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    I was going 92 in an 80 on the Pickle Parkway at night even, and the cop only turned his lights on, then turned them off when I backed it down to 85. Not all Texas cops are jerks after all. What's even better the that the speed limit goes up to 85 once you pass Austin. I then cruised along at 100. Driving is so much better down here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tailfins View Post
    I was going 92 in an 80 on the Pickle Parkway at night even, and the cop only turned his lights on, then turned them off when I backed it down to 85. Not all Texas cops are jerks after all. What's even better the that the speed limit goes up to 85 once you pass Austin. I then cruised along at 100. Driving is so much better down here.
    Lucky you. Your vehicle was likely the same make/model as one of his relatives/friends and/or their kids
    or else he was eating his donut and guzzling his coffee and couldn't be bothered doing his actual job.-Tyr
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    My Dad was a trucker and warned me to never get pulled over in Texas if you're an out-of-stater. Apparently you'll go straight downtown to pay your fine... they didn't trust you to mail them the money once you were back home.
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    Gov'ts would save money by ending speed-enforcement. Speed-tax (tickets) are a cash-cow, but not nearly the cash-cow as simply selling speed-stamps in advance. For instance; upon qualifiying via a driving test (given by race instructor-types), one could have a speed license; allowing them 'as fast as they want, just about whenever they want'.
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    Why would you want to drive that fast? If you lose control at that speed, there is not going to be much left of you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gabosaurus View Post
    Why would you want to drive that fast? If you lose control at that speed, there is not going to be much left of you.
    Not much control required to maintain speed. (shrug). 92mph is NOT crazy-fast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dmp View Post
    Not much control required to maintain speed. (shrug). 92mph is NOT crazy-fast.
    So you don't think there should be speed limits? I don't really want to get on the freeway with people driving 80 mph.
    If you want to drive you souped up car around, go to Germany. The autobahns have no speed limit.

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    ...and the autobahns have speed limits, too.

    (shrug)

    Yes, in someplaces speed limits should be abolished. What bothers me is police using speed tickets to get money. Speed limits are about money nowadays RARELY safety.

    I'd also support removal of brake lights and turn signals in cars. After the initial destruction, would force people to be better drivers; as-is we are reducing the skill of our drivers with too many aides.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot View Post
    Lucky you. Your vehicle was likely the same make/model as one of his relatives/friends and/or their kids
    or else he was eating his donut and guzzling his coffee and couldn't be bothered doing his actual job.-Tyr

    Quote Originally Posted by NightTrain View Post
    My Dad was a trucker and warned me to never get pulled over in Texas if you're an out-of-stater. Apparently you'll go straight downtown to pay your fine... they didn't trust you to mail them the money once you were back home.

    I must have been really lucky, my vehicles still have New Hampshire license plates.




    Quote Originally Posted by gabosaurus View Post
    So you don't think there should be speed limits? I don't really want to get on the freeway with people driving 80 mph.
    If you want to drive you souped up car around, go to Germany. The autobahns have no speed limit.
    On the Southern half of the Pickle, no one gets a ticket under 95. 80 would be a "slow poke". I was worried because the cop clocked me on the Northern half which "only" has an 80 MPH limit.


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    Quote Originally Posted by dmp View Post
    ...and the autobahns have speed limits, too.

    (shrug)

    Yes, in someplaces speed limits should be abolished. What bothers me is police using speed tickets to get money. Speed limits are about money nowadays RARELY safety.

