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Old 01-10-2004, 06:15 AM   #16
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i usually just drive what i think is safe for the road so if theres alot of traffic i do one speed if theres none ill go faster

on the way to my house its down 2 lane roads so 100mph isnt unheard of
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Old 01-10-2004, 12:32 PM   #17
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well, i just hope that one day this "tick" of mine goes away, i go out and say: don't do anything stupid, and ...bang... when i look at the gauges..120km/h, on city, its something really stupid, i mean i have been driving like 1.5 years ago, so is not that much, and a friend of mine already got a car accident, i haven't yet...(thanx god), and i hope that never happen to me...
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Old 01-10-2004, 12:50 PM   #18
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Unfortunately, Speed Limits mean nothing to me. I always drive as fast as I can. A lot of time the fastest that I can drive is only 50-60 kph and thats ok. If I am in traffic or if there are others in the car, naturally I can't go fast because of all of our safety. But when they are gone and there is no traffic just watch me fly.

PS. My last ticket for being stupid was 41 mph over the limit in my bosses car. :cry:
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Old 01-10-2004, 01:07 PM   #19
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with all the illegal aliens, senior citizens, and soccer mom SUVs in los angeles, I would be lucky if my average is 20 mph.
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Old 01-10-2004, 01:35 PM   #20
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I follow the speed limits, for few reasons. If I drive it's never my car.

Back home in Ukraine the highway speed limit is 120km, but there are speed limit free stretches of long long straight stretches of road, and there my dad used to do in the 140-160 range.
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Old 01-10-2004, 02:02 PM   #21
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I drive 10 KM/H - 15KM/H over on city roads which is around what most people will drive, so this really causes no problems because cops can't pull everyone over.

On the highway everyone will drive around 120 in the fast lane so cops generally leave you alone in your doing 115 or less.( speed limit 100 KM/H) It really depends on the highway though - highways that travel to downtown Toronto tend to be busier and people get used to driving slower even when the road is clear. However, if your heading away from the city ( doing the 1-2 hours commute that some people do everyday) the speed that people drive is alot faster because everyone is in a hurry to get home. On these highways I tend to drive 120 to 125, but even at that speed someone will fly up your ass at 145 and start flashing their highbeams at you.
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Old 01-10-2004, 04:14 PM   #22
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in the highway i drive around 80... dont have to look for cops either just find a car, and stay on his ass and keep following him untill he slows down, i slow down
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Old 01-10-2004, 05:16 PM   #23
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i ussually go 10-20mph over the posted speed limit... i have a radar detecter so i dont ussually worry to much about cop trouble
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Old 01-10-2004, 05:18 PM   #24
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5 miles above speed limit on city streets on highway depends if CHP is around, cuz ill go 80 if i have to pass some one but then ill slow back down to 67-72 mph.
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Old 01-10-2004, 05:29 PM   #25
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my average speed (according to the onboard computer)
= 37 mph (56 Km/h) :roll:
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Old 01-10-2004, 07:10 PM   #26
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it all depends,if im stickin around my town its average of about 30mph,no straights really in my town,nice bends in some places.
but if goin out to othe rplaces,there are longer roads,and i really only go above 60 when on the national speed limit roads as thats were they are usual open and better to do a bit more speed.
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Old 01-10-2004, 07:23 PM   #27
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dipend that conditions ,avarage is 80/100 km/h
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Old 01-10-2004, 09:46 PM   #28
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Well, I just got a fast car. And I am too young, and I'm an asshole. I really hope I can stop being an asshole. Cause my average speed going on a car trip today was 80 or 85. But in stretches it was around 90 or 100. And for a few brief stretches, 130+ (mph, not k/m and hour... to clarify). ops:
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Old 01-10-2004, 09:57 PM   #29
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130 mph = 209 kmh

That's serious speed on public roads.
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Old 01-10-2004, 09:59 PM   #30
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When I was going to High School I would hit 95 on an average day
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