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"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message ... > In article . com>, > says... >>A common defense against pacing I found is to challenge >>patrol car's speedometer's calibration. >>What kind of inaccuracy are we talking about here (i.e. in >>maybe 1-2mph, or up to 10mph)? > > Insist on seeing the calibration certificate. > >>And what is the relationship >>between tire pressure, wear and tear vs. the speedometer's >>calibration? Where can I learn more about it? > > Low tire pressure and tire wear will all make the tire smaller. So the > cars > real speed will be lower than the speedometer is reading. You should also > ask if the tires on the car when the speedometer was last calilbrated are > the same as the ones that were on the car when you were clocked. This > time of > year many police cars switch to snow tires and that could affect the > speedometer calibration. Snow tires tend to be taller than summer tires > and > the car will be traveling faster than the speedometer reading. You should > try > to get this information before the trial so that you can properly prepare > a > defense. Or you should just quit speeding. ) -- --- jaybird --- I am not the cause of your problems. My actions are the result of your actions. Your life is not my fault. |
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"jaybird" > wrote in message ... > > Or you should just quit speeding. ) > > -- > --- > jaybird Jaybird, I an curious. Do you think that speeding is rare? If you do not, why is that? Is it possible that speed limits are not properly set, or is it that most (close to all) drivers are miscreant lawbreakers with no regard for public good? Really, I am serious since this is the basis for most of the interaction between you and the regulars here. What is your perspective? Bernard |
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"jaybird" > wrote in message ... > > Or you should just quit speeding. ) > > -- > --- > jaybird Jaybird, I an curious. Do you think that speeding is rare? If you do not, why is that? Is it possible that speed limits are not properly set, or is it that most (close to all) drivers are miscreant lawbreakers with no regard for public good? Really, I am serious since this is the basis for most of the interaction between you and the regulars here. What is your perspective? Bernard |
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"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message ... > In article >, says... > >>Or you should just quit speeding. ) > > As soon as speed limits are properly set, I will. In fact, at least > 85% of the population would then no longer be classified as speeders. > What would you then? I'll do the same thing I've always done.... stop people violating traffic law. Speeding isn't the only violation in the books. -- --- jaybird --- I am not the cause of your problems. My actions are the result of your actions. Your life is not my fault. |
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"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message ... > In article >, says... > >>Or you should just quit speeding. ) > > As soon as speed limits are properly set, I will. In fact, at least > 85% of the population would then no longer be classified as speeders. > What would you then? I'll do the same thing I've always done.... stop people violating traffic law. Speeding isn't the only violation in the books. -- --- jaybird --- I am not the cause of your problems. My actions are the result of your actions. Your life is not my fault. |
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"Bernard Farquart" > wrote in message news:l4UEd.11191$ig7.6580@trnddc04... > > "jaybird" > wrote in message > ... >> >> Or you should just quit speeding. ) >> >> -- >> --- >> jaybird > > > Jaybird, I an curious. Do you think that speeding is rare? I was mainly poking fun of Alex's nit-picking over a fraction of an inch of tire height. If a person is speeding, they're speeding no matter how many rabbits you can pull out of your hat in front of the judge. In my experience speeding in excess is rare. People going about 5 over the limit is not because that's what people think they can get away with. > > If you do not, why is that? Is it possible that speed limits are > not properly set, or is it that most (close to all) drivers are > miscreant lawbreakers with no regard for public good? I don't think it's either one. I think it's inherent in human nature to push limits. We see it everyday in everything we do. I've never been opposed to good drivers being allowed to drive at their skill level, but then I'm not the one who makes the laws. Unfortunately we're stuck with a lot of stupid people we have to compete with on the road. > > Really, I am serious since this is the basis for most of the > interaction between you and the regulars here. > What is your perspective? While I know that it isn't a popular opinion in here, I truly think that speed plays an important factor in vehicle collisions. I also think that people will push limits to the point they think they can get away with it. It is true that speed, in itself with no other factors present, does not kill. However, there are an infinite number of factors involved while driving a vehicle on our roadways. That's my view; flame away! (I'm predicting 5 to 10 responses just to start with). -- --- jaybird --- I am not the cause of your problems. My actions are the result of your actions. Your life is not my fault. |
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