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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / January 2007Speed situation poll.
Here's a poll for you. Situation: you are driving down a 55-posted highway (true of 2-lane roads in Iowa and most of Missouri|). You top a hill and see a patrol car about 1/2 mile out, parked off the road. You glance at the speedometer and notice you are going 62. Which would you do? A) Continue at that speed and gamble regarding radar use. B) Calmly back off the accelerator. C) Have a high-pucker-factor moment and mash the brakes. D) Punch the accelerator and try to outrun the patrol officer. E) Exit the highway and park in the patrol officer's vicinity, then offer him some coffee and donuts. Note: exiting the highway and driving into the patrol car is NOT an option! > Here's a poll for you. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > E) Exit the highway and park in the patrol officer's vicinity, then > offer him some coffee and donuts. > Note: exiting the highway and driving into the patrol car is NOT an > option! My guess is someone in front of you did C) I let off the accelerator on the climbing side of blind hills out in 'hazard county' so that I would be going no more than 55mph when I crested the hill. Small town cops are worse than suburban cops when it comes to revenue gathering and a blind hill like that is just too much temptation for one to set up not to mention a nonsensical drop in speed limit for more effect. > > Here's a poll for you. > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > for one to set up not to mention a nonsensical drop in speed limit for > more effect. Good guess. I knew a guy who did the "C" choice and received a citation anyway. The cop's comment was in the line of "A" being less likely to get his attention than "C" and "C" making it obvious. I usually practice "A" for that reason since the situation is more likely state patrol rather than the local police. It has been over 10 years since my last citation, and all but one came from local police. >>>Here's a poll for you. >>> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > state patrol rather than the local police. It has been over 10 years > since my last citation, and all but one came from local police. that is why I wouldn't ever do "C." I'd probably back off gradually, but if that wouldn't allow me to slow to under the limit before passing the cop, well, so be it. Jamming on the brakes is basically admitting that you *know* you're speeding to the cop, which is just asking for a ticket. nate  Signaturereplace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel > >>>Here's a poll for you. > >>> [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > replace "fly" with "com" to reply. > http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel Does this poll, with these responses, mean that the speedometer is as much of a distraction as a radio or cell phone? I'm sure Aunt Judy would disagree. > Does this poll, with these responses, mean that the speedometer is as > much of a distraction as a radio or cell phone? I'm sure Aunt Judy > would disagree. It's a damn distraction and a safety hazard if you have to keep looking at it to ensure you're not inadvertently speeding in an area where there may be speed cameras or radar checks. Graham > It's a damn distraction and a safety hazard if you have to keep looking at > it to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Graham Or put simply, if you are watching the speedometer, who the frick is watching the road??? -Dave > > It's a damn distraction and a safety hazard if you have to keep looking at > > it to ensure you're not inadvertently speeding in an area where there may be [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Or put simply, if you are watching the speedometer, who the frick is > watching the road??? -Dave You got it. Graham > > Does this poll, with these responses, mean that the speedometer is as > > much of a distraction as a radio or cell phone? I'm sure Aunt Judy [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Graham Chuckle. I've noticed that when I look at the speedometer I'm usually pretty close to the speed limit, without monitoring it. This is true for most non-freeway roads, even when I'm alone. For some reason, freeway speeds require closer attention. More noise masks my vehicle characteristic noise, traffic faster, etc. Dunno. Ted Kennedy - President of DDDAMM (Drunk Driving Divers Against Mad Mothers) - 17 Jan 2007 01:23 GMT >Does this poll, with these responses, mean that the speedometer is as >much of a distraction as a radio or cell phone? I'm sure Aunt Judy >would disagree. Considering AJ has bragged about a non-functional instrument cluster in the past, I'm assuming AJ believes only us "little people" need to be bothered with such issues as speed limits. Signaturegpstard (gpsman@driversmail.com) demonstrates his inability to comprehend the simple differences of the definitions of the monosyllabic words "time" and "chance:" (Message-ID: <1167151218.287827.24230@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com>) Why don't you argue that the faster one drives the less time spent driving and available to be involved in an accident? "Laura Bush Murdered Her Boyfriend" brags of it's homosexuallity: the guys at the bath-house stopped laughing at my 3 inch weenie. : http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/168e8e621dd649fb?hl=en "Laura Bush Murdered Her Boyfriend" brags of it's ability to operate a vehicle: I must be doing something right to go 3 1/2 years without a fatal crash. : http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/msg/a376114ee8a61824?hl=en Joshua Calvert <joshua_l_calvert@hotmail.com> demonstrates his lack of understanding of the terms "sarcasm", "irony", and "hypocrisy": Poor rightard, forced to whine about an 40 year old event. Message-ID: <Xns970A68202F1C5joshualcalverthotmai@68.6.19.6> Nate Nagel <njnagel@flycast.net> said in rec.autos.driving: >that is why I wouldn't ever do "C." I'd probably back off gradually, >but if that wouldn't allow me to slow to under the limit before passing >the cop, well, so be it. Jamming on the brakes is basically admitting >that you *know* you're speeding to the cop, which is just asking for a >ticket. That may be, but you don't always get what you ask for. One time I was doing 65 in the right lane; up ahead I spotted a DPS cruiser in the median, so I was on my very best behavior. Just then some bimbo decided to pass me at about 75. I sat back and got ready for the disco light show. Just as she pulled abreast of me she spotted the cop and nailed her brakes, dropping back as if a drag chute had opened up behind her car. The cop did nothing. SignatureI hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. Scott en Aztl?n wrote: > Nate Nagel <njnagel@flycast.net> said in rec.autos.driving: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > I hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. That sounds a lot like one time I was in a small town in central Missouri, doing 42 in a 35. The cop motioned for me to slow down, but didn't even turn around to attempt a stop for citation issue. That was several years ago. > Here's a poll for you. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Note: exiting the highway and driving into the patrol car is NOT an > option! A. An indicated 62 is probably only one or two mph over a real 55. Graham Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), MLOM said in rec.autos.driving: > Here's a poll for you. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > B) Calmly back off the accelerator. Generally inclined to do (A), but if I were to choose (B), I'd back off the accelerator and shift the transmission from "(D)" to "D" and slow down a bit. Though, FWIW, here in GA 7 over usually won't get the attention of the cops, even if they are running radar unless you are doing something else at the same time. SignatureLoco Laura Bush murdered her boyfriend indicates that it drives sleepy on a routine basis "The main purpose is to wake up dangerous psychos who drive while sleepy." Ref: http://tinyurl.com/j3hxa Message ID: 7ose929f8h94moubrlac2kc4tq5q13tgl5@4ax.com > Here's a poll for you. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Note: exiting the highway and driving into the patrol car is NOT an > option! I'd tap the decel on the cruise control once, and that would drop my speed by 2-3 mph. If I was in manual mode, I'd back off 2-3, then in another fifteen seconds, do it again, but not doing any radical changes in speed. Steve >Here's a poll for you. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Note: exiting the highway and driving into the patrol car is NOT an >option! Sure it is, it's just not a very good one. Most idiots would do C), but most here would probably do B). Chance of him giving a damn about you doing an indicated 62 is low, but why chance it? Mashing the brakes just gets his attention. SignatureThere's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. >>Here's a poll for you. >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > of him giving a damn about you doing an indicated 62 is low, but why > chance it? Mashing the brakes just gets his attention. A variation on E. Stop and ask directions? Doug > >>Here's a poll for you. > >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Doug How *manly* is that? :-) "MLOM" <grvan@netzero.net> wrote in news:1168913473.110268.18330 @s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: >> A variation on E. Stop and ask directions? >> >> Doug > > How *manly* is that? :-) Oh I wouldn't have stopped myself. But to preserve peace in the car, I galantly ceded to my wife request that I stop and confirm our location. Nudge, nudge. Doug "MLOM" <grvan@netzero.net> said in rec.autos.driving: >Here's a poll for you. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >B) Calmly back off the accelerator. If you nail the brakes, a) you could get rear-ended by some inattentive fool behind you, and b) the cop will see your nose dive and take it evidence that you KNOW you are speeding. If you just let off the gas (or blip down a couple notches on the cruise control) you can plausibly claim that you were not *intentionally* speeding, that your attention must have wandered for a moment, blah blah blah. SignatureI hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. > Here's a poll for you. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Note: exiting the highway and driving into the patrol car is NOT an > option! A. Of course because: By the time you can react, he already has you. Obviously slowing down is pretty much an admission 62 is just a bit on the high side of what is allowed in most places anyhow. Slowing is likely to tip his decision in the wrong direction for you. In my case that is not 'theoretical' I drive right at 65/66 on the CC in a 60 all the time and don't slow down unless the guy in front of me forces me to. Harry K > > Here's a poll for you. > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > anyhow. Slowing is likely to tip his decision in the wrong direction > for you. And that's not even much of a "gamble". I normally run as close to 9.9 mph over the posted limit as I can get (since getting stopped by an anal retentive wet-behind-the-ears Sheboygan Co. deputy for "double digits" at 10.X over) and nobody has ever bothered me, even in such Nazified states as my native Ohio or Wisconsin where I now live. It's lots easier to check now with my handheld GPS. ;^) That would mean I crested the hill at 64.X mph. No; I am *not* gonna lift because that violates my "Always Act Innocent" rule. > In my case that is not 'theoretical' I drive right at 65/66 on the CC > in a 60 all the time and don't slow down unless the guy in front of me > forces me to. Same here; only it's 69 on the cruise. -- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that) |
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