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Thought I was getting it yesterday...
80 mph, or so, down a straight but somewhat hilly state highway, and i see an oncoming trooper braking ahead of me with his wheels cut to u-turn behind me... Just as I'm going over the next hill I see the car a ways behind me almost t-bone the turning trooper...
The corollary to the 4th law of thermodynamics clearly states that, "When the heat is on someone else, it aint' on you"...
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For 25 years I averaged 3-4 speeding tickets a year. Been about a year since my last. I must be getting older. Or smarter. Probably the former. Ever heard of radar detectors? If you know how to use them and their limitations, you are practically invulnerable. I run 130 miles every day between work and home at 80 and have yet to get a ticket.... I agree to a point. Out here, you are not practically invulnerable because there isn't always enough traffic to be able to detect an LEO tagging traffic ahead of you. But, if you watch and pay attention combined with a high-quality detector, you are better off.
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I rely on line of sight when I'm the only one on the road or very nearly so. Going up hills or around curves I slow down and here on I95 there are many stretches of road that are very straight, but lined with trees. There one needs to be extra careful and look for breaks in the tree line, tire marks etc. Higher risk so drive accordignly.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Jorge, what radar detector you run? Never used one, but I've got to do something; am getting tagged/penalized like the red-headed kid on the playground by Staties.
Oh, wait, dang, I was the red-headed kid on the playground!
Golldammed motion detector lights. A guy can’t even piss off his porch in peace any more.
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Last time I was pulled over was probably 25 years ago - last time I had to pay a ticket was 4 months ago - iT's just not the same when some left-lane hugging slow-poke that can't see my truck lights through his rear window can call the cops and grab money from your wallet without a cop anywhere near to see the truth... I bet the truth is you were pissed because you thought he was holding you up, so you got right on his bumper to intimidate him You have that one backwards; the passive-aggressive guy in front put his bumper on bpas105�s grille, offering him his ass, as it were. Where else does the guy in the back have to go when the control-freak up front intentionally impedes his progress?
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Jorge, what radar detector you run? Never used one, but I've got to do something; am getting tagged/penalized like the red-headed kid on the playground by Staties.
Oh, wait, dang, I was the red-headed kid on the playground! Passport/Escort. Pricey but well worth it. link
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Jorge, what radar detector you run? Never used one, but I've got to do something; am getting tagged/penalized like the red-headed kid on the playground by Staties.
Oh, wait, dang, I was the red-headed kid on the playground! BelTronics detector. Was nearly $500 when I bought this one a few years back. At the time, was the highest rated in impartial studies. I am about due to upgrade so I will have to track down some new evaluations. Car and Driver used to do them regularly, I believe.
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Last time I got a ticket was August 31, 1974. Sped away from an apartment complex and got to the stop sign 1/2 block away too fast, apparently. Local PD got me for going 26 in a 25. Didn't argue with the cop, but I KNOW my car couldn't get to that high a rate of speed in a half-block. I was torqued off when I got home . . . then my room mate got home with a 26 in a 25 ticket also. Notice the date - AUGUST 31 - Nope . . . no quotas back then . . .
