Getting away with speeding

[d221]

I was driving on the motorway in England the other day at about 95-100mph when i noticed a copper way behind flashing lights and all, i imediatly slowed down hoping he wasn't coming after me but of course he was, he flashed me so i pulled over. Knowing that you can get band in England for doing 100mph i thought i needed to take drastic action.

Now i have often thought about how to get a way with speeding and here is how i did it!!!

Well as we were pulling over i opened my bottle of water which i always have in my car. Poured it over my pants as if i had wet myself. As we stopped i got out the copper told me to get in his car, i explained (acting extremely embarressed) that i was bursting for the toilet and because he had pulled me i had wet myself, i kept saying im so embarassed and that i was only speeding because i desperately needed the toilet. He said to me don't get in my car (obvioulsy didnt want me to wet his seats) he said please slow down speeding kills and make sure you go to the toilet before you set off next time. He expalined that i could have lost my license for traveling at that speed.

As you know when a copper pulls you for speeding they normally act like right twats with you but because of what he thought had happend he appeared to feel realy sorry for me. He then let me go. I couldn't believe it. No points -No lost license.

Just thought i would share my experince with you guys. If you can handle embarasing yourself like that then try it worked for me.

D221

[heathj]

Heh..nice one Reminds me of that Simpsons where Homer starts swerving all over and then runs out of the car pretending there's bees everywhere.

[Alex.V]

Originally posted by heathj
Heh..nice one Reminds me of that Simpsons where Homer starts swerving all over and then runs out of the car pretending there's bees everywhere.

That was from Tommy Boy, wasn't it?

[galileo]

My buddy said he had "the runs" and kept panting and the cop let him go.

[Tryska]

*lol* i use the "i have to pee" excuse.

it works sometimes. soemtimes the evil coppers just don't care.

never tried pretending to wet my pants tho.

[Relentless]

I have a better way to avoid speeding tickets.

I don't speed.

Ironically, not speeding also drastically reduces the odds that I will accidentally kill someone. Nice, that.

If anyone wants to try my method, and needs help, I can explain it in more detail.

[d221]

Not speeding is a good idea, but we all do it from time to time. When your in my business which is sales you are on the road nearly 100% of your working life traveling between meetings etc.

The money earned through speeding (what i mean by this is that i can get more meetings in daily etc) out weighs the total number of fines on a yearly basis. So annualy speeding make me money. I havent had one crash in the last 5 years and ive only been driving for 6.

Callahan i bet your one of those who sit in the outside lane holding evryone up aren't you.

d221

[Tryska]

i actually can't speed anymore.

my car vibrates going over 60.

[Joey G.]

I havent had one crash in the last 5 years and ive only been driving for 6.

Just be careful, sooner or later your luck is going to run out.

[Relentless]

Originally posted by d221
Not speeding is a good idea, but we all do it from time to time. When your in my business which is sales you are on the road nearly 100% of your working life traveling between meetings etc.

The money earned through speeding (what i mean by this is that i can get more meetings in daily etc) out weighs the total number of fines on a yearly basis. So annualy speeding make me money. I havent had one crash in the last 5 years and ive only been driving for 6.

Callahan i bet your one of those who sit in the outside lane holding evryone up aren't you.

d221

Absolutely not. The outside lane is for people that are passing other people, and sitting in there would not only be stupid, but wrong.

(incidentally, I've worked in sales & marketing for the last 8 years and I've never had cause to speed for work. Time management and sanity go hand in hand.)

Anyway, I know I'm coming off like an old woman here, but I really, honestly feel that excessive speeding and the other driving habits that tend to come along with those who speed (i.e. weaving in and out of traffic, not signalling properly, following too closely - especially to 'get the other guy to speed up or move over', and so on) is pure arrogance and stupidity.

Can I say that I have never caused a car to exceed the speed limit? Of course not, that would be silly as well as virtually impossible. But do I peg the cruise control at 150kph in a 100kph zone just because I can? Certainly not. Do I blow down a 50kph street at 90kph because the street is empty and I'm in a hurry? Not a chance.

In my opinion, regardless of your driving ability, the quality of repair of your automobile, the road conditions and all the other factors that people may use to 'justify' speeding, the bottom line is this: you are arrogantly and selfishly risking not only your own safety but (this is the important part) the safety of others with speeding. Period.

It's not the factors you forsee that cause accidents, mate. It's the unforseen blowout, or car that swerves unexpectedly, or child that steps out from behind a parked van. Maintaining the speed limit helps stretch out the time available to react to these kinds of things and lessens the likelihood of a tragic outcome.

I don't realistically expect to change anyone's opinion with this rant, but I felt the need to express my opinion.

