Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: goodoptics
:Q You got cited for doing 70 in a 65 zone? That's not even 10% over the limit.Originally posted by: notfred
86 in a 70
84 in a 75
69 in a 50
70 in a 65
um, that's all I can think of right now.
By the way, I've never gotten a speeding ticket before and I'm not planning to get one.
Apparently, it was "too fast for the conditions". Because it was cloudy.
It was 11:00 PM. Who gives a crap if its cloudy, it's dark out anyway.
Originally posted by: DaveSohmer
Originally posted by: AsukaStrikes
based on that other thread on why ppl speed, why not. if i have to drive 10 hours, but can cut it down to 6.5 hours why not [from SJ to San Diego]
i was caught this weekend doing 110 past LA on fwy 101, few cars on the road, still dark. making record time until i see the flashing lights behind me.
and i wasnt the fastest on the road either, 10 minutes b4 another car sped past me so they had to be going way more than 110, but then right b4 i got pulled over i passed them and they were going real slow, they musta had a radar detector or something :|
friend said it'll cost me about $10 per mile over limit, which in my case comes to like over $300. nutz
it was a speed trap cuz after daylight came, we saw several more squad cars at random intervals on the side of the road just waiting for us revenue drivers
They should of thrown your stupid ass in jail.
Actually I would along with quite a few other people in here. I know you girls think you are the second coming of Dale Earnhardt. I know you think your riced out '92 Civic is God's gift to power and handling. There is absolutely no reason to go that fast. None. Nada. Zero. Your reaction time at those speeds is almost none. If you are doing it at night you are overdriving your headlights. Ever think what would happen if an animal ran out in front of you while you were going that fast? You're natural tendency is to hit the brakes or swerve. Think about it. Yes it's a semi-free country and you can drive as fast as you want but it's not very smart. Take it from someone who's been driving since before most of you were born. Speed kills.Originally posted by: Pooteh
Originally posted by: DaveSohmer
Originally posted by: AsukaStrikes
based on that other thread on why ppl speed, why not. if i have to drive 10 hours, but can cut it down to 6.5 hours why not [from SJ to San Diego]
i was caught this weekend doing 110 past LA on fwy 101, few cars on the road, still dark. making record time until i see the flashing lights behind me.
and i wasnt the fastest on the road either, 10 minutes b4 another car sped past me so they had to be going way more than 110, but then right b4 i got pulled over i passed them and they were going real slow, they musta had a radar detector or something :|
friend said it'll cost me about $10 per mile over limit, which in my case comes to like over $300. nutz
it was a speed trap cuz after daylight came, we saw several more squad cars at random intervals on the side of the road just waiting for us revenue drivers
They should of thrown your stupid ass in jail.
u wouldn't say that if you knew the road he was talking about. long straight and at night.. deserted
Originally posted by: CrazyDe1
Speeding doesn't kill. Other factors combined w/ speed kills. These factors can kill you regardless if you're speeding or not. I got into an accident that was equal fault becuase they said I was speeding(measured my skid marks). Well, the thing is some guy pulled out in the middle of my lane, I wouldn't have been able to stop anyways. Now, if some guy doens't pull out and stop in my lane to make a left turn, there's no accident. If I sit there and run red lights, I'll probably be killed eventually. If I speed all my life I probably won't be killed. Everyone thinks speed kills just because everytime there's a fatal accident they either cite speed or alcohol as a factor. Look how many people in here speed regularly and have gottne tickets for excessive speeds w/o dying...
Anyways, most i've gotten a ticket for was 75 in a 40 but it got thrown out because the cop marked that there was heavy traffic on the back of the ticket and I brought in a video of rush hour and non rush hour on this road and asked the judge if there was heavy traffic, how could I have beeon going 75 because it's not possible.
Most people would have slowed down...I went out and bought a radar detector...no tickets since except parking tickets...
Originally posted by: DaveSohmer
Originally posted by: CrazyDe1
Speeding doesn't kill. Other factors combined w/ speed kills. These factors can kill you regardless if you're speeding or not. I got into an accident that was equal fault becuase they said I was speeding(measured my skid marks). Well, the thing is some guy pulled out in the middle of my lane, I wouldn't have been able to stop anyways. Now, if some guy doens't pull out and stop in my lane to make a left turn, there's no accident. If I sit there and run red lights, I'll probably be killed eventually. If I speed all my life I probably won't be killed. Everyone thinks speed kills just because everytime there's a fatal accident they either cite speed or alcohol as a factor. Look how many people in here speed regularly and have gottne tickets for excessive speeds w/o dying...
