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08-02-2009, 12:51 PM | #1 |
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Apparently the closure of two threads about Yaris Max Speeds has taught me a couple of facts...
1. A lot of posters here cannot read. I asked for opinions from posters where excessive speeds were legal, not from speed freaks who enjoy flirting with death. I made that clear to demarcate between my thread and first thread. 2. Our Moderators are too liberal with the thread lock and too conservative with making distinctions between illegality where they're sitting and around the rest of the world. I'm especially concerned with Canadian moderators and posters. Do you all think that the rest of the world's laws are similar to Canadian law? Ain't so. Gene |
08-02-2009, 01:16 PM | #2 |
i think after the past couple thread closures seems that everyone is thinking twice about what exactly they post. lol kinda funny.
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08-02-2009, 01:44 PM | #3 |
"The reality is that if you are speeding with other drivers around on a public road, you are involving all of them in potential danger"
Well on my thread, I forgot to mention it was 2am on an open highway with no cars in sight. Oh wells. I wish this site would allow street racing threads like every other messageboard out there. :P |
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08-02-2009, 01:58 PM | #4 |
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It's ironic - I won't go much above the speed limit because of deer, elderly drivers and self indulgent idiots who imagine that their SUV "protects them" and thus feel free to be reckless. Yet here I am taking the Management to task because they lock threads about high speed driving in places where it's legal. You'd think that such threads are considered an "enticement to speed". The enticement to speed comes from many sources aside Yarisworld. Gene |
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There are places in the world were driving fast on public roads is completely legal. Quote:
I have posted about the wonders of human evolution, which ignited a firestorm of race baiting, even though I thought it was a beautiful testament to the survival of a hardy people. Same with other posts. Quote:
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That is not the first time I've seen such stupidity from a police officer. A lot of police speed, run stop signs (with and without lights), and will even park alongside of the roads with the rear end of the car out in oncoming traffic. I've nearly been "pushed" into some of them by people in the left hand lane aside me. The only "weight" that a Police Officer's opinion carries is in Court. Aside that as a rule I don't take their skills very highly, especially the younger ones. Some of the older Police though have extremely good skills.... they do get better with experience. I'm not offended, Pavel and please don't be offended in turn. |
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There is a big difference between a "Non-Conformist" and doing what needs to be done. Quote:
I routinely "drive right" and will not pass someone without checking my rear view mirror as far out as I can see. If someone is coming up behind me I will get out of their way. I am constantly checking my mirrors and looking around me. Gene Last edited by GeneW; 08-02-2009 at 03:22 PM. |
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Since I don't want to risk their necks and mine passing them I try to get ahead of them early and often. Quote:
I sure don't want anyone to pull over. Keep on moving is my feeling about it. Last Friday I tried get around a Tri-Axle dump truck. They wouldn't yield but did ramp up the speed. They reached a fair velocity so I drifted back and rode with them. On Tuesday some dude in a Minivan wouldn't let me pass him, then I passed him, then after we passed through a known speed trap he passed me by coming up behind me until I yielded. He did a beautiful job of hauling ass so I drifted back and rode with him. I don't have to be the top dog, provided that I get where I'm going in a jiffy. Not recklessly but briskly. I've had people "slow down". My usual response is to back off, bide my time, pass and wave to them. Except one idiot in a Nissan who I no longer see, who enjoyed holding everyone back. He'd also "speed up" in passing zones to prevent any passing, then he'd slow up once the double yellow lines came back. I watched him do it repeatedly over a few months to different people including myself. I changed shifts and don't see him any more. Good riddance! Gene |
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08-02-2009, 02:38 PM | #13 |
this stuff is funny.. every has opinion and the "i think" but when it comes to it the man with the ability wins. oh well.. Fight the Power! lmao
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Gene, you could save us a few threads like this one by using the search function and just sticking to the rules. At one point, we were liberal enough to have questions like this answered publicly. They're still there. We are the way we are now for a good reason. If you don't understand please PM me and I would be happy to explain it. Thanks!
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If you were willing to listen to the dozen of us that say (from real experience) the Yaris is competitive at the track, you might reconsider your position. Will you?
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