Speed Limiter?
08-26-2004, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by inFiniTE LooP
...ok, i dont really understand what you were saying in this post. i already stated that the speed limiter is from the US. but the upper limit of which is 155, if it is below that it is normally due to the tire rating...please clarify in what you were adding.
08-26-2004, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mctwin2kman
That even though we have Z-Rated tires the limit is still 130 or 135 whatever one it is, since the US and Damler-Benz had an agreement as stated in so many other threads I have read! The AMG models get the 155 limit, that was all I was saying! You may say that I was trying to clarify your statement!
08-26-2004, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wingless
Thank goodness you've never made a typographical error. When people like me make you sick, do you then go out and drive like an idiot, or does that happen naturally?
At some point a traffic violation changes from a civil to a criminal offence. A clear example is DWI or vehicular homicide. In Rhode Island, another example is reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor for the first offence and a felony for the second.
What about when you've been a witness against yourself, to the whole world? When your words define the crime AND you've been considerate enough to add supplemental images and video.
At some point a traffic violation changes from a civil to a criminal offence. A clear example is DWI or vehicular homicide. In Rhode Island, another example is reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor for the first offence and a felony for the second.
What about when you've been a witness against yourself, to the whole world? When your words define the crime AND you've been considerate enough to add supplemental images and video.
08-26-2004, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mctwin2kman
While I am no lawyer or police officer I do believe you can not incriminate yourself.
08-27-2004, 09:08 AM
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2003 C230K Sport Coupe, 1986 190E 2.3
Originally Posted by wingless
It may be that you are not REQUIRED to incriminate yourself. There are not intelligence requirements that would preclude one from incriminating oneself.
On a lighter note, I have gotten a lot of tickets in life and done some stupid **** in my day but never once got a reckless driving one or anything worse than a normal ticket!!! Of course I have not been cited in over 6 years now!!! Knock on Wood!!!!!
08-27-2004, 10:16 PM
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say what
Originally Posted by nicedeboy
Speeds are the number one killers on our highways.
08-27-2004, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike T.
This from someone with a C55 AMG?!?!?!
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09-24-2004, 10:04 AM
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The Man decided to pull me over because I was driving better than he.
An unmarked trooper was obstructing traffic with a rolling road block. He was paying so much attention to my advancement that he neglected to notice that his lane was coming to a stop for people waiting to turn left.
He had to put on his lights to break out of the stopped traffic and then blow through a red light to get me.
The explanation was that I was driving aggressively. I didn’t argue, as I knew the definition of aggressive driving in Rhode Island, but this was Massachusetts. The trooper settled on fabricating an unsafe lane change charge for the ticket and sent me on my way with a $20 charge.
An unmarked trooper was obstructing traffic with a rolling road block. He was paying so much attention to my advancement that he neglected to notice that his lane was coming to a stop for people waiting to turn left.
He had to put on his lights to break out of the stopped traffic and then blow through a red light to get me.
The explanation was that I was driving aggressively. I didn’t argue, as I knew the definition of aggressive driving in Rhode Island, but this was Massachusetts. The trooper settled on fabricating an unsafe lane change charge for the ticket and sent me on my way with a $20 charge.
09-24-2004, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by wingless
The Man decided to pull me over because I was driving better than he.
).How do they do that? OWN3D
09-24-2004, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by tyro
Aren't you glad you were arguing with me re: criminal v. civil penalties???
Originally Posted by wingless
In Rhode Island, another example is reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor for the first offence and a felony for the second..
Originally Posted by tyro
Thats ridiculous. ****, thats funny I AM an attorney and reckless, by itself, is never a criminal offense but is a mere violation of the motor vehicle code. Penalties go towards your license, not your freedom. Do you have any idea how serious a "felony" really is?
Summary offense
Misdemeanor (of various degrees)
Felony (of various degrees) = deep doo doo
Summary offense
Misdemeanor (of various degrees)
Felony (of various degrees) = deep doo doo
Originally Posted by wingless
Here is the statute link.
Originally Posted by wingless
Another perspective is that bad driving is the major hazard endangering motorists. From the large number of miles I accumulate each year, I would rank the bad driving as follows: obstructing the passing lane; cellular telephone usage; absence of attention to driving; tailgating; poor lane control; speeds in excess of conditions and driving while impaired.
Changing from no enforcement of laws, for the first three hazards, to strict enforcement, would have a significant improvement of the problems we all endure on a daily basis. I have witnessed a state trooper tailgating, swerving and cursing a lane obstructer, instead of issuing a much deserved moving violation. Until that attitude changes, there will never be the next significant step in highway safety improvement.
Changing from no enforcement of laws, for the first three hazards, to strict enforcement, would have a significant improvement of the problems we all endure on a daily basis. I have witnessed a state trooper tailgating, swerving and cursing a lane obstructer, instead of issuing a much deserved moving violation. Until that attitude changes, there will never be the next significant step in highway safety improvement.
