Landru

Sage advise, BUT, there're exceptions too.
Lived in Newburgh, IN and met a guy w/ a pewter C5 who told me this story...he was going south on I-57 in IL, turned east on I-64 which goes E-W through entire southern part of IN into OH.
*This stretch is nothing but cornfields for many miles w/ nothing, no bridges, obstructions etc except exits to small country towns located well off beaten path of Interstate. Driven the stretch many times.

Guy opens his C5 up on this stretch reaching somewhere into triple digits, told me it was thrilling. Then, about 10 miles east of where he'd last had it opened-up comes an IN State cop hell bent for election, drops-n directly behind him. BIG speeding ticket.
But how?
He was clocked from the air.

Moral of story's IF coast looks clear, no matter how desolate, it probably ain't. When opportunity for a WOT on empty stretch presents itself remember empty stretches are actively patrolled, specifically looking for HP vehicles opening it up.

Besides radar/ladar/laser, watch the skies for light aircraft paralleling Interstates. One's likely to be there, waiting unseen like a spider.

OnPoint

99 times out of a 100 if you treat an LEO with the respect they deserve, they'll pay it back. Doesn't mean you'll always get a warning instead of a ticket, or get a reduced ticket, but often it does.

MikeyTX

Still haven't figured that one out. They share the same zip code as the incorporated city of Sisters, OR. They are simply a very large resort. Do they even have a municipal government ? Not sure how the state of OR allows them to have a private police department that can write citations on a federal highway.

Corgidog1

I have a 40mph 4 lane road nearby that I gun it to about 80 for a short period. Railroad tracks to the right and a golf course lining the left side and no intersecting streets as a result for about 1/2 mile. No place for a cop to lay other than overhead. Found out about it around 25 yrs ago at a local car meet when guys were bragging about hitting 110 and I asked where.

Skid Row Joe

So, you weren't pulled over for going "40 mph over the speed limit," after all. There's absolutely no possibility of that having happened then. If you even were doing "40 mph over the speed limit," you'd of been cited for it. Your story about that isn't believable.

Skid Row Joe

As long as nobody gets killed, you're good with say, everyone doing 40 mph over everywhere, including 40 mph over in School Zones then? After all......what could go wrong?! Got it....

MikeyTX

Get stopped doing 40 over in TX and unless one is extremely blessed, the car is going onto a tilt bed and you are going to jail. Even on the open stretches of I-10 between Van Horn and Sierra Blanca the DPS will burn you. Ditto I-20 from the I-10/I-20 split east to Pecos

brooklync5

Lol your absolutely ridiculous and a troll. Your right this story was all made up. I have nothing else to do with my time but make up stories to post of the forum. Please do us all a favor and just stfu. Thanks! By the way not to brag as I'm not proud of it but I'll elaborate just so you can put your foot in your mouth moron. I was doing 104 in a 55. Leo paced behind me @94 which is what he stated when he got to my window. After admitting my fault and stupidity he gave the these two non moving violations. 1. Improper display of plates 2. Obstructing traffic. Now go crawl back into your hole of misery and conspiracy dumb dumb.

ChucksZ06

Pathetic skid row. Glad to know how careful you are.

MikeyTX

Obstructing traffic ? Now that there is funny. How the hell is one obstructing traffic doing 104 ? Glad I live in TX. Very few rural highways left with 55 mph limits. Sadly, I live in one of those counties. Excepting the interstate which is 75/70 depending on location.

vbdenny

I don't think any of us speed through school zones or in town. When the speed limits are set unrealistically low (in some cases less than 1950's) it forces people to speed. 40 over on a crowded Interstate is plain crazy. In Wyoming across the desert? So what? Really depends on the situation.

MikeyTX

TX utilizes what is known as ETJ. It truly is abused by so many small towns as a means of revenue. Maypearl, TX is a classic example. On the two state highways coming into town from the NE (Dallas)and NW(Ft Worth), they have extended their jurisdictional authority 3 miles beyond the physical portion of the city proper. The Maypearl police do not provide any services to those of us that are county residents. They simply use the ETJ to write speeding tickets.

