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wolrah posted:Germany says otherwise, and they're right. The first-gen Audi TT actually got recalled to add a spoiler because it generated enough lift to become unstable north of 100 MPH. I swear, the only reason there's a "raise spoiler" switch on half the cars out there, is their activation speed is essentially evidence of speeding.
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100 MPH is not a speed at which vehicles should be operated on public roads, but the vast majority the drivers.
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FrozenVent posted:100 MPH is not a speed at which vehicles should be operated on public roads, but the vast majority the drivers. Like a T6 Texan? Too soon?
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Today I learned a lesson regarding troubleshooting with people you don't normally work with; if someone says the pitot heat is off, make sure they touch the pitot before you
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100MPH is probably a normal speed for a modern Audi on the autobahn.
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Oct 26, 2018 00:52
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FrozenVent posted:100 MPH is not a speed at which vehicles should be operated on public roads, but the vast majority the drivers. Its legal on some German highways. Highest speed limit in the US is 85 right now too so thats pretty close as well.
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Oct 26, 2018 01:09
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North Dakota is the only place I've ever seen anyone drive 100mph.
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Mortabis posted:North Dakota is the only place I've ever seen anyone drive 100mph. Even yourself? I’ve seen above 100 in well... every state I’ve lived and also trips to Europe and the middle east. It’s not super common but people do it regularly enough on highways and such.
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Mortabis posted:North Dakota is the only place I've ever seen anyone drive 100mph. It's pretty easy to do in the Nevada desert in a rented Charger.
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Oct 26, 2018 01:14
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Mortabis posted:North Dakota is the only place I've ever seen anyone drive 100mph. Tennessee (was in the car for that one), Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Nevada are the ones I personally measured. Probably seen it in a half dozen more, all on public roads.
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Midjack posted:Tennessee (was in the car for that one), Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Nevada are the ones I personally measured. Probably seen it in a half dozen more, all on public roads. Never drive above 80mph in Virginia. Just don't do it. 
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Oct 26, 2018 01:27
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Never drive above 80mph in Virginia. Just don't do it. The state where there's a chance you'll have to report your speeding ticket to your SSO.
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Never drive above 80mph in Virginia. Just don't do it. I’m the “g” that goes over the cage but under the bird, which is in turn under the cage.
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Platystemon posted:I’m the “g” that goes over the cage but under the bird, which is in turn under the cage. The G loop snakes inside the cage, letting the bird know that while a cage sucks, it could be the noose next.
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Oct 26, 2018 01:33
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Never drive above 80mph in Virginia. Just don't do it. Pepsi Plant used to be such a happening spot, too.
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I made a wrong turn at the pepsi plant on I77 once and almost missed Watch Hillbillies Watch Hippies Jump Off A Bridge Day
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I've been up to 95 on the Interstate as driver (in my rusty Ford Explorer which was very not safe) and 125 as passenger (in a police Camaro). I keep it under 75 now because I'm not 22 anymore and gas is expensive.
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Just don’t speed in Virginia period outside of a metro area, they have insane fines for even 5 over.
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hobbesmaster posted:Just don’t speed in Virginia period outside of a metro area, they have insane fines for even 5 over. The best part about speeding in the sticks in VA are the signs advertising traffic lawyers openly mocking you for being dumb enough to go 81 in a 70.
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hobbesmaster posted:Just don’t speed in Virginia period outside of a metro area, they have insane fines for even 5 over. >15 over is automatic reckless driving. Three reckless driving tickets is automatic jail time. Three reckless driving tickets in six months means most insurers consider you uninsurable in Virginia. You can get your license back by paying $500/year in "uninsured bond" to the Because of the amazingly quick processing time in tickets, you can find out about all of these things in one weekend seven months after your third ticket when your first ticket starts to process and the system notes two other pending tickets against that license number.
