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Cavalier- says ta-ma-to, I say To-ma-to:
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[ 11-17-2003: Message edited by: Neo-Blindy ]
Or I could have just walked next door. He lives next to me. I think I'll go say what's up, see if his son wants to go to the track this weekend. His cobra is getting pretty fast.
In that case I dont suppose you'll have long to wait after he reads his emails before he either calls you, or comes knocking on your parent's door then.
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If only Cavalier- hadn't said this:
Great.In that case I dont suppose you'll have long to wait after he reads his emails before he either calls you, or comes knocking on your parent's door then.
Watch my feet shake!
[edit: and Jesus, Blindy. Even if he's a friend of yours he might just kick your ass for your attitude. I would.] [ 11-17-2003: Message edited by: Niklas ]
Try jumping on I-69 on the way to Detroit, you can set the cruise on 90-95mph and still get passed.
This is pretty entertaining to me, especially people trying to glorify how bad it is to go that fast. Anyone actually paying attention while driving can operate at that speed safetly with no trouble. Heck, the last advanced driving school I went to taught us how to take icey turns at 55mph with ease.
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I bet you never expected Reynar to say:
I love all this uproar about going a mere 90mph, hell 90mph is par for the course on pretty much any Michigan highway.Try jumping on I-69 on the way to Detroit, you can set the cruise on 90-95mph and still get passed.
This is pretty entertaining to me, especially people trying to glorify how bad it is to go that fast. Anyone actually paying attention while driving can operate at that speed safetly with no trouble. Heck, the last advanced driving school I went to taught us how to take icey turns at 55mph with ease.
Exactly my points.
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Niklas stopped lurking long enough to say:
Cavalier, I wish all policemen were like you[edit: and Jesus, Blindy. Even if he's a friend of yours he might just kick your ass for your attitude. I would.]
Evendale gets a shit ton of spam mail since we hired Officer Steven Roach (the guy who killed the black dude that started the race riots back in 2000). I doubt they take anything too seriously. He should have called, I gave him the number. [ 11-17-2003: Message edited by: Neo-Blindy ]
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Verily, Niklas doth proclaim:
Cavalier, I wish all policemen were like you
That would be good if it didn't mean a bunch of emails being sent to my police letting them know that I was moving a bunch of liquor.
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Reynar thought about the meaning of life:
I love all this uproar about going a mere 90mph, hell 90mph is par for the course on pretty much any Michigan highway.Try jumping on I-69 on the way to Detroit, you can set the cruise on 90-95mph and still get passed.
This is pretty entertaining to me, especially people trying to glorify how bad it is to go that fast. Anyone actually paying attention while driving can operate at that speed safetly with no trouble. Heck, the last advanced driving school I went to taught us how to take icey turns at 55mph with ease.
Seriously.
Jesus people, pick your battles. This is rigodamndiculous.
Complaining about people going 70 in a 65 is ridiculous.
Blindy:
You all talk about how going 90 in a 65 is safe if you are fully alert. What about the drivers in front of you? Assuming you are exeeding the speed of the traffic around you, you are going to be changing lanes frequently to get around cars. What if you pass someone who's drunk? Or tired?
You talk about other car's safety - havn't you noticed not everyone is driving a new car? And even NEW cars don't deal with impact well. You have a pontiac Sunfire, right? Nice to know it has 3 out of 5 stars for safety. Oh, and if you get hit from the side, you're pretty much screwed.
And bull fucking shit that you are less likely to get in/die in wreck then win the lottery (Unless you emant winning a dolar instead of the jackpot). In the past week, there have been 7 dead deer on the 10 mile stretch of highway from my house to Alliance (closest city). I saw one of the semi-demolished cars and the ambulance that took away the driver/passangers myself. Saying that is just STUPID. You are MUCH less likely to be hit by ligthning then get in a wreck - even if you WERE driving the speed limit.
