Speeding.
 

Lets get this started off on the right foot: The place to go fast is on the track.

Public roads are full of innocent people. Your thrills are not worth killing those innocent people.

But....late at night.......do you ever cut loose? I mean, out on the highway, no one (and I do mean NO one) on the road, do you ever wind it up?

I will admit, I do.

Yes, last year driving many miles to the ski hill. Toyota Corollas get great mileage at 65 MPH but you can see the gas needle drop at 115 MPH :D Sorry, car would not go any faster.

Dave

Only in school zones.....

late at night? -- Only if it's really foggy too. :rolleyes:

Seriously; Hell no!

I never understood why people think that the darkness of night is a good time/place to open it up.

Yeah, I agree with island. I'll let 'er loose, but not at night. It's too easy to miss an animal coming onto the road, and you can't see the cops. Radar DOES work at night (ask me how I know).

In the daytime, though, on an empty highway with a long straight, sure, once in a while. Thing is, driving fast in a straight line gets boring fast (and expensive). My 04 Explorer probably has a higher top speed than my 72 911. I'd rather find a nice twisty road and open up there.

I break speed limits but and this is a big J lo sized but I stick to the golden rules.

Never drive fast into something blind, ie over a blind crest around a blind bend etc, always make certain I can stop the car within the distance within which I can see.

Never in a built up area.

Position your car correctly on the road to give best visibility.

Always plan ahead.

The list goes on.

What you have to remember is that simply sticking to the speed dictated by a number on a tin plate sign doesn't make you safe. Sometimes under certain conditions doing the speed limit itself is unsafe. A good driver should be able to figure out how fast its safe to drive on any road for him or her self.

I was driving in Montana from Kalispell to Missoula one time shortly after sunrise. Not a soul on the road. I was travelling just north of 140 MPH and came over a very slight crest in the highway. There was a big herd of elk in the road. I had just enough time to stop without killing any elk or myself, but it scared the hell out of me. I don't drive that fast on public roads anymore.

Its that 520 bridge deck. It makes me do evil things.....:D

Uhhhh ....

Speeding in Georgia is an arrestable offense, Big Fine + Go To Jail + Big Tow Bill + Big Lawyer Bill's = = = Roebling Road or Road Atlanta

Todd SmileWavy

I never drive faster than I can see, so not that fast at night, perhaps 70-75 mph tops. Daytime is different, wide open road, good visibility, plenty fast, had my integra up to an indicated 135(probably closer to 125) out in Texas more than once. I had a long commute certain days

There's a time and a place for everything. Including driving fast. Yes, I've cut it loose sometimes.

Perhaps if the speed limits weren't set for the biggest retard on the planet driving the biggest POS imaginable in the middle of a 3-days-a-year downpour here and were a bit more reasonable, people would be less inclined to "speed" due to the frustration of being forced to drive about 30 mph slower than they can safely/reasonably do 99% of the time - either due to the stupid speed limits or the traffic.

As such, if I get the opportunity and it's safe/reasonable/prudent I go for it.

Does doing 85 on the Harbor freeway Saturday morning around seven in my Hyundai driving into work count?

In my old '88 3.2L it was really, really easy to see 125-130 around the area on deserted roads. It doesn't take very long to get there if you are already doing 50-70, and the roads around here are generally very long, very straight and very flat. On the way to Dallas once up 45 I saw about 145. On the way back from visiting my parents in the panhandle of FL on I-10 westbound in AL or MS I saw 150 (based on rpms not speedo).

But as stated, only when there are no other cars in front visible, only when you can stop in the distance you can see ahead, and only when there is no where for another car to come from in front of you.

I go very fast on the mountain roads around where I grew up. I slow down when I know a driveway is coming up, and I don't drive too fast to be on the edge. I could go a lot faster, and I do on the track.

One can drive pretty fast and have fun in a Porsche and still be able to get out of trouble, if you know the road. If you can't drive fast on mountain roads, why own a street Porsche?

I speed quite regularly. I average about 75mph for the entire trip from Lexington to NW suburbs of Chicago.

I occasionally wind it up on roads I know well, when I can justify it to myself. Of course, I've done stupid things like wind the 944 to redline in 5th just to do it, at 2:30AM. Mostly I'm careful though.

I really would like to get some track time in though.

just go with the flow of traffic...

which in LA can be 90 or 5.

given a decent stretch of road I like to let it out. I've had my '73 up to about 135 tops. I usually make it a policy to hit 120 at least once on the way home from work, great tension reducer. always traffic permitting of course. here in b.c. canada our highways are virtually unpatrolled outside of towns. I like to start a road trip at first light, can give you 2-3 hours of daylight and practically no traffic. I'm a top end freak, I love the curves but I get a serious thrill out of the triple digits.

Re: Speeding.
 

Foolish - In the old days, the roads could be empty late at ngiht. Not anymore.

Besides, even if the roads are empty, you can't see: animals, debris, oil slicks, LEO's with radar, pedistrains/bicycles wearing dark clothing, drunks, etc....

I like early morning weekend runs, no one else around and you can see.

Re: Re: Speeding.
 

I think the chances of encountering any of those items in the middle of the 520 bridge deck are very low. :D