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Having a realistic schedule, and enjoying the trip is a lot cheaper than a radar detector. Here's another - as promised. I used to live on my motorcycle when I was in my 20's. I rode agressively, and I have no shame in saying I was quite good. I got in the habit of crossing intersections as quickly as possible when it was my turn and the route was clear - but not exceeding the speed limit. On a couple of my bikes, doing so aften meant the front wheel left the ground by a couple inches or so - but only for a moment and I barely noticed it. I was working near Quincy California that summer, and I had to make a run into town. Stopped at a light crossing the main drag. Light turned green, I checked for runners - then shot across the intersection a little light on the front end. While I had checked to confirm that opposing traffic was stopped - I didn't look hard enough to see what KIND of traffic it was. I had done that in full view of a city cop. So he pulls in behind me and I stop. First he asks me "is that how you ride in Idaho?" I answer truthfully - "yes". He is not amused. He says he thinks I was showing off for some girls on the corner (whom I never noticed, BTW). We have a little discussion about that, but he's stuck on the idea that I was showing off. I finally look him straight in the face and state "if I was showing off, instead of the bike being like this (hold my hand at about a 15 degree angle) it would have been like this (hand at a perfect 90 degress verticle, between his face and mine). I was dead-serious, but I was hoping he would see a little humor in it. He did not. He didn't even hint of a smile. He just said "let me see your license". That's when I realized I had forgotten to make that transfer of my wallet when I changed clothes after work. When I sheepishly admitted to not having it - I kid you not - he gives me the dead-pan "you're in a heap-o'-trouble, then - aren'tcha". I figured I was toast then - but he actually only wrote me a ticket for no proof of insurance....which was tossed (as he said it would be) when I showed my insurance and license papers to the judge. I always wondered after that if that guy was really that serous - or if he was laughing on the inside.
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Waited forever at a red light at 6 am on a Sunday am. Finally made a left turn through the light, just as a Sheriff's Deputy was cresting the hill to my right. Got a warning.
I've gotten more warnings than I deserved. I just play it low-key, and don't have any troubles.
FWIW, I have yet to be pulled over since I've been carrying.
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About a year ago I was following a Montana hp down a dirt road. We got to a wide spot and he pulled over I went around and he hit the lights I stop and he asks do you know how fast you were going, I said about 45 then he said do you know what the speed limit is and I said no but I figured you did so i just followed you. He said have a good day and got in his car. 2 days later I hit the 45 zone down from 70 at about 60 same hp but different story.
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Having a realistic schedule, and enjoying the trip is a lot cheaper than a radar detector. What if part of the enjoyment of the trip is pretending it's still 1973, and you're on US Hwy 50 halfway between Eureka and Austin? Man, I love that road. And I just found a new sweetheart: UT 21 between Milford and the NV border.
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2010 coming home on a 500 mile trip. Cruise control set at 85. Guy nabbed me with laser (I run a Valentine One). Got me and the guy right behind me. Pricey little ticket, but I have to say, his laser was calibrated properly. I have had a 85 in a 55, and yes it was pricey ticket too. Automatic court date, everybody was ohhing and awwing when they heard to price of the ticket.
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1980 ... Got pulled over on a Sunday afternoon after partying all weekend with the boys. Blew a .24 DUI.
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Having a realistic schedule, and enjoying the trip is a lot cheaper than a radar detector. For those of us that have to travel for work our schedules are often at the mercy of our clients, and for me, the weather. I am in a unique situation that my work is very seasonal. I have a very short period of time to do as much work as I possibly can in order to make enough money to get me through the entire year. This requires an inordinate amount of driving, many times working all day and "commuting" to my next client that may be 800 miles away to work the next day. So, in a perfect world, yes, it would be nice to sit back and enjoy the road. But in my world, I have to deal with the realities and there is only so much enjoyment a guy can take driving the same stretch of the interstate in Wyoming for the 25th time this year.
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Hey - y'all don't have to make excuses for me. I'm just sayin' speeding is a choice.
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Hey - y'all don't have to make excuses for me. I'm just sayin' speeding is a choice. You're right.
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About 20 years ago. Got a ticket for an expired inspection sticker and expired plates. They expired in December and it was already Jan 3rd.
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Hey - y'all don't have to make excuses for me. I'm just sayin' speeding is a choice. No excuses. Just clarifying that choices aren't always as simple for some as they are for others.
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Originally Posted By: bpas105 Last time I was pulled over was probably 25 years ago - last time I had to pay a ticket was 4 months ago - iT's just not the same when some left-lane hugging slow-poke that can't see my truck lights through his rear window can call the cops and grab money from your wallet without a cop anywhere near to see the truth...
I bet the truth is you were pissed because you thought he was holding you up, so you got right on his bumper to intimidate him _________________________ The truth is two cars at speed could have easily slid in between us for a half mile until he brake-checked me. Only then were we closer than normal highway traffic.
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