I found myself on the wrong side of flashing blue lights in my Blue Fit last night... 53mph in a 35 going downhill on a steep bridge. $128 and traffic school to get the points off my license.

Can't complain though; if he got me at 53 that means he missed me at 65 Won't be doing that again though...

These little cars will really move! Don't let it happen to you, but post if it does!

 

First, and last, time this has ever been said about a stock Honda Fit.

 

Lol here in Chicago there are speed cameras and redlight cameras. Well I was driving 39 in a 30 and the speed camera infront of me flashed! I'm like FUCK YOU CHICAGO! I just bought this car no plates on the front yet =D

 

LOL!

There aren't any red light cameras in my town yet, but I have seen a few of those unmanned, mail-you-a-ticket vans on the roadsides. This was just a speed trap though. The cop was really young, probably a rookie, and had to get his quota. He actually wrote me in the +9 bracket which cut it down from $257!

 

how do they compare power wise to a ge? i know its only got a few more horse but im hoping the new trans and new engine make for a broader/stronger powerband

 

He may be a rookie, but he was smart enough to know that you'd be less likely to contest a ticket if the fine was comparably low. That's why he wrote you up for a lower speed. Cops don't like to go to court either!

I don't think I'd be bragging about going 65 in a 35, (on a bridge yet!) on a public forum.

 

I wasn't bragging. I was telling the truth and emphasizing that I deserved every dollar of that ticket. I DO appreciate the judgement though.

 

HAHAHAHA

 

Not sure why people feel badass for breaking the law. Speeding either indicates you A) Don't care about being a law-abiding citizen or B) Need to work on your driving skills

As for me, I will continue following speed limits so as to not add unnecessary damage or injury in the case of an accident. Because, you know.. I care about people.

 

10char

 

A high horse that tall is not necessary.

OP was overdoing it, yes. But are you really going to say you NEVER break the speed limit? Or that because you speed you can't drive?

Many Formula One drivers have been nabbed for speeding. Welp, I should probably replace them with my standard speed being under the speed limit showcasing my skills as paramount above all others.

 

I only posted because it was on my mind this morning and related to the car that we all freaking drive. It is also the first speeding ticket I've ever gotten after 10 years of driving.

Was it excessive? Absolutely. Did I claim feeling badass or brag?! Not even for a second! I even said I wouldn't do it again because I know it was stupid. I was merely making light of a poor decision I made, thinking maybe other people driving an identical vehicle would have their own stories to share.

Everyone assumes they know something. It is a small bridge near my house on a well lit country road with 5 houses on it. It was absolutely empty. I was over-zealous in my 2 week old car and got caught in a known speed trap (it drops off from 55 to 35 for a half mile before going back to 55, so that cops can write tickets). It was hardly reckless.

If you didn't have anything to contribute and just wanted to judge somebody on the internet, you are the bigger asshole in this thread. Really! Such self-righteousness for a Friday, no? Take that crap over to the comments on Fox News.com.

 

wow, take a xanax

 

That's right. Only times I have issues is because I'm not the best at maintaining a speed in hilly areas, i.e. I need to work on my driving skills.

I didn't say that, I said if you speed it's either for the reason that you don't care OR if you do care, you need to work on your driving skills. Most people, including myself, could be better drivers. That is all.

 

Sorry if I misunderstood. My comment was not directly solely at you, but your comment set me off since speeders/tailgaters really get under my skin! Always with somewhere to be that is more important than the lives of the people on the road around them. Also, your rofl emoticon after mentioning he didn't catch you at an even higher speed just rubbed me the wrong way. But again, maybe I just read it with too much attitude.

 

I on the most part, I really agree with you. For years I put on a lot of miles and did weekly long road trips in all kinds of weather on my motorcycle. I read just about every safety motorcycle riding book out there. Many of those safety rules apply to car driving.

But, at times, "speeding" was safer than staying with a pack of cars around me. "Speeding" allowed me to pass with seeing what was in front of me vs going slower and cars coming up on me from behind. I do the same thing today in a car, if I see that speeding it up to get out of a potential mess is safer, then I don't care much about staying strictly to the speed limit.

That being said, I am for keeping to the speed limits (at least close enough). "..it happens."

Speeding in general yields more accidents. And I'm sure they all say, "But I am an experienced driver who can handle it."
Speed and accident risk

 

For me it would be because I don't care. i'm chaotic good.

 

That's not necessarily true.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve
The majority of accidents are caused by people going below the speed limit.

"Q. Isn't slower always safer?
A. No, federal and state studies have consistently shown that the drivers most likely to get into accidents in traffic are those traveling significantly below the average speed. According to research, those driving 10 mph slower than the prevailing speed are more likely to be involved in an accident. That means that if the average speed on an interstate is 70 mph, the person traveling at 60 mph is more likely to be involved in an accident than someone going 70 or even 80 mph."

 

I don't disagree with you there. Slow drivers are a pain, too. The article I posted agrees that slower is worse but it depends who did the study as quoted below.

"They found the both the faster driver and the slower driver had a higher risk of being involved in an accident. This was known as the U-curve speed-accident relationship. More recent studies, mainly conducted in Australia [36] and Great Britain [58] also found a higher accident risk for the faster driver. However, they did not find evidence for a higher accident risk for the slower driver. As an example, the results of the Australian studies:"

 

Assuming that the average speed of traffic was 5 MPH faster than the posted speed of 35, the difference between 40 and 65 would be 25MPH.

The article cited this curve:



25MPH over the average speed is way over at the right end of the curve. This means that, in the case of the OP the danger of accident increases 10 times, from 1 per million vehicle miles to 10 per million vehicle miles.

Combine this with the fact that higher speeds produce much more severe accidents and you'll see that both the chance of being in an accident and the chance of being killed or injured in that accident go way up when traveling markedly faster than traffic.