[EA]

Ok mr Ludicrous chip.
There is no such thing as ludicrous chip, by the way.

Originally Posted by KingpinLasVegas

We have three cars. A 2015 Audi R8 coupe, 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet and a 2016 Tesla Model S with the Ludicrous chip installed. All of them are fast as hell and I love all three but my favorite by far is the Porsche. Looks, speed, handling and the overall feeling I get when driving it is amazing. Plus, I love convertibles. The Tesla in a 0-60 race beats them all but its a SUPER quiet sedan that my wife enjoys driving much more than I do. I can appreciate the technology that goes into a Tesla but for me nothing beats the sound that comes out of a supercars custom exhaust as I'm racing around some crazy twisting curvy road.

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

I will disagree with what appears to be a common sentiment her.

EA may irritate you (not sure why), but damn he's right.

If our system doesn't educate people about the correct way to drive a car we are to blame. We are because we do not demand that the system used to educate them is failing. That means we are failing because we are not insisting on better education.

Yell at me, I don't care.

I ran my brats though a really cool drivers ed out at the racetrack. They learned from professional race car drivers, including Mario Andretti's grandson. It is called Drivers Edge, and I would encourage everyone to put their kids through that class.

EA is irritating me because he's trying to justify speeding and tailgating. And I'm a systems analyst and understand physics.

And I would never yell at you, Tekkie. You are one of my favorite CD posters.

[EA]

I don't tailgate. I don't trust other drivers enough.

Speeding is only speeding because lawmakers decided on an arbitrary number.

Most roads here are 45. Are you telling me that 45 suddenly becomes dangerous on my long, straight, wide road right at the sign with a 25 on it?

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by EA

I don't tailgate. I don't trust other drivers enough.

Good on you (and since this is on topic).

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by EA

I don't tailgate. I don't trust other drivers enough.

Speeding is only speeding because lawmakers decided on an arbitrary number.

Most roads here are 45. Are you telling me that 45 suddenly becomes dangerous on my long, straight, wide road right at the sign with a 25 on it?

This is where we part ways. There is a reason for a 25 mph speed limit. If you have decided that you can ignore it and drive 45 just because you fell like it then my opinion of you has lowered.

[EA]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

This is where we part ways. There is a reason for a 25 mph speed limit. If you have decided that you can ignore it and drive 45 just because you fell like it then my opinion of you has lowered.

I'd love to hear the reason.

By the way, NO ONE goes 25 here. Not even the police. Not even the school buses. 25 is such a ridiculous speed limit it's not even funny. Excluding school zones. Having low limits for school zones is 100% reasonable.

25 on my road is unreasonable in every way. It's wide. It's straight. There's very few turn offs. Visibility is good. Very little traffic. Even less pedestrian traffic. Not one crosswalk or crossing point. In fact, there's nothing to the one side at all. Just open desert blocked off by fences courtesy of the BLM.

If you can find me a good reason why the speed limit is 25, I will give you 20 bucks.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by NLVgal

I ran my brats though a really cool drivers ed out at the racetrack. They learned from professional race car drivers, including Mario Andretti's grandson. It is called Drivers Edge, and I would encourage everyone to put their kids through that class.

EA is irritating me because he's trying to justify speeding and tailgating. And I'm a systems analyst and understand physics.

And I would never yell at you, Tekkie. You are one of my favorite CD posters.

Very smart. Gives them an edge over the rest of the drivers.

Taking drivers ed when I was in high school oh so many hears ago was interesting. The teacher would grill into us that keeping pace with the surrounding traffic is better than stubbornly doing the speed limit.

Our high school was at the edge of downtown. It was Solar Aircraft in WWII and was a huge six-story building. Because of where it was the drive out was from a dock area next to railroad tracks and up a step hill that leveled off quickly at on of the most complicated intersections in the city. No stop lights for us to use. We either learned how to get out in the heavy traffic or had a meltdown, which was not uncommon. I did have an edge because I'd been driving since I was 12. Not a lot, but enough to give me more confidence than most of the others. Learned to drive in my sisters '59 MG. Zoom!

One other thing about that class. The teacher showed us a movie from WWII showing GI's walking down stairs from a plane. Every one of them saluted as they did so. The teacher asked what was wrong with the picture and I had already seen it. I did a five count then raised my hand.

The men were saluting with their left hands. The film was reversed. He said I was the first student to ever see it. I found it confusing because it was so obvious. Like seeing incorrectly spellled words on a page in bold. I've learned that no many people do that. I grew up thinking it was normal.

Sorry 'bout the side track.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by EA

I'd love to hear the reason.

By the way, NO ONE goes 25 here. Not even the police. Not even the school buses. 25 is such a ridiculous speed limit it's not even funny. Excluding school zones. Having low limits for school zones is 100% reasonable.

25 on my road is unreasonable in every way. It's wide. It's straight. There's very few turn offs. Visibility is good. Very little traffic. Even less pedestrian traffic. Not one crosswalk or crossing point. In fact, there's nothing to the one side at all. Just open desert blocked off by fences courtesy of the BLM.

If you can find me a good reason why the speed limit is 25, I will give you 20 bucks.

Easy. It so police radar can give you a ticket and the city can collect a few hundred dollars that you cannot afford.

[EA]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

Easy. It so police radar can give you a ticket and the city can collect a few hundred dollars that you cannot afford.

Not a good reason. That's extortion. Also, I can afford the ticket but that doesn't mean I want to waste money being robbed by land pirates.

My bank account is closed due to someone stealing a bunch of money from me. But that doesn't mean there's no money in the account nor does it mean I can't make more money.

[Tek_Freek]

Lol! I'm beginning to understand.