Coc5

Okay, you live in Brooklyn and do not go out on Long Island? Take the ferry to Rhode island, via Connecticut? You don't know where to go? I lived in East Hampton for a few months. I do know for a fact there are some great spots over there to get on it. One for instance is the Calverton executive airpark. The west runway is CLOSED. East is used for skydiving. I was out on it a bit with some "friends", especially at night. Sometimes everyday. The last event I was there for was SS Camaro vs Dodge. Nat Geo was filming it. They had a GT 500 Mustang also and the 1ST thing it did was break. I think it was the transmission.
Also, another reason to head out there, Snowflake ice cream in Riverhead has the BEST ice Cream, anywhere, bar none that I have ever been to anywhere. I travel a LOT and EVERYWHERE. Best hamburger, Hamilton Montana! Then right across from Snowflake is Buoy One. Incredible fresh lobster and seafood. I preferred those places than any of the snob restaurants in the Hamptons. I don't mind paying big money for great food, but it better be fantastic. Thing is, you really don't have to spend big money for great food. Get out away from the rat trap of the city. My wife even says Snowflake is the BEST! Wine Country deli and catering in N. Calverton, fantastic sandwiches also. There is a great Greek restaurant in Ronkonkoma. Don't remember the name.
I just don't understand you New Yorkers.
God man, you really need to get out a hell of a lot more and far away!

When I lived in Montana, the speed limit was reasonable and prudent. I will not discuss my cruising speed. It wasn't called Bahntana for no reason!

One thing I will add, the only difference I could tell from New Yorkers and people from New Jersey, was the zip code.

TGO

Your license and insurance wouldn't be affected anyway. In NY at least.

ZenicaPA

That officer was an outlier. I've been pulled over a few times in my NJ years, only once did I get a verbal. Usually it was either a reduced ticket for the original violation or a ticket for a petty non moving violation. The latter keeps more of the $ with the municipality so the officer isn't doing YOU the favor, he's doing his municipality the favor.

We were out with some friends looking for the restaurant we had reservations at in Parsippany NJ once, I made the mistake of going more than 10MPH under so I got pulled over. I still had my out of state license at the time ahd he grilled me if I had ever had a NJ license and that a quick check will tell him. He told me "it was going to go south for me real fast if I'm lying to him", he said it with his hand on his unsecured gun.

The police are one reason we left NJ, that and the property taxes.

Now PA police on the other hand are just like anyone else...normal people without the chip on their shoulder.

lakemg

This thread now has me wanting to tweak my tune to detune it and set the speed limiter to 75 mph...

Red08

You have a lot to be thankful for

Makitso

Had to Google "ETJ", interesting


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrat...l_jurisdiction

sunsalem

Driving fast at night can be problematic.
It helps immensely to memorize the headlight signatures of LEOs in order to avoid a surprise from the rear.

Many years ago, the State Police here in Oregon used a plane to patrol the main interstate (I5).
It lasted only a short time.
The reason being the total costs weren't disclosed before they were given the Okee-Dokee for a plane patrol.
Once it become known, the public demanded it be stopped.

sunsalem

Black Butte Ranch is a resort AND has private home ownership.
No, it's an unincorporated community.
Oregon has special laws for resort communities, this includes the private law enforcement employed by the Homeowner's Associations.
The State considers some of these communities' private police to be duly sworn LEOs.

Huh?
Who said anything about speeding in School Zones?

NO offense, but in the future, please read my posts more carefully.
If you choose to respond, only do so to what I wrote.

Definitely one of those LEOs who watch WAY too many TV cop shows.
Hand on the gun for a minor speeding infraction, eh?
What an asshat.
He's the kind of cop who gives all LEOs a bad reputation...and the kind the GOOD cops should purge from their ranks yesterday.