Do You Drive The Speed Limit?
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tartanterrier
Is somewhere outhere.
Only if there are bumps on the road in 20 & 30 mph zones, so I don't wreck the car. But usually on country roads, dual carriageways & motorways I go as fast as I need to where I am over the limit.
Little Red Wagon Repairman
MFOMBSoPGA
It's Code 3 all the way to Norm's so they can redeem their discount in time for the Early Bird Special.
"Soup, Salad, Half-Sandwich for $5.99! Punch it!"
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
Never. I add 20mph to any speed limit, when I'm on the motorway I add +30mph. Never had an accident, never been stopped by the rozzers, never been caught speeding. Fuck the law, fuck the system. I thank you.
Interesting term "rozzers". I am curious to know the origin of this slang .
"Rozzer
British Police.
Oh shit, here come the rozzer's!"
British Police.
Oh shit, here come the rozzer's!"
Ah. Kinda like when they see Americans. Oh shit, here come the septics!
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
I don't speed. Not only do I not want to get a ticket, but there is just no reason to put anybody else in more danger than normal. I'm never in such a rush I have to get anywhere by speeding.
Of course I also live in an area where I can do that and not have to worry about every other car on the road running me over or tailing right on my bumper, because I don't want to go faster than the limit.
I could also point out that half the year here is winter and speeding on some of the roads I'm around during that time is downright suicidal.
Of course I also live in an area where I can do that and not have to worry about every other car on the road running me over or tailing right on my bumper, because I don't want to go faster than the limit.
I could also point out that half the year here is winter and speeding on some of the roads I'm around during that time is downright suicidal.
bobjustbob
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Broadcast on radio? Interesting. Like, who broadcast these heads ups and what channel do you tune into? Gotta be different for different sections of the country, right?
The old way was to flash your lights to oncoming traffic as you pass a speed trap. If the second police car in the trap caught you flashing your lights he would pull you over finding a way to give you a ticket.
I had seen an article on this Interweb thing about people holding up signs standing on the side of the road alerting motorists of speed traps. It was a freedom of speech vs interfering with the law kind of thing. I forget how it turned out or if anyone has remembered this.
Varies from state to state. In North Carolina we have a statute addressing interfering with a law enforcement officer. "Impeding an investigation" gives an officer carte blanch to cite you for any reason if the officer doesn't like your "tone" when speaking with him/her for example. Flashing headlights in NC usually falls under this statute. It gives an officer discretion to charge an individual but the majority of these charges are dismissed. But it a pretty powerful option for LE to use if they feel they are being disrespected or made sport of Also an officer can cite you for flashing high beams and posing a hazard to other motorists.. I have seen very few of these charges show up on the docket resulting from traffic stops but have seen plenty if the case involves assault or altercations. Usually a cop just has to threaten to charge someone with impeding an investigation and it usually stops the person dead in their tracks from hampering an officer from doing their job. At least in the state that I live in. A few years back a judge in Florida ruled that flashing headlights falls under the definition of freedom of speech. Or was it holding up signs? I will have to research the ruling because I can't remember.
City roads, yes, highways, maybe up to 20% above the limit, depending on the flow of traffic.
General rule I don't like speeding in the city since there are more blind corners, kids and traffic cams, so it's not worth it. In addition, with all stop signs and lights, constantly revving and braking hurts your mileage and brakes; plus it's harder to spot cops in the city as they blend in better.
On highways on the other hand, the speed "limit" is more of a "minimum speed", in fact if you're going under the limit on a highway you can actually be ticketed, since you're an obstacle for everyone around you.
I have something similar; but it only measures 3 things for the discount:
-# of hard acceleration/braking incidents: This is the biggie.
-time of day you drive: Amount of time you drive late at night (12 - 6am-ish)
-total mileage: The less you drive, the greater the discount.
Interesting that whether you speed or not has no affect on your discount.
The discount is a max of 25-30%, which is pretty significant. I think most people average around 10%-20% savings.
I think the drawbacks are that its basically a black box; it keeps tabs on where you drive. You can even log on and put up a map where it tells you where you've been braking/accelerating. So if you get into an accident the info on it *could* be used against you (or exonerate you).
General rule I don't like speeding in the city since there are more blind corners, kids and traffic cams, so it's not worth it. In addition, with all stop signs and lights, constantly revving and braking hurts your mileage and brakes; plus it's harder to spot cops in the city as they blend in better.
On highways on the other hand, the speed "limit" is more of a "minimum speed", in fact if you're going under the limit on a highway you can actually be ticketed, since you're an obstacle for everyone around you.
I have something similar; but it only measures 3 things for the discount:
-# of hard acceleration/braking incidents: This is the biggie.
-time of day you drive: Amount of time you drive late at night (12 - 6am-ish)
-total mileage: The less you drive, the greater the discount.
Interesting that whether you speed or not has no affect on your discount.
The discount is a max of 25-30%, which is pretty significant. I think most people average around 10%-20% savings.
I think the drawbacks are that its basically a black box; it keeps tabs on where you drive. You can even log on and put up a map where it tells you where you've been braking/accelerating. So if you get into an accident the info on it *could* be used against you (or exonerate you).
Lacey Black
Official Checked Star Member
I drive the speed limit around town and in the city because it is easy for pedestrians to walk onto the road and not see a car coming. I do own a fast car and speed on highways and on rural roads though.
...It's a good thing that corruption withing police forces and how they're treated under the law isn't a problem.
I think we have discussed this and we disagree as to what percentage of corruption constitutes a universal "problem". Let's leave it at that.
