America's Meanest Drivers - Page 2

carrie721 · #16 05-15-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by foxyluva

Hahaha. I can't believe this

yes you can.

i drive so fast, i'm surprised i don't get more. i really have to slow down, before i'm completely broke - both from paying the tickets and my insurance rates going up

mikeschmike · #17 05-15-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

yes you can.

i drive so fast, i'm surprised i don't get more. i really have to slow down, before i'm completely broke - both from paying the tickets and my insurance rates going up

What's the rush? Besides not wanting to be out and about in Ohio for extended periods of time (which is completely understandable)?

foxyluva · #18 05-15-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

yes you can.

i drive so fast, i'm surprised i don't get more. i really have to slow down, before i'm completely broke - both from paying the tickets and my insurance rates going up

Brutish American

carrie721 · #19 05-15-2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeschmike

What's the rush? Besides not wanting to be out and about in Ohio for extended periods of time (which is completely understandable)?

yeah, i dunno. i think i associate driving slow with being stupid ... so i have to go fast.

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Brutish American

curmudgeonly kiwi

DrummerDeanna · #20 05-15-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

yeah, i dunno. i think i associate driving slow with being stupid ... so i have to go fast.

I think I just had an epiphany. I've always wondered why I drive so fast. Guess now I understand

And do they eventually take your license away for a certain number of tickets? Do they do that point system thing? like here if you get 12 points within 12 months they'll suspend your license. I have I think 3 or 4 points against mine...boo.

I'm also surprised I don't get pulled over more, because I sure can be a speed demon.

Richard B · #21 05-15-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

And do they eventually take your license away for a certain number of tickets? Do they do that point system thing? like here if you get 12 points within 12 months they'll suspend your license. I have I think 3 or 4 points against mine...boo.

You bring up a good point. I believe it depends on which state (geographical) you live in.

California is very rigid:
Points on The Driver Record

DMV keeps a public record of all your traffic convictions and accidents. Each occurrence stays on your record for 36 months or longer, depending on the type of conviction.

You may be considered a negligent operator when your driving record shows any one of the following “point count” totals regardless of your license class:

4 points in 12 months
6 points in 24 months
8 points in 36 months

Some examples of one point violations:

A traffic conviction.
An at-fault accident.

Examples of two point violations:

Reckless driving or hit-and-run driving
Driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs
Hit-and-run driving
Driving while suspended or revoked

If you get too many “points,” you will lose your driver license. A violation received in a commercial vehicle carries one and one-half times the point count normally assessed.

carrie721 · #22 05-15-2007, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I think I just had an epiphany. I've always wondered why I drive so fast. Guess now I understand

And do they eventually take your license away for a certain number of tickets? Do they do that point system thing? like here if you get 12 points within 12 months they'll suspend your license. I have I think 3 or 4 points against mine...boo.

I'm also surprised I don't get pulled over more, because I sure can be a speed demon.

yeah, we have the points system too. apparently i should have 6 points on my license, but only 2 of them are within the last 2 years - from this current ticket. the one i got last month doesn't count as a moving violation b/c it was a traffic cam. here you can only get 12 within a 24 month period and then your license is suspended.

carrie721 · #23 05-15-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard B

You bring up a good point. I believe it depends on which state (geographical) you live in.

California is very rigid:

that sounds similar to ohio ... looks like everything is worth fewer "points" but it's in proportion with ours.

Sarah · #24 05-15-2007, 07:32 PM

People here drive like total ****. That's all there is to it. Not very many seem angry, but almost all seem like ****ing morons. Wrong way on a one way all the time, forget stopping at a stop sign, speed through red lights, etc etc etc.

The worst thing here is cutting off. I get cut off on almost every street I travel every day. Especially when there's no one behind me.. these assholes can't just wait 5 seconds and pull out behind me. I used to rage, my god.. biblical rage. Like, out of the car up in somebody's face rage.. people knocking on my window rage. One dude actually started coming into my car through the window. He got bitch slapped then door checked before I rolled out. Those days are over, though. I just can't let these ****wits get to me anymore. I accept it that everybody around me drives like crap 99.6 percent of the time.

DrummerDeanna · #25 05-15-2007, 07:39 PM

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People here drive like total ****. That's all there is to it. Not very many seem angry, but almost all seem like ****ing morons. Wrong way on a one way all the time, forget stopping at a stop sign, speed through red lights, etc etc etc.

The worst thing here is cutting off. I get cut off on almost every street I travel every day. Especially when there's no one behind me.. these assholes can't just wait 5 seconds and pull out behind me.

Sounds like where I live. It doesn't help that people also seem to ALWAYS go at least 10 miles UNDER the speed limit...the speed limit that is already low (it's 25-35 in pretty much every part of town). I usually get into a rage at least once a day in the car due to some asshole not knowing how to drive. I hate it.

sara1998 · #26 05-15-2007, 07:47 PM

I've just come to grips with the fact that no one else can drive as good as I can....

DrummerDeanna · #27 05-15-2007, 07:54 PM

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I've just come to grips with the fact that no one else can drive as good as I can....

I think that needs to be a bumper sticker...

sara1998 · #28 05-15-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I think that needs to be a bumper sticker...

Yes, yes it should be!

estranged4life · #29 05-15-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sara1998

I've just come to grips with the fact that no one else can drive as good as I can....

I havent had a traffic citation since 1989

So uh, 'who's your daddy'?

sara1998 · #30 05-15-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

I havent had a traffic citation since 1989

So uh, 'who's your daddy'?

Meaning: everyone else either drives too fast, too slow, cuts everyone off... but I NEVER do any of that ****.

You better knock wood before you drive again, mister...