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GPS used to moniter teen driving speeds.
2004-12-12, 1:48 PM #41
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Originally posted by Wolfy
Depending upon distance, a 5-10 mph speed increase can shave off quite a bit off your travel time -- going between 75 and 80 in a 70 zone reduces my travel time from college to home from 1 hour, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Going 120km/h in a 90 zone brought my commute down to 30 minutes (instead of 45 minutes) back in college.

Around here, if you drove the limit on the highways, you'd be more likely to be in an accident than if you drove the limit. People don't wait around for slowpokes, people are impatient, and everyone want to gets where they're going, the fastest way possible.
2004-12-12, 1:50 PM #42
Oh no! It's infringing on your right to break the law!
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2004-12-12, 3:45 PM #43
Apparently you guys missed my real point... Or maybe you just don't have anything to say so you have to pick at the small stuff?
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2004-12-12, 3:53 PM #44
No, it's just that what you said is complete and utter bull****. Speeding doesn't drive your insurance up, and it doesn't screw up your driving record UNLESS you get caught. Also, driving the speed limit does not have any benefits other than bringing down your chances of getting a ticket. Speeding isn't dangerous if you know what you're doing, ie. not speeding in bad wheather conditions.

I'd also like to add that while I did have my permit suspended for speeding last year, my insurance went DOWN this year. Go figure.
2004-12-12, 3:55 PM #45
Anyone who's speeding by more than 10 mph doesn't know what they are doing
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2004-12-12, 3:56 PM #46
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Originally posted by Shintock
Also, driving the speed limit does not have any benefits other than bringing down your chances of getting a ticket.


Better gas milage. Now what? :p
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2004-12-12, 3:58 PM #47
You win. :(
2004-12-12, 4:13 PM #48
Edit: Not worth it
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2004-12-12, 4:14 PM #49
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Originally posted by Shintock
You win. :(


OMG shintock got surved l0lz
D E A T H
2004-12-12, 5:32 PM #50
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Originally posted by Helix
\Or maybe you just don't have anything to say so you have to pick at the small stuff?


I'm going for this one...
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2004-12-12, 5:51 PM #51
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Originally posted by Helix
Anyone who's speeding by more than 10 mph doesn't know what they are doing

That one of the stupidest things I've read today.
2004-12-12, 8:05 PM #52
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Originally posted by Shintock
Speeding doesn't drive your insurance up, and it doesn't screw up your driving record UNLESS you get caught.


Ah, yes, the old "its not wrong unless i get caught" defense. I'm going to beat the **** out of you now, take your credit cards and all your cash. Remeber, UNLESS i get caught i'm doing nothing wrong!
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2004-12-12, 8:16 PM #53
Hey, let's stay on topic here. Your not gonna get monitored if your an adult. The vast majority of the people were talking about are people with less driving experience than most.
(And I think this whole topic is getting out of hand, although, Noble Outlaw, you do make a fair point)
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2004-12-12, 8:35 PM #54
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Originally posted by Noble Outlaw
Ah, yes, the old "its not wrong unless i get caught" defense. I'm going to beat the **** out of you now, take your credit cards and all your cash. Remeber, UNLESS i get caught i'm doing nothing wrong!

Go ahead, like I have any cash on me. :p

And I didn't say that it wasn't wrong. I said that it doesn't screw up your record.
2004-12-12, 8:40 PM #55
Hey Shintock, your record changes when you get caught. You get caught, your record changes. Last time I checked, when you get busted, your usually doing something wrong, and your record changes because of it. Are you saying it's wrong, but you can do it anyway and your record pretty much doesn't matter to you?
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2004-12-12, 8:43 PM #56
I did say, "UNLESS you get caught."
2004-12-12, 8:43 PM #57
Quote:
Originally posted by Shintock
And I didn't say that it wasn't wrong. I said that it doesn't screw up your record.


ok, so your admitting its wrong then. why are you arguing?
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2004-12-12, 8:45 PM #58
Because there's a difference between speeding and mugging someone.

And by speeding, I still mean speeding when the conditions allow it, as I said before.
2004-12-12, 8:49 PM #59
I think you don't understand that speed limits are set up for the maximum speed you should go while driving in ideal conditions. I think putting yourself, others, and your bank account at risk of destruction isn't as great as you make it out to be.
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2004-12-12, 8:51 PM #60
If you drive a little faster in the right conditions (no traffic, no rain/snow, no children, etc...) you're not really putting anyone in danger, if you and your car can handle it. Cops around here don't really care if you speed anyways.
2004-12-12, 8:53 PM #61
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Originally posted by Helix
I think you don't understand that speed limits are set up for the maximum speed you should go while driving in ideal conditions. I think putting yourself, others, and your bank account at risk of destruction isn't as great as you make it out to be.


Going 10 mph over the speed limit isn't a big deal, especially if you're paying attention and know how to drive. It all depends on how much you speed.

Hell, the average person goes 10 mph over the speed limit anyways.

This is all talking strictly about the interstates/highways/etc of course.
D E A T H
2004-12-12, 8:58 PM #62
How are you supposed to know there are no cars and children? On a highway, there is no barrier on the side of the road to keep people off it.
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2004-12-12, 9:00 PM #63
People don't just jump onto a highway.
2004-12-12, 9:02 PM #64
I wasn't aware that small children knew what a highway was...
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2004-12-12, 9:02 PM #65
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Originally posted by Helix
How are you supposed to know there are no cars and children? On a highway, there is no barrier on the side of the road to keep people off it.


They shouldn't be there, duh. That's them endangering their own lives, and 10 mph isn't going to make a damn's worth of a difference.

You're just reaching now. Stop.
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2004-12-12, 9:08 PM #66
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Originally posted by Helix
I wasn't aware that small children knew what a highway was...

And at that age they'd be there without their parents?
2004-12-13, 11:56 AM #67
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Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
They shouldn't be there, duh.


... Irrelevant? What are you going to say to the judge. "Excuse me, sir. But by all means he shouldn't have been there. I shouldn't be blamed for hitting the kid!"
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2004-12-13, 12:07 PM #68
What the hell are you talking about? When has ANYONE seen a kid playing on the highway?

Chances of having a kid on the highway while you are speeding = next to nil. That argument is worthless.
2004-12-13, 12:21 PM #69
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Originally posted by happydud
... Irrelevant? What are you going to say to the judge. "Excuse me, sir. But by all means he shouldn't have been there. I shouldn't be blamed for hitting the kid!"


...a car hitting child at 60 mph and a car hitting a child at 70 mph isn't, in the end, going be different in most respects. The only difference between the two is that the kid will fly back farther after being hit by the second car.

In residential areas, I go between 25 and 30 mph, which is the typical speed limit. The only time I've seen it less than 25 is when it's a single-lane road or unpaved.
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2004-12-13, 2:22 PM #70
I'm well aware of that. :p

I was just thinking that around my house, there are several small community's whose back yard's literally stop where the highway boundary is. Going 70 vs 60 isn't that big of a difference, but reaction time wise going 80 vs 60 or so is significantly more.

I'm not saying Highways are the perfect jungle gym, but you never know when some seven year old is going to go play Frogger.
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2004-12-13, 3:11 PM #71
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Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
There's nothing wrong with going under the speed limit. There's everything wrong with going over. Why? Because one's against the law, and one's not. And guess which one SAVES lives?


actually that depends on how FAR under the speed limit you go. i know that in ohio, you cant drive under 40MPH on some highways or under 20MPH on some backroads.(seriously, a minimum speed sign is the wierdest thing i've ever seen.)
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2004-12-13, 3:12 PM #72
I'm still all for the gas milage defense.
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2004-12-13, 3:16 PM #73
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.(seriously, a minimum speed sign is the wierdest thing i've ever seen.)


The weirdest thing I've ever seen is a "Minimum 40" sign in a 35 zone.

Granted, the limit was reduced due to road work, but you'd think they would cover the signs.
2004-12-13, 3:47 PM #74
the weirdest thing I see is the small area along the parkway (the main road in canberra thatconnects the major districts) where people slow down to below the speed limit almost all the time.

this may not seem strange to you, but to someone who knows that canberran's are notoriously bad drivers in wet conditions (they go faster than they do in dry conditions) it seems strange that there is one area where they are really well behaved, even without a speed trap.
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2004-12-13, 4:16 PM #75
If somebody gets run over on a highway or freeway, I'm not going to be blaming the driver of the car. People, kids included, shouldn't be there in the first place.

Also, there is a huge difference between going 80 in the fast lane and staying there and going 80 ripping between lanes, weaving in and out of traffic.
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2004-12-13, 4:28 PM #76
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Originally posted by Avenger
If somebody gets run over on a highway or freeway, I'm not going to be blaming the driver of the car. People, kids included, shouldn't be there in the first place.

Also, there is a huge difference between going 80 in the fast lane and staying there and going 80 ripping between lanes, weaving in and out of traffic.


Couldn't have said it better myself.
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2004-12-13, 4:34 PM #77
There's a difference between speeding, and not speeding. Why are you people still talking?
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2004-12-13, 4:36 PM #78
There's also a difference between being reasonable and arguing for nothing.
2004-12-13, 5:35 PM #79
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Originally posted by jEDIkIRBY
There's a difference between speeding, and not speeding. Why are you people still talking?


There are places where there are no speed limits. The Autoban has no speed limits. People drive 120 MPH and they have very few accidents. Why? Because they drive smart. Again, it's not the speed that' the issue. Driving fast is a straight line is not nearly as dangerous as many people might think.

There are places where speeding dangerous: city streets, residential areas, places like that.
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2004-12-13, 5:43 PM #80
that is because they dont have many area's where a crash coul be caused or where someone might need to stop in a hurry.
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