Anyways, most i've gotten a ticket for was 75 in a 40 but it got thrown out because the cop marked that there was heavy traffic on the back of the ticket and I brought in a video of rush hour and non rush hour on this road and asked the judge if there was heavy traffic, how could I have beeon going 75 because it's not possible.
Most people would have slowed down...I went out and bought a radar detector...no tickets since except parking tickets...
Yeah whatever. Speed
Originally posted by: dman6666
Speed doesn't kill, but, it certainly contributes. Similar to parachuting, if your chute doesn't open it's not the fall that'll kill ya it's the sudden stop at the end.
I've said it in other threads, if you think it's safer going a posted 55MPh than the flow of traffic you are nuts! Get on a 3lane (each direction) hwy and go the posted 55mph. (Needs to be somewhat populated). Then stay in the right lane and count, each minute, how many cars come zipping by. I've done it, and there were a lot. If you've never done that before, do it for 10minutes. It'll freak you out how many people come right up on your ass only to swerve over at the last second to pass. You'll get all kinds of dirty looks and angry gestures. So, not only do you have to worry about speeders hitting you but you have to worry about road rage too.
Then go 5mph over the limit. And see how many cars you pass. I did it for 10 minutes and I think I caught up to 1 other driver going the speed limit.
I've done this in multiple cars at various times and the results are generally the same. It's simply NOT safe, IMO, to do the speed limit on a highway where traffic is (99%) exceeding it already. So, you speed and take your chances and hope you aren't the one in the herd who's going to get picked off or you do the limit and hope you don't meet up with any a-holes.
It's hard to do a similar test on city roads because of the frequent stop lights --you generally don't get a chance for other traffic to overpass you (but some will!). If you try it though, you might realize that some roads are timed for the speed limit so you don't ever have to stop and OTHER roads are NOT timed for the speed limit--they'll turn red just before you get there. I'd say that's a case where the road was designed for a higher speed and someone got it lowered but the traffic engineers weren't called back to adjust the lights. (Then there are other lights that aren't timed at all, so it doesn't matter what speed you go).
Bottom line, drive carefully and don't be an ass.
Originally posted by: CrazyDe1
Originally posted by: dman6666
Speed doesn't kill, but, it certainly contributes. Similar to parachuting, if your chute doesn't open it's not the fall that'll kill ya it's the sudden stop at the end.
I've said it in other threads, if you think it's safer going a posted 55MPh than the flow of traffic you are nuts! Get on a 3lane (each direction) hwy and go the posted 55mph. (Needs to be somewhat populated). Then stay in the right lane and count, each minute, how many cars come zipping by. I've done it, and there were a lot. If you've never done that before, do it for 10minutes. It'll freak you out how many people come right up on your ass only to swerve over at the last second to pass. You'll get all kinds of dirty looks and angry gestures. So, not only do you have to worry about speeders hitting you but you have to worry about road rage too.
Then go 5mph over the limit. And see how many cars you pass. I did it for 10 minutes and I think I caught up to 1 other driver going the speed limit.
I've done this in multiple cars at various times and the results are generally the same. It's simply NOT safe, IMO, to do the speed limit on a highway where traffic is (99%) exceeding it already. So, you speed and take your chances and hope you aren't the one in the herd who's going to get picked off or you do the limit and hope you don't meet up with any a-holes.
It's hard to do a similar test on city roads because of the frequent stop lights --you generally don't get a chance for other traffic to overpass you (but some will!). If you try it though, you might realize that some roads are timed for the speed limit so you don't ever have to stop and OTHER roads are NOT timed for the speed limit--they'll turn red just before you get there. I'd say that's a case where the road was designed for a higher speed and someone got it lowered but the traffic engineers weren't called back to adjust the lights. (Then there are other lights that aren't timed at all, so it doesn't matter what speed you go).
Bottom line, drive carefully and don't be an ass.
Well said. I don't tailgate or give people looks, or get pissed at people when they drive slow, I just go around them. I like to cruise at 85-95. Usually during the day I usually go about 15 above the limit. At night though, it's a whole diff story...as in drive as fast as you can and take corners as fast as you can. I'll come home at 3 in the morning and see if I can double the speed limit all the time. There's a huge 3 lane road that's empty, it has HOV lanes and everything, and the speed limit is 45, so I've tried to triple the limit, but it didn't work(governed). I never drive liek that w/ people in my car either...usually w/ people in my car I stick to 60-65 on that road.
Thanks for verifying you are the exact idiot I thought you were. Please keep driving like that you will soon be removed from the gene pool. Thankfully. Keep telling yourself what a great driver you are and how what you are doing is perfectly safe. Whatever you do don't pay attention to the stats or someone who's been driving since before you were born. If we're lucky you'll only kill yourself when you go and won't take anyone else with you.