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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: 93yjFirstJeep on April 21, 2010, 01:59:11 PM
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So everyone on here understands that ourr jeeps just arent fast. Maybe you understand then how easy it is to get carried away when you finally get behind the wheel of something fast, such as a bmw z3. I was driving my friends z3 on monday down a state highway thats a 70mph zone, and i got clocked at 123mph. :asshat: The thing i didnt realize was that you could get arrested for going that fast, so i of course did get arrested and ended up spending about 3 hours in jail and now i got a recless driving charge and a ticket for 53 over the speed limit. FML
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oops. I assume that it wasn't maxed out yet.
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So everyone on here understands that ourr jeeps just arent fast. Maybe you understand then how easy it is to get carried away when you finally get behind the wheel of something fast, such as a bmw z3. I was driving my friends z3 on monday down a state highway thats a 70mph zone, and i got clocked at 123mph. :asshat: The thing i didnt realize was that you could get arrested for going that fast, so i of course did get arrested and ended up spending about 3 hours in jail and now i got a recless driving charge and a ticket for 53 over the speed limit. FML
i didn't know you can get arrested for that either - probably a loophole that the cop used to teach you a lesson - but at 120mph you could consider it dangerous driving. How much was the ticket?
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In some states it's a Felony to do over 100MPH in which case they arrest on the spot.
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I thought this was going to be about someone getting a speeding ticket in their 4 banger. :roflol: My gf's mom has a Z4 and I drove it, but I wasn't a big fan. I'm not too keen on squeezing my 6'3" 250lb frame into a small car like that. My gf's mom thinks she is cool though. I didn't know women had mid life crisis'? :confused:
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My gf's mom thinks she is cool though. I didn't know women had mid life crisis'? :confused:
it's called menopause :roflol:
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In some states it's a Felony to do over 100MPH in which case they arrest on the spot.
that's what it is in mn.. actually i thing you loss your license for a while also.. or maybe that's after the second offense.. unless you are a football player ???
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that's what it is in mn.. actually i thing you loss your license for a while also.. or maybe that's after the second offense.. unless you are a football player ???
Well, a Felony charge will go a LONG way into ruining your life.
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wow did you realize you were going that fast? sucks to hear
I guess you won't be buying one lol
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something similar, I took my old supervisor for a ride in my old 91 escort gt (he kept saying it wasnt fast)hit on ramp onto I-5 south(portland OR) and let her go, didnt see a cop shooting radar and was pulled over a few exits down,cop said " I clocked you at 121 and excelerating, and I have never seen an escort accelerate like that" . Wrote me for 80 in a 65 which was cool,didnt lose too many coins,but I can relate everytime I get behind the wheel of a beemer I do the same thing
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When I was in Miami, I also got clocked twice; both times, I was driving the wife's car (a Hyundai Sonata; nothing as fance as a Z4, but still, compared to the Jeep, I could not feel how fast I was going).
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when I was young and dumb I was busted doing 112 in a 50mph zone on a speed bike. almost lost my license over it. wasn't even pushing the bike hard
well in Canada was 180km/h in a 80 km/h zone. same shit different pile
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Hit 130 on my VFR750f...not caught....
busted doing 109 in a rented Suburban with the wife and kids in the car in FL coming back from Disney....cop gave me a ticket for 75 in a 70...was laughing his ass off when he pulled me over..."Do you know how fast you were going??"
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im almost embarassed to say it but anytime i drive ANYTHING other than my jeep i usually gaze down to the speedo and realize im clear over the limit. This most often happens in my girlfriend's Outback Wagon-the things not even that fast or powerful. The lack of rattles, shaking and loud engine noise throws me off i guess lol. On that subject, ive often continued to try and start her car even when it was already on due to the fact that i couldnt hear the damn engine lol.
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When I was in college, me an my friend were both on race bikes (Yamaha FZR600 and Honda CBR600), and we were coming out of watching pulp fiction (that should tell you how long ago this was!) after a trip to the MBNA bank on the evening. Needless to say, there were no cars out on the road at 2AM, so when we pulle at the first red light, we decided to have a little race... I never did check what speed we were going, but we were really gunning the things.
He pulled ahead of me, and all of the sudden, I see him SLAM on the brakes. Not knowing what was going on, I did the same only to see a cop car pulling out of the Royal farms (local 7-11). He never did get us on the rader, so we were written on "over the speed limit". I'm sure we were at least 120 in a 40... Of course, since neither of us had bike license, the tickets ended up being expensive (and that's not counting the tow truck to take the bikes back home!).
