dad, lose faith in your family and soon be toothless and sore-assed whimpering on a jail cell floor.

You need to tell your father and take responsibility for these heinous crimes. Only then can you start down the path of repentance and recovery. It's a long and lonely road, but I have faith in you, and God has faith in you!!

 

Yes, and it's called having a TL at age 16! I didn't have any car until I graduated from college, and then it was a used 4 banger Grand Am. You appreciate a nice car a lot more when you work up to it and earn it. At this rate, you'll need an M3 for college, and something Italian after that...

 

Slow the eff down and shut the eff up. (Meaning don't say anything to your parents)

 

What's done...



is done.

You got lucky.

 

Lesson learned, move on.

 

you should run home and tell on yourself before the cop gets there and tells on you

 

 

Fixed.

 

you seem like a good kid. you also seem pretty humble so telling your dad shouldnt be a problem.

he may see your honesty as a good thing and let you off because you didnt actually get a ticket.

i personally see no need to tell him, however.

learn your lesson and move on, you DO NOT want speeding tickets at that age. i have 4 and im 21. with the money i pay in insurance i could have a waaay nicer car.

 

Now what do you do? Celebrate!

 

Well what I would do, being the same age as you, would not tell my dad, until later when you know he would laugh it off. Like years later...if you remember.

 

Totally. Sounds like a good time to head down and do burnouts in front of the police station.

 

I remember my first. Unfortunately, it was because I rear-ended someone

 

did she like it?

 

You're fine.

 

As to the situation at hand, don't say ANYTHING. You didn't get a ticket, you got a freebie.

No harm, no foul, TL keys still in your pocket.

If you want your pops to watch you even more like a hawk than he might be already, go ahead and tell him I guess.

 

A warning is exactly that, and is not a citation that is recorded.
You made a deal with your dad; stick to the deal.

FYI, my dad had to take me to juvenile traffic court to get traffic school for a speeding ticket when I was 17. He was really cool about it, as I recall. Oh, and I was speeding because I was late for the car's class runs at the local SCCA autocross; the car was white and already had its SCCA race numbers displayed before I left the house, so it was an easy target.

 

As a parent with 2 daughters that will be driving in the next 2 years i agree as well. I would rather the honesty (which would yield in this situation Zero punishment by me). He may look at it as a good thing. If you can handle your conscious than let it go.

 

I agree with those who have said that perhaps tell your father what happened only if you want to. In an instance such as this, however, you appear to be both responsible and humble, and you have learned from the experience. And some valuable experiences do not always be need to shared with others.


Terry

 

 

I do not understand one word...

 

Heh, I got my one speeding ticket on the way to an autocross as well. No numbers displayed though

 

That was kind of the joke ...