You know, the ones on the little trailers with a radar and a sign that lights up and flashes at you if you're 1 MPH over the posted limit.
I hate those fucking things. And I sure hope they don't come equipped with a traffic cam, cuz I invariably flip them off when they flash at me.
Ooooooooooooooh, I'm doing 37 in a 35. I'm SUCH a hooligan. Kiss my ass.
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June 26, 2017, 07:47 PM
ARMT Guy
I always speed up when I see those damn things.
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me."
June 26, 2017, 08:08 PM
hudr
Yep. There is one on a cloverleaf that I frequent lately. If I go the posted speed on my bike, I can't hold my chosen line and lean angle.
June 26, 2017, 08:08 PM
Fredward
Why? They're harmless. I've blown past dozens of them.
June 26, 2017, 09:37 PM
Aquabird
They had one in a school zone around here last year and it was astounding to see how fast some people were going through the school zone..some hit 50mph..this is in town too.
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June 26, 2017, 10:46 PM
sigmonkey
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Originally posted by ARMT Guy:
I always speed up when I see those damn things.
Yeah. I try and see how high I can get them.
Invariably, some guy with a flag or a shovel going under my truck, screws up the best speed I probably could have gotten.
Rat bastards!
But there's always another down the road...
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June 26, 2017, 11:03 PM
ARMT Guy
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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
quote:
Originally posted by ARMT Guy:
I always speed up when I see those damn things.
Yeah. I try and see how high I can get them.
Invariably, some guy with a flag or a shovel going under my truck, screws up the best speed I probably could have gotten.
Rat bastards!
But there's always another down the road...
Two specific places that I don't screw around in when it comes to speed: construction and school zones.
However, for these speed monitors placed out in BFE, etc, I gives a rats ass about 'em.
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me."
June 26, 2017, 11:08 PM
sigmonkey
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Originally posted by ARMT Guy:
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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
quote:
Originally posted by ARMT Guy:
I always speed up when I see those damn things.
Yeah. I try and see how high I can get them.
Invariably, some guy with a flag or a shovel going under my truck, screws up the best speed I probably could have gotten.
Rat bastards!
But there's always another down the road...
Two specific places that I don't screw around in when it comes to speed: construction and school zones.
However, for these speed monitors placed out in BFE, etc, I gives a rats ass about 'em.
Same. ( I was making sport). If there is "activity" I slow down, but when there is nothing going on, I play.
And if Johnny Law gets me, it's a good get and I'll take the hit.
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
June 26, 2017, 11:25 PM
ARMT Guy
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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
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Originally posted by ARMT Guy:
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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
quote:
Originally posted by ARMT Guy:
I always speed up when I see those damn things.
Yeah. I try and see how high I can get them.
Invariably, some guy with a flag or a shovel going under my truck, screws up the best speed I probably could have gotten.
Rat bastards!
But there's always another down the road...
Two specific places that I don't screw around in when it comes to speed: construction and school zones.
However, for these speed monitors placed out in BFE, etc, I gives a rats ass about 'em.
Same. ( I was making sport). If there is "activity" I slow down, but when there is nothing going on, I play.
And if Johnny Law gets me, it's a good get and I'll take the hit.
Roger that.
Same here, though my license plate and company badge have gotten me out of several tickets.
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me."
June 26, 2017, 11:28 PM
newtoSig765
As an interesting (to me, anyway) historical sidebar, the speed record on Harlem Avenue as you get south of Palos Heights, IL is a bit over 180mph.
I don't know who the record holder was, but I knew the cop who said he clocked him on radar. I didn't think radar of the time (late 1960's) could record that high a speed, and questioned the cop on that, but he swore it was true.
-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken
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June 27, 2017, 01:29 AM
YooperSigs
When I was a cop, several area depts. wasted money on these contraptions. At least one was stolen. Others were vandalized. It seems the deep cycle batteries inside the thing was the target. If you look closely at them, you will see a heavy steel bar that locks both wheels and keeps it from being stolen. When my dept. got one, we hated the damn thing. Towing it and setting it up was a pain in the ass. It was mainly used to placate chronic whiners who bitched about speeding.
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June 27, 2017, 06:40 AM
egregore
I use them for checking my speedometer accuracy.
June 27, 2017, 07:39 AM
ryan81986
I saw one once that flashed red and blue lights at you if you went too fast.
June 27, 2017, 08:14 AM
Perception
When I see one it's usually hammer down time.
"The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in."
June 27, 2017, 08:22 AM
Timdogg6
I always go for the high score on those things!
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June 27, 2017, 09:01 AM
V-Tail
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Originally posted by Timdogg6: I always go for the high score on those things!
Reminds me of a friend of mine who used to race motorcycles. He relocated into the state where I was living and had to take the tests for driver license.
The examiner pointed out the course, defined by traffic cones, stop signs, etc. and told Rick to drive the motorcycle around the course while the examiner observed.
Rick just looked at him and asked, "What's the lap record?"
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June 27, 2017, 09:01 AM
Audioholic
"Every time you think you weaken the nation" Moe Howard
June 27, 2017, 09:07 AM
Gustofer
Those things are supposed to give you your speed?
Huh...all I've ever seen them say is "SLOW DOWN" in big flashing letters.
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June 27, 2017, 10:52 AM
newtoSig765
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Originally posted by egregore: I use them for checking my speedometer accuracy.
Those I see in my area aren't that accurate, some varying almost 5mph each time I pass them. None of them read low.
-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken
I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18
June 27, 2017, 11:36 AM
airsoft guy
They wouldn't be so bad if they didn't start seizure mode as soon as you go one mile an hour over the limit, and it's always at the bottom of a hill, too. The ones we got here also have red and blue lights that start going off. The only way they could be more chickenshit, is if they actually sent out tickets, and I'm sure some Law & Order asshole is just stroking himself into a frenzy trying to figure out how to do that here.
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Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
( I was making sport). If there is "activity" I slow down, but when there is nothing going on, I play.
