From what I'm gathering off your states website, what you're doing isn't illegal, but is considdered an act of road rage. You do that in CA, you're looking a a suspension of licence for 5 years minimum, $1000 fine and a possibility of prison time. Worst case: removal of licence, $15,000 fine, and 20 years in state prison IIRC.
I think you should read this:
.Agressive Driver Report, State of Flordia.
I would rather have a speeding ticket on the freeway than that. Differene is about $900 on the short side.
Speed limits in CA on Interstates/Highways vary from 35 to 80mph. I've seen places in Arizona with 80mph on it. Safe for the avg 65 zone is 74 and no more. This I have learned the hard way. But hell, I know how bad the I-15 is, only from out of Temecula to about the really outskirts of Las Vegas is it where you see people doing well over 100 but once you hit the city... bam traffic 24/6. Saturday night to sunday morning are the only time where you may have a 1/4 mile empty spot.
Anyways it's illegal (I know these from checking) to flash your lights(high beams) in:
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Utah, North/South Dakota, Kansas, Okhlahoma, Lousiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Tennesee, Georgia, Flordia, N/S Carolina, New York, New Jersey, etc... (didn't spend time checking every state)
Usually it's a "Reckless Driving" charge associated with it. 
The way I see it, you don't know who you're warning; could be the duder who cut you off, or double parked in a full parking centre, or ran the red light almost hitting you, or whatever. Courteous drivers tend not to be the ones speeding excessively.
For that matter, if you're speeding on a residential road, you deserve a bit of a scare.
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The logic train ran off the tracks when Razor said:
Somthor, you live in Flordia correct?Anyways it's illegal (I know these from checking) to flash your lights(high beams) in:
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Utah, North/South Dakota, Kansas, Okhlahoma, Lousiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Tennesee, Georgia, Flordia, N/S Carolina, New York, New Jersey, etc... (didn't spend time checking every state)Usually it's a "Reckless Driving" charge associated with it.
but it's not where he lives. it would appear the attitudes of how people drive and even the laws themselves depend on where you are.
I used to be a speeding, wreckless asshole, but I've since learned my lesson the hard way, and I am now a nice law-abiding left-lane driver. I'm more relaxed driving now than I ever have been before, and I enjoy driving just as much as ever.
I don't mind doing the limit, and it gives me a sort of twisted perverse enjoyment to be on a two lane (total) county road and have some overeager prick tailgating me. I didn't slow down for him, and I'll be damned if I'll speed up for him.
No, Really. Bite me.
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i never knew speed limits in the us went over 70.... let alone with only two lanes. is this common?edit: in my defense, around here, double the speed limit or 30mph over is considered wreckless endagerment.. that's NOT something you wanna fuck with... .
s, is this only people who tailgate you close, or anyone who stays reasonably behind you and wants to pass?
if it is, it seems he's only being an asshole to soemone who's an asshole. the fact he has only two lanes sucks, but people should back off. if he slows down slowly, it should be obvious what's going on.
if someone else is going 85 behind him and slows down two car lengths behind him to his speed, then he's being an asshole for not letting the guy pass
nahh if they sit at a distice for awhile and they want to pass when I have a good break to the right I'll let them pass.
rember im passing the cars on my right its not reasonable to ask me to get behind some 55 mile an hour guy and get stuck there becuse of heavy traffic in the left.
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Razor had this to say about Knight Rider:
Somthor, you live in Flordia correct?From what I'm gathering off your states website, what you're doing isn't illegal, but is considdered an act of road rage. You do that in CA, you're looking a a suspension of licence for 5 years minimum, $1000 fine and a possibility of prison time. Worst case: removal of licence, $15,000 fine, and 20 years in state prison IIRC.
I think you should read this:
.Agressive Driver Report, State of Flordia.
I would rather have a speeding ticket on the freeway than that. Differene is about $900 on the short side.Speed limits in CA on Interstates/Highways vary from 35 to 80mph. I've seen places in Arizona with 80mph on it. Safe for the avg 65 zone is 74 and no more. This I have learned the hard way. But hell, I know how bad the I-15 is, only from out of Temecula to about the really outskirts of Las Vegas is it where you see people doing well over 100 but once you hit the city... bam traffic 24/6. Saturday night to sunday morning are the only time where you may have a 1/4 mile empty spot.
