One thing that I learned early on is how fast good things can go very bad.

That said, the first thing I think of when I feel the need to "clean the gunk out" is the probability of getting a ticket. I think that is such a waste of money, and I usually end up making a donation about every other year. The only problem is that I pay my tickets out of my shoe budget, so a ticket means my shoes may end up a little ratty. I am pretty good when in traffic, usually because I am more concerned about the other drivers, but late at night when the roads are empty.......

 

hell im only 20 soon to be 21 but life is to short you gotta live it to the Max and never look back! but im sure its just a phase and you will be fine, just drive safe and be smart about everything

 

Im 42 and Im still looking or more speed! ! ! !


Oh yeah..I got a ticket going 42 on a 20 last weekend

 

About a year after I stopped riding my sportbike....I still am nearly always over the speed limit but I do try and keep it withing 5-10 over

On the sportbike I was nearly always 15-20 over...

Aaaah.. the old days..40mph thru a turn posted at 15...dragging a knee one hand on handlebars..
flipping the peace sign with the other

 

I'm 38 and I don't think I really "slowed down" it's just that everywhere I drive highway traffic is doing 70-80 anyway... go slower and you're in the way, go faster and you're a weave-in-and-out maniac (and just asking to get noticed/pulled over). On those rare occasions when I find myself on an open road, 10 or so over is fine... I'd rather be relaxing and enjoying the music/ride than fretting about getting a speeding ticket. Honestly, I'm never in a race to get from point a to point b 5 minutes sooner. What's the point?

And in residential areas, I'm ALWAYS going right around the speed limit. Horrific things can happen very quickly -- a pet or child could run out into the street, a car could pop out of a driveway, etc. It'd be a real heartbreak to have to live a life after having taken someone else's'.

 

I slow down at the very top of 5th gear... Or when I run out of road. Whichever comes first.

 

52 and haven't really slowed down. Just more discreet about when and where I air it out.

 

I really do not like people that speed and weave in and out of cars. When I am in the vette I do the speed limit or less. I have nothing to prove. I know the car is fast. I am in my 20s.

 

I really havent slow down , but when the wife is in the verte i usually will just slow down a little more than usual

 

So you're one of those people going under the speed limit all the time and getting in my way when I'm doing either the speed limit or merely 3mph above!!

At least tell us that you stay in the correct lane and out of our way.

 

I started slowing down about a year ago when Ontario brought out this stupid law that allows cops to impound your car on the spot (for 7 days) and take away your licence (also for 7 days) if they catch you doing 50km/h over the speed limit. They can also fine you $10,000!

 

Im 58 and its strange I have slowed down but still modding for more hp go figure

 

I generally drive the limit, but I know people do not buy fast cars to go slow. Sure are some posers on here LOL.

-Alex

 

I appreciate my "Safe Driver" mark on my license which means no tickets or accidents and cheaper insurance, which means in town I drive within the speed limit. I may get to the speed limit quicker than anyone else but that's where I hold it. Occasionally if you know a street and it has a series of timed lights, once you make one generally one/two miles over can keep you in all the greens. Saves gas! If the radar detector is making noise I pay attention and behave. On the highway I usually keep it within reasonable range of the speed limit.


I don't consider it slowing down, I consider it being responsible.

 

I am worried about little scratches...

Black paint is tough to clean!

 

I slowed down in my late 40's.

 

I haven't really slowed down but I am more careful about picking and choosing where I want to liven things up a bit. Sometimes just getting TO the the speed limit quicker than most if just fine.


And an edit.....It doesn't help that here in Oregon, anything over a hundred is "wreckless driving" and an immediate license suspension.

 

I got a ticket last November, 4 months before my 70th birthday. I went to court and got it dismissed. Even then the extra speed was when there were no other cars in sight and not for a long period of time.
Since then I've read that most people never get any feedback about their driving ability. Unless they get a ticket. Think about that. Someone who is 50 and has been driving for 34 years has never had any feedback about his driving skills. That single fact has made me more of a defensive driver than anything else.
Most Vette driver's have been to a high speed driving school and have had some feedback and additional training. I'm OK with other Vettes on the road.
SUGGESTION: after they've been driving for six months or more, give your kids a one day advanced driving skills school. Could make a difference.

 

I haven't noticed - but then I don't know you that well.

s'noJob

 

After I had my license taken away.