[Shotimes] Slighty OT-Have you hugged your SDHP today?

[Carl Prochilo]

Shylo,  Don gave you advice about checking your mirrors more often.  I'll
mention to not put your faith entirely in a radar detector.  Troopers and
even city police have an easy way of defeating them by using "instant on"
mode.  The worst situation for this is if you're driving without any cars
near you.   It's extremely easy to get painted as you come around a turn or
over a hill.  The last time this happened to me was in western Mass.  They
like to put a stationary setup where one guy will detect your speed and then
they'll radio ahead to other officers that will pull over the offenders.  In
this situation, the radar detector's only use is to let you know you've been
nailed.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Shylo McKinsey said:
> Don is right...MT was the last state to have a
> "Reasonable and Prudent" Law. It was fun while it
> lasted, but now the speed limit is set at 75. Usually
> I'm ok at 80-85, but I wouldn't push it too much
> faster than that without a fuzzbuster... Anyone on
> the list with a Gen 2 Midnight Blue get pulled over
> today in Indiana??? Poor sap...
>
> Shylo (Almost in KY) McKinsey
>
> '91 White MTX
>
>> --- Adam Parrott <parrotta@usa.net> wrote:
>> > I stand corrected, then.  Maybe he was just lucky.
>>
>> > ;)
>> >
>> > Adam
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
>> > To: "Adam Parrott" <parrotta@usa.net>
>> > Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 1:27 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Slighty OT-Have you hugged
>> > your SDHP today?
>> >
>> >
>> > Adam,
>> >
>> > This isn't true anymore.  Some western states had
>> an
>> > unwritten motto that 100 or less during the day in
>> > light or
>> > no traffic was OK, but I think Montana was the
>> last
>> > state
>> > that would do that.  The US government put a stop
>> to
>> > that,
>> > and now they have a regular speed limit.  The
>> police
>> > still
>> > might give you a pass, but magazine testers that
>> > went to
>> > that "last free" state, said that they got pulled
>> > over
>> > regularly and cited for above 100.  At night, the
>> > limit
>> > drops quite a bit and was not open for many many
>> > years.
>> >
>> > The highest posted speed limit in the US is now
>> 75.
>> >
>> > See this site:
>> >
>> >
>>
> http://www.hwysafety.org/safety_facts/state_laws/speed_limit_laws.htm
>> >
>> > Don Mallinson
>> >
>> > Adam Parrott wrote:
>> >
>> > > Don,
>> > >
>> > > You are aware that some northen states (I
>> believe
>> > ND and SD in this
>> > > instance) have no "official" speed limit for
>> roads
>> > like interstate
>> > > highways, etc.?  I worked with a guy who was
>> from
>> > SD, and IIRC he told me
>> > > that there were no speed limits up there.  So
>> long
>> > as you kept it under a
>> > > buck you were generally left alone, he said.
>> > Above that, and you might
>> > > get pull over for a "warning" or something
>> > similar.
>> > >
>> > > Adam
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
>> > > To: "TaurusSHO" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> > > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 9:41 AM
>> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Slighty OT-Have you
>> hugged
>> > your SDHP today?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Shylo,
>> > >
>> > > They were pacing you, thus no radar hit.
>> > >
>> > > You gotta check your mirrors more often, even in
>> > boring
>> > > territory!
>> > >
>> > > SD bad scenery?  I guess some portions of it do,
>> > but get
>> > > around the Black Hills and it is some of the
>> > prettiest
>> > > scenery in the world.
>> > >
>> > > You also gotta get off the interstate once in a
>> > while!
>> > >
>> > > :)
>> > >
>> > > Glad you got a pass.  They probably weren't
>> > kidding about
>> > > you not getting off so easy in the next state!
>> > >
>> > > Don Mallinson
>> > >
>> > > Shylo McKinsey wrote:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >>So, as I'm flying across South Dakota today on
>> > I90,
>> > >>keeping it around 90...I notice a car beside me.
>> > South
>> > >>Dakota Highway Patrol or State Police or
>> whatever
>> > they
>> > >>call it. He waves, smiles, and pulls in front of
>> > me.
>> > >>Another one comes up, kinda motions me to
>> > pullover. At
>> > >>this time some things are going through my head.
>> I
>> > was
>> > >>checkin my mirrors, the fuzzbuster didn't go
>> > off...
>> > >>where the hell had these guys come from??? I get
>> > over
>> > >>and two of them walk back to my car. "Damn,
>> didn't
>> > >>know a POS SHO could do 90." While adding other
>> > mis.
>> > >>additives and insults and whatnot...The other
>> one
>> > >>thinks this is funny, and starts laughing. So I
>> > ask
>> > >>the dumb question "Is there a problem Officer?"
>> > The
>> > >>first one just says "You're ok till ya hit the
>> > border.
>> > >>They get in their cruisers, and head off. Guess
>> I
>> > got
>> > >>lucky today...
>> > >>
>> > >>Shylo (SD & MN scenery sucks) McKinsey
>> > >>
>> > >>'91 White MTX
>> > >>
>> > >>__________________________________
>> > >>Do you Yahoo!?
>> > >>Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus"
>> > Sweepstakes
>> >
>> >>http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
>> > >>_______________________________________________
>> > >>Shotimes mailing list
>> > >>Shotimes@autox.team.net
>> > >>http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Shotimes mailing list
>> > Shotimes@autox.team.net
>> > http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
>>
>>
>> __________________________________
>> Do you Yahoo!?
>> Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus"
>> Sweepstakes
>> http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
>>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes
> http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
> _______________________________________________
> Shotimes mailing list
> Shotimes@autox.team.net
> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes