Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fly fast and f'n check your *SIX*!!!!

[LarryT (l02turner]

Were the cars unmarked?  Here in Va. they have all kinds of non-traditional 
unmarkked police cars making them very difficult to detect.   I used to 
drive *very* fast - like 90-100 on 4 lane divided highways - I came to 
realize that normal people in normal cars were not expecting me to be 
approaching at twice the speedlimit as they try to pull out into traffic --

I think most people who are enthusiasts have spent their lives looking for 
police cars and have become used to seeing police cars whether marked or not 
as having a certain stance - like it has special suspension, a little wider 
track, perhaps wider tires - etc. and when they put a Camaro or Mustang in 
the mix it throws things off -

Another problem in Va is having radar detectors illegal.  I hear the SP have 
something that will detect the detectors - I guess the detectors must emit 
some stray signals?

When I'm driving fast I try to avoid "Go to Jail" speed if possible. 
Sometimes it's not possible ;-)

I wonder if the SP take into account the safety of the cars and the 
situation at the time (good roads, clear, dry weather, etc) when they hand 
out tickets?  Seems they should punish those who weave in & out between cars 
more harshly than someone driving in a safe situation, doesn't it?


Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fellippe Galletta" <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:26 AM
Subject: [Ferrari] Fly fast and f'n check your *SIX*!!!!


> Guys,
>
> This week, there have been 2 cases of speeders getting nailed for not
> checking their six properly....myself, and this guy down in Georgia with 
> his
> Ferrari and Lamborghini.
>
> I got stopped late at night two days ago on the Long Island Expressway 
> doing
> 85 in a *45* (ouch! but for a second or two that could have been a 100 in 
> a
> 45).  The stop came a few miles after the initial clocking, and I never 
> even
> suspected it until I was slowing down on an exit ramp and saw the lights
> come on behind me all of a sudden....eerie!
>
> I figured it out after wondering where the hell the cop came from as there
> are absolutely no hiding spots....and when I saw the ticket I realized he
> most likely was in my six the whole time after I merged onto the highway. 
> I
> most likely aggravated his behavior by merging aggressively (like an
> idiot!). It also hurts that a Goat was slain by a Charger....
>
> Here is the other story:
>
> "Me and my best friend both found out today that Georgia State Patrol does
> not fcuk around and will arrest you for speeding. I was in the Ferrari and
> he was driving my Lambo. Apparently we had a hoard of GSP trying to catch 
> up
> to us without us knowing and one of them ran out of gas. They called ahead
> and we got stopped after being chased for around 30-40 miles. When the GSP
> caught up another 10 minutes later they were not too happy. Time to see if
> these traffic lawyers can live up to the hype. Cited for 125 in 70 and
> reckless."
>
> Moral of the story is to pay more attention to Clyde's signature!
>
> Fellippe
> who will now Flow Slow and Check 6 :(
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