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

[Shylo McKinsey]

Yeah, you're both right. I had just came over an
interchange, and I probably don't check them enough as
it is. And radar detectors aren't a stop-all. I just
got damned lucky yesterday. Have been driving a little
more conservative today, about 6 more hours and I
should be there. Thank god this cell phone can get
access to my laptop, or I'd be completely bored on
this excursion...

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX
--- Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
wrote:
> 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?"
> 
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