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51. Obeying traffic laws? How hard is it? Depends what color you are.

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 02:05 PM

Aug 2015

If you are white, you can pretty much disobey many laws as long as you dont stretch it too far.

If you are black, you cant break a single law.

You cant change lanes without using your blinker.

Hell, as a pedestrian you cant even jaywalk.

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Obeying traffic laws? How hard is it? [View all] MineralMan Aug 2015 OP

People drive at the speed that is comfortable for them. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #1

No. I've timed my car at 60 using mile markers. MineralMan Aug 2015 #2

I doubt that. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #5

You do? Every car I've ever owned, I've timed at 60 MPH MineralMan Aug 2015 #7

Yep, I still do. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #12

Yes, the diameter of the tire changes with wear. MineralMan Aug 2015 #16

I still have my doubts. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #22

My watch has a stop function. MineralMan Aug 2015 #29

*cough*. Nerds! Calista241 Aug 2015 #57

I'm a proud nerdish geek. MineralMan Aug 2015 #61

You're missing an important detail in your 'discussion' with NutmegYankee Atman Aug 2015 #82

A digital speedometer is not 100% accurate either even through a VSS. You should read how they're MillennialDem Aug 2015 #100

The tachometer gets the signal from a separate sensor. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #127

You're right. But the point still ultimately stands. You can only estimate (not exact) speed off the MillennialDem Aug 2015 #134

I agree. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #135

That doesn't account for the 10, 20 or 30 mph difference I see daily Orrex Aug 2015 #43

I have 4 cars and all are spot on at highways speeds with my GPS Major Nikon Aug 2015 #98

I think the more likely answer is that the majority of drivers were doing 10 above the speed limit. pnwmom Aug 2015 #108

In Vegas 10 mph over is the norm. joshcryer Aug 2015 #112

Cause if they use them someone might speed up to stop them. pnwmom Aug 2015 #115

Never in my life encountered worst drivers. joshcryer Aug 2015 #117

Are you visiting or living there? pnwmom Aug 2015 #118

Extended visit. joshcryer Aug 2015 #120

Lawns: why can't the kids get off them? Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #3

That's funny! DawgHouse Aug 2015 #10

The neighborhood kids are welcome to play on my lawn, MineralMan Aug 2015 #13

lol pintobean Aug 2015 #36

Now add looking at a stopwatch and not the road and we have a real menace to traffic. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #52

I don't look at the stopwatch while driving. MineralMan Aug 2015 #70

ME FIRST! TIME IS MONEY! OUTTA MY WAY, GRANDPA! Warpy Aug 2015 #4

I drive the speed limit, when it is safe to do so. MineralMan Aug 2015 #11

At least you have the common sense to drive in the right lane. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #6

I always use the right lane on two-lane highways, MineralMan Aug 2015 #8

Come drive down some of our interstates madokie Aug 2015 #122

I drive all the time. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2015 #9

I work hard to keep an appropriate distance MineralMan Aug 2015 #17

When I get on a tollway or expressway...... WillowTree Aug 2015 #38

Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #91

What the Hell are you talking about?! Did you even read the whole post, or only the last paragraph? WillowTree Aug 2015 #92

Why are you assuming that the tailgaters can always pass him? If the roads are crowded, people often follow pnwmom Aug 2015 #119

Me too. cwydro Aug 2015 #47

I hate tailgaters. I stay to the right. I drive the limit. I leave plenty LibDemAlways Aug 2015 #103

I have said for a long time there's no such thing as a speed limit in NC. mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #14

Traffic signals. So many people in Minnesota blow through MineralMan Aug 2015 #19

Oh, the texting. Scares the crap out of me. Our local Town of Chapel Hill mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #26

I know someone who once got a speeding ticket for 30 in a 35 zone. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #15

I just came back from St. Martin Lurker Deluxe Aug 2015 #18

Sounds crazy. MineralMan Aug 2015 #20

I drove there once, fun times. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #30

It was fun Lurker Deluxe Aug 2015 #34

You should write one of those "Random Thoughts" columns in the weekly shopper ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #21

I see very few State Troopers on our local Interstates. MineralMan Aug 2015 #25

Traffic is so bad in SoCal now you really don't have to worry about speeding unless it's midnight! mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #31

I've lived in LA for over 50 years. Got my LibDemAlways Aug 2015 #105

In the early 80's I lived in Woodland Hills and worked in Hollywood. mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #109

I have a friend who lives in Calabasas and works at LibDemAlways Aug 2015 #128

I used to work at Children's! mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #139

She's an RN. Started out there about 8 years ago in LibDemAlways Aug 2015 #140

OMG. mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #141

My friend no doubt knows her. Small world, LibDemAlways Aug 2015 #142

Try I-15 from Corona to San Diego... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #95

I tried driving California 38 from Mentone to Big Bear Lake once Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #106

Most drivers drive 5 to 10 mph over the posted... Whiskeytide Aug 2015 #23

Because sometimes you just have to give somebody the phone and punch it snooper2 Aug 2015 #24

Good golly! narnian60 Aug 2015 #37

OMG that was stupid! Glassunion Aug 2015 #46

Check it out after the new Ford racing exhaust snooper2 Aug 2015 #48

I don't find that kind of crap funny at all. MineralMan Aug 2015 #56

You have to catch the cars to crush them - it would also encourage more people running from the MillennialDem Aug 2015 #102

