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Of course, they don't say if the speed limit is appropriate or not. I love this pathetic little gem:
"Speed limits are established because of concrete factors such as engineering studies of the road, studies done on what weather conditions are going to do to that surface, and so if you're exceeding the speed limit, you're really putting yourself and everyone in your vehicle at risk," says Kirsten Olsen-Doolan, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor vehicles.
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The speed limit is designed to apply in wet conditions, as well, correct? Therefore, in dry conditions, it is perfectly safe to exceed the speed limit slightly. So this revenue generator is simply lying when they say "you're REALLY putting yourself and everyone in your vehicle at risk." Pathetic!
Of course, they don't say if the speed limit is appropriate or not. I love this pathetic little gem:
"Speed limits are established because of concrete factors such as engineering studies of the road, studies done on what weather conditions are going to do to that surface, and so if you're exceeding the speed limit, you're really putting yourself and everyone in your vehicle at risk," says Kirsten Olsen-Doolan, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor vehicles.
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The speed limit is designed to apply in wet conditions, as well, correct? Therefore, in dry conditions, it is perfectly safe to exceed the speed limit slightly. So this revenue generator is simply lying when they say "you're REALLY putting yourself and everyone in your vehicle at risk." Pathetic!
Why can I now legally and safely drive 75mph on the very same roads where the speed limit used to be 55mph?
Honestly I am from Florida.... Everyone speeds, not a little a lot. 45 means 65, 55 means 75, 70 means 85-90.
You can be doing 75-80 in a 55 on the highway and have people passing you at 90+
People in my current location say I drive too fast, and everytime I go back and visit, I forget how nuts the roads are there.
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and i thought when i moved to SC that they drove too fast here lol.... i've been on 26, cruising near 80 and get "the look" when someone passes me like i'm some old fart out for a slow Sunday drive...
Seatbelts, cell phones, red lights, and stop signs. I concentrate on all the things that can cause an accident. There are some cops who write tickets for expired plates, for having no insurance or registration, but you're not going to crash because of any of that. I focused on safety issues—that's what I like to do.
This article is a pretty good read. I've received one ticket for speeding in 20 years, pleaded guilty {plea agreement} and attended a driver safety course, paid a $120 fine, no mark on my DL if I kept out of trouble for one year, and was not reported to my insurance company if I did the probationary period well.
I think Illinois now has a law that bans cell phone use when driving.
Haven't had a speeding ticket in California is 25 years (and I don't poke along and drive all over the state regularly). My rule of thumb is no more than 5 miles over the limit "if" I can help it (meaning if the rest of traffic isn't doing 10-20 over).
This article is a pretty good read. I've received one ticket for speeding in 20 years, pleaded guilty {plea agreement} and attended a driver safety course, paid a $120 fine, no mark on my DL if I kept out of trouble for one year, and was not reported to my insurance company if I did the probationary period well.
I think Illinois now has a law that bans cell phone use when driving.
The cop in that article is more reasonable than some people on this forum have been.
Haven't had a speeding ticket in California is 25 years (and I don't poke along and drive all over the state regularly). My rule of thumb is no more than 5 miles over the limit "if" I can help it (meaning if the rest of traffic isn't doing 10-20 over).
That's a pretty darn good record, congrats! The cops here in my town wrote tickets for 43 in a 35 to quite a few people I knew. I've been pretty lucky in not getting tagged myself, since I'm sometimes going 40 in a 30. But it seems around here, even if you're going 35 in a 30, people are right on your tail.
I don't know where I've heard this, but someone said that a cop won't stop anyone if it's raining, which I found was a myth. My speeding ticket was written when it was pouring. I told the cop I wasn't going any faster than the 18 wheeler I was following, and he claimed he wasn't tracking his speed, just mine.
Fortunately, this was Illinois where they had that program of attending a driver safety class. If it had been Wisconsin, I think it would have been a real ticket.
I usually do 5 over too, but there's times when I catch myself being a lead foot.
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Confessions of a traffic cop
