31 Oct
2003
31 Oct
'03
3:22 a.m.
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
The roads are perfectly fine, especially the I-5:
perfectly straight and
flat for literally miles makes 100+MPH driving perfectly safe. It's
the other idiot drivers on the road that create dangerous situations.
Yes, I5
technically can handle the speed, but the people there
cant :)
Hmm, that's interesting to know. Still, with my
record I don't take those
kinds of chances :) I once got pulled over on I5 around Bakersfield for
doing 65 (then the maximum) in fog and without having my headlights on.
Obviously this cop was bored. He "did me a favor" by giving me a warning
only. Whatever...
Ah. Yeah, they sometimes just sit there and wait, watching..
I was "racing" a Porsche with my Honda Civic
several years ago. We were
over 100MPH. The Porsche dropped off and flashed his lights. I, thinking
he was just sending me a friendly farewell, continued and sped off
happily. Not long after, a CHP was closing in on me fast (he must've been
doing 110). The ticket resulted in the mandatory court appearance.
Same here.
Which resulted in an FTA, since I wasnt there, and when
I found out, they had to reopen the case.
offered to reduce my ticket to the maximum fine under
the Basic Speed Law
(which is $271 and only 1 point on my record). I took it :)
You CAN get arrested on the spot for doing 100+ on CA highways. But
unless you're a complete dick to the officer (or you have outstanding
warrants), this will never happen.
Or if you're an obvious danger to others,
like the assholes zigzagging
the lanes at 80+, or, with some officers, esp. chp, just for doing 130
and obviously having no trouble with that. :) It seems to largely
depend on the officer pulling you over, and, later, a court judge
and his idea on how "dangerous" speeding is.
They fried me bigtime twice.. I now make it a point not to speed when
I'm home in Kaua'i.
--f