Kam...

[romey]

DashKam

[dgies9156]

Well, who in this room hasn't done 90+ miles per hour on interstate highways?

Anyone who has driven the Tri-State in Chicago outside a construction zone drives that fast just to "keep up."

Interstate 95 between Jacksonville and Palm Beach County is the damn Bubba 400. You aren't even considered a Superspeeder under Florida law until you cross three figures on an interstate.

As Jesus once said, "let he who is perfect cast the first stone..."

[Scoop Snoop]

"I'm late for practice with the Indiana Pacers" is just another form of "Do
you know who I am"?

Not necessarily. It is common for the cop who stops you to question you, and one question could have been about why you decided to speed.

[WarriorFan]

With all of the non-stop construction and the way Indiana drivers are, it's normal to "drive erratically" on I-65.

 

This....  Last time I drove through Indy - which wasn't that long ago - INDOT was storing all of their construction bollards along the highway leaving no place at all to pull over.  By "storing" I mean there was no sign of construction past/present/future.

[Scoop Snoop]

Well, who in this room hasn't done 90+ miles per hour on interstate highways?

Anyone who has driven the Tri-State in Chicago outside a construction zone drives that fast just to "keep up."

Interstate 95 between Jacksonville and Palm Beach County is the damn Bubba 400. You aren't even considered a Superspeeder under Florida law until you cross three figures on an interstate.

As Jesus once said, "let he who is perfect cast the first stone..."

I just called the Florida State Police. They will be at your home soon, with a copy of your confession from Scoop.

[tower912]

Driving in SE Michigan, if you aren't doing 80+, you are an impediment.

[MUbiz]

https://x.com/TonyREast/status/1980680335181639786?t=GczNrFIf5_cdvmhnpjj-6g&s=09

[MUDPT]

This....  Last time I drove through Indy - which wasn't that long ago - INDOT was storing all of their construction bollards along the highway leaving no place at all to pull over.  By "storing" I mean there was no sign of construction past/present/future.

If I have the roads correct, it was from the the I-65/I-70 split on the NE side to the east side of downtown which is a cluster.

[dgies9156]

I just called the Florida State Police. They will be at your home soon, with a copy of your confession from Scoop.

Where's Legs when you need him?

😂😂

[tower912]

Who here has never driven 90 mph?
Who here has never received a speeding ticket?

[wadesworld]

Who here has never driven 90 mph?
Who here has never received a speeding ticket?

Have driven 90. Have never received a speeding ticket.

Every time I'm driving through Indianapolis traffic is going 80-85 in a 55. He was going a little faster.

[tower912]

I have driven 90.  My last ticket was 28 years ago.  Got smarter about my speeding.

[mug644]

Who here has never driven 90 mph?
Who here has never received a speeding ticket?

Alright, let's turn this into a thread to commiserate with Kam and confess to our driving mistakes. Here's mine...

The summer after graduation in 1988, one of my roomies got married up in New Franken, outside of Green Bay. The wedding ceremony was something like 11am, so a crew of us heading up from MKE met at O'Ds on Wells St. around 7am to start the day. A couple of bloody mary's and a couple of beers later, our convoy of 4 or 5 cars headed north. I was with one buddy, driving my mom's relatively new Acura Legend. Somewhere between Port Washington and Sheboygan another car in our convoy passed us, with everyone proudly waving their beers at us. What?! How?! My buddy and I, with no beers in our car, thought "this is Wisconsin, there's gotta be a place to get beer just off the next exit." And so we exited. And, of course, there was a place to buy. We bought and got back on the highway, needing to catch the convoy since we didn't know where we were going. I still know that driving more than 100mph with an open beer was the dumbest driving thing I've ever done. We did catch up, though, and did arrive in time for the ceremony.

[MU82]

Who here has never driven 90 mph?
Who here has never received a speeding ticket?

My senior year, I flew home for spring break because my parents bought a new car and were giving me their '73 Plymouth Valiant for me to drive back to MU.

I knew I couldn't make that solo drive without tunes, so I had a cassette player installed.

I was driving through Indiana, belting out Love Her Madly with Morrison, when I saw the flashing lights behind me. I slowed down immediately and pulled directly behind a car in the right lane.

