Radar Detector Recomendation

I contributed to a woman driving in the left lane exactly at the
posted speed limit (55) get a ticket. A NY State trouper was right
behind her. Of course lots of people were building up behind her
because no one wanted to pass the trouper. I on the other hand,
think left lane blockers to be scum. So, I sped up to 62 or so and
passed the LLB and the trouper. As soon as I passed her, the
trouper pulled her over and gave her a ticket. Did my heart good.

BTW, there are very few places that actually care about reducing
speeds. There are many ways to do that other than setting stupidly
low speed limits (most roads are designed for much higher safe
speeds) and then arbitrarily handing out tickets when the city or
county coffers need a boost.

 

the Interstates were designed for 70 mph speeds,and that was with 1960's
autos. Today's cars are much better and safer.

Sadly,"speeding" has become a revenue source. Many states share the take
with the police department writing the ticket. (a conflict of interest)
Florida does.

 

How could you possibly know that he gave her a ticket? You were already
in front, and moving further away. For all you know, she got a warning.
This is, of course, assuming your "story" has any truth to it at all.

Such as? Name a few of the "many" methods, wouldja?

 

You won't believe it of course, but I didn't expect you would. The
story IS true. In any case, the first point is that she was stopped
because she was doing something wrong -- even though she was driving
exactly at the speed limit. The second point is that although I
passed the LLB and the trouper and was indeed driving over the speed
limit, I wasn't stopped -- she was. This means that the trouper
obviously felt that what she was doing was more dangerous than what
I was doing. Thirdly, he stopped her because (in part) she was in
the left lane and not keeping up with the flow of traffic -- even
though that flow exceeded the posted limit.

First one that comes to mind is a mandatory speed governor. If the
governmental agencies can mandate all of the anti-pollution
apparatus that we have on our cars today because they're serious
about pollution, they certainly could add a speed governor -- if
they were at all serious about keeping people from speeding. They
aren't so they don't.

Don't get me wrong, I think it'd be wrong to do but they could if
they wanted to.

 

Like I already said...., how do you know she got a ticket? You don't.
OK, she got pulled over. That doesn't mean she got a ticket. She may
have gotten a verbal warning. You absolutely do not *KNOW* that she got a
ticket. Being stopped does not always result in a ticket being written.
You didn't know that?

Well, that's "one". I asked for a "few" of the "many". Let me ask you
this: If such a thing was done, how long do you think it would take the
mechanically-inclined to learn how to get around it?

Try again, junior.

 

why do you get so offended dan? people share their real life
experiences, yet you just rage against it. why?

 

"Offended"? "Rage"? No, I don't think so.

What bothers me some is how some of you put so much effort into trying to
"beat" the law. Why can't you just drive the fucking speed limit, and
enjoy your day? What's the big fucking hurry all the time? Will driving
80 instead of 70 really get you there that much faster? What will it save
you on a short trip? 3 minutes? 7 minutes? Why bother?

Why do you feel the need to break the law at every opportunity? Can you
answer that?

 

excuse me, but when a guy gets bent over something with which he's not
involved and from which he has had no disadvantage, he's clearly angry
and offended about something. and that "something" is nothing to do
with speed limit enforcement.

it's internal dan. explore with professional help if necessary. don't
project onto strangers.

 

I can see,after cars get mandatory speed limit sign interrogators(that read
the programmed SL from the sign,tied into the cars electronics),some hacker
spoofing the SL signal and slowing everybody down to 10 mph on the
expressway at rush hour,and having a lot of yuks over it.

 

That's what I thought you'd do. Attack me, instead of answering the
reasonable questions that I asked above.

Why don't you answer the questions? Can you do that?

 

Not "beating it",just ignoring it,and driving the speed we feel safe and
comfortable at.
No "rage" either,until some clueless,lame idiots cannot keep correct lane
discipline(STKR,KRETP,proper lane changes),causing *truly unsafe* traffic
conditions.

Because we are not mindless automatons.
We actually LIKE driving,and using our brains while driving.
No zombie driving for us.

Who says "speeding" is being in a "hurry"?

It's usually safer.(than travelling in a big bunch-up)

Because that particular law is irrelevant to actual road and traffic
conditions.(as demonstrated by the pre-55 NMSL 75 mph limits on many
highways,set for *1960's autos*.Today's cars are much better,much safer.
One day,75 was safe,next day;55 was the limit.(and over 50% of drivers
violated it,probably closer to 80%)

 

i'm not attacking you!!! you may not like being confronted with
reality, but it's not an attack!

sorry, not going to play a game that feeds your dysfunction. get help.

 

LOL. Yeah. OK, so you can't debate the issue using factual information,
and when asked to answer relevant questions, you write the above.

Got it. I'd say the "dysfunction" is yours, and I've wasted enough time
with you. Go play in traffic (pun intended).

 

Well, that right there says a lot about your character.

You're as clueless as the other moron.

 

But the Blinder system works well against LIDAR! I rode with a buddy
who has a radar detector and a Blinder system installed in his vehicle
and the Blinder went nuts while his radar/laser detector didn't even
show that he was being clocked by a motorcycle cop.

 

I see you ignored everything else I wrote.

Junior? I'm pretty sure you'd be surprised.

Anyway, you didn't ask if I'd like it (I don't). You didn't ask if
it's work for everybody (it won't). What we have now (cops
enforcing arbitrary speed limits when they feel like it) doesn't
slow people down either. When the vast majority of drivers -- who
are otherwise law-abiding citizens -- routinely exceed the posted
limits there's something wrong with the existing laws and their
method of enforcement.

 

Aren't you just a pleasant guy?

 

Lee,I advise using the killfile.

 

Dan's one of those highly consistent guys... He's consistently
disliked in every group that he bothers...

 

At the very real risk of enraging "potty mouth Dan", I would ask. "How do
you know she wasn't ticketed?"...You don't. You weren't there either. Ergo,
The OPs story is no less valid than your criticism thereof... FWIW - there
are several stretches of road in Alaska, southeast out of Anchorage along
Turnagin Arm, where it is illegal to have more than five (5) vehicles backed
up behind you. Regardless of your speed, you might be cited for "impeding
the flow of traffic"... As with any traffic law or regulation, the
enforcement depends a great deal upon the given situation at the time and
whether or not the officer got any the night before.....Which brings me to
another point about driving too slowly. California Traffic Code states that
you may be ticketed for impeding the normal flow of traffic.
This has been done already with some commercial vehicles. Many OTR buses and
trucks are equipped with "rev limiters" which de facto limit your speed.
However, these limiters have caused some problems and are going out of
general use. They have been replaced by GPS systems which let the company
dispatcher know at what speed the vehicle is travelling. Of course, most of
you here already know that.

Last item - Does everyone remember why the nationwide speed limit of 55mph
was put into effect? Not for safety but rather it was an energy conservation
strategy.
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