"driving" in the left lane. YES it's illegal.

OK... 11 pages now, so a true story about a high speed tow. I met a fellow at the lake, that had just purchased a 21' fishing boat, with all the add on equipment, including a huge squared off windshield, and attached canopy. After riding in the boat, doing some break-in for motors, testing equipment, we both decided to return home. I was riding a sport bike, and he was towing the trailer with boat, behind an old POS Eldorado Cadilac. I joking said, I'll race you back, the loser can buy beer. I pulled out from the boat landing, him in hot pursuit. Long story short, I had to maintain 110 mph, to keep ahead of him, on a not too busy 2-lane, for the entire 12 mile return to the city. No, he was not a friend, just an acquaintance, likely a little nuts. I did not stop, to collect my free beer, was just happy no one was killed by him passing other cars. I could not believe that huge windshield on the boat, stayed intact. It was designed to stand behind when driving the boat. Weeks later, I heard that his new boat/trailer/equipment had been taken from him by the lender.

Jerry

This is a good one, almost as good as the Drones Camping thread.

When we were in Reno NV last summer on the new they said they were going to start ticking left lang hogs speed limit or not. The guy holding up traffic is more dangerous than the ones speeding

And to the original topic, yes left lane loafers should be ticketed more frequently and to a greater value. Period, end of story. Aside from being either just plain smug or ignorant of their surroundings, which should be a punishable offense, lol, the amount of angst and anger and the resulting unsafe actions (passing, cutting others off to get around) makes driving like a dushe in the fast lane more dangerous than the person exceeding the speed limit while in good control of his vehicle and acceptable road conditions.

wnjj wrote:

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.

This is like comedic relief! I want to hear how you got out of tickets by telling the officer you weren't doing anything wrong because basic speed rule is vague and up to interpretation... LOFL

Can't count the number of speeding tickets I've gotten, so I'm ok accepting a lack of strict enforcement at face value!

Illegal is illegal no matter who is on the road or not. just sayin. chevman

dodge guy wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

rk911 wrote:

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.

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.

"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!!!

No trailer, but in 75+ States I do tow at 75.

d3500ram wrote:
This thread has seemed to segue into a conversation on the ethics of “speed.” There are two laws in play for a person when it comes to speed within a vehicle on roads within a jurisdiction: laws of the people and laws of physics. Break excessively either one might get you judged by more than just the twelve on earth.

Well put indeed .... and full of wisdom.

Our previous heavy and supurb riding daily driver sedan had a top speed of 147 MPH and it's later year version that we replaced it with had more horsepower but is governed at 135 MPH. So - in conformance with the concepts in that wise quote above - we cruise in our 135 MPH sedan at around 60 MPH ... which also happens to result in 25--27 MPG fuel economy from it's overhead cam V8.

The fastest I have ever driven was behind the wheel of a Cobra roadster at 110 MPH in it's 2nd gear ... and it would have been pure lunacy to take it up to 175+ MPH in 4th on any public road. Public road speed has no place in America anymore (or anywhere else in the world either, IMHO, no matter what the Germans think they're getting away with).

I'll never forget this quote from, I think, Ayn Rand: "We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality."

This thread has seemed to segue into a conversation on the ethics of “speed.” There are two laws in play for a person when it comes to speed within a vehicle on roads within a jurisdiction: laws of the people and laws of physics. Break excessively either one might get you judged by more than just the twelve on earth.

Just because a vehicle can perform at fast speeds does not mean a driver should. I recently purchased a luxury sedan with a little more performance options than the average automobile. And for the first time, a nice car that I bought is not my daily driver. It is 9 years old with less than 30,000 miles. I am proud to have it tucked away in the garage and is only taken out on nice days or if absolutely necessary- I do have studded snow tires for winter. I have driven it in many different conditions with both sets of tires to try to understand it capabilities in the different scenarios to grasp better its capabilities in various driving situations. On a clear sunny day with the summer tires on the interstate and no vehicles around, I brought it up to about 110 miles per hour even though able to pull more. OK, check that one off the list. I do not need to go there again.

This car is so nice inside and out that I do not mind smelling the “new-car roses” inside and taking a little more time in it to enjoy the ride.

I experienced a right front tire coming apart at over 100 MPH while driving on I-10. Yep, I was in the "hammer lane" breaking at least 4 rules (in a borrowed GTO). I offered to buy that car, but the owner said, "not your fault, I should've had better tires on it".
Today, in my Dutch Star, I set the cruise control on 67 mph, and try to stay out of the left lane.