skydemon2 0 #26 November 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteWhile I don't think that there should be laws to protect people from their own bad choices, nor should there be punishments for them - BUCKLE UP PEOPLE! While I think I'm such a great Libertarian kind of guy that doesn't interfere (isn't everyone, in their own opinion?), I like seatbelt laws. Darn it, they save lives, they are right there, and so many knuckleheads refust to wear them. If it takes the threat of a $100+ ticket to persuade them, so be it. It indirectly keeps my insurance rates lower. I know there are a million arguments against my logic. Sorry, I just feel that way. Hey I used to hate seat belts and refused to wear them.......... Until the first time my face was smashed into a windshield when I was riding with a guy who rearended someone, luckily it was only 35 mph my neck got all tweeked and my head hurt for a few days....... Needless to say I wear them now!Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #27 November 22, 2008 As much as I drive, I figure on one ticket every couple of years is just me paying a tax for the privilege of speeding.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #28 November 22, 2008 Quote As much as I drive, I figure on one ticket every couple of years is just me paying a tax for the privilege of speeding. Similar here, i never piss and moan about speeding fines. NOONE is to blame but me. so i pay up and thank that i dont get stung more oftenYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaronVonBoll 0 #29 November 22, 2008 This morning the cops were out in force giving tickets to people who had turned on their cars to warm them up. According to local laws any car that is running must be attended. $50.00 fine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #30 November 22, 2008 Quote As much as I drive, I figure on one ticket every couple of years is just me paying a tax for the privilege of speeding. That's about what I average. However, I just got the bill for the 6 month renewal on my auto insurance and goddamn if I didn't hit the jackpot. I just saved $265 off the previous 6 month premium! Now, if you're driving through Alabama this week and next, be warned that the entire state is going through another crackdown. Tickets will be written at a dizzying pace, so slow the fuck down. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhrmustang 0 #31 November 22, 2008 all you do when you get stopped for speeding is ask to see their laser gun and see if it's within calibration. ----------------------------------------------------------- Guess you could say that this is another myth. I don't know about other locations but in Indiana we don't have to let the stopped driver see the readout. Although I think that writing 22 in a 20 is extremely petty, it makes me wonder what the drivers attitude was when pulled over. The strong can always afford to be gentle, It is only the weak who need to "give as good as they get." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #32 November 22, 2008 I just finished up a cross-country trip from San Diego to Jacksonville, FL. Arizona had a ton of cops out. New Mexico had a ton of cops out. I got pulled over in western Texas doing 94 in an 80. I had my eye out for cops the whole time, but I should have had my eye out for the high-altitude aircraft. Plus, Texas HW Patrol has some rediculous fines. $240 for a first offense. Even going 1-5 over, the ticket is still between $220-240. I saw 5 other people pulled over within 20mi from where I did. The rest of Texas had a ton of cops, even in the country. Louisiana had a crapload of cops. Missisippi was a nightmare, as there were cops EVERYWHERE! I mean not even a 10mi distance between them. Alabama wasn't too bad, but they were there. Finally, Jacksonville has been pretty bad this past week. What the hell is going on!!!Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #33 November 22, 2008 Quote Piggies are already out in force with speeding tickets ready for everyone. Slow down folks! I must have seen 12 cops yesterday on I-4 just going to/from the Harley stealership. On bikes, with laser. I love my Escort Passport. co-worker got a ticket yesterday - 22 in a 20. fuckers have lowered speed limits all over the damn place! Come on... its the prime tourist season in Florida.....its just their way of making all the Damn Yankees pay to see what they won in the War Betwixt the States Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #34 November 22, 2008 2 words... laser jammerLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylor.freefall 0 #35 November 22, 2008 What's the difference between going down on a woman and a speed camera? When you go down on a woman you can still see the cunt behind the bush Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokerstar 0 #36 November 22, 2008 Come on... its the prime tourist season in Florida.....its just their way of making all the Damn Yankees pay to see what they won in the War Betwixt the States War of Northern Aggression Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber. --- The Dude --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 130 #37 November 22, 2008 the Damn Yankees pay to see what they won in the War Betwixt the States War of Northern Aggression no laughing, that is what is still taught in school in the South in Charleston - the birthplace of the Atlantic ocean - the old time SOB (south of Broad) still talk about the WarGive one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #38 November 22, 2008 Quote 2 words... laser jammer Still won't prevent air surveillance. If you're speeding and a cop in the plane spots you and times you from point a to point b the radios the cops waiting for you, you're screwed. Now if a cloaking device finally becomes a reality, millions could be made on the patent alone! Too bad we're a couple centuries away from it... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #39 November 22, 2008 Quote Quote 2 words... laser jammer Still won't prevent air surveillance. If you're speeding and a cop in the plane spots you and times you from point a to point b the radios the cops waiting for you, you're screwed. Now if a cloaking device finally becomes a reality, millions could be made on the patent alone! Too bad we're a couple centuries away from it... Yeah, the WI state patrol uses (used to use?) someting called VASCAR. Basically a stopwatch and time/distance/speed computer. Can't detect or jam their eyeballs."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #40 November 23, 2008 I'm beatin' the snot out of the cops. 7,125,347.4 miles driven, 6 tickets. I'm so far ahead of them they can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