    I'd also support removal of brake lights and turn signals in cars. After the initial destruction, would force people to be better drivers; as-is we are reducing the skill of our drivers with too many aides.
    If all vehicles had GPS speed limiters, they wouldn't have to spend money on speed control, nor pay for speed limit signs. Speeds would come down, better MPG and more money in the drivers pocket due to spending less on fuel. Also, less pollution.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tailfins View Post
    I was going 92 in an 80 on the Pickle Parkway at night even, and the cop only turned his lights on, then turned them off when I backed it down to 85. Not all Texas cops are jerks after all. What's even better the that the speed limit goes up to 85 once you pass Austin. I then cruised along at 100. Driving is so much better down here.
    Yeah....but you fly through one of those well-known speed traps in Texas and you'll have a ticket so fast your head will spin. I know. I've flown through many of them...and unless the cop already has somebody pulled over, you're caught.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot View Post
    Lucky you. Your vehicle was likely the same make/model as one of his relatives/friends and/or their kids
    or else he was eating his donut and guzzling his coffee and couldn't be bothered doing his actual job.-Tyr
    So terribly true!!! I get passed by cops all the time (no lights or anything) and they sometimes even drive dangerously when doing that but MOST times, it is simply to get to the gas station, chicken, pizza or doughnut joint!!!! We are having our officer appreciation in a few Sundays (big dinner, gospel music and the works) but I'm considering not going. My wife's nephew is a cop (two or three tours in Iraq) but he is like most cops I know (an adreniline junky....looking for trouble and regretting finding it one day). The others are usually bullies that were once bullied or were not very popular in younger years. Very few, in my humble opinion, are what I consider good folk that I'd like to hang with or be around my kids. Sorry...that is just the way I see it.

    I was taught to respect cops (and I do support and respect them as much as possible) but we need less cops, less taxes to go to cop salaries and MORE gun rights and freedom to protect our own. A cop has NEVER helped me out (whether changing a flat, putting on the lights and sitting there while having trouble or caught a murderer of my grandfather. In fact, I was telling my wife that I fear a ticket or "accidental" shooting from a cop FAR more than a thug of any sort. No, We The People need more freedom & less "security" at the expense of freedom...especially in border States, where more freedom to essentially be our own border agents is desperately needed.

    The missionary cop who usually speaks at the officer appreciation Sunday is well liked by most others but he blew it with me in about 10 min. of his speech a on our 1st Officer Appreciation Sunday by telling the congregation how he often longed for HIGH PURSUIT when he was a bored GA State Trooper just driving and sitting.....and far too many (not most mind you) are just ITCHING to pull a trigger. As for the Missionary cop, I thought, IDIOT!....unless a pervert has abducted a lil' girl or boy, CALL IT IN because there are WAY too many folks killed by cops during "high pursuits". With the invention of radio, aircraft and other technologies....it truly isn't needed (especially if some thug ripped off a $20 bucks.

    Anyway, most all cops are above the law and do not adhere to the same speeding signs that we must OBEY. And I don't know many who don't give friends, family and prospective dates a FREE pass when caught speeding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabosaurus View Post
    So you don't think there should be speed limits? I don't really want to get on the freeway with people driving 80 mph.
    If you want to drive you souped up car around, go to Germany. The autobahns have no speed limit.
    Hell 80 is the normal speed in many states Gabs, the posted speed limit is 70 on the eastern seaboard and 75 mid lands, people run 80 in a 70 all day long, the police will usually give you ten, anything over that you are taking a chance.

    Although I do disagree with going as fast as you want, anywhere you want, you may be able to control your car great, but what happens when grandpa pulls out right in front of you, or the family going on Vacation happens to make a mistake and pulls into your lane because as you are running 100 mph it looks to them in their mirror that they have plenty of room. Heck most of the new cars coming off the line are on;y capable of running just sp fast unless you get a high performance ship and re tune the computer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabosaurus View Post
    So you don't think there should be speed limits? I don't really want to get on the freeway with people driving 80 mph.
    If you want to drive you souped up car around, go to Germany. The autobahns have no speed limit.
    I suggest you don't drive around Atlanta. From the AL/GA border on I20 to the Atlanta Perimeter, if you are in the left lane, you better be running 85/90 or you will get run over.

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    I've actually had a cop give me a pass after slowing me down a few times, and I appreciate that. Had another that did so with his car, by repeatedly hitting his breaks. Long story, I didn't get the hint, fucked back with him and got pulled over! Even then he was cool and explained why he was hitting his breaks after getting in front of me. I guess better than getting a ticket. I've had a lot of vehicle interactions with the police in my lifetime. Quite a few of them times I got polite warnings or mini lectures. Most of the time I got what the law called for. They're not all out to get us.

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