You still need to respect the laws and others on the road or someday you'll lose your "pair"

 

here is the thing i don't mind the riddicule as in hahaha u got a ticket, but I think some of you veterans out there need to realize that no one drives the limit in any car anymore, and its a vette people by vettes because they are fast (among other reasons). I think some of you midlife crisis guys should of just bought vette emblems for your civic if all you want is to put around with a big name on your ride. I don't think its fair for you to own a vette if your not gonna drive it like one. someone else would be much happier with your car than you.

 

What happened to feel free to ridicule? Thankfully you were driving a slow car and didn't get yourself into too much trouble. Next time you go that fast, stick your head out of the window, you are still wet behind the ears.

Ahh! Thanks for the info, Draven. In AZ it's 20 MPH over for criminal speed. They can arrest and impound. Yikes.

 

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. nothing to do with the revenue comment, but if you think 82 is fast you need to get off the road and stay in bed and the nice nurse will take care of you.

 

[QUOTE=AZC4Guy;1565051618]What happened to feel free to ridicule? Thankfully you were driving a slow car and didn't get yourself into too much trouble. Next time you go that fast, stick your head out of the window, you are still wet behind the ears.


slow car? im confused what you are talking about.

 

Your car, it's slow. It's beautiful from what I can see in the pic, though.

 

hahaha well after reading about your car yea mine is slow by compairison! DAMN! but compaired to 90% of the vehicles on the highway I'd like to think its a fast car even completely stock like it is.

 

Getting back to the original post, yes, get a detector. I like to be aware of my environment whether I'm speeding or not. I, too, am guilty of quickly accelerating up to the speed limit! Usually when I am blatantly speeding, there is another Corvette near me, and no other traffic, and I hope my reaction is better than my buddie's if the detector goes off.

 

I was just breaking your ***** a little. Of course most of us enjoy what us old folks call "spirited driving" although some will get on you for it. I hope you have the wisdom to pick your spots so as to not endanger yourself or others. For me to preach beyond this would be hypocritical, if ya know what I mean.

 

This is what I do!!!

Police officers who sit on the side of the highway with their radar guns are needlessly putting their life in danger for a few bucks. It's not right.

 

I understand and I appreciate your honesty, a lil ball busting is fine. I thank your for admitting you may be a fast traveler yourself.

My ticketing officer was on the left side of the highway and standing behind his car and motioned for me to pull over in front of his. Now I was taught in drivers ed. to never pull over on the left unless its an emergency because the left lane moves fastest making the danger level in the left break down lane higher than the right side. (i went where the officer motioned to on left then preceded to reverse to his car as he motioned me backward to do so) with all this said yes i was going 82 in the fast lane on a 3 lane highway nothing to out of the ordinary anywhere in the country but the cop made me do all of the story i just said. who was being most dangerous?

 

Go to court and plead not guilty even if you know you are..

9/10 times the cop wont show up and it WILL get dropped. Ive been successfull on every occasion although there werent many occasions.

 

Here in Hawaii: 30 over the posted limit or 80 anywhere is a misdemeanor with a requirement for 2-5 days in jail or 36 hours of community service.

Driving the speed limit and setting a good example for my young children keeps me at 5 to 10 over the posted limit. Painfull as it is...

 

Hey, hey HEY! Watch that "midlife" crisis talk there! It can be a beeoootch for some of us. If you are lucky, you might one day realize that too!

"Take it to the track"... Yeeeaaaaahhhhh...That's good advise, but for someone to say that, IMO, is "auto delusional" at best, and dishonest in fact: every one of those with condescending comments/admonishments are guilty of exceeding at some point. Some even admit to 5 to 10 over: That makes them "speeders". Just where are these tracks anyway??? How accessible are they to the general public? What does it cost?

One should never go faster than "conditions allow"; on that I strongly agree. However, does a posted speed limit consider a particular type of vehicle? Apparently, in this country it is (currently) impractical(?) to have a different limit according to vehicle...Or is it? Why is there a speed limit on Nevada and New Mexico highways and yet it is OK to run 200+ on the same roads during certain events such as the "Silver State rallies"?

