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90. Some years ago I was in a conversation with a MA State Troper

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 05:06 PM

Nov 2017

I told him that in my daily commute I noticed that the unofficial speed limit on the Mass Pike, (I 90), was 75. (The official speed limit was 65.) He told me that his patrol was on I 24, and that he routinely cruised at 80. If you didn't pass him, and you weren't driving "crazy", he left you alone. That has been my experience in the past few years driving from the Greater Boston area to Western MA. I Can't imagine 119 mph.

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Fox News host Jeanine Pirro busted driving 119 miles per hour in upstate New York [View all] Snake Plissken Nov 2017 OP

"LOCK HER UP!" madaboutharry Nov 2017 #1

+100 Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #27

+1000 iluvtennis Nov 2017 #93

YESSSS!!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #121

Did she go to jail... lame54 Nov 2017 #2

Maybe read the actual article? oberliner Nov 2017 #18

A lot of people refuse to go to RawStory since they just repackage articles from other sites Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #60

and Rawstory is loaded with bad links and malware n/t SCantiGOP Nov 2017 #73

And DU doesn't? LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #95

There's a huge difference Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #101

Meh...superficial differences LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #111

I love Raw Story for getting stories to post on Facebook womanofthehills Nov 2017 #110

No it does not. treestar Nov 2017 #62

Whoa now! Poster just asked a simple question. Kingofalldems Nov 2017 #78

Check out Oberliner's posts in this topic Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #79

This topic? LOL Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #104

lol lighten up frances. stonecutter357 Nov 2017 #148

Around here you would be jailed for that amount over--unless your some celeb Bengus81 Nov 2017 #100

was she dressed like a hooker?..maybe she had a HOT date! samnsara Nov 2017 #3

Her favorite brand of Vodka was on sale.... magicarpet Nov 2017 #71

She didn't know how fast she was going... CatMor Nov 2017 #4

Unless one is very high/drunk driving 119 mph is not something one does without noticing. I don't anneboleyn Nov 2017 #12

it is easy not to realize you're driving 119 mph, unblock Nov 2017 #29

If she was on Rt 90 betw. Albany & Buffalo.. maybe.. annabanana Nov 2017 #51

She was on 17, which I vaguely recall as the scenic route Not Ruth Nov 2017 #151

I sorta had that issue. was driving my '72 olds delta 88. past midnight in indiana. pansypoo53219 Nov 2017 #105

LOL, loved my '84 Delta 88 KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #123

Depends on the time of day or night, and how straight the Hwy is ecstatic Nov 2017 #134

Could be that area is without traffic treestar Nov 2017 #63

Hey, when your plastic surgeon is in town from Paris you get to him fast! snooper2 Nov 2017 #5

She said she was rushing to visit her ailing mother oberliner Nov 2017 #20

I guess if mom is on the way it's fine to stop, for a min snooper2 Nov 2017 #34

I don't think very many people read the whole thing Sailor65x1 Nov 2017 #61

Yes & not just a few weeks, if she had a black stripe she would be in jail if her mother was a block lunasun Nov 2017 #69

That's no defense. Kingofalldems Nov 2017 #76

So she takes the chance of killing people she never met because her mom is sick? rzemanfl Nov 2017 #82

Of course she said that. She's a professional liar. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2017 #144

she is a liar ...and voted for trump . stonecutter357 Nov 2017 #149

I bet she said.... RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 #6

Will she blame Hillary for it?? RockaFowler Nov 2017 #7

Obama's fault. sarcasmo Nov 2017 #72

119 mph?!!! Isn't that a straight-to-jail type of infraction? WTF?! Was she on drugs or drinking? anneboleyn Nov 2017 #8

In my neck of the woods, that would indeed land you behind bars. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #13

Just drove up I95 from Jax to Connecticut a couple weeks ago.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #25

The lawyer will cost her a lot more than that William Seger Nov 2017 #145

Assuming this is an upstate cash grab kangaroo court situation and she has a clean driving abstract Not Ruth Nov 2017 #152

Did you read the article? oberliner Nov 2017 #21

I read the article. Crazy driving is crazy driving. Or is IOKIYAR? n/t rzemanfl Nov 2017 #88

If she was a Black man it could have landed her in the morgue Snake Plissken Nov 2017 #22

