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To-may-to, to-mah-toe, the fact is texting while driving is dangerous, even you admit to that, therefore you are a dangerous driver when you text and drive. There is no denying this.
This thread isn't about me and my past statements. Most cops here wouldn't even give me a second look for driving 5 or 10 MPH over the limit. I also would be one of the slower drivers out there at those speeds. This thread is about a video of the last texts messages people sent or received while driving and the results of doing so.
If one chooses to continue to text and drive it's just a matter of time before an accident will occur. Maybe you are like those people in the video. They must have thought it wasn't very dangerous and that nothing would come of it. They were only fooling themselves. We all know how wrong they were and the results of their actions.
I can't even begin to imagine how the survivors feel. All of this because of sending or reading, even a single letter text, when they were driving. It sounds really stupid doesn't it? It really is a tragedy because it was something that didn't need to be done. All they had to do was wait until it was safe to text or read them. Driving isn't the time for this task to be attempted. Doing so is only tempting fate.
If you die this way, it won't look too nice on your tombstone or church.

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quote Damn, when you hit 50? I must be getting old at a rapid rate because I realized that in my early 30's... Best way to not get a ticket is to follow the rules.

Good for you! Where do I send your Gold Star to? I started slowing down when I got married and started a family, back in my late 20s. Being responsible for others will do that to some.
I figured out back then, if I wasn't driving real fast (about 5 to 10 over the limit) that I might be able to slow down if I saw a speed trap ahead. Now I don't even bother because traffic here isn't as bad as New York or Connecticut. One can actually use the cruise control down here for most of a trip. Up there you were lucky to be able to use it at all or for a few minutes at a time. The traffic was just too dense up there for the use of it.
The speed limit down here is also 65 MPH and 70 MPH depending on which highway or interstate one is on. Up in the North East most of the highways and interstates still have a 55 MPH limit on most of their length. It actually took me a while to get used to driving at the pace people drive down here, as it is faster than up there.
When I set my cruise control, to the speed limit, I can drive without worrying about speed traps or maintaining my speed. I tend to stay in the right lane and let the faster drivers pass me, and believe me there are plenty of them down here. I guess they all think they are NASCAR drivers.
I have never said that I didn't speed, what I said is that I just don't do it anymore. I have previously stated that I am plenty happy driving at 65 or 70 MPH, depending on which highway or interstate I am on.
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quote Originally posted by Avengador1 on 11-24-2010 They use instant on LASER here. I don't worry about it, as I set my cruise control to the speed limit. Here the limits are high enough (65 & 70 MPH) that there really is no need to speed.

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quote Originally posted by Avengador1 on 9-30-2009 I'm in the "Blue Hair" state (FL). I actually don't see too many of them driving. Most people like to drive above the speed limit here. Most highways have a 65 MPH limit and the turnpike has a 70 MPH limit, most other city roads are 45 MPH. Most highways in CT still have a 55 MPH limit and city roads are 30 MPH. There isn't as much rubber necking happening here as there was in CT. A person changing a tire would cause a two mile backup because there of the rubber neckers. Here the traffic actually moves, normal driving speed on the highway is around 70 MPH and 80 MPH on the turnpike. People like to complain about the traffic here, but they haven't been in a real traffic jam like the ones they get in the North East. I actually can use my cruise control on the highways here. There were too many cars on the road in CT to do this safely or for any kind of extended period of time.

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quote Originally posted by Avengador1 on 7-28-2010 I had to get used to driving faster down here. The speed limit is mostly 65 MPH on most highways and even 70 MPH on the interstate. When I lived in New York and Connecticut it was 55 MPH.

If anyone cares to search the archives they will find my speeding stories.

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