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  1. Thread: Police Contacts

    by rickr
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    Re: Police Contacts

    Two pullovers, two tickets (I think the 17-year-old thing overrules any of the lights on, hands on wheel, keys on dash, ask before reaching for wallet, etc).

    47 in a 30, just turned 17, paid...
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    Re: What is your speeding Threshold?

    5-7 over around town, sometimes a bit more...
    Up to about 130 (my max with a tailwind) on the highways, but I'm almost always under 100.

    All about conditions. Although, I drove from NC back to...
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    Re: How many accident "close calls" do you have

    My closest was really scary... His fault entirely but my bad for making it a close one -- I drive a lot smarter now. I'm doing about 75-80 on a six-lane divided. It's raining pretty heavy, but not...
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    Poll: Re: How important is protection from video to you?

    x2; even if we don't have video right now, the likelihood that it will come or that I will drive in a state that does have video means that I need it.
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    Re: The Truth About Turn Signals

    Ahh... If only the free market actually worked!

    I'd like an amber side-signal, so people could see me when I'm cutting them off. Right now it's rather bothersome to actually need to verify that...
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    Re: Dash mounted strobes?

    That bike should be in the center of the lane, agreed. But bikes should not be on sidewalks. I'm not a big enthusiast and not every fast, and I can do 15-25mph on a bike. That is not sidewalk speed,...
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    Re: laser & radar dector under $200 in illinois

    Federal law applies to only one state?

    I don't run a jammer, because the money isn't there yet, but I know several folks who do. Don't JTG and you're fine.

    As far as laser usage, I'm in the...
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    Poll: Re: Poll - Flash Back Device

    If this means I can go back to ignoring red light cameras, the new speed-on-greens they'll be wanting next, and the construction-zone vans, then I will gladly pay for two.
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    Re: most feared state troopers

    The great thing about Wisconsin is that while they're sneaky, it's always the same little towns that the cops are sitting outside of. If you run a route through there regular, you hardly even need a...
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    V1 or Chuck Norris?

    The Valentine One's tears cure cancer. Too bad it has never cried.

    The Valentine One counted to infinity - twice.

    The Valentine One does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability...
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    Re: Click it or Ticket it in full effect nationwide

    Was that Ben Franklin? I've heard that attributed to everybody from Thomas Jefferson to Sam Adams.[/QUOTE]

    I've always heard Franklin... But I don't think it really matters who said it: It's...
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    Skokie PD (North side of Chicago)

    We've had a black C5 w/ blue HIDS and blacked out rear lights running around here for awhile, but I just got back from talking to an officer about the new "speed" campaign, and the 'vette is going to...
  13. Thread: My new car....

    by rickr
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    Re: My new car....

    Looks good, sporty, gets decent mileage, Mazda reliability... Looks like a good buy!

    Nice to know there's one less SUV on the road. The Mazda is much easier to see around.
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    Re: How many HAMs we got here?

    Yup! It's actually a lot of fun once you figure it out, and we've got two monitors hooked up to an old dell laptop running a couple of different programs (I don't really understand it completely, but...
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    Re: Click it or Ticket it in full effect nationwide

    I've read (on Road Block Registry Home Page) that they do not work. I havn't seen any evidence either way, though. It would be interesting to see facts about whether they do actually work or not.
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    Re: How many HAMs we got here?

    My dad had his license at 14. I've grown up with being "persuaded" into helping him throw "just one more" crazy homebrew wire-setup antenna in the back-yard. This new DTV is great though - he put up...
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    Re: Chasing the beast. (350Z race prepped)

    You're vids always rock.

    Nice driving :)
  18. Thread: your idea?

    by rickr
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    Re: your idea?

    '92-95 RX-7 + performance modifications.

    I love that Porsche, though. Wouldn't mind one of them.
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    Re: Road trip coming up!

    Jammers are safe in IL as long as you slow down and turn it off quickly. If you leave it run, they are very likely to pull you over.

    Good luck!
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    Re: Radar Detectors and Gender

    I used to hardly ever see RD's in cars, but then I started to specifically check the windshields and more appeared, just like magic. Saw a cobra in a Mustang GT friday night, and an Acura TL with...
  21. Thread: Any lawers?

    by rickr
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    Re: Any lawers?

    Not having read any of the other law, does this
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    A person operating a motor vehicle who possesses within the vehicle a radar or laser jamming device that is contained in a locked opaque box or...
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    Re: TN - Man Shoots Red Light Camera

    A rifle seems like one of the least likely ways to get caught, actually. Distance = anonymity.[/QUOTE]

    If I were to go about doing something like this, I wouldn't do it in a car, knowing how many...
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    Re: TN - Man Shoots Red Light Camera

    We need more of these folks out there.

    And a way to disable the cameras without a rifle, so we don't get caught.
  24. Thread: need horsepower.

    by rickr
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    Re: need horsepower.

    I don't think anyone ever said you _couldn't_ tune a Miata. I know that you can. But when someone is on a limited budget and DOES NOT have the gear and expertise available (like myself, and, I'd...
  25. Thread: need horsepower.

    by rickr
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    Re: need horsepower.

    Can you give us an example of a n/a miata that gained power from a tune?

    Or an example of another n/a street car that gains from a tune?

    While I have not worked in tuning cars, I have spent...
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