Speed limit in NY is 65. Sanity Claws Nov 2017 #30

Unless posted, it's 55. 65 is a posted limit. rickford66 Nov 2017 #140

Indeed. treestar Nov 2017 #64

It would take 855 feet to stop. ksoze Nov 2017 #9

don't disagree with your premise that faster speed makes it harder to stop drray23 Nov 2017 #40

A: It depends on the type of vehicle snooper2 Nov 2017 #42

855 feet is a good guess Mosby Nov 2017 #83

well you can actually do the calculation by hand and see what assumptions are in there. drray23 Nov 2017 #125

Numbers GeorgeHayduke Nov 2017 #156

You will gibraltar72 Nov 2017 #129

She was trying to escape from Hillary's emails IronLionZion Nov 2017 #10

119 mph?? DAMN! workinclasszero Nov 2017 #11

Any asshole who is driving 119 should be in jail. That is incredibly callous and reckless. She could anneboleyn Nov 2017 #19

Not as reckless as the Lancia cab driver who did 120 on the Autostradale from the airport to Turin FarCenter Nov 2017 #35

That is not nearly as reckless as the bus driver doing at least 50 from Nassau airport to Hotel snooper2 Nov 2017 #47

Yeah... workinclasszero Nov 2017 #36

She should lose her license, at the very least. n/t demmiblue Nov 2017 #14

According to this page, the fine could be up to $1200 plus other fees and 11 points.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #15

Seems high for I-86/17. A friend was driving at about 120 on the Northway to Montreal. FarCenter Nov 2017 #16

Seems high? Yes, I'd say so. Driving at that speed is truly callous and idiotic. anneboleyn Nov 2017 #23

Cop probably lowered it to 119 MPH... ksoze Nov 2017 #17

Was she drunk, high or workinclasszero Nov 2017 #24

I can't believe she wasn't wasted. Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #74

Maybe they'll take her licence for speeding and having dementia blueinredohio Nov 2017 #26

Says she was pulled over in Nichols,NY whyzayker Nov 2017 #28

That's not just speeding Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 #31

was she colluding with russians at 119 mph??? unblock Nov 2017 #43

Fixed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 #49

ugh! no! i said to tell people you meant to do that! unblock Nov 2017 #52

Wait for it Iliyah Nov 2017 #32

You know it's because of BENGHAZI or workinclasszero Nov 2017 #45

LOCK . HER . UP Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #33

this menace to society (in more ways than one) will be back on the road in no time: unblock Nov 2017 #37

At 119mph I'm surprised she didn't get a reckless driving citation as well VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #38

If it was in a Prius, I'd be impressed. Hugin Nov 2017 #39

I wonder how fast she was really going, bet over 150mph Not Ruth Nov 2017 #41

What a self-entitled loon she is BeyondGeography Nov 2017 #44

I wonder if she was high or drunk? SweetieD Nov 2017 #46

I've gone faster than 119 mph .... VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #48

I have gone faster than that on i5 between LA and SF Not Ruth Nov 2017 #53

But, in my case it was legal .... VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #54

I've driven on the 5 many times (in a brand new Mercedes) and never went that fast. Anyone driving anneboleyn Nov 2017 #57

You have a point from a safety point of view, but in practice, 80mph in the right lane is considered Not Ruth Nov 2017 #67

The author of the piece got several details wrong. The "cattle ranch" isn't a ranch A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #86

That was YOU?! gratuitous Nov 2017 #66

"Beep Beep (Little Nash Rambler)" keithbvadu2 Nov 2017 #70

Geez! I couldn't imagine driving THAT fast Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2017 #50

she probably takes speed as well. unblock Nov 2017 #55

I was nearly arrested many years ago for doing 90 RandySF Nov 2017 #56

She didn't realize she was going 120 mph? Laffy Kat Nov 2017 #58

She was driving so fast to get to her 89-year-old mother treestar Nov 2017 #59

Yeah, my parents never would have driven that fast to see family members 47of74 Nov 2017 #92

Tell it to the Judge, Judge. no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 #65

"It's time to shut her down", huh, Jeanine? czarjak Nov 2017 #68

Her excuse is even more frightening RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 #75

