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03 Nov 2014, 5:49 pm

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I'm generally 10-20mph over the limit. like most people. what really gets my goat are people who insist on 10+ BELOW the speed limit at any given time, especially if they are left lane squatters who refuse to pull into the right [slower] lanes in response to lines of cars behind them.


People that go 10+ below the limit make me feel like I'm going to have a stroke.

yeah, it's those times that make me wish I had the ability to levitate and soar on past them. Image


KITT, Turbo Boost, now!


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03 Nov 2014, 5:52 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
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I'm generally 10-20mph over the limit. like most people. what really gets my goat are people who insist on 10+ BELOW the speed limit at any given time, especially if they are left lane squatters who refuse to pull into the right [slower] lanes in response to lines of cars behind them.


People that go 10+ below the limit make me feel like I'm going to have a stroke.

yeah, it's those times that make me wish I had the ability to levitate and soar on past them. Image


KITT, Turbo Boost, now!

turbo won't magically make sufficient gaps in the oncoming traffic stream that otherwise defeats passing. that is where the magic carpet technology comes in Image
the moller 400 skycar can't come soon enough!



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03 Nov 2014, 5:53 pm

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The fastest I've ever driven myself was 197kmh. The fastest I've ever been in a car was riding shotgun @ 280kmh.


Wow, what were you in that was going 280km/h?
My 600hp race car in rFactor (racing sim) has a hard time hitting 280 with the gearing, aero and boost settings I use on most tracks. Usually at Watkins Glen I hit 275-280km/h approaching the Outer Loop.


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03 Nov 2014, 5:54 pm

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Sometimes, but I find I'm a much calmer driver these days than ever. The fastest I've ever driven myself was 197kmh. The fastest I've ever been in a car was riding shotgun @ 280kmh.

what kind of car went that fast?



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03 Nov 2014, 5:55 pm

auntblabby wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
KITT, Turbo Boost, now!

turbo won't magically make sufficient gaps in the oncoming traffic stream that otherwise defeats passing. that is where the magic carpet technology comes in Image
the moller 400 skycar can't come soon enough!


Oh, 'turbo boost' on Knight Rider made his car jump. Looking back the name of the button bugs me, but I digress... :P


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03 Nov 2014, 5:57 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
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KITT, Turbo Boost, now!

turbo won't magically make sufficient gaps in the oncoming traffic stream that otherwise defeats passing. that is where the magic carpet technology comes in Image
the moller 400 skycar can't come soon enough!


Oh, 'turbo boost' on Knight Rider made his car jump. Looking back the name of the button bugs me, but I digress... :P

then I suppose my reflexes would have to keep up- maybe a useful new technology would be a wetware/hardware sync link between KITT and its human driver. or if KITT would do it hyper-intelligently and automatically without driver input.



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03 Nov 2014, 6:03 pm

auntblabby wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
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KITT, Turbo Boost, now!

turbo won't magically make sufficient gaps in the oncoming traffic stream that otherwise defeats passing. that is where the magic carpet technology comes in Image
the moller 400 skycar can't come soon enough!


Oh, 'turbo boost' on Knight Rider made his car jump. Looking back the name of the button bugs me, but I digress... :P

then I suppose my reflexes would have to keep up- maybe a useful new technology would be a wetware/hardware sync link between KITT and its human driver. or if KITT would do it hyper-intelligently and automatically without driver input.


KITT could drive himself.
And talk.

Damn, now I wanna watch Knight Rider. :oops:


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03 Nov 2014, 8:49 pm

80mph in my old VW van, now that was fast!

I only like to go fast on a bicycle. I drive whatever speed everyone else is +- 5mph.



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03 Nov 2014, 8:59 pm

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80mph in my old VW van, now that was fast! I only like to go fast on a bicycle. I drive whatever speed everyone else is +- 5mph.

at least those old vans rode reasonably well.



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03 Nov 2014, 9:01 pm

Not in a crosswind. :lol:

That top speed was downhill and with the wind.



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03 Nov 2014, 9:06 pm

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Not in a crosswind. :lol:

That top speed was downhill and with the wind.

I always liked the way they drove, like I was driving a real bus.



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03 Nov 2014, 9:23 pm

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Where do you live where the speed limit is 80? The fastest where I live is the major high way (70). Otherwise, it's 55 in the country and 35 in town. BTW, are you driving 100 in a manual or an automatic?

I like going fast, but the fastest I go is when I am on the high way (80). Otherwise, I only go 60 in the country. I like the feeling of going fast but I also feel like I am going to lose control (which I don't like).


If you noticed. the speed he is talking about is in kilometers per hour. not miles per hour. 130Km/h = 81mph.



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03 Nov 2014, 9:37 pm

Unfortunately yes! The last ticket I got was for speeding - I blame classical music for this. Was listening to a really good piece and just went lead-foot on the accelerator. Nutz huh?? :lol:
The ticket was a "wise-up" for me. The officer was irate!! Have to pay it now.



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03 Nov 2014, 9:40 pm

Driving has always given me anxiety. I've had to learn to deal with it but sensory overload is an issue and I'm very defensive, not trying to hurt anyone. It frustrates me a lot how people drive in California, they are always in such a hurry just to gain a few minutes of their lives and it doesn't seem to register for them that they are traveling at dangerous speeds in a steel monster that weighs thousands of pounds. I miss living in Oregon because people were by and large more sane about the whole affair, it's not cool to kill a whole family because you like to drive fast. Young people make me nervous.


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03 Nov 2014, 9:42 pm

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Unfortunately yes! The last ticket I got was for speeding - I blame classical music for this. Was listening to a really good piece and just went lead-foot on the accelerator. Nutz huh?? :lol:
The ticket was a "wise-up" for me. The officer was irate!! Have to pay it now.

the officer had no legal right to be "irate" in that he is just an official of revenue collection with crook catching strictly secondary. he had the moral obligation to remain professional at all times.



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03 Nov 2014, 9:44 pm

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Driving has always given me anxiety. I've had to learn to deal with it but sensory overload is an issue and I'm very defensive, not trying to hurt anyone. It frustrates me a lot how people drive in California, they are always in such a hurry just to gain a few minutes of their lives and it doesn't seem to register for them that they are traveling at dangerous speeds in a steel monster that weighs thousands of pounds. I miss living in Oregon because people were by and large more sane about the whole affair, it's not cool to kill a whole family because you like to drive fast. Young people make me nervous.

it is an "urban myth" that speed kills. according to the NHTSA, 90% of auto accidents occur at speeds below 40mph and within 25 miles from home.