Ever notice how backed up traffic gets when there's a cop leading? ileus Aug 2015 #27

It backs up because people slow down Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #65

No, it is the volume of traffic. Atman Aug 2015 #84

I noticed that. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #125

I've seen people pass the cop steve2470 Aug 2015 #78

I've done it pintobean Aug 2015 #79

yea you're definitely safe then nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #80

I don't know anymore. pintobean Aug 2015 #83

I saw someone pass the cop last year. He used the deceleration/acceleration lane to do it. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #85

Glad you're staying right and not playing hall monitor in the left lane. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #28

Must not be from Ohio. ileus Aug 2015 #76

I usually go 5-10 over. marmar Aug 2015 #32

Me, too. I disdain overly cautious and timid drivers but... randome Aug 2015 #35

Eh, I'm a fan of speed control. joshcryer Aug 2015 #113

They also don't realize that the faster they go Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #33

They don't care about that, actually. MineralMan Aug 2015 #50

i drive an older kia--a sephia or is it a kia syphilis??? i forget. consider the instruments their dembotoz Aug 2015 #129

Cue George Carlin.... GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #39

Well, his joke depends on a failure of logic. Orrex Aug 2015 #44

I usually go a little over the limit out on the open road. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #40

Think of it as civil disobedience. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #41

What? Driving the speed limit in the right lane? MineralMan Aug 2015 #69

A Meditation On The Speed Limit Make7 Aug 2015 #42

I wouldn't do that, frankly. MineralMan Aug 2015 #68

this is the Age KT2000 Aug 2015 #45

Lots of four way stops in residential neighborhoods in St. Paul. MineralMan Aug 2015 #64

Yes - I've become KT2000 Aug 2015 #88

How far away does your friend live? Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #49

I'm in St. Paul. My friend lives in Prior Lake. MineralMan Aug 2015 #53

Ok, now I get it. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #93

Obeying traffic laws? How hard is it? Depends what color you are. AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #51

Very true. I still play it safe, and follow MineralMan Aug 2015 #54

That's the disturbing subtext of the OP alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #71

That's not something new pintobean Aug 2015 #75

Yeah. joshcryer Aug 2015 #114

Aparently (not the OP) the traffic law about staying right except to pass in MD is hard to obey. nt kelly1mm Aug 2015 #55

I have no trouble with that law. MineralMan Aug 2015 #58

I am guilty of going over the speed limit. RebelOne Aug 2015 #59

That's one too many for me. MineralMan Aug 2015 #63

I never go the speed limit down I-94, 494. or 394. Deadshot Aug 2015 #60

I don't care what you do. Just stay off my bumper if I'm in the MineralMan Aug 2015 #62

Is your time valuable? I know mine is... Taitertots Aug 2015 #66

You will do as you see fit, I'm sure. MineralMan Aug 2015 #67

5 minutes a day is more than 1 day every year Taitertots Aug 2015 #86

Whatever you say. MineralMan Aug 2015 #87

it's first grade level math. 5 minutes times 365 days = 1825 minutes per year Taitertots Aug 2015 #123

My highway driving is bassed on low stress these days. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #72

Obeying the law is for chumps! steve2470 Aug 2015 #73

In fairness, in certain vehicles optimum gas mileage is above the speed limit. MillennialDem Aug 2015 #104

If driving 5-10 mph over the speed limit taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #74

That's how I see it laundry_queen Aug 2015 #99

It's also amazing how those minutes add up taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #130

I speed almost every day. Adrahil Aug 2015 #77

The worst PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #81

I treat them as advisory. Guidelines, really. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #89

It's very hard mythology Aug 2015 #90

LOL. TransitJohn Aug 2015 #94

+1000. nt raccoon Aug 2015 #138

What is your point? Are you saying that white people obey the traffic laws akbacchus_BC Aug 2015 #96

That's a good way to get pulled over around here. LeftyMom Aug 2015 #97

Minor speeders are far less a problem than other traffic problems MillennialDem Aug 2015 #101

For those of us with no or not functioning cruise control strategery blunder Aug 2015 #107

Check your fuses, it might be your problem with the cruise control. B Calm Aug 2015 #131

I'd have to pay someone to do it strategery blunder Aug 2015 #132

You have to pay someone to check your fuses? Do you pay someone to change a B Calm Aug 2015 #145

In my living room, I actually know where the fuse is. strategery blunder Aug 2015 #146

Check your glove compartment and see if your vehicle has an owners manual. B Calm Aug 2015 #147

My daily drive: AngryOldDem Aug 2015 #110

Technically you can pass a vehicle going the speed limit... joshcryer Aug 2015 #111

I have to get to work you deadbeat. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #116

Boy, Are You And I Ever On The Same Page, MM ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #121

I was on the Dan Ryan Saturday. Going along with most of the traffic. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #136

I Hate That Road! ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #143

I think driverless cars are meant for interstate driving alarimer Aug 2015 #124

Many trucks are governed to run below 70 mph, how many trucks did you pass? B Calm Aug 2015 #126

I passed two trucks. Both had oversized loads. MineralMan Aug 2015 #133

They are more important than other drivers on the road. CTyankee Aug 2015 #137

This, "dam kids get off my lawn" moment brought to you by Rex Aug 2015 #144