Any one know the legal minimum speed safeinOhio Nov 2017 #77

Slow down... You're driving like a bat out of Hades keithbvadu2 Nov 2017 #138

"I... didn't realize how fast I was driving" Eugene Nov 2017 #80

You can do 90 on I-10 BeyondGeography Nov 2017 #85

I was in the Midwest this summer in a cheap rental that had a hard time doing 90 Not Ruth Nov 2017 #154

When you are running with the herd it's easy to lose track BeyondGeography Nov 2017 #158

holy smoke AllaN01Bear Nov 2017 #81

Maybe a Fox executive was trying to grope her TheCowsCameHome Nov 2017 #84

Thread winnah! sandensea Nov 2017 #87

At this stage *she's* in the harassing class!1 UTUSN Nov 2017 #137

Im waiting for her to say the cop who pulled her over was a liberal SummerSnow Nov 2017 #89

Some years ago I was in a conversation with a MA State Troper bluescribbler Nov 2017 #90

Its unnerving but also humourous when this happens on the freeway LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #98

Lock her up 47of74 Nov 2017 #91

Now I want a fast car ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #94

I'd say the NY Republican Party has found their Gov candidate for next year. brooklynite Nov 2017 #96

OMG! 119???? Is she batsh*t crazy? (don't answer that) Who DRIVES like that except a criminal... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #97

Ever driven on the autobahn in Germany VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #115

Wow. Dangerous! nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #116

Not really. VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #117

Indeed GeoWilliam750 Nov 2017 #126

But not on a road in the US treestar Nov 2017 #118

lots of people. I hit the limiter in my Grand Prix every once in a while @ 115 snooper2 Nov 2017 #164

At 119, are your tires even on the ground? Sheese! C Moon Nov 2017 #99

Bugatti Veyron will go over 252 mph VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #113

:O C Moon Nov 2017 #119

Fastest speeding ticket in the US: 242mph VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #122

Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking...I'm sure the Indie guys go much fast than 119. C Moon Nov 2017 #130

with the right vehicle anything is possible snooper2 Nov 2017 #165

There you have it, the facts don't lie Judge. Snake Plissken Nov 2017 #102

Obviously she was trying to get away from Al Franken... n/m bagelsforbreakfast Nov 2017 #103

or Mann Coulter? keithbvadu2 Nov 2017 #139

As she says, "LOCK HER UP!" muntrv Nov 2017 #106

She was driving distracted. Looking for Page 10. Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #107

In upstate New York? gay texan Nov 2017 #108

She was in a hurry to cover a fake news story nt doc03 Nov 2017 #109

Sounds like she would do it again, from her excuse. Thor_MN Nov 2017 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #114

I once drove 100 mph through flat Iowa." Doesn't everyone? bagelsforbreakfast Nov 2017 #120

138 Mph in Kansas/Nebraska last summer Kilgore Nov 2017 #128

Wow? Is it too nosy to ask what type of car you drive that can go ecstatic Nov 2017 #135

My 2000 BMW Z-3 SCVDem Nov 2017 #147

Love that road Kilgore Nov 2017 #159

No problem Kilgore Nov 2017 #157

Somehow, some way, the DEEP STATE DID THIS!!1! VOX Nov 2017 #124

Blues Brothers: She was on a mission from Gaad. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #127

As teenagers, my friends and I sometimes drove over 100 mph Kaleva Nov 2017 #131

LOCK HER UP DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #132

She's a danger to public safety DesertRat Nov 2017 #133

She claimed she didn't notice how fast she was driving DFW Nov 2017 #136

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Nov 2017 #141

Not outraged Valhallakey Nov 2017 #142

Speed Racer Goes Crazy blue-wave Nov 2017 #143

She didn't realize she was going 119? rpannier Nov 2017 #146

119 mph is irrational wolfie001 Nov 2017 #150

That is just so irresponsible and dangerous bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #153

If you are a black male with one eye in Brooklyn, you get arrested Not Ruth Nov 2017 #155

Stupid city driver woodchuck mom Nov 2017 #160

and so it goes robbedvoter Nov 2017 #161

Most of Pirro's life is a psychotic meltdown. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2017 #162

These Trump conservatives simply HATE THEMSELVES... vkkv Nov 2017 #163

IOKIYAAR. Still In Wisconsin Nov 2017 #166