Lightning kills roughly 100 people a year. source
So just shut the fuck up. At least most of the others in this thread think that speeding, while a common habit is DANGEROUS. I just hope that when you hit something, it's not someone else's car. [ 11-17-2003: Message edited by: Gikk ]
You're the one who brought up lightning. Apples to Oranges, but hey, I ran with it. And if you think that YOU are the only one that effects your road safety, I wish I could drive the pothole-less, animal-less, weather-less, and other-stupid-driver-less roads you evidently drive on.
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If I had a nickle for every time Talonus said:
I live in Jersey Blindy, which certainly isn't Bumfuck, Ohio. I'd like to know this magical land where the "pothole-less, animal-less, weather-less, and other-stupid-driver-less roads you evidently drive on" are. I'd especially like to know where the other-stupid-driver-like-you-less roads are, as I don't think they exist up here.
I have yet to see a live animal running across I-75 or any major highway. I don't speed when i can't see potholes or when I can't devote my entire attention to watching the road, and if it's raining, i'm sure as shit not going to be going 90. And I don't drive fast in heavy traffic when other stupid drivers might be a factor. So that would put these magical roads everywhere.
But you can go ahead and drive 45 in the fast lane. Make sure to wear a saftey helmet too. Oh and a chemical sheild for your face because the air bag can burn you. Don't forget to replace your glass with lexan so you don't have bullets or deer antlers going though it. You better buy z rated run-flat tires... they have a stiffer side wall so they will practically never blow out. oh and put in a roll cage and an engine kill switch. You should replace your gas tank with a reinforced fuel cell. You know, If you're going to be a slave to chance, you might as well go all the way.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Neo-Blindy said:
I have yet to see a live animal running across I-75 or any major highway. I don't speed when i can't see potholes or when I can't devote my entire attention to watching the road, and if it's raining, i'm sure as shit not going to be going 90. And I don't drive fast in heavy traffic when other stupid drivers might be a factor. So that would put these magical roads everywhere.But you can go ahead and drive 45 in the fast lane. Make sure to wear a saftey helmet too. Oh and a chemical sheild for your face because the air bag can burn you. Don't forget to replace your glass with lexan so you don't have bullets or deer antlers going though it. You better buy z rated run-flat tires... they have a stiffer side wall so they will practically never blow out. oh and put in a roll cage and an engine kill switch. You should replace your gas tank with a reinforced fuel cell. You know, If you're going to be a slave to chance, you might as well go all the way.
We already know you've never had a single problem speeding ludicrously yet. Yes, yes we do. No, it's not because you've told us so. Care to take a guess as to how we know, otherwise? [ 11-18-2003: Message edited by: Pvednes ]
Here are the general safety things to do:
1.) Two-lane roads are a bad thing. Never speed more than a mild amount when you don't have room to maneuver in, in case the unexpected happens.
2.) If you can't use brights, don't excessively speed at night. Your reaction time to something in the road will not be enough to effectively handle the situation.
3.) LONG spacing between cars. I'm talking several seconds worth of time here. If you see a car on the horizon, start slowing for it pretty much immediately. Pass it safely, then resume course.
4.) Know your roadway. You need to know the road quality, the turns, and the straight areas pretty much by memory. Otherwise everything's pretty much going to be an unexpected, and it's bad to test your ability to run a gauntlet of unexpected traffic conditions when going 30-over or more.
5.) Rural roads are a must. Seriously, speeding at any high level in a highly-populated area just... yeesh. DON'T. Too many factors, too many people, too many traffic signals and speed changes. It's an even worse idea than regularly speeding.
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That said - yeah, I speed excessively at times when doing cross-state journeys. But I do follow the above rules, and I also don't attempt to excuse it. It isn't safe, it isn't legal, and I sure as heck am NOT going to complain to (or probably even tell) all of you if I ever get ticketed for it. I tend to think that I'm a conscientious driver in many cases, but when I'm heading across 200 miles of state to get home in a weekend I'm going to try and cut some time off the trip. It's not right. It's not safe. I do it anyway. I expect something to happen everytime. 'Tis the nature of the beast.
*Shrug.* Can't say I support being proud of it, but eh. Can't criticize.
