danz 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 so on my leasiurly 6hr drive to hakuba 2 weekends ago, I got nailed 3 times in 30min by those speed cameras before I figured out what they were for...and I just got notice from the gunma people about it... have any of you powerful gaijin that hang around this board ever try to fight these things?? in the US, you can usually at least get them to reduce the ticket (fine and pts.) and if you are good you can get them to scratch it all together...how about in Nippon?? do I have a shot?? help please... domo, danz Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 Did you get nailed by a "mobis" camera(They're the ones above the road). I got done for doing 89kmh in a 50kmh zone. They had a photo of my licence plate the speed I was going and a close up of my face so there wasn't much I could do about it. If you were doing less than 30kmh over the speed limit you should be okay. If you were doing over 30k over the limit, like me, then expect a 1 month license suspension and a 70,000yen fine Footnote: I think I'm going to get a radar scanner/scrambler. I just can't bear to drive at the ludicrously slow Japanese limit! Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Author Share Posted March 19, 2002 are you $%!* serious... 70000yen...I was certainly doing over 100km but have no clue what the speed limit was... also, i don't have a japanese driving license...just an international thing that is basically made from paper... there has got to be a way to knock that number lower...no way am i paying that much... danz Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 There's a lesson in there somewhere. Maybe it's 'drive slower'. Or could it be, 'apply mud to front and rear license plates before setting off, and wear a cap with a long peak'? [This message has been edited by Ocean11 (edited 19 March 2002).] Link to post Share on other sites
Nat 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 danz - if you go to Yellow hat or some car-parts shop, you can buy "SPEED CAMERA CHECKER" That crazy machine suddenly start to beep if your car is located near Speed Camera on Kousoku douro.... my friends saved a lot of money from it, well, I really a good driver(!!) so I don't need to have it thought. Anyway, Safe Driving. [This message has been edited by Nat (edited 19 March 2002).] Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 There are numerous web sites with information on the ORBIS installations around the country. This helps when driving on highway. I have bought a fuzz buster with GPS, as some of those do not emmit anything (reactive coil type buried in the ground), so the locations are in the memory- this may be was too much. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Author Share Posted March 19, 2002 thanks for all the preventative tips and the slap on the wrist... but i'm passed that now...i need to find a way to deal with the ticket...no scammers on this board?? i'm dissapointed... 'cmon...speed is in our blood right? riders of the mtn...you gotta drive fast to get to the mtn...hey, maybe thats the excuse i'll feed those gunma people... danz Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 danz, which route did you drive? If you drove the Chuo EXP way, usually the limit is 80km/hour. I guess sometimes you get confused about miles and kilometers? (80miles =128km) And if you couldn't any descriptions about limit, it's 100km in EXP ways in Japan. In other normal roads, probably you can find the limit signs often. Please drive safe:-) Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 Danz tough luck. How about: You were chasing the car in fornt of your because you could've swarn you saw legs hanging out the trunk and heard muffled screams. As any good samaritan would do you felt it was your duty to not let this car get away and ensure that they were repremanded when you caught up with them. When you are asked why you didn't report this to the police, tell them that nature called, you had no empty bottles in the car and you had no choice but to pull into the parking area to releive yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Sorry to hear that danz....3 times Link to post Share on other sites
flip 0 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 danz if you are driving in japan, isn't it your responsibility to know what the speed limits are??? Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted March 20, 2002 Author Share Posted March 20, 2002 what a tough crowd... mogski is the only one with the right idea... danz Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Well let's take this opportunity to pool our knowledge. I've been driving in Japan for seven years, around 10,000 K's a year, mostly on freeways (meishin, Hokuriku, chuo-do and Nagano) (lordy, lordy, that must be a bit a' $) at around 120 kph. Never got a ticket (jinxed for this weekend!?!). Japanese friends of mine seem to think yer pretty safe on the major out of town highways at this speed, but dodgy above it. At what speed have our humble law breakers here been busted at? and on what freeways? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 I usually go at 120 kph, 140 when overtaking. Never had any trouble so far. There are some cameras at the bottom of the slope between Okaya and Shiojiri that I usually slow down for, but not much. I often get overtaken by cars going much faster (danz??) Bad luck danz, but I think they got you this time. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 I have another idea! If you drive one of those cars made by that infamous recall company then you could get away with something like: It is clearly obvious that I have discovered a recall case here! Can you not see from the fact that you picking me up three times in half an hour shows that my acclerator cable does not recoil back and is stuck in the one place! I demand that you investigate!!! How's this? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 I thought the limit on the expressways was 120 as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 S'right rach, it only says 80, but if you squint a bit, it does look a lot like 120. What do you drive rach? I have an Impreza da babes wagon - verr nice. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Hi Ocean, online same time again hey. What do I have? I don't - I usually either use the trains or go with a "car-tsuki" friend. Wish I had, but can't afford a car right now.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Yeah, if you live in the city, you don't need one, but if you're in the country without a car, you might as well be dead. Try going for a picnic without a car... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Like gamera says, the speed limit is 100km/h unless marked otherwise on highways (80km/h for all of you guys squeezing into kei cars) and 60km/h unless marked otherwise on ordinary roads. In winter, speed restrictions may be enforced, so the limit may be considerably lower. I've seen a lot of wrecks this year around Hakuba. One every two times I go out almost. Most of these have been when the roads were bone dry. Take it easy y'all! Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 danz did you get fined on the spot or do you have to take a trip to the police station some time later. wonder how it works over here. Link to post Share on other sites
telly 0 Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 Hear any more on this danz? I got done for driving a couple of years back and just had to go down the local police and pay them about 12000 yen. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted May 9, 2002 Author Share Posted May 9, 2002 nothing's come of it yet... I don't think I ever got an "official" ticket/summons, just kind of a request to go to the station and deal with it there... so, I haven't done anything, and they haven't contacted me since... sounds good to me! danz Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 OhmyGoddanz! The interest clock is ticking, and it ticks mighty fast! 30 man, 40 man, 50 man! They've already contacted Immigration! Your license has been rescinded and you're driving unlicensed! Actually I took a rather swift trip down to Yamanashi this month, taking care to slow down for the speed checking equipment. But did I slow down enough I wonder? Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 With parking tickets, if yer prompt, you get off lightly, aparently. Same for speeding? Link to post Share on other sites
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