Do you obey the speed limit?

ninerbuff
ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
edited October 2 in Chit-Chat
Or are you a lead foot? C'mon be honest. If you drive like a maniac and weave in and out of traffic, or if you're a prude and stay in the fast lane at the speed limit and try to dictate to others "go around if you want to go faster". For me, it's usually 5-10 miles over the limit on the freeway, but I obey residential signs because of children possibly in the vicinity.
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  • julsofdenial
    julsofdenial Posts: 225 Member
    HUGE lead foot here. Unless I see a cop, I am speeding.. and get super annoyed when I get behind someone going the actual speed limit. Sorry.. sad but true & naughty I know! :tongue:
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    The only limit is when it wont go faster
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I always speed.. I like to be first.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    ::has had his license suspended due to too many points::
  • Helice
    Helice Posts: 1,075 Member
    HUGE lead foot here. Unless I see a cop, I am speeding.. and get super annoyed when I get behind someone going the actual speed limit. Sorry.. sad but true & naughty I know! :tongue:

    i dont drive. but when im a passenger and the car infront is going at normal speed, im like wtf is it doing, look at all that space infront of it..
    *leans out window*, go faster you *kitten*!
  • bjenny12345
    bjenny12345 Posts: 118 Member
    I am 26 and have NEVER had a speeding ticket or accident! And I kinda obey, I never go more than 3-4 over the posted speed limit. *knock on wood*
  • julsofdenial
    julsofdenial Posts: 225 Member
    HUGE lead foot here. Unless I see a cop, I am speeding.. and get super annoyed when I get behind someone going the actual speed limit. Sorry.. sad but true & naughty I know! :tongue:

    i dont drive. but when im a passenger and the car infront is going at normal speed, im like wtf is it doing, look at all that space infront of it..
    *leans out window*, go faster you *kitten*!

    hehe... i hear that
  • CallieDerenthal
    CallieDerenthal Posts: 170 Member
    i almost always speed (about 10mph over the limit)! and i HATE it when other people on the road try to act as a pace car (driving in the left lane, doing the speed limit right next to the person in the left lane)!!! it also annoys me when people get mad (honk, flip me off, etc) for simply passing them. if you don't wanna be passed, go faster. :-)
  • Bridge_CG
    Bridge_CG Posts: 429 Member
    I thought the speed limit was just a suggestion. Haha.
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    I'm on island time. I have nowhere to be in a hurry. I give myself enough time to take it easy and jam out to the Bobs (Marley and Dylan).
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    Yep I knew I could pull the speeders out! What I've also found it that your driving habits usually equate to how you lose weight in most cases. If you speed, you want instant results. If you're a slower driver, you're okay with slow progress. Of course this is my own observation.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    I speed so that I can get home quicker and resume not caring about starving children in other countries.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I might drive a lil faster on the freeway
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    I go as fast as I can until my radar detector goes off, I cruise at 80 mph & I stay as far ahead of others as I can. My license plate number is.....
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    Major lead-foot right here...unless, of course, it's a residential area; on the freeway...out mah way! :bigsmile:
  • hajjcomb
    hajjcomb Posts: 118 Member
    I drive a GTI. Yes, I always obey the posted limit.


    I think the best line I've heard that describes people's attitudes towards speed is :

    Everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot. And everyone who drives faster than me is an f'ing *kitten*.
  • Britt2Fitjrny
    Britt2Fitjrny Posts: 558 Member
    HUGE lead foot here. Unless I see a cop, I am speeding.. and get super annoyed when I get behind someone going the actual speed limit. Sorry.. sad but true & naughty I know! :tongue:

    haha same here!!
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    lead foot...except around schools and neighborhoods...
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Yep I knew I could pull the speeders out! What I've also found it that your driving habits usually equate to how you lose weight in most cases. If you speed, you want instant results. If you're a slower driver, you're okay with slow progress. Of course this is my own observation.

    I always speed, but I'm slow and steady when it comes to weight goals.
  • anna_b1
    anna_b1 Posts: 588 Member
    Super lead foot here. Always TRY to obey the speed limit, but my impatience gets the better of me everytime.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    I drive a Prius (in which, of course, the Smug comes standard), so I don't push the highway speed beyond 72--because that, my energy efficiency plummets. In town, I'm usually right at the speed limit or + 1/2.
  • Unwrapping_Candy
    Unwrapping_Candy Posts: 487 Member
    Are you a cop? :P

    I tend to go 5-10mph over regardless of where I am because that's typically the flow of traffic anyway. And I get really, really frustrated if someone in front of me is going even 1 mph under the posted limit, especially if I cannot pass. I am a "aggressive driver"--this likely explains why my insurance rates are still so high. O_o
  • messyinthekitchen
    messyinthekitchen Posts: 662 Member
    On the highway and low traffic areas I speed. In school zones and main streets I follow the speed limit.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    I'm on island time. I have nowhere to be in a hurry. I give myself enough time to take it easy and jam out to the Bobs (Marley and Dylan).
    I miss that. Can I move in?
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    Yes! I have a 17 yo with a permit and a 15 yo who is getting ready! All laws are obeyed so I can lecture without being a hypocrite! ;)
  • hjfischer
    hjfischer Posts: 250
    LOL. I love this! I speed ALL THE TIME. I hate slow drivers, they annoy the crap out of me. If I am not in front, I will be soon enough! One reason why I drive a mini-van? If I had a V-8, I probably would have a million speeding tickets by now. I don't speed in school zones - ever. Otherwise, the faster the better..... Watch out for the crazy mom in the green minivan with my I Love Dogs car magnet.
  • fatgirlslove
    fatgirlslove Posts: 614 Member
    I pretty much do the speed limit, but I make the most ridiculous U turns...illegal doesn't do them justice lol
  • janet_pratt
    janet_pratt Posts: 747 Member
    No, I tend to go over on the freeway.
  • julsofdenial
    julsofdenial Posts: 225 Member
    i almost always speed (about 10mph over the limit)! and i HATE it when other people on the road try to act as a pace car (driving in the left lane, doing the speed limit right next to the person in the left lane)!!! it also annoys me when people get mad (honk, flip me off, etc) for simply passing them. if you don't wanna be passed, go faster. :-)

    OMG this exactly!! I also HATE when people stroll along in the left lane and I can just tell they have decided that I should not be allowed to speed so they will stop me..LOL.

    I will also add that when someone speeds down my residential street I want to chase them down and do a citizens arrest for endangering my kids. yes, apparently I am a total hypocrite. (although I do try not to speed in residential areas since I have kids myself)
  • sister_bear
    sister_bear Posts: 529 Member
    I go the speed limit. I'm the jerk that stops at the yellow light.

    If I ride with you, I promise to stomp my right foot, watch the speedometer, and cringe the whole time. I know it's going to happen and I don't mean to do it. Usually folks don't notice it and I'm always prepared to make fun myself, laugh about it, and try to hide that I'm horribly embarrassed about it.

    Long ago, I accepted that I am... uptight. It is who I am.

    In other news, I rode in the car with a coworker today and was almost carsick, so I think I learned a little about WHY I am this way. We didn't go very far, but he sped and corned faster than my stomach liked. lol
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