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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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I have'nt had that happen to me yet I guess it depends were you live some cops are a holes in some parts of the country than others I guess it depends how bored they are
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by vectorz
ALL GM vehicles have DRLs; Not just vettes.

Camaros and Corvettes are the only ones that have parking lights as DRL's ... other cars use the headlights



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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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It does not draw any more attention. 100mph in a 55mph... that draws attention. Not the lights!
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Originally Posted by Logansar
It does not draw any more attention. 100mph in a 55mph... that draws attention. Not the lights!

Well said!
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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Ok how about different color running lights.....like blue lights with a blue car. Is that illegal?
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by travelingypsye
Ok how about different color running lights.....like blue lights with a blue car. Is that illegal?

Illegal? No.

Ricer? YES!
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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Illegal? No.

Ricer? YES!
Are you sure it's not illegal? From what I understand, it *IS* illegal to run blue DRLs.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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Never heard of such a thing..
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Originally Posted by vectorz
Are you sure it's not illegal? From what I understand, it *IS* illegal to run blue DRLs.

Sorry - I'm Canadian, living in NY. In Canada - not illegal; but in the USA, any blue lights on a vehicle other than a police car are illegal.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Logansar
It does not draw any more attention. 100mph in a 55mph... that draws attention. Not the lights!
Damn!

Always a catch!
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Pewter Dream
Actually ---I've always thought that any high performance sports car like the Corvette is far safer at 10 MPH over the limit because of the far higher vehicle dynamic capabilites -- including far shorter stopping distances. I'd much rather pull over the mom doing 10 over while yelling at her kids in the back seat, talking on her cell phone, drinking her Starbucks while driving her 88 Buick Regal with bald tires and one tail light --- but that's just me.......
you forgot : plucking her eyebrows, combing her hair; putting on makeup
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by hotwheels57
...nah, I always found that people acting really stupid usually got my attention...
I bet this is not far off.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by itchynackers
I'm not too worried with the escort ZR3.
Oh yeah.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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Personally, I only singled out red Vettes.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by travelingypsye
Ok how about different color running lights.....like blue lights with a blue car. Is that illegal?
It is here, gotta be amber.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DevilDog II
Personally, I only singled out red Vettes.
Yikes I gotta paint my car.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DevilDog II
Personally, I only singled out red Vettes.


Two Vettes side by side and driving the same speed...Which one gets the ticket?...

THE RED ONE
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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I say, "pull the fuse on the DRLs" and it'll give you an extra few moments to reduce your speed before you're noticed. It happened today where an oinker was sitting at the top of the hill when the radar detector started to blip. I pulled back the speed from 62 to 50mph and watch how long it would take him to point the gun at me. I had lots of time. IMO he would have focused on me faster if I had a MY C5 wth DRLs on. Silver and gray cars have always been safer for me to skirt the law. When you have 500hp you need any help you can get.

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Personally, I can deal with the speeding tickets. I figure I'm due a couple thousand of the things that I DIDN'T get.

So I'm always polite to the officers. After all, they have to win one once in awhile.

I just wish I didn't always have to listen to the "you need to slow down to a safe speed" lecture. A driver who puts 60K on cars each year and hasn't had an accident in almost 40 years of driving, in a well maintained Corvette with good tires and NO cell phone going 90 on an interstate is NOT unsafe. I know it and the cops know it. Why do I have to listen to the safety lecture?
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