The cop asked, "Do you know how fast you were going?" I said I didn't, but I knew it was too fast. He said I was going 95 in an 55 zone, and that was a felony, and he could take me to jail. But he was gonna do be a favor and just give me a ticket for following too closely. And he warned me that he was sending out my information so I'd better not get caught speeding the rest of the trip.

I kept it under 55 the rest of my way through Indiana.

[Shaka Shart]

I hear Ners threw a 95 mph pitch in intramurals once

[UWW2MU]

When I was Kam's age, I wouldn't make the drive between Gary and Indy without breaking into triple digits.  Didn't even feel in any danger until the buck thirty-five range.   

[mileskishnish72]

My senior year, I flew home for spring break because my parents bought a new car and were giving me their '73 Plymouth Valiant for me to drive back to MU.

I knew I couldn't make that solo drive without tunes, so I had a cassette player installed.

I was driving through Indiana, belting out Love Her Madly with Morrison, when I saw the flashing lights behind me. I slowed down immediately and pulled directly behind a car in the right lane.

The cop asked, "Do you know how fast you were going?" I said I didn't, but I knew it was too fast. He said I was going 95 in an 55 zone, and that was a felony, and he could take me to jail. But he was gonna do be a favor and just give me a ticket for following too closely. And he warned me that he was sending out my information so I'd better not get caught speeding the rest of the trip.

I kept it under 55 the rest of my way through Indiana.

A Plymouth Valiant could do 95?? Impressive.

[Nukem2]

Far more dangerous are many of the off highway surface roads in Milwaukee where stop signs, yield signs, etc. (much less speed limits) are deemed rather optional by the younger set. Yikes. I've had several close calls the last couple years trying to stay of the way.

[dgies9156]

Mine has a basketball twist!

In 1982, I was driving between Terre Haute and Evansville on U.S. 41. I was on my way to Nashville, when an Indiana State Trooper pulled me over. At the time, the courtesy was to walk to the Trooper's patrol car (nobody in their right mind would do that today).

When I arrived, the trooper indicated I was going 80 miles per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone. It was late at night and I apologized to the trooper, who immediately said, "you're a big one -- did you ever play basketball?" I confessed I did not but immediately told him I admired and respected Bobby Knight.

Needless to say that after watching the drubbing we took in the 1973 and 1976 Mideast Regional, I thought Bobby Knight was an ass. When I made my admire and respect comment, the Trooper and I had a long discussion about Indiana's 1982 basketball team, for which Knight arguably had done an excellent coaching job.

The Trooper proceeded to write me a warning and tell me, "take it easy." I got back in the car and the lovely Ms. Dgies damn near threw up when she heard that story.

Another time, I was on MN 61 near Grand Marais. My Dad, who was in memory care in Duluth, went out for the day with me and we rode to Grand Marais. On the way back, a Crimson Cruiser of the Minnesota State Patrol hung a "u" and started after me. My Dad actually started laughing as the trooper approached the car.

The Minnesota Trooper was an incredibly nice gentleman. After exchanging pleasantries and asking if we had an emergency, he let me know it was "too nice a day to go that fast." I was going 65 in a 55. After he did a quick check on my license, the Trooper came back, looked at my Dad and said, "sir, you're in charge. Can you keep this guy in order?"

My Dad looked at the Trooper and said, "are you kidding me. That ship sailed a long time ago."

"In that case," the Trooper said, "you should know I have some friends down the road and they are not as nice as I am! Here's a warning and enjoy your time in Minnesota. Come back and see us!" 

[tower912]

The tickets I have received have been nickel dime stuff.  67 in a 55 zone on 94 in Indiana near Valparaiso a mile after the speed limit dropped.  56 in a 45 zone, where I am convinced the deputy dragged out the process since I had my wife, MIL, and screaming 2 year old in the car with me.  Shorter yellow than anticipated in Chicago.

The last time I got pulled over, the Ohio deputy flat out lied to me about how fast I was going.  I am convinced I was pulled over due to the Michigan plates.  However, when I told him I was heading to a funeral still 90 minutes away, he let me go.

[#UnleashSean]

In my younger years, I definitely drove much to fast to make game times.