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If you want to drive unreasonably fast on the east coast of the US the place to do it is on US 52 near the santee cooper lakes in SC. 5 straight flat miles without so much as a driveway and no law enforcement because it crosses 3 counties.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:>15 over is automatic reckless driving. Three reckless driving tickets is automatic jail time. Three reckless driving tickets in six months means most insurers consider you uninsurable in Virginia. You can get your license back by paying $500/year in "uninsured bond" to the
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mlmp08 posted:Even yourself? I live in Virginia, I am conditioned never to go that fast e: folks if you lawyer up they'll let you plead down the reckless driving every time, just fyi Mortabis fucked around with this message at 03:25 on Oct 26, 2018 |
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Oct 26, 2018 03:19
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Mortabis posted:I live in Virginia, I am conditioned never to go that fast Rekt. I generally speed a hell of a lot less than when I was younger, but your speeding risk management sometimes changes when faced with hundreds of miles across the American Southwest. Or when you really know a spot of empty desert highway without good sightlines to cop hides. Texas is where I went fastest, reaching "unsafe purely from aero perspective" speeds.
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I have a ~40 minute drive to and from work every day, and most podcasts are like 45 minutes. So I'm hanging in the right lane in my Focus ST these days.
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Plinkey posted:I have a ~40 minute drive to and from work every day, and most podcasts are like 45 minutes. So I'm hanging in the right lane in my Focus ST these days. Start it while brushing your teeth or whatever. As a bonus, this makes it easier to skip the advertisements at the beginning.
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Mortabis posted:e: folks if you lawyer up they'll let you plead down the reckless driving every time, just fyi Lawyers are one of those super OP moves that people with $50-400 sitting around for a lawyer can use to be road assholes forever if they want to. Platystemon posted:Start it while brushing your teeth or whatever. Morning routine step 1: Either wake up 5 minutes before my alarm or with the alarm (silent alarm). Step 2: Buds in, podcast on. Step 3: Feed cats without having to listen to Frank meow at me about how I need to feed him faster.
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mlmp08 posted:Lawyers are one of those super OP moves that people with $50-400 sitting around for a lawyer can use to be road assholes forever if they want to. Yes, it means if you can afford a lawyer you get away with doing an annoying saturday defensive driving class and if you can't you ride the bus.
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Mortabis posted:Yes, it means if you can afford a lawyer you get away with doing an annoying saturday defensive driving class and if you can't you ride the bus. Yeah. hosed up bit of the ole regressive US fine system! Pretty sure without the power of lawyers making things go away, my wife might've lost her license or been put on probation when we were younger and she got into motorcycles before kind of cooling it with the throttle use.
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Still illegal for radar detectors in Va?
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Syrian Lannister posted:Still illegal for radar detectors in Va? Yup
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Joke is one them. I have a RADAR detector detector detector.
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hobbesmaster posted:Its legal on some German highways. Highest speed limit in the US is 85 right now too so thats pretty close as well.  vvv genuinely no idea, I’m just a really big fan of that wording and use it regularly in my day to day 
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Montana in the 90s?
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Syrian Lannister posted:Still illegal for radar detectors in Va? As others have said, yes they are, which is funny because I'm pretty sure the VAStaPo has fully converted to Ka band short-burst guns and lasers - they were using cheaper guns in the 90s - and anyone selling "laser detectors" is pulling your prick, because the only time you're ever going to detect a laser and beat a ticket is if the guy's an idiot and it reflects off another car and hits your receiver. Virginia also mandates a front license plate, for many reasons I'm sure, but chief among them being that that's where state troopers are taught to aim because it's a nice flat, highly-reflective surface. I've only ever gotten one speeding ticket in my life, in late 2000 on I-295S in Henrico County, VA. I still remember the guy's name - Trooper *Cox*, and I went to court to argue it. Fucker showed up with a stack of tickets as thick as a moderate-sized city's phone book. I got the charge reduced to "Speeding 0-9," which I'm sure is typically used as a meaner version of "your taillight's out." I never even got a ding on my insurance. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Oct 26, 2018 |
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FrozenVent posted:100 MPH is not a speed at which vehicles should be operated on public roads, but the vast majority the drivers.
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90 mph is, to be honest, also faster than the average driver should casually drive.
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ArcMage posted:90 mph is, to be honest, also faster than the average driver should casually drive. We're all above average 
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tactlessbastard posted:We're all above average And p casual honestly.
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Plinkey posted:I have a ~40 minute drive to and from work every day, and most podcasts are like 45 minutes. So I'm hanging in the right lane in my Focus ST these days. what's your mpg, i was cross shopping ST's this summer when i'm cruising at the speed limit my Si gets 42-45
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