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    Default Life WITHOUT your RD Or L J

    What would my life be like Hmm i think i wouldnt be allowed to get behind a wheel of anykind lol i dont think i could ever feel safe driving.

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    I would have lost my job as a pizzaman long ago, and probibally would still be paying it off

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    LOL

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    I'm prety sure I'd be alright but I wouldn't like it. With a radar detector I don't feel paranoid about keeping up with the flow of traffic. Without it basically any kind of highway driving in the northeast would be a lot more stressful.

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    I'd probably be back in jail for speeding or be driving like an old person slow as hell, except unlike the old people I would pay attention.

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    I am an old person with good driving skills and I have yet to be called an organ donor as we "old" people refer to the youngins- lol- drive safely and happy motoring.

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    Its nice in 55mph zones thanks ND and MN. :roll: But overall you can drive 80mph in ND and SD. So its not really need on the highway.

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    you don't realize how use you get to all your protection until you drive without it.
    i was out of town last week, and i din't want to take my V-1 on my flight, so i left it at home. that was a long week of driving the rental car. everytime i saw an LEO i was wondering if i was being clocked or not.
    i'm used to getting in my truck and just driving, but i felt like i had a big sign that said "clock me, i'm probably speeding"

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    I take my radar detector everywhere including short trips, under 1-2 miles. In the last 8 years I have been pulled over 3 times for speeding. Once I was driving the g-friends car and SHE had it; bi**h! That one costed me around $150.00. The next I had my Father's car taking my grandmother home on Thanksgiving and got pulled over; got a warning. The last was about 3 weeks ago taking a 1.5 mile trip after shoulder surgery I did not want to reach up and put it on the window. You guessed it, 10 mph over. Got a warning because I think the officer felt sorry for me!

    As bad as this sounds, I do not look at speed signs much, I just drive the speed that feels right for the road. If I am in the city with lots of people, I probably drive under the speed limit. If I am on a street that is wide without any other cars or people, I might be 10 over.

    Chris

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    Quote Originally Posted by cjs180
    As bad as this sounds, I do not look at speed signs much, I just drive the speed that feels right for the road. If I am in the city with lots of people, I probably drive under the speed limit. If I am on a street that is wide without any other cars or people, I might be 10 over.
    That's exactly how I drive -- I know generally how fast I can react, how fast my car reacts, and I'm very alert to conditions on the road and the positions of other cars around me. So I just drive at a speed that gets me where I'm going, without endangering myself or other drivers. I've never had a wreck, but avoided a few due to alert driving.

    It would be so cool if people could be given some sort of driving skill rating, and the speed limits be different depending on a driver's skill. Yeah, it could never happen for a variety of reasons... but still nice to think about.

    As to the original topic, I don't have my X50 yet (it's in the mail), but knowing my own personality, that thing will quickly become like a safety blanket to me. I expect that after using it for about a month, I'll start to feel very naked on the road if I have to drive without it.

 

 

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