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tabasco

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58. If you're doing 70mph on the autobahn, you better be in the far right lane
Fri May 4, 2012, 11:56 AM
May 2012

and stay the hell out of the passing lane.

I haven't had a speeding ticket in many years but as I recall AtomicKitten May 2012 #1
Nope, the expensive ticket was the best possible outcome CreekDog May 2012 #9
Nope what? I'm not clear how your response relates to my post. AtomicKitten May 2012 #10
just reacting to your saying "he's in deep shit" CreekDog May 2012 #12
Okay, I feel ya. He is damn lucky he remained upright. AtomicKitten May 2012 #14
Nah, some people know what they are doing.. snooper2 May 2012 #28
yeah, you know what you're doing like Dale Earnhardt did? CreekDog May 2012 #34
of course it's risky, everthing has a level of risk snooper2 May 2012 #37
yes that might be risky if you did it at 160 mph CreekDog May 2012 #39
And at the end of that video Aerows May 2012 #47
No, he didn't "almost" cause a massive accident, he made the corner and the cop in the Volvo snooper2 May 2012 #51
"It's okay! Red lights are green when you drive fast enough!" (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #2
LOL @ going fast enough to shift the wavelength to green. OneTenthofOnePercent May 2012 #4
New Paltz -- where I went to college rocktivity May 2012 #3
For driving at that speed Meiko May 2012 #5
Not to mention reckless endangerment n/t markpkessinger May 2012 #7
he's in deep doo doo: Raine1967 May 2012 #20
This is a surprise how? freethought May 2012 #6
carnage panopeagenerosa May 2012 #8
Sure you can, if you are good, or a god like Ghost Rider! snooper2 May 2012 #29
This guy's rush hour commute is just as crazy: Blue_Tires May 2012 #45
That shit at about 5:30-6:00 minutes is absolutely insane! snooper2 May 2012 #46
one of the scariest things I have dealt with driving justabob May 2012 #19
When I lived in suburban D.C., they would drag race all night outside my apartment window Blue_Tires May 2012 #21
"Lemme guess, the cameras in this area are designed to catch what again?" Zalatix May 2012 #26
at what point justabob May 2012 #30
Nothing outruns radio waves Spike89 May 2012 #35
yeah justabob May 2012 #40
I think gang or murder is the right plural Spike89 May 2012 #41
lol justabob May 2012 #42
I've seen the immediate aftermath of a wipe-out at lower speeds than that... JHB May 2012 #23
I saw the aftermath of a motorcycle crash once. freethought May 2012 #27
Years ago, I was hammering along at 100+ on hifiguy May 2012 #38
According to some in this thread he should flown off the road uncontrollably or burst in flames Edweird May 2012 #52
LOL hifiguy May 2012 #59
While I agree he's an idiot, I fail to see how he's lucky. flvegan May 2012 #11
Driving on the Autobahn... jberryhill May 2012 #17
And you have to consider flvegan May 2012 #18
You can't expect people to be able to judge vehicles approaching at 166 mph muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #22
Anyone tweeting/'facebooking'/whatever while driving is a dipshit regardless of who is around them. Edweird May 2012 #55
What I loved most about the Autobahn was the two hard-and-fast rules: Blue_Tires May 2012 #44
I couldn't figure out why so many towns are named "Ausfahrt" jberryhill May 2012 #65
If you're doing 70mph on the autobahn, you better be in the far right lane tabasco May 2012 #58
Damned straight. The Polizei on the Autobahn hifiguy May 2012 #62
What an asshole cyclist. nt valerief May 2012 #13
these idiots take themselves out of the gene pool on a regular basis: provis99 May 2012 #15
Can you imagine what a hunk of torn up red meat he'd look like if he ever had an accident? Auntie Bush May 2012 #16
Driving at that speed in public will eventually be lethal. Rex May 2012 #24
Too fast for two wheels. Bake May 2012 #25
and he didn't have a motorcycle license. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #33
So you believe that the motorcycle is uncontrollable at that speed? That it will fly off the road Edweird May 2012 #63
Engineers? Whatever. Do you want to trust them with your life? Bake May 2012 #66
So, you got scared in a curve and therefore no else can ride fast. Edweird May 2012 #67
Nope, but I have a family to support. Bake May 2012 #68
Of course, anyone that rides faster than you is an idiot. Edweird May 2012 #70
166 mph on a public highway is too fast, whether it's 2 wheels or 4. Bake May 2012 #73
That is your opinion - which you are of course completely entitled to - Edweird May 2012 #76
Why are you so hostile? Rex May 2012 #77
I try to express myself in the clearest manner possible. Edweird May 2012 #79
I've ridden since the late 70's on a variety of bikes IDemo May 2012 #71
The key there is "straight line." Bake May 2012 #74
I've also encountered gravel in the curves IDemo May 2012 #78
Sounds like a coworker of mine, only he does it in Minneapolis, MN. nt NickB79 May 2012 #31
he looks like the guy in Scooby Doo Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #32
If I had a motorcycle (or car) that would do 190 - I'd do it. Edweird May 2012 #36
What about the other people on the road though? Aerows May 2012 #48
Yes, it is. I have gone well into triple digit territory - but not on crowded roads. Edweird May 2012 #50
I've been well into triple digits, too Aerows May 2012 #54
Your motor skills and perception are impaired while driving drunk. There is no analogy. Edweird May 2012 #57
People who do that stuff on a regular basis MineralMan May 2012 #43
And they cost other people their lives, too Aerows May 2012 #49
Yes, they often do. Sometimes, though, MineralMan May 2012 #53
As I mentioned up thread Aerows May 2012 #56
Depends entirely on the road. hifiguy May 2012 #61
Stupid motherfucker with no concern for the safety of others tabasco May 2012 #60
The same is true of people who text while driving.. Fumesucker May 2012 #69
I agree. tabasco May 2012 #72
Perhaps it might be that I realize no one is perfect? Fumesucker May 2012 #75
I race motorcycles. tabasco May 2012 #80
Motorcyclists ought to be more responsible 4th law of robotics May 2012 #64
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