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The police I've talked to don't have a problem with people going ten over on the highway, but 15 over and you'll get a ticket. That's not all police though - I'm sure some will pull you for more than 5 over.
Yes I agree it is very unlikely, but not impossible. In my case it was because I was a 17 year old in my dad's sporty car.
The question becomes, if it is acceptable to drive ~5 miles over the limit, why not raise all the limits? How much over the limit must you go before it will be strictly enforced? How much over the limit must you go before it becomes truly dangerous? Perhaps the limits are wrong.
Yes I agree it is very unlikely, but not impossible. In my case it was because I was a 17 year old in my dad's sporty car.
The question becomes, if it is acceptable to drive ~5 miles over the limit, why not raise all the limits? How much over the limit must you go before it will be strictly enforced? How much over the limit must you go before it becomes truly dangerous? Perhaps the limits are wrong.
If you raise the limit people will drive over that limit. Personally I realized a 30% gain in MPG when I slow from 70 mph to 55 mph. Most cars "sweet spot" is right around 55-60 mph, when the parasite drag from the wind is still low but their engines are producing peak torque.
Not to mention the reduced energy in crashes. Hitting something at 55 is much different and less violent that 70.
I remember back in '97 when I bought my first car, I had an '87 Honda Prelude. The book listed it's best MPG speed. It was posted as 52 mpg IIRC.
The only time I was stopped for speeding was soon after getting my license, and I was going 60 on a 55 mph highway on a sunny weekday afternoon with few other cars in sight. I was with a friend.
The state trooper who stopped me was well over 6' tall and had mirrored sunglasses. I didn't have my license on me. I was panicky and shaking. But he wasn't taking any action, which made me even more nervous. He was just hemming and hawing.
Finally, in frustration, I thrust both arms out the window to him, so he could snap the handcuffs on, and I said, "SO ARREST ME!"
I did have my registration, and I gave it to him. He said, "Usually, I'd throw the book at you, but because we're neighbors..." And I looked at his name tag and recognized his name -- he was my UNCLE. I hadn't seen him in a few years because of a riff in the family. I couldn't believe it. I threw my upper body out the window and grabbed him by the upper arms and shook him hard, yelling, "UNCLE GEORGE!!!!!!!" (for putting me through all that stress!)
My friend was shocked and kept saying, "Nooooo, he's not your uncle. Noooo!" And Uncle George stuck his big tall self in the window and said, "Yes, she's my niece!" He said he was waiting for me to use his name so I could get out of the ticket. It never even occurred to me!
That was a long time ago. And I've never, ever, had any ticket whatsoever of any kind, my whole life. Not even a parking ticket.
What about the redlight cameras and the always changing light timings. We seem to be the capitol for red light cameras. I dont run red lights, but the defense that they are there to prevent accidents is obviously untrue. They only cover traffic heading one way and it is rarely at any major intersections where people usually run the lights.
It seems to me that if traffic is able to flow there would be less accidents than if people keep slamming on the brakes at every light (US-64)
i was trying to pass a tractor trailer and not slow down the people in the left lane too much, so i sped up too much. but i was like...seriously, what bad timing on my part. i feel lucky
Saw one last night on 540 and 54. Probably getting all those speed demons heading towards the new Sam's Club.
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