Speeding Kills: Your Pocketbook

[TurboJake]

You mean a real monopoly game card or a box of donuts strategically placed on the passenger seat?

Real monopoly game card. It's so far out there that they crack up every time.

[JasonC]

The message of the video is not to "go over the speed limit", but how corrupt and illogical the system is and how they should be raised - for many reasons.

I didn't watch the video. But more of a reply to the thread title itself.

[KIRIEIW]

In my area about 60% of the cars were special ordered from the dealer with the turn-signal delete option.

never heard of this, my dads 2 65 mustangs and his old 57 tbird all had blinkers.

[KIRIEIW]

I very rarely get a speeding ticket. Pulled over countless times, but have only received 2 tickets. But that's because I know the secret to getting out of them.

Make the cop laugh, some way some how. Change their daily grind of "Boo hoo, I can't pay it" or "Don't you have anything better to do" or "You got me fair and square so I'll submit" to something else and they love you for it.

My favorite way to do it is using a Monopoly get out of jail free card. But you only get that option once per cop, so you have to have your own wits as backup just in case.

But, I really don't speed all that often anyways. No real use in tempting fate with that one.

i do almost the opposite, you NEVER admit to a cop what you were doing wrong, let him tell you what you did and you can go back and fourth with him trying to explain what you were doing was unintentional or what ever it is your going to tell him, admititing what you did is possibly the worst thing you can do especially with there new recorders they have on them (CA), if you went to court saying you didn't do what he pulled you over for they have it on tape of you admitting too it. i also go to court to request fine reductions, cops might be "haters" but judges can be pretty cool if you see the right one. :up:

[JasonC]

never heard of this, my dads 2 65 mustangs and his old 57 tbird all had blinkers.

He was being sarcastic

[LowR3V'in]

I was getting on a free-way off-ramp with a long sweeping cork-skrew type up to a bidge that goes over
the freeway.... with two biker cops behind me, because there's a police station on the corner.

Usually I take it at 50mph no problem with a damn prius.
The posted sign was 20mph so I went 20mph all the way up it. LOOL

The cops where right on my ass and it took forever to get up on to the street.
Just funny occurrence I'd like to share. 30mph would of been pretty fair limit but not 20mph.

Even the long stretch that leads up to it, think nascar pit road.
Would the cop have given me a speeding ticket or not if I went a more appropriator speed? Who knows.

[quikveedb2]

I realized it isn't that hard to drive the posted speed limits. Even though some may seem really low. I still get where I'm going on time, I'm more relaxed, and I got more money in my pockets.

This. And, I can't see the views if I'm hauling balls.

[10Toes]

I use to get speeding tickets all the time. All 100% my fault. I got sick of sending my money to the state, plus I realized it isn't that hard to drive the posted speed limits. Even though some may seem really low. I still get where I'm going on time, I'm more relaxed, and I got more money in my pockets.

Agreed, We have this issue in our area. People tailgate incessantly and when they pass you at the next light they are right in front of you.

I just can't stand the running red lights the no blinkers and so forth.

often speed limits are too low - but not always. in fact, sometimes they are actually too high - around here, I can think of several places where people drive WAY too fast and there's no enforcement. Then I go the speed limit and they're riding my ass and swerving back and forth wishing they could go around me.

and out in the county, it's always posted 35. often 40-50 is OK if there's just fields and cows, but I don't like flying by people's homes with the loud pedal to the max. Especially since there aren't exactly a lot of cars like mine in the area (zero), people will recognize you after a while, I don't want to be "that dumb kid in the silver BMW". I know they'd remember me because I remember the idiots that drove by my old house at 65mph every day.

the freeway here is posted 70. that's fast enough for me - maybe I'll hit 75 or 80 passing somebody. there's always somebody willing to fly by at 90mph in a Prius though. I'm with Jason and M-technik-3 on that one - I prefer not stressing about it.

basically this issue seems important to you when you're young, but when you get older you stop caring. I probably deserve 5x as many tickets as I've actually gotten when I was young.. I'd rather spend that money on beer or E30 parts. :p

[Bimmerista]

I don't speed often, but there are certain places & scenarios that I'm comfortable speeding.

More often than not, I'll end up with a pack of other drivers that speed, so I blend in.

[TurboJake]

i do almost the opposite, you NEVER admit to a cop what you were doing wrong, let him tell you what you did and you can go back and fourth with him trying to explain what you were doing was unintentional or what ever it is your going to tell him, admititing what you did is possibly the worst thing you can do especially with there new recorders they have on them (CA), if you went to court saying you didn't do what he pulled you over for they have it on tape of you admitting too it. i also go to court to request fine reductions, cops might be "haters" but judges can be pretty cool if you see the right one. :up:

Absolutely, never admit ANYTHING. You're just out to make them laugh and a "Get out of jail" card isn't admitting a thing.

:up:

[KIRIEIW]

He was being sarcastic

ahh i see, sarcasm on the internet is hard to catch sometimes

[naplesE30]

I think you gotta take into account the variety of vehicles traveling the roads as well. A beat to shit box truck loaded with product aint gonna take a corner like your car does. Speed limits are intended for all vehicles and scanarios. So of course they are going to seem low. You cant have 10 different signs for each class of vehicle and environmental condition.

[Cambiocorsa]

I think you gotta take into account the variety of vehicles traveling the roads as well. A beat to shit box truck loaded with product aint gonna take a corner like your car does. Speed limits are intended for all vehicles and scanarios. So of course they are going to seem low. You cant have 10 different signs for each class of vehicle and environmental condition.

That is why it is called a speed "limit". It is the maximum recommended speed. Not the speed that all vehicles should travel at. Of course a heavily laden truck is not worthy of driving at the "limit", it never should be and that is the point.

[agent]

I speed everywhere. 10-15 over on major through fares, 80-90 on the freeway if that is the flow of traffic's speed.

I keep it at or below the limit in residential streets and school zones.

This. Considering all of the performance and safety advances in vehicles since the majority of speed limit standards were put in place, it's past time for those standards to be revised.

[naplesE30]

Your not very bright are you.

That is why it is called a speed "limit". It is the maximum recommended speed. Not the speed that all vehicles should travel at. Of course a heavily laden truck is not worthy of driving at the "limit", it never should be and that is the point.