EP-40 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 38 minutes ago, Dazzle said: You're still driving like an idiot. Like I said, if you want to push your car a bit more, take it on the track. Nobody wants to get into accident because you &^@#ed up because of speed. There are zero good reasons for you to be "excessive" with your speed. If you're a bit over the speed limit, okay. It's not great, but okay. Excessive is something else. I'm not saying you're an idiot, but you're an idiot if you think this is acceptable under any circumstances, city or not. Speed limits are an arbitrary number that were last altered due to a gas shortage in the 70's. Vehicles are far superior now a days. The most accidents are caused by the people too afraid of their car to go the speed limit, people who shouldnt be driving to begin with. The speed limits in some places are unlimited and there are very few crashes there because they actually teach their populace how to &^@#ing drive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted October 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, EP-40 said: Speed limits are an arbitrary number that were last altered due to a gas shortage in the 70's. Vehicles are far superior now a days. The most accidents are caused by the people too afraid of their car to go the speed limit, people who shouldnt be driving to begin with. The speed limits in some places are unlimited and there are very few crashes there because they actually teach their populace how to &^@#ing drive. but thats not here. So slow down. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionized27 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, gurn said: This bit gets me every time I see it "accidents have speed noted "as a factor" Has anybody, anywhere, at any time, ever seen an accident that involved two stationary vehicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EP-40 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 33 minutes ago, Lionized27 said: My cars have been hit 14 times while parked in the last 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said: I was trying to deflect. Buddy is hooped. Well op sorry about your luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionized27 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 24 minutes ago, EP-40 said: My cars have been hit 14 times while parked in the last 5 years. Only one of those objects was stationary. If your parked car struck another stationary object (the curb, a sign, another parked car) there'd be an argument. Maybe if the guy driving the car was speeding he'd strike more stationary objects? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 24 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: Well op sorry about your luck. I also don't want to help him, so there's that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: I also don't want to help him, so there's that. I do believe in tough love myself. But I thought if you challenged it you keep your license until you're found guilty but I certainly could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, EP-40 said: Speed limits are an arbitrary number that were last altered due to a gas shortage in the 70's. Vehicles are far superior now a days. The most accidents are caused by the people too afraid of their car to go the speed limit, people who shouldnt be driving to begin with. The speed limits in some places are unlimited and there are very few crashes there because they actually teach their populace how to &^@#ing drive. I've seen some pretty dumb accidents which both involve speed and lack of speed. The common denominator is common sense which is apparently not that common. Why for example would people drive so fast in snowy conditions? Like that is so dumb. You see these nasty pileups because people don't expect to stop so soon - and they skid. Also, why would you tailgate someone? It's stupid. The only message you are sending is that you're a douche on the road. Adding speed to the equation is not the answer. Education is. I still fail to see your logic. I have no accidents by the way, and no tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Dazzle said: I've seen some pretty dumb accidents which both involve speed and lack of speed. The common denominator is common sense which is apparently not that common. Why for example would people drive so fast in snowy conditions? Like that is so dumb. You see these nasty pileups because people don't expect to stop so soon - and they skid. Also, why would you tailgate someone? It's stupid. The only message you are sending is that you're a douche on the road. Adding speed to the equation is not the answer. Education is. I still fail to see your logic. I have no accidents by the way, and no tickets. Is driving a right or a privilege? Maybe it’s too easy to get a license, and too difficult to have it taken away? Driving is an important part of our economy. The secondary industry associated with vehicles is massive. Pretty much a large part our economy is tied to a large number of bad drivers staying on the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 30 minutes ago, Alflives said: Is driving a right or a privilege? Maybe it’s too easy to get a license, and too difficult to have it taken away? Driving is an important part of our economy. The secondary industry associated with vehicles is massive. Pretty much a large part our economy is tied to a large number of bad drivers staying on the road. I thought it was difficult to get a license, mostly because I was so nervous about screwing up. I think in hindsight, this made me more cautious about how I was driving. I love cars as much as any fan out there, particularly as you drive fast. People like that guy who drove at 140+ km/h in the city needs to get his balls ripped off of him. The fact that he got into a SECOND accident really could've been prevented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free-Unit Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 22 hours ago, SabreFan1 said: So it's a voluntary thing to keep his rates low? I know truckers in Ontario and I think 1 other province have to put on governors that limit their speed to highway limits. If you're talking semis they are all generally governed to point. It isn't so much because of speed limits it's actually more because of tires and load rating. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Just now, Free-Unit said: If you're talking semis they are all generally governed to point. It isn't so much because of speed limits it's actually more because of tires and load rating. Why should and vehicle be able to go faster ( yeh Flames got scored on ha ha ha losers) than the top speed limit in the region it’s sold? I think puts here is 120, so no car should really need to go any faster than that, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Dazzle said: I've seen some pretty dumb accidents which both involve speed and lack of speed. The common denominator is common sense which is apparently not that common. Why for example would people drive so fast in snowy conditions? Like that is so dumb. You see these nasty pileups because people don't expect to stop so soon - and they skid. Also, why would you tailgate someone? It's stupid. The only message you are sending is that you're a douche on the road. Adding speed to the equation is not the answer. Education is. I still fail to see your logic. I have no accidents by the way, and no tickets. Well when that douche is in the left hand lane on the highway and not passing anyone they deserve to be tailgated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Well when that douche is in the left hand lane on the highway and not passing anyone they deserve to be tailgated. And pushed off the road. Inevitably it’s an Alberta plate. Edited October 14, 2019 by Alflives 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free-Unit Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Why should and vehicle be able to go faster ( yeh Flames got scored on ha ha ha losers) than the top speed limit in the region it’s sold? I think puts here is 120, so no car should really need to go any faster than that, right? That's a different discussion. What I was saying is for the most part you don't want to do certain speeds in semis, especially depends on the weight of loads on the drive tires. A good way to lose a tire is doing 110+ on a fully loaded semi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoH Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 They say you shouldn’t be distracts by your phone and whatnot. But have you seen seen what kind of buttons and touchscreen options cars have these days??!!!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirty Niner Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) So since nobody knows I'll update with what happens. I was caught driving like a douchebag. I don't want or deserve sympathy. I feel bad about the situation but it's too late. I'll pay the ticket, accept what is handed down and move forward with better understanding of my actions and the consequences. Edited October 14, 2019 by Thirty Niner 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Well when that douche is in the left hand lane on the highway and not passing anyone they deserve to be tailgated. Tailgating means you are opening yourself to a rear ended collision. It's your fault in an accident, you know, for not allowing gap control. Stuff like this trumps the belief that ppl in the left hand lane should go faster than ppl in the right lane. If they are in fact slow, give them a honk at a distance at least. Tailgating is just dumb AF. If he slams the breaks to 'get back at you', it's an auto loss for you unless there's a witness. Edited October 14, 2019 by Dazzle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Dazzle said: Tailgating means you are opening yourself to a rear ended collision. It's your fault in an accident, you know, for not allowing gap control. Stuff like this trumps the belief that ppl in the left hand lane should go faster than ppl in the right lane. If they are in fact slow, give them a honk at a distance at least. Tailgating is just dumb AF. If he slams the breaks to 'get back at you', it's an auto loss for you unless there's a witness. That guy says they deserve to be tailgated and surely he's the one whining loudest about icbc rates. You're the problem, not the person going too slow for you. Lol 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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