Anyways it's illegal (I know these from checking) to flash your lights(high beams) in:
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Utah, North/South Dakota, Kansas, Okhlahoma, Lousiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Tennesee, Georgia, Flordia, N/S Carolina, New York, New Jersey, etc... (didn't spend time checking every state)Usually it's a "Reckless Driving" charge associated with it.
Im sorry I cant see how that applies to me. I dont like to change lanes and I take myt foot off the pedel to slow down to the posted limit when somoen tail gates me.
I dont tailgate or tap the breaks. I'll do 80 in the 70 becuse I know the interstate was designed for it and then and only when conditions are optimal when it rains I slow down to whatever seems safe. at times 40 mph if its a cloud burst.
lots of road rage here. when I found my self reaching for my pistol is when I stopped carring it on my person when in my car.
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Check out the big brain on Callalron!
For a while, in parts of Wyoming or Montana, the daylight speed limit was "your discretion". They probably dialed thta back, since I'm sure at least a few folks were flying down the road, driving the speed of stupid.
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They put a 75mph hour limit because to many ijiots from out of state get them selves killed. I am bettign it's mostly the morons that don't understand no speeding in the rain or snow.
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Somthor's fortune cookie read:
or at night becuse of the deer
There was a speed limit at night if I remember. Besides, I would be more concerned about hitting moose, elk and cattle.
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Talonus had this to say about Captain Planet:
Know what's the odd thing here? I agree with Somthor in part. If someone's doing 80 in the left lane, there's NO reason you should be passing them, unless you're an emergency vehicle. What reason could you have that would create the need to go faster than that on a 55-65mph highway? While I don't agree with the slowing down, as that's even more dangerous, there's no reason he should switch lanes for them.
H@ll, I'd rather they pass me and be bait for the cops or become one less person to add stupidity to the gene pool.
Also, from what I can tell, Somthor would never survive driving in Europe where it's illegal to drive in the left lane unless you are passing a car in the right lane. And people who insist on staying in the left lane, with one or more cars behind them trying to pass, do cause bottlenecks on the freeway which defeats the point of having freeways. It's much better to slow down to the traffic in the right lane then it is to impede faster traffic in the left lane.
Back to my original question: I asked it because I used to let people know about upcoming speed traps; something I learned on the road that other people did. So I did it, because others did it. Now, I don't warn people about speed traps. I figure they know the rules of the road as well as I do and can see the signs of traps ahead.
The only thing that bothers me is when the traps are set up to tap you at the change in speed limit sign, not a reasonable amount of time/space after the speed limit sign so you can adjust your speed without braking hard and causing problems for the people behind you. [ 02-11-2004: Message edited by: Vernaltemptress ]
As to the speed limit questions, unless I'm misremembering most interstate highways are set to 55-65mph speed limits.
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Vernaltemptress had this to say about Knight Rider:
H@ll, I'd rather they pass me and be bait for the cops or become one less person to add stupidity to the gene pool.Also, from what I can tell, Somthor would never survive driving in Europe where it's illegal to drive in the left lane unless you are passing a car in the right lane. And people who insist on staying in the left lane, with one or more cars behind them trying to pass, do cause bottlenecks on the freeway which defeats the point of having freeways. It's much better to slow down to the traffic in the right lane then it is to impede faster traffic in the left lane.
Back to my original question: I asked it because I used to let people know about upcoming speed traps; something I learned on the road that other people did. So I did it, because others did it. Now, I don't warn people about speed traps. I figure they know the rules of the road as well as I do and can see the signs of traps ahead.
The only thing that bothers me is when the traps are set up to tap you at the change in speed limit sign, not a reasonable amount of time/space after the speed limit sign so you can adjust your speed without braking hard and causing problems for the people behind you.
That's not entirely a fair statement. His driving is dependant on the attitude of Florida's laws. If he adapts to Europe's, he'll be fine there.
France, Italy Spain Isreal Turkey Monoco Romania Austria and Germany.
One of the best things about the military you get to travel, BUt you already know that.