Cheers,
Cal

[Tryska]

jsut to clear things up.....i don't speed jsut cuz i can, i don't speed excessively, and i definitely am not a risky driver.

however if a road is labeled 65 mph and the it's clear and weather conditions allow for it, i will go 75. I've found most roads can't really be handled well driving much faster then what's labeled. (with the exemption of certain interstates)

the time's i've been stopped have usually been, well actually have always been, in Aiken South Carolina, just over the georgia border, where you go from 70 as the speed limit on I-20 in georgia to 50 in Aiken. there is a speed trap set up there. on purpose. i think that's how aiken get's it's money.

[Manveet]

I'm not much of a speeder, but I do it occasionally.

[Relentless]

Originally posted by Tryska
however if a road is labeled 65 mph and the it's clear and weather conditions allow for it, i will go 75. I've found most roads can't really be handled well driving much faster then what's labeled. (with the exemption of certain interstates)

Across a 30-mile trip (about the longest most folks are apt to make on any sort of rgular basis), travelling 75mph instead of 65mph will save you about 3 1/2 minute of travel time.

Something to think about.

[Tryska]

i'm not necessarily worried abotu saving time. I drive at the speed that feels most comfortable in the car i'm driving in.

when i had a jeep it was about 75. that was a good cruising speed. when i got faster then that, oddly enough i started experiencing tail winds.

on my 8 hour trips, that 10 miles an hour shaves an hour and 20 minutes off my total time tho.

[Relentless]

Originally posted by Tryska
i'm not necessarily worried abotu saving time. I drive at the speed that feels most comfortable in the car i'm driving in.

I understand what you're saying. I guess my point in relation to this comment is that regardless of what FEELS comfortable, it is undeniable that travelling at a slower velocity will improve your ability to react to problems. Therefore it is safer. Now following this to its logical conclusion, one might sarcastically posit that we should all creep along at 10mph and never get anywhere in a reasonable amount of time. I'm not saying that. However, obeying the posted limit will have some measurable improvement in safety for a driver and those around them. It also means you're not breakin' the law, which is always nice.

on my 8 hour trips, that 10 miles an hour shaves an hour and 20 minutes off my total time tho.

That's true. The value equation that I see in this kind of thing involved measuring the value of the saved time for speeders, multiplied across all the speeders in the world as compared to the risk to human life and limb, multiplied across everyone that could be injured by said driver.

[Spawn_X]

i have a speeding problem.. as well as 6 points on my record and my license probably taken away at a trial in 2 weeks.

i got caught doing 106miles/hour on the freeway once, cop had me on radar too..

however he wrote me down for 80 because he respected the fact that i saw him enter the freeway from FAAR away and slowed down (cop was parked on a bridge on the street, i passed the bridge by about 1000 feet, saw him get on the freeway in my rear view mirror.. i slowed down, he caught up to me).

guess he respected my attention to my rear view mirror

[Tryska]

right....of course the way i was trained to drive, you keep car-length for each 10 miles over 30 providing adequate braking distance, no unnessacary passing, no tail-gating, and always use your signals.


i can't speak for the rest of the people on the road, but i think if you drive cautiously to begin with, driving the speed that best suits the conditions, whether it be faster or slower then what's posted, is acceptable.

[galileo]

Speed is not something to mess with. It can give you acne and rot your teeth. Where am I?

[TreeTrunks]

"i'm not necessarily worried abotu saving time. I drive at the speed that feels most comfortable in the car i'm driving in."

Very true!! In my last car a 1989 dodge shadow on the interstate I could only drive the speed limit 60-65mph but on the faster stretches 70-75mph i had to be in the slow lane in case a strong wind came up id be all over the road.

But my current car a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. I go on average 100mph, sometimes faster. Because its comfortabe and in the car it feels like a sunday afternoon drive. I can take sharp curves on the interstate in the ridges at 100mph its great, the car feels glued to the road.

[Tryska]

wow. we actually agree on something.

[TreeTrunks]

I know thats what I was thinking, hehe

[Spawn_X]

tree.. nice car.. wait till you have to get parts for it.

[TreeTrunks]

Yeah I've been looking into buying some aftermarket performance parts for it and there are expesive!!!!!!!!!!! A cold air intake retails at like $450 a greddy evo cat-back costs $500. its mighty pricy!!!! Oh yeah and my car requires premium gas. But when you drive the car money doesn't matter, its just too damn cool and fn to drive!

[Spawn_X]

You think AFTERMARKET is expensive? Wait till you have to get the OEM parts.

For my montero.. the factory fog lights are 550 dollars,headlights are 500, radiator assembly is 400.. freakin rip-off.

Why does it require premium gas?

[TreeTrunks]

the engne is tuned for high octane gas. But its weird cause the compression ratio is fairly low, 9:1. Go figure.

Man that is a total rip off!!! You can get an aftermarket hi-performance radiator for like $300-400. fog lights are relativly cheap. Man mitsu OEM parts are a rip off!!!!!