sharlag
Drama Llama
I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
Posts: 6,580
Location: Kansas
Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Aug 8, 2022 19:13:47 GMT
We saw a lot of speed radar officers this weekend on the way to DODGE f-ing CITY, where it was 108....
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Rhondito
Pearl Clutcher
MississipPea
Posts: 4,798
Jun 25, 2014 19:33:19 GMT
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Post by Rhondito on Aug 8, 2022 19:22:27 GMT
I usually let off the accelerator and tap my brakes if I think I'm going way too fast. I really try not to go more than 6-7mph over the speed limit though it's hard to do on long trips.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 8, 2022 19:28:11 GMT
If there are other cars around me, I just make sure I'm not going faster than all of them. I would only brake if the cars in front of me were, otherwise just ease up on the gas.
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Post by gar on Aug 8, 2022 19:28:40 GMT
A couple of weeks ago I would have said I don't really speed - and I very rarely do but I have just got my first speeding fine in 43 years of driving! I slammed my brakes on but it was too late. It's a funny bit of local road which seems to have an unnecessarily low limit and the speed vans have never been there before as far as I know...but I was over the limit so I get a fine...fair enough. So that time I did hit the anchors but more often I would say I just lift off the accelerator if I'm a tad over.
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sharlag
Drama Llama
I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
Posts: 6,580
Location: Kansas
Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Aug 8, 2022 19:45:39 GMT
CUTE PHRASE! First time I've heard it.
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Post by gar on Aug 8, 2022 19:48:39 GMT
CUTE PHRASE! First time I've heard it. Really?
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sharlag
Drama Llama
I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
Posts: 6,580
Location: Kansas
Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Aug 8, 2022 19:49:42 GMT
CUTE PHRASE! First time I've heard it. Really? I guess I'm sheltered, as far as driving slang.
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Post by gar on Aug 8, 2022 19:50:08 GMT
Really? I guess I'm sheltered, as far as driving slang. Maybe it's not a common one in the US?
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 8, 2022 19:52:09 GMT
Where is slam on the breaks as quickly as I can so that I call as much attention to myself as possible?
Oh, wait, that's just all the drivers around me. I just ease off the gas or maybe tap the break the tiniest bit. I'm never going much over the speed limit anyway.
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Gem Girl
Pearl Clutcher
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Posts: 2,682
Jun 29, 2014 19:29:52 GMT
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Post by Gem Girl on Aug 8, 2022 20:01:46 GMT
No option for check my makeup & undo a button on my blouse? (Kidding)
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Dani-Mani
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,709
Jun 28, 2014 17:36:35 GMT
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 8, 2022 20:53:17 GMT
I keep flying. By the time you see them, they’ve already clocked you.
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maryannscraps
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,791
Aug 28, 2017 12:51:28 GMT
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Post by maryannscraps on Aug 8, 2022 21:01:54 GMT
I don't go fast enough to catch their attention. There are always groups doing 80+ in the 65 mph highways. Nothing for me to worry about.
Can I say that my son's partner (who is of Middle Eastern background) once got a ticket for doing 32 in a 30 zone? That's not anything I've ever had to experience.
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smartypants71
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,816
Location: Houston, TX
Jun 25, 2014 22:47:49 GMT
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 8, 2022 21:20:12 GMT
Ever since I got the Drive Safe and Save thingie, I've really dialed back on speeding. However, if I do happen to be going faster than I should, I downshift a couple gears to not make it so obvious that I'm slowing down. I seriously doubt it does a lick of good, but in my head, it seems rational.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 8, 2022 21:21:27 GMT
I usually have to SLAM on my brakes, because some dipsh!t four cars in front of all of us slammed his on first. If it's just me and not a lot of traffic around, I'll just ease up on the gas.
