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09-02-2009, 08:36 PM | #55 | |
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Aha you tried to be quick on the edit but I caught you! |
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09-02-2009, 09:05 PM | #56 |
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Yep you did!
Fingers were in gear before the brain! Sorry.
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09-04-2009, 12:30 PM | #57 | |
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Good grief, looks like I stirred up a poo-storm.
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For you speed demons, please slow down. You only live once...please don't end your, my own, or someone else's life by driving unsafely. It seems like every other day there's at least 1 fatal car wreck caused by a speeder in my city of 45k people. Sure it's not a large percentage, but that death could usually be prevented by safer driving. I'm only 22, but in the few years I've been driving my habits have changed a lot. Until I was around 18 my little Ranger's back wheels spun often at red lights because of just being impatient and having that "I'm too good to wreck" attitude. I often drove 10 or more MPH over the speed limit. After a close friend of mine lost a cousin in a 1 car wreck because of speeding, my attitude changed greatly. It's not worth the risk to save 2 or 3 minutes. Sorry for the epic post, but I had to get that out there. Last edited by 47_MasoN_47; 09-04-2009 at 12:32 PM. Reason: Spelling and clarification. |
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09-04-2009, 01:50 PM | #58 |
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Mason,
Your thoughts are solid, your approach is smooth and your attitude gives me hope regarding the current generation of young Americans. Don't let the drama here get you down. I've been enduring it for 2 and a half years now. It's gotten so bad that many folks ask me questions or thank me via PMs for fear of being attacked on the forums, and I can't say that I blame them. The funny thing is that it's just a few key people that always start the trouble. They change faces over time but it's always just a select few. Feel free to put them on ignore as they show themselves.
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09-04-2009, 02:43 PM | #59 |
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Nearly all drivers think of themselves as much better drivers than they are. (I doubt I'm an exception.)
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09-04-2009, 06:32 PM | #60 | |
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I read that and thought the topic was the non-hypermilers being inconvenienced by the hypermilers, with the hypermiler being mad at the non-hypermiler for being mad. But I know what the OP means by speed demons...yesterday I caught myself not flowing with the traffic, slowed down just enough to be nice and let someone enter the freeway ahead of me...guy behind me got really pissed off and started flashing his highbeams at me several times. Sheesh. |
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09-05-2009, 02:31 PM | #61 |
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I guess people are somewhat more tolerant here in KC. I haven't been honked at yet, save for day I purchased my '08 Yaris 'S' 3 weeks ago and drove home from the dealership with only a total of 10 mins of instruction and watching a few how-to videos the night before.
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09-07-2009, 02:37 AM | #62 | |
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09-07-2009, 02:41 PM | #63 | |
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Traffic lights are timed to give the best traffic flow for people who drive the speed limit. Those people who drive faster than the speed limit, hit more red lights. For those who think that hypermilers should stop driving and ride a bicycle, I say, go post on the boost forum. I was rear ended while bicycling. The USAF doctor who treated me told me to never bicycle again. The USAF doctor said, with the damage already done to my body, I would not survive another bicycle automobile accident. I have been receaving disability checks ever since that accident. People disabled by speeding weaving drivers are part of the reason that taxes and insurance is so high. |
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09-07-2009, 02:49 PM | #64 | ||
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Not everywhere. On Union St. in Jacksonville, Florida for example, if you get a green light for the first one you have to do about 5 over to keep green all the way through.. otherwise you'll start catching reds... Quote:
http://www.motorists.org/blog/why-do...-cost-so-much/ |
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09-07-2009, 05:19 PM | #65 |
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That might be true for a few blocks, but try driving across a area as big as Baltimore. Given a hour or more driving during rush hour, a speeder will hit more red lights.
I know in Baltimore Maryland the state police will some times drive in a row on I-695 (Inner or Outer Beltway) to force rush hour traffic to drive the speed limit. Nothing like a 30 mile long backup in muliple directions to slow speeders down. While that is not hitting red lights, it has the same effect. The Maryland state police also likes to set up moving checks point on intercounty roads to catch drunk and drugged drivers. Again not a red light. But the moving check point forces speeders to drive at a craw. |
09-07-2009, 07:44 PM | #66 | |
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How do you speed for an hour in Baltimore during rush hour? Must be like Los Angeles where you have bumper to bumper traffic at 70mph. |
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09-08-2009, 12:54 PM | #67 |
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hypermiling is like a style ur either used to it or ur not
tbh i dont care wat other drivers think i save moneh let them get impatient |
09-08-2009, 08:55 PM | #68 | |
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09-09-2009, 02:46 AM | #69 |
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I agree with you. I'm driving within the range of the minimum (55 mph) and maximum speed limit, so I could care less what other drivers think of me. I'm a full time student so I'm trying to save money where I can. And driving slower saves me money.
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09-09-2009, 08:13 AM | #70 |
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Well said-as long as no laws are broken it is not your responsibility to drive in a manner that pleases anyone else.
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09-09-2009, 12:04 PM | #71 |
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Yep, I'm a full time student as well (this is my last semester if I can pass Quantitative Methods III). My paycheck at work isn't real big so I don't want to waste money on things like gas...I need the $$ for ammo and Yaris parts :P
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09-09-2009, 12:57 PM | #72 |
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Well ordered priorities!!
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