Tickets, Citations, Police action, Automotive law, Speed limits and other things (Yukon, illegal)

[dazzleman]

Originally Posted by stillkit

I'll acknowledge that it's hard to speed too much on the east coast. The NJ Turnpike, for instance, just doesn't lend itself to high-speed gettin' it, does it? And the the Cross Bronx and the GW bridge? Fahget about it!

But, there's alway 95 and 295 around Providence, the Mass Pike, 287, the Tappan Zee bridge after you clear the toll booth (not to mention the Throgs Neck and Whitestone..who doesn't like to speed across big bridges? ) Heck, even the BQE and LIE offer opportunities at night!

Don't laugh, I know people who've gotten speeding tickets on those bridges, or the approaches to and from them.

One of the best drives in my life was coming from Washingtion DC up to Connecticut about 12 years ago. I timed it so it took place early on a Sunday morning. There was almost no traffic, and I just cruised along at 85-90 mph up the empty roads. I saw some cops with people pulled over, but it was always on the other side. I wouldn't have slowed down even if I'd been guaranteed a ticket.

I maintained a good speed until well up into New Jersey (NJ Turnpike), when the traffic started getting heavier and slowed me down.

A good speeding road here is I-84 in CT between Hartford and the Massachusetts State Line. And early in the morning on a Sunday, the Mass Pike is great. If I go to Boston, I try to time my return for early Sunday morning so I can get that good bit of speeding in.

I don't feel that my driving skills are up to 100+ mph driving. Things happen pretty quickly at that speed, and I'm not sure my reaction time is up to it. I want to have fun, not crash.

[motormaker]

Originally Posted by stillkit

I don't know as if I'd go out of my way for a bowl of Yoshinoya beef, but I sure would for a stop at the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, AZ!

Mmmmmm. A Quadruple Bypass Burger with a side of Flat-liner fries from the french fry bar (salads are for sissies) with a total intake of about 8000 calories, most of it from fat (everything is cooked in real butter!), a check of my vital signs by the attendant "nurses," and I'd be happily on my way to Mormon country.

The Chandler location location is closed.

Heart Attack Grill - CLOSED - Chandler, AZ

[motormaker]

Originally Posted by stillkit

I don't know if he's done that or not. Here's their website:

Heart Attack Grill - Home

They recently opened one in Dallas, but I haven't been there. Nothin' but the original for me!

And it looks like the Dallas one is closed too.

Heart Attack Grill Flat-Lines? | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

[manderly6]

Originally Posted by motormaker

And it looks like the Dallas one is closed too.

Heart Attack Grill Flat-Lines? | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Maybe too many customers didn't make it back.

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by stillkit

85? Hell, man...you ain't even speedin,' especially out west.

Man, that's no lie. I was heading back to Texas from Vegas a few years ago. I was running 100-105 between the Hoover Dam and Kingman, AZ and still getting passed. Good times.

[dazzleman]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

Man, that's no lie. I was heading back to Texas from Vegas a few years ago. I was running 100-105 between the Hoover Dam and Kingman, AZ and still getting passed. Good times.

That sounds like nirvana. I really want to drive out west.

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by motormaker

And it looks like the Dallas one is closed too.

Heart Attack Grill Flat-Lines? | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

OH NO! What will I do? What WILL I do!

Oh, wait! They've re-opened in VEGAS! I don't get no better than that!!

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

Man, that's no lie. I was heading back to Texas from Vegas a few years ago. I was running 100-105 between the Hoover Dam and Kingman, AZ and still getting passed. Good times.

US-93 is a great road to fly on. There's almost nothing out there, it's mostly straight as an arrow and the only towns along the way are Grasshopper Junction and Santa Claus. Believe me, there ain't much in either of them. In fact, the last time I went that way, Santa Claus was long closed.

[dazzleman]

Originally Posted by stillkit

US-93 is a great road to fly on. There's almost nothing out there, it's mostly straight as an arrow and the only towns along the way are Grasshopper Junction and Santa Claus. Believe me, there ain't much in either of them. In fact, the last time I went that way, Santa Claus was long closed.

Sounds like a good road trip to the new Heart Attack Grill!

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by dazzleman

Sounds like a good road trip to the new Heart Attack Grill!

Yes, it does..doesn't it? And besides, I haven't been across the dam since they closed it to truck traffic right after 9/11. The new downstream bridge oughta be worth a look-see too.