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pretty much any speed over what, 45? Is outdriving your line of sight in the full dark with no street lights, as in my situation in the above example. I have another example, again at night where even at 50mph barely avoided a deer in the dark. Everyone always assumes they are the greatest driver ever. The problem is line of sight is a constantly changing thing, and at over 90mph in this guys case during the day, his reaction time compared to his speed would be terribly degraded. I consider speeding 10 to 15 over the limit, and i have a lead foot. Nearly twice the limit is stupid in extreme. With a 55mph limit in this guys place, i would have been doing 65ish, no more.
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One mph over is speeding. Pretty much everybody speeds at least some of the time. This is why I advocate speed limit reform. From a legal perspective, doubling (or more) the speed limit may not be such a good idea, but there are places here and there where the speed limit is so out of whack with what's safe that double the speed limit (or more) doesn't necessarily constitute a safety issue. BTW, in that guy's place I would have been doing 55 and wishing that the event a) was being held on a race track instead of public roads or b) that they picked some state less nuts about speeding than Virginia. Say, Nevada. I'll give you an example. I have a co-worker who borrowed his brother's ZX-6R back when he was 16. Being 16 he decided to find out how fast it would go. He found it did about 160. So did Reno PD. Once he realized he was being chased, he pulled over and waited (rather a long time) for the po-po to catch up. Despite having gone 95 over the speed limit, with no motorcycle license, on a bike that wasn't his, he didn't go to jail, and the bike wasn't impounded. He did get a $2500 fine and a court order barring him from having a motorcycle license until age 21.
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Nothing is illegal till you get caught. If you are not willing to pay, don't play. I take the risk, I know the penalty so I should not be squealing like a stuck pig if I get caught. Writer should just "man up", as they say, do his time and move on. Instead we get to hear his subtle whine.
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Solution is simple. Don't cause yourself to go before him. As a kid, I occasionally went up against the school principle. Usually, I ended up bending over the desk and getting a cane swished on my ass repeatedly. Finally, I caught on. Don't do the things that get you there and you sit comfortably.
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When you have traffic engineers state that, I'm all ears.
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holy crap, for a car & driver forum, we certainly have a few "don't speed, it's bad" types here. speed limits are mostly for revenue gathering. the whole system needs revising. now it is sort of "pay to ride the king's highway" sort of crap. This is especially true out in the boonies.
OTOH, I guess, most of you diesel guys think 65 or 70 is flying..... I though VA was a progressive state, guess I was wrong.
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Irrelevant where you live. They drew the line in the sand at the location. You choose to cross it at your peril. They post on our ATV trails "Stay on trail or stay home". Same thing here. If you choose to exceed the limit and get busted, it is the price of fun. I don't come whining about how unfair the law is when I am busted. Don't like it, change the law. Till then, comply or risk being fined. When it come up bad, remember, you chose that path. Don't grumble. STFU and take it.
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I have, and to a certain extent, you are right. laws are still too arbitrary though. That and repainting virtually every two lane road to be "no passing" is insane too.
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Living in Md, trips into and through Virginia are rather common.
It used to be that the worst routine enforcement was thru Richmond. Then they built the bypass and tough enforcement moved to the bypass. Never trust anyone who "knows" where are the traps; simply avoid speeding.. Or, if you choose to speed, be prepared to pay. You have all been warned. Knowing how serious Va treats speeders,anyone who arrogantly asserts their RIGHT to speed is asking for trouble. No whining allowed. About 25 years ago I drove the full length of I81 thru Va or a regular basis. Worst trap I saw was a series of 5 or 6 radar and pursuit teams at one mile intervals. Just when you thought it was safe to crank the speed back up, there was another radar team just waiting. No, they did not get me, but it was impressive.
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Problem is people want to be able to choose and NOT pay the bill when it comes. I want to eat 5 Big Macs a meal, 3 times a day but I don't want to be fat either. Oh, fries would be great to go with it.
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93 in a posted 50 is being stupid as you can be. Who cares how safe or unsafe it is, the simple reality is you are going to attract law enforcement like moths to a flame. He courted punishment, and was thusly punished. Had he been going even 5mph less, he probably would be telling a snarky story about how stupid the cops are in VA. Instead, he stepped over the boundary, and my opinion is he was made an example of probably because of the nature of his job. Were i the judge id assume this journalist would spread the word about what happened to him. Viola, instant fame for VA for speed enforcement. I bet you everyone who reads that article watches his speed in the huge state of VA.
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