Speeding

Do you exceed the posted speed limit?

Never
1
1%
No more than 5 over
10
12%
No more than 10 over
19
23%
10 over or more is not unheard of when I'm on the bike
24
30%
Limited only by the safety of the act of going fast
21
26%
Safety is for wimps, bikes go fast!
6
7%
 
Total votes: 81

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JC Viper
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#31 Unread post by JC Viper »

I usually do 5 over what everyone else is doing to avoid problems meanwhile everyone else is doing 10 over anyway in this damned city. I don't see the point of traffic cops here, they're useless pieces of $hits who don't even write tickets for double parking on a narrow one way street.

My ticket is still bothering me.
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#32 Unread post by DerekNC »

I guess I generally ride about 5mph over if there's traffic behind. These speedos are so inaccurate that at best it is just a guess. My speedo reads 70mph but according to traffic it should really read between 55-60mph.
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#33 Unread post by Jthmeffy »

well, in a cage i usually go 5-10 over on normal roads and highways, and 10-15 on freeways.. i havent taken my bike out on any roads yet, but i will say one thing about my area.. in all of my 20 (almost 21) years, I cannot think of a single instance where i have seen a bike pulled over.
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#34 Unread post by aw58 »

As I am on Motorways mostly I go with the flow which is up to 20 over occasionally higher. But tempered with what I feel is safe knowing my own mortality and fragiliyt of angina.

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#35 Unread post by Jthmeffy »

jesus, talk about an old post..

oh, btw, i got a ticket in May.. haha
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