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aye man i gotta ask. can we see your mugshot?!
but on the other hand that really sucks.
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That is why Montana was AWESOME when they had no speed limit. I lived in ND close by there are would drag race my mustang there. Here in NV if you go over 80 they can get you for attempted suicide or worse yet if someone is in the car attempted manslaughter. Stupid law
something similar, I took my old supervisor for a ride in my old 91 escort gt (he kept saying it wasnt fast)hit on ramp onto I-5 south(portland OR) and let her go, didnt see a cop shooting radar and was pulled over a few exits down,cop said " I clocked you at 121 and excelerating, and I have never seen an escort accelerate like that" . Wrote me for 80 in a 65 which was cool,didnt lose too many coins
I got hit there on I-5 from Ft. Lewis coming to NV and it was about the same speed ticket and it was $265.00
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When I lived in that area 7-8 yrs ago,those Ft.Lewis area cops were complete jackoffs , I used to go on base and "hang out",they were always waiting to pull someone over
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My wife has an '06 Dodge pick up with the 5.7 liter hemi. Whenever I drive it I use the cruise control even in town. If I don't I wind up well over the speed limit. I guess it it the beauty of a 4 cylinder, it is hard to speed most places.
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I personally think the vehicles we use in the U.S. are way out of line with the speed limits we have. Or maybe its the other way around -- the speed limits are way out of line with the vehicles we have here.
Of course, it doesn't cost US folks $2000 and considerable training to get a drivers license like it apparently does in Germany. We did that here and retail commerce would probably fall off.
Practically any sedan you buy today, foreign or domestic, will drive/comfortably-cruise in to the 3 digits unless it has a limiter.
All the German makes -- porsche, bmw, volkswagon, audi -- are built for autobahn driving. Japanese makes compete in most markets with the Germans makes, so the Japanese makes are often just as fast and as well-built. And of course, the U.S. makes want to bring across the same build quality and performance as the German and Japanese makes -- and they've actually started to do that in the last 20 years with many models.
If you took that Z4 and did 120mph/200kph in Germany, you'd just be "commuting to work" Do that here and they have you sit in jail. I think it's all pretty silly.
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I personally think the vehicles we use in the U.S. are way out of line with the speed limits we have. Or maybe its the other way around -- the speed limits are way out of line with the vehicles we have here.
Of course, it doesn't cost US folks $2000 and considerable training to get a drivers license like it apparently does in Germany. We did that here and retail commerce would probably fall off.
Practically any sedan you buy today, foreign or domestic, will drive/comfortably-cruise in to the 3 digits unless it has a limiter.
All the German makes -- porsche, bmw, volkswagon, audi -- are built for autobahn driving. Japanese makes compete in most markets with the Germans makes, so the Japanese makes are often just as fast and as well-built. And of course, the U.S. makes want to bring across the same build quality and performance as the German and Japanese makes -- and they've actually started to do that in the last 20 years with many models.
If you took that Z4 and did 120mph/200kph in Germany, you'd just be "commuting to work" Do that here and they have you sit in jail. I think it's all pretty silly.
well, i got fined 250 Euro in Austria for driving 190kph (120 mph) just after crossing the border from Germany and i had a TV crew with a camera and a microphone on me - they did asked for permission to use ask me a few questions and use the footage for teh local TV station - the speed limit in Austria was 130kph (something like 80mph) and is similar around Europe except for Germany.
so it's not just in the US. On the other hand in BC, Canada the speed limit is even less, highway is 56mph (90 kph) unless otherwise posted, some places is 100kph (62mph) and the highest i've seen is 110kph (close to 70mph) - so we're even worse. I do find these limits retarded especially that nobody drives that slow on the highway, they can throw a radar anywhere and they'll increase the city revenue considerably.
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well, i got fined 250 Euro in Austria for driving 190kph (120 mph) just after crossing the border from Germany and i had a TV crew with a camera and a microphone on me - they did asked for permission to use ask me a few questions and use the footage for teh local TV station - the speed limit in Austria was 130kph (something like 80mph) and is similar around Europe except for Germany.
so it's not just in the US. On the other hand in BC, Canada the speed limit is even less, highway is 56mph (90 kph) unless otherwise posted, some places is 100kph (62mph) and the highest i've seen is 110kph (close to 70mph) - so we're even worse. I do find these limits retarded especially that nobody drives that slow on the highway, they can throw a radar anywhere and they'll increase the city revenue considerably.
