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dodge guy wrote:
I think they were the Z(oom) rated tires. :)Cummins12V98 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
rk911 wrote:
Being proud of it? Where did that come from? I like to drive fast when I can do so safely. And fast is over 100 mph. If you say you like to fish, are you proud of it, or just a statement of fact? My statement was just that, not proud or ashamed, it just is.fj12ryder wrote:
...I suppose I'll become a bit more sensible as I get older, but at only 69 years old, cruising at 100+ is still a blast. Just wave as I go by.
you're insane for driving that fast. nothing to be proud of.
"I'm not insane, my mother had me tested" Sheldon Cooper :)
My 2011 DRW driving on I-10 AZ outside of Quartzite. AMAZING smooth solid ride, wife had no idea of the speed. No one around but us and sage brush!
Wow! I can't believe the trailer tires held up! Very impressed!!!Cummins12V98 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
rk911 wrote:
Being proud of it? Where did that come from? I like to drive fast when I can do so safely. And fast is over 100 mph. If you say you like to fish, are you proud of it, or just a statement of fact? My statement was just that, not proud or ashamed, it just is.fj12ryder wrote:
...I suppose I'll become a bit more sensible as I get older, but at only 69 years old, cruising at 100+ is still a blast. Just wave as I go by.
you're insane for driving that fast. nothing to be proud of.
"I'm not insane, my mother had me tested" Sheldon Cooper :)
My 2011 DRW driving on I-10 AZ outside of Quartzite. AMAZING smooth solid ride, wife had no idea of the speed. No one around but us and sage brush!
Wow! I can't believe the trailer tires held up! Very impressed!!!JaxDad wrote:
My daily driver was DESIGNED to run roads with NO speed limit. Because it was sold in North America it is electronically governed to a maximum of 155 mph, but the speedo goes to 190 mph.
I have driven it’s twin in Germany at speeds north of 130 mph, it felt no different than 100 mph here does.
Insane? No, not really I’ve flown aircraft at ~5 times that speed, and landed them at more than that speed on a rolling ship
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Your daily driver wasn’t designed to run at 130 on roads with pot holes, uneven surfaces, etc. There is a huge difference driving in Germany where other drivers are attentive to what they’re doing and expect the high speeds and here, where other drivers are texting, putting on makeup, reading, etc. in all available highway lanes.bucky wrote:
As applicants for LEO positions dwindle towards zero it is going to become the wild wild west again. At home in NC several officers have been murdered recently during routine traffic stops. Lots of others across the country as well. The protocols for stops will have to change to protect the officers.
I think you will find that ‘traffic stop’ issue to be a little skewed.
The vast majority of LEO’s use a traffic stop for often extremely minor ‘issues’ as a legal means of stopping a vehicle in order to ascertain the identity of those onboard.
If the person being stopped knows they’re about to be in a lot of trouble but the LEO doesn’t things often don’t end well.- As applicants for LEO positions dwindle towards zero it is going to become the wild wild west again. At home in NC several officers have been murdered recently during routine traffic stops. Lots of others across the country as well. The protocols for stops will have to change to protect the officers.
myredracer wrote:
Driving laws and regulations are a confusing thing. Why have them if they don't enforce them? Why post speed "limits" if it's perfectly okay to the cops to drive at 10 mph (or whatever the magic number is) over the "limit"? Maybe the signs should just say "suggested speed".
Actually in many (most?) states, rural speed “limits” are not actually limits but prima facia evidence of violating a basic speed rule. Simply put presumes that exceeding the number means you broke the law but other factors may change the outcome including weather and traffic conditions. Basic speed rule is by definition vague and up to interpretation, as it should be since one size does not fit all.- My daily driver was DESIGNED to run roads with NO speed limit. Because it was sold in North America it is electronically governed to a maximum of 155 mph, but the speedo goes to 190 mph.
I have driven it’s twin in Germany at speeds north of 130 mph, it felt no different than 100 mph here does.
Insane? No, not really I’ve flown aircraft at ~5 times that speed, and landed them at more than that speed on a rolling ship
. Terryallan wrote:
Been there many times over the years, including several trips solely to ride the Cherohala Skyway and the Tale of the Dragon, and up around Boone, and parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Nope, no tickets. Stopped once, but when you climb off a sport bike, take off your helmet, and they see an old geezer, they usually just say, "Take it easy" and let you go on your way. There are some benefits to getting old, but truth be told I'd take the ticket if it would roll back about 40 years. LOL
Try it here, and YES you WILL get a ticket. The troopers here sit in the most remote places, cause they know that is where the speeders will go. Me. I have had my share of "high speed driving awards". I learned better. They don't mess in NCfj12ryder wrote:
Terryallan wrote:
Well, you won't see me after I pass you. I've not had a ticket of any kind in over 15-20 years, and that includes parking tickets. I think my last one was in the mid '90s. As you get older you realize where it's safe to go fast, and where it's foolish to go fast. And you develop a sixth sense for the presence of LEO's.fj12ryder wrote:
Yep, I have the mindset of an offender, and proud of it. Last time I looked those speed limit signs were mere steel and paint, not carved in stone. They're just reasonable suggestions. I do obey the speed limit where it is sensible to do so: congested areas, work zones, school zones, city surface streets, etc. But the wide-open interstate with little to no traffic? Not a chance.
No sense having a bike that will do 140+ and never get over 75.
DW and I LOVE to see people like you blow past us, and 2 miles down the road be sitting with a Trooper behind them. We laugh like crazy as we cruise by, and in NC. It happens a lot.
Me I set my cruse control at 5 MPH over (never said I don't go over) and just relax. Don't cringe when I see a trooper, don't hit the brakes. Just cruse on by.
I suppose I'll become a bit more sensible as I get older, but at only 69 years old, cruising at 100+ is still a blast. Just wave as I go by.
Try it here, and YES you WILL get a ticket. The troopers here sit in the most remote places, cause they know that is where the speeders will go. Me. I have had my share of "high speed driving awards". I learned better. They don't mess in NC- Maybe trucks should be ticked for not spending equal time in all lanes so that all lanes get equally ruined but spread over a longer time.
This would give us slow traveling RV'ers a bit of a relief for a few more years of travel in the right hand lane(s). :B
Where are the additional train routes and/or cargo planes when we need em'? :h