OK, in order to run "wide open" in those events, the vehicle must pass inspection and meet certain requirements; "conditions", is my point. If the "conditions" allow, speeds in excess of a standardized posted limit can be achieved w/o posing a hazard to self or others. (Believe me, a Dodge mini-van with factory issue tires is NOT going meet "conditions" for a 200 mph run, even if it could.

Some years ago, there was a piece on a TV program (20/20, I wanna say) where John Stossle(?) did a piece on the Lamborghini Diablo - took a ride with a factory test driver. According to the report, these designated drivers have been given a pass to test drive these "super cars" on public roads at speeds well in excess of the limits imposed on mortal men (and women!). There were some shots where they were absolutely flying down narrow 2-lane roads, passing cars and farmers with tractors like they were frozen in place!

So, here's what I think (for what that is worth ):

Speed limits are the law. So, if you exceed the limit, be prepared to suffer the consequences.
Posted speed limits (55, 65, etc) are irrelevant to the vehicle or conditions. Therefore "conditions" (with all things considered, including the vehicle) the practical (safe) speed limit for a performance car (e.g. a Vette) and a 1/2 ton pickup with a 6" lift kit and bald tires - are entirely different and should be considered!
There should be designated roads and times set aside where (we) can let our horses loose w/o posing a threat to the general public.

In the mean time, it pays to be discrete. You won't get any condescending comments from me for doing "82" (or twice that, if ya can!) on a 55 if conditions are "right". Hey, I have "Z" rated (W, acutally) tires on my Vette. How many of those wagging their finger atcha have Z rated tires on their cars that have never seen a track??? MOST, I'd bet!!!

Anyway...Just be damn careful nobody else is around (to run into...or watching) when horsing around. Otherwise, the posted limit is the mark and it is good (Vette) diplomacy too.

P.

 

I was going to post a long response, but I am not even going to waste my time. For those of you who think speeding is not a crime and I was in control of my vehicle, I say come with me to the next fatal accident I work. I can close my eyes at night in bed and see the carnage over and over and over and over again.

 

c & G 01
I went to college at Northeastern, so I'm very familiar with Mass traffic laws, Mass Pike, 128 495 93 etc...
You may be very lucky-the last time I checked Mass DOES NOT RECIPROCATE regarding traffic tickets-what happens in Mass, stays in Mass, if you pay the ticket! Happy Friggin Brithday my friend.

I return to Boston at least once a year, and the ave speed in the left lane on the Pike is 85mph + so a 2005 Honda 4door (my mule) IMO will not get stopped here when a vette will.

FAST COP: if you were the dude in the SC State Police Tahoe on Route 95 in February, who let me pass at 82 in a 65, THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'd like to buy you a keg or 2 of your favorite
Steve

 

With all due respect, you apparently missed the point anyway.

P.

PS. Thank you for your service to the country and now as a "county shurruf".

 

I got a ticket for 85 in a 35 and the ticket was $80. Then again I live in a small town

 

I once got a ticket in Colorado (famous for their highway *****) for 12 over the posted limit. Afterwards, I was paranoid about my speed, so the limit was the limit. But, a couple days later, I couldn't help but notice I was the slowest one on the road on I-70 one day. I mean EVERYBODY was passing me - cops included, and they were going waaay more than 12 over!!!

Then about a week later, I take a ride on my bike over CO rt. 2, riding west over the "Flat Irons". The posted limit was a ridiculous 15 mph on the downhill side. The road, albeit filled with curves, was new and wide, the weather was perfect, but I'll be damned if I was going to go over 15. Guess what happens next?

In about 5 minutes time I was in front of a long caravan of cars and trucks - people blowing their horns and making "gestures". When I reach the valley floor a cop comes out of a parking lot and pulls me over. He's going to give me a ticket (for impeding traffic or some such thing), and I go off on him about being ticketed for exceeding and now for doing the limit. His response was (in effect) that I needed to use some common sense about it. That subjective interpretation crap really got me...

So, either ticket everybody going over the limit or don't ticket anybody. This damned if you do and damned if you don't "game" is F'n BS and has more to do with revenue gathering than safety. I told him so and my LEO brother and son as well.

Anywayz.... It pisses me off all over again to think about it. Sorry for the rant!

P.

 

I was passed by an unmarked on highway 285 in CO last week. I was going about 82 in a 65(not in my vette) he just flashed his lights at me as he went by. Maybe I just got lucky.