Yup, even the Autobahn has a speed limit. Generally speaking though, they ARE better drivers then those in the US. Not to mention Europe in general has better laws like no undertaking and slow traffic must stay right. Both if these would make the highways in the US much more efficient. Instead we get the lone Prius trying to get every last MPG in the fast lane.
The other nice thing about some places in Europe, is that you can pay the officer on the spot instead of having to deal with all of the bureaucracy. Not a bribe but actually paying your fees on the spot.
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they can throw a radar anywhere and they'll increase the city revenue considerably.
you mean your cops do more than fund-raising with their radar guns and writing speeding tickets..
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Wreckless in colorado was twice the limit back in 93. I was clocked doing 108 in a 55. Intoxicated. Roadsided me 3times but I passed thank god no breathaliser. The mustang owner was puking out the passenger window. Let me drive back on base with a pocket full of tickets then had to sweat the mps following me all the way back to the barracks
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you mean your cops do more than fund-raising with their radar guns and writing speeding tickets..
yeah, try that here and then you do end up in jail :lol: but I know what you mean
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so it's not just in the US. On the other hand in BC, Canada the speed limit is even less, highway is 56mph (90 kph) unless otherwise posted, some places is 100kph (62mph) and the highest i've seen is 110kph (close to 70mph) - so we're even worse. I do find these limits retarded especially that nobody drives that slow on the highway, they can throw a radar anywhere and they'll increase the city revenue considerably.
Panama has the same speed limits as BC. Costa Rica, thgouh, is even worse; the highest I have seen is 100KPH (62mph).
The other nice thing about some places in Europe, is that you can pay the officer on the spot instead of having to deal with all of the bureaucracy. Not a bribe but actually paying your fees on the spot.
You can do that here in Costa Rica and Panama as well... You are not EXACTLY paying the government, though... :whistle:
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Oh i knew how fast i was going. I was cruisin at about 135, but i slowed down around a bend and thats when i got clocked. Not worth it. I went to court today and i now have a bo-yah! of fines, 16 hours community servie, driving school, and 2 years probation. FML
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Oh i knew how fast i was going. I was cruisin at about 135, but i slowed down around a bend and thats when i got clocked. Not worth it. I went to court today and i now have a Polly Pocket of fines, 16 hours community servie, driving school, and 2 years probation. FML
So was it was a Class B misdemeanor. From what I understand it could have been 6 months in jail and fines up to $500. The arrest might become an issue when/if looking for a job.
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One morning a few weeks back, my wife started feeling ill when she was taking the kids to school. She was trying to get back home as quick as she could - got popped for 90 in a 65 driving her CLS. The trooper had no mercy and went to his car to write the ticket. As he was walking up to hand her the ticket, she threw the door open and puked all over the pavement. She thinks some even got on his shoes! The cop tore up the ticket, went back to his cruiser and drove off without saying a word!
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Yea, if i even get a traffic ticket or in any trouble within the next two years, all this comes back and i could get thrown in jail. But if i dont get into any trouble, it gets exponged after two years. The cop told me if i hadnt slowed down that he couldnt have caught me. I shoulda kept bookin it till the next exit, but i didnt even know i got clocked
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So everyone on here understands that ourr jeeps just arent fast. Maybe you understand then how easy it is to get carried away when you finally get behind the wheel of something fast, such as a bmw z3. I was driving my friends z3 on monday down a state highway thats a 70mph zone, and i got clocked at 123mph. :asshat: The thing i didnt realize was that you could get arrested for going that fast, so i of course did get arrested and ended up spending about 3 hours in jail and now i got a recless driving charge and a ticket for 53 over the speed limit. FML
Bummer. I'm ready to get rid my Saturn Aura because I have a bad habbit of doing 105 on the way home. With my Jeep, I can't go over 70 ;) and it has no payments. I blew the doors of a Civic rice grinding down the road the other day; with 205 hp stock, it's a sleeper for a 4 dr.
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damn dude. that really suckss.
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I can't remember exactly but here in NC it's either 10 over or 15 over that is considered reckless driving. However, I am positive they can arrest you for that (almost got it once myself.) So, put this in perspective -- you're doing 85mph in a 70mph zone on the interstate. Technically they can arrest you for that. The street racing charge is even worse; the line that separates normal driving from street racing can be quite non-existent here.