And make sure I'm going 'with the flow' of traffic, not weaving, etc. I drive to/from work on numbered highways and on the interstate- I think most drivers see the speed limit signs more like 'suggestions' around here. i.e., 70 mph = 80 - 85, 65 mph = 70-75+ etc. The interstate was like that around Phoenix, too.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 8, 2022 21:43:57 GMT
No breaks.. just slow it down slowly just like I wasn't doing a thang.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 8, 2022 21:48:02 GMT
I'm calling out those 4 that voted I never speed..
You have NEVER EVER sped in your life.. not once did you go a mile over the speed limit?? Never ever?? LOL.. I am just teasing....I had to take a lie detector test and that is one of the questions. He specifically said to be careful in answering these type questions.
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Post by quinmm14 on Aug 8, 2022 21:50:23 GMT
No option for swearing like a sailor? I usually just slow down and hope for the best. I have tried to be good about not speeding because I'm just two years into my last speeding ticket...
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Post by librarylady on Aug 8, 2022 22:44:10 GMT
CUTE PHRASE! First time I've heard it. Really? Must not be used in the US. I have never heard it either.
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Post by gar on Aug 8, 2022 22:45:22 GMT
Really? Must not be used in the US. I have never heard it either. No, I guess not 😁
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Post by littlemama on Aug 8, 2022 22:47:10 GMT
It depends. If Im going 75, I do nothing. If Im doing 78 (my usual freeway speed), I might let off the accelerator a bit just so I dont look like Im thumbing my nose at them. If Im going over 80, I either let off the accelerator or tap the brakes depending on how close I am to where they are. It's complicated. 😂
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 8, 2022 22:50:41 GMT
I usually just let off the gas. I remember hearing somewhere that they watch for brake lights to help tip them off. The older I get, the less I am inclined to speed. I maybe go up to five over at most, and certainly not in places where I routinely see cops or highway patrols hiding out under the underpasses, etc.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 8, 2022 22:50:44 GMT
I guess I'm sheltered, as far as driving slang. Maybe it's not a common one in the US? It’s common here. 😀
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Aug 8, 2022 23:22:34 GMT
I plead the fifth in answering!
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 8, 2022 23:35:16 GMT
I don't tend to drive significantly over the speed limit, especially if I am driving dh's bright red car. I usually just let off on the accelerator to slow down a bit.
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Post by katlady on Aug 9, 2022 0:11:12 GMT
After I say “Oh Sh!t”, I take my foot off the pedal and see what happens. 🤣 As someone else said, by the time you see them, they’ve already clocked you. We have one spot near my house that is a long downhill. The speed limit is 45, but it is so easy to go faster. The cops will sit near the bottom of the hill and catch people. I know to ride my breaks down that hill. On city streets, I tend to drive close to the speed limit.
As for freeway driving, I tend to stick to the flow of traffic. I don’t weave in and out, I stay out of the leftmost lane, and I don’t go the fastest. I stay with the main body. In a 65, I’ll probably go 70-75, which in SoCal is not fast. Lol!
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 9, 2022 1:15:18 GMT
I need to be able to vote twice.
It depends on how fast I am going and traffic and if someone behind me would hit me
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Post by vsimone on Aug 9, 2022 5:54:38 GMT
I use adaptive cruise control even in city traffic which prevents me from speeding. I set it for 3km over the limit which is within the tolerance for getting booked, but also helps to keep the speedsters behind from becoming annoyed.
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blue tulip
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,005
Jun 25, 2014 20:53:57 GMT
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Post by blue tulip on Aug 9, 2022 12:28:05 GMT
i only apply brakes if it's daylight and i was going 10mph too fast. if it's dark, no brakes because the red light reflection is going to be a beacon saying "hey, look at me i'm speeding!".
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SweetieBsMom
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,741
Jun 25, 2014 19:55:12 GMT
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Aug 9, 2022 12:30:36 GMT
If there are other cars around me, I just make sure I'm not going faster than all of them. I would only brake if the cars in front of me were, otherwise just ease up on the gas. My Dad always said "never be the fastest one driving on the highway" and I never am I take my foot off the accelerator, I typically am not going fast enough to have to hit the breaks.
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