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08-08-2005, 09:31 PM
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Talk about luck.....
So I was driving home from my girlfriends house today on Alligator Alley in FL. I was cruisin in the WRX for about 20-25 minutes hauling ASS behing this white Chevrolet commercial truck. We were truckin doing about 80-85 ok, not hauling ass but we were movin
 ...the limit is Min. 40 Max. 70. So we are movin, I am behind him about 8-9 car lengths...enough for me to stop.....all the sudden on the right side on the shoulder are no joke, 9 FHP and an unmarked Mercury Maurader. Allow me to give you guys a background on my car versus a plain white truck. My car is PURPLE with 5 different color pearls and a silver metallic. Okay, this is Vibrant to say the least. Its a 2002-03 model year with a 04-05 STi front clip..scoop and all, lowered with a 3 inch exhaust, headers back...and they don't even touch me! Was this just because I happened to be behind the truck? I don't get it...I get hassled all the time just because its a Subaru WRX, even when the car was silver and bone stock. Any thoughts. Just curious. -Chris 
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08-08-2005, 10:01 PM
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Re: Talk about luck.....
perhaps they were busy maybe ha bigger fish to fry. andf 85 considered fast huh? u must not take the REX out for much fun
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08-08-2005, 10:10 PM
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Re: Talk about luck.....
Yeah, my grandmother and her sisters do 80-85 on the highway.
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08-08-2005, 10:30 PM
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Its called going with the flow. ie, if you're speeding to go with the speed of everyone else which means you dont hold up traffic, which going the speed limit would do. Happens to me all the time.
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08-08-2005, 10:50 PM
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Re: Talk about luck.....
Sidewayz- No, 85 is not hauling ass...but I cant afford any more tickets. Getting thrown out of my car and into a squad car once, which did in fact happen to me is enough to keep my speed limited. And yes I have maxed out my speedo many times. And yes I probably have received more tickets than your age! lol
-Chris
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08-08-2005, 10:56 PM
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Re: Talk about luck.....
I crested the hill south of Denver one time at 100 mph(limit:65), and just as I hit the top I see a CHP car with a radar gun aimed right at me. Holy crap. He didn't move an inch. All of the traffic was moving along at about 90-100, so I figured he was just waiting for someone moving at an unbelievable pace. I sure did feel lucky that day.
P.S. Why did you post the minimum speed? 
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08-09-2005, 12:42 AM
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oh wait... I think I get it... my bad.... your luck... Maybe you just got really lucky. I mean, with 9 FHP's there all trying to catch speeders with their 9 radar guns you're lucky they missed you. The odds gotta be like 1:6. That's unbelieveable.
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08-09-2005, 12:44 AM
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20+ tickets is impressive and also makes u a dumbass. congrats on that
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08-09-2005, 10:22 AM
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  Cool stuff, Rick!! Whenever we go to Florida, at least 3 times a year, we usually just follow the flow of traffic which seems to be around 80-85 m.p.h.; Don't try that crap here in lame-assed Ohio though!  There's a cop every 3 feet it seems! 
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08-09-2005, 10:28 AM
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I was doing 110~115 mph one time on I-90 (60 limit), and just as I'm coming up over a hill, there's a WASP (WA State Patrol) on the right, sitting on an on-ramp, tagging people with RADAR. Instantly, my radar detector goes apeshit, and I jam on the brakes to slow down as quickly as possible (quickly slow down... weird). The great thing about this whole incident is that JUST as I am cresting this hill, I am passing a huge semi on the left, and it worked out that at every point in time, the semi was directly between me and the fuzz, and he didn't pick me up.
I don't know if the WASP even saw my car at all. I always envision him looking at his radar and seeing 113mph, then looking up and seeing only a semi doing 60 and deciding that maybe it's time to calibrate the radar... I'm sure he just saw the semi's speed, but still, that would be pretty damn funny. Needless to say, though, I did the speed limit the rest of the trip.
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08-09-2005, 12:39 PM
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Re: Talk about luck.....
85 is not fast. I do 90 in 70 all the time ni my Escort. Haven't been hit for speeding yet. If your going with the flow of traffic, then cops not pulling you over isn't lucky, it's normal. 20+ tickets is fucking stupid, any way you look at it.
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08-09-2005, 01:07 PM
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Re: Talk about luck.....
I drove 1400+ miles to Philly and back a few months ago, i averaged about 85-90 the whole way.
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08-09-2005, 01:47 PM
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Re: Talk about luck.....
I didn't say 20+ "speeding tickets" now did I? LOL. yes, this thread is wrapped around speeding, and yes most of you implied speeding cuz of it, but no...I'm not that stupid. lol. Anyways 85 isnt fast...I just felt lucky thats all becuae of the sound and appearence of my vehicle. My chances of getting pulled over were very likely.
-Chris
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