I'll tell you guys a little story. Back in the day when I had my '89 240SX with the SR20DET swap, one night I was cruising down I-77 through Charlotte at 3am following a friend, who also had a modded 240SX. We were kinda rolling next to each other, not racing or anything, and we were both doing the speed limit. A cop appeared behind us, popped the noise and the cherries, and pulled my friend over. He arrested my friend on the spot for street racing. When my friend asked the officer how he could even consider that we were street racing when we were clearly doing the speed limit and not driving aggressively, the answer given was that we were both driving modified cars next to each other, so it looked like we were trying to drag. He lost his license for a year and his car was confiscated. He tried to appeal and the courts denied the claim. I even went with him to support his appeal but the courts wouldn't even hear his case; they denied the appeal pretty much as soon as we were able to approach the bench. He never got his car back. And we were doing absolutely nothing wrong; just driving next to each other. This is how careful you have to be here. The police here do not bo-yah! around. They will charge you with whatever they can give probable cause.
I have to be extra careful when I'm driving my Corolla. That's not a fast car by any means but it can easily do 110 if you're not paying attention.
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I have to be extra careful when I'm driving my Corolla. That's not a fast car by any means but it can easily do 110 if you're not paying attention.
You can blame it on the floor mats. Or do you deliver tofu? :lol:
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You can blame it on the floor mats. Or do you deliver tofu? :lol:
:lol:
All I can say is that I seriously wish it had cruise control.
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I can't remember exactly but here in NC it's either 10 over or 15 over that is considered reckless driving. However, I am positive they can arrest you for that (almost got it once myself.) So, put this in perspective -- you're doing 85mph in a 70mph zone on the interstate. Technically they can arrest you for that. The street racing charge is even worse; the line that separates normal driving from street racing can be quite non-existent here.
I'll tell you guys a little story. Back in the day when I had my '89 240SX with the SR20DET swap, one night I was cruising down I-77 through Charlotte at 3am following a friend, who also had a modded 240SX. We were kinda rolling next to each other, not racing or anything, and we were both doing the speed limit. A cop appeared behind us, popped the noise and the cherries, and pulled my friend over. He arrested my friend on the spot for street racing. When my friend asked the officer how he could even consider that we were street racing when we were clearly doing the speed limit and not driving aggressively, the answer given was that we were both driving modified cars next to each other, so it looked like we were trying to drag. He lost his license for a year and his car was confiscated. He tried to appeal and the courts upheld the conviction. I even went with him to support his appeal but the courts wouldn't even hear his case; they upheld the conviction pretty much as soon as we were able to approach the bench. He never got his car back. And we were doing absolutely nothing wrong; just driving next to each other. This is how careful you have to be here. The police here do not Polly Pocket around. They will charge you with whatever they can give probable cause.
I have to be extra careful when I'm driving my Corolla. That's not a fast car by any means but it can easily do 110 if you're not paying attention.
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oops. I assume that it wasn't maxed out yet.
not even close. M3 has a limiter at either 155 or 165 depending on year made.
on another note, been pulled over driving dad's 535 beemer at 127 and the cop asked why and i told him it was first spin out in the car and didn't even realize i was doing over 40 cuz of how smooth it was.
been pulled over in mom's impala for doing 90 on a 40mph backroad that is too technical to really even attempt at anything over 75. cop was surprised i was still keeping it in control and it was during the dead part of the day while everyone was at work so he let me off.
me and my buddy were taking his 97 camaro out for a spin. background on the camaro, 454ci blown supercharger, custom crank, cams, twin holley 4bbl 1250 cfm race carbs, custom exhaust, cherrybomb glasspack mufflers with a y pipe right before the cats that turn the exhaust to straight pipe with the flick of a switch and a 250 shot of Nitrous. and 14" wide tires in rear. dyno says 1013hp and 1329 lb-ft.
we were driving down one of the highways here, and it's long straight and flat with no potholes. i'm sure you can see where this is going :naughty: along this one section there's not a single spot for a cop to sit, or so we thought...we are tearing along and see a cop car sitting just past an on ramp with our speedometer reading over 200. i told my friend to just pull over, cuz it's not worth trying to outrun a radio. we pulled over and about a minute later the cop finally caught up with us and first thing he says is "thank you for pulling over, now what the bo-yah! do you have in that engine bay that you were doing 200 with?" we ended up getting out and showing the cop everything and i swear he looked like a kid meeting the real santa or something. my buddy did 3 weeks for it tho, i got to walk home :whistle: