Hellcat Driver Arrested on Indiana Toll Road
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
On a toll road...
67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
If he was caught at 01:30 on a toll road, he's done it before at that time of the morning and someone was waiting for him this time.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
The thing I notice is that @ 160, things start to "strobe" rather then blur.
traintech55
Senior Member
Even at 1:30 in the morning their is a lot of traffic on that highway. Plus Indiana really rapes speeders, and Indiana and Illinois have a reciprocal agreement on fines, he will probably lose his licence for this one.
I'm on the Indiana Toll Road a lot going from Maryland to Wisconsin.
The speed limit is 70 mph until you get close to the Chicago (west) end of the toll road. People are driving 80-90 mph most of the time on that toll road. Sometimes you can drive through the entire state and not see a cop and sometimes you will see 3-4 cops waiting for you to speed by in a 1/4 mile. I wouldn't take a chance at 160+ mph on that road.
The speed limit is 70 mph until you get close to the Chicago (west) end of the toll road. People are driving 80-90 mph most of the time on that toll road. Sometimes you can drive through the entire state and not see a cop and sometimes you will see 3-4 cops waiting for you to speed by in a 1/4 mile. I wouldn't take a chance at 160+ mph on that road.
traintech55
Senior Member
I live South of the Toll Road, just by I 80/94 and the border. Next time thru stop by and lets grab a brew.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
I'll go ahead and be controversial...
Yes, I do think he should be punished. There will probably be a push from a prosecutor for mega fines, confiscation, jail time, etc. His lawyer will probably push back and he'll just get a mega fine that will equal the cost of the prosecutors time, etc. In the end, his insurance company and lawyer will be the real winners.
What do I think should really happen? Well, screwing the guy's life up is rather counterproductive. Assuming he's not the son of royalty or a trust fund baby, he's probably an earner who doesn't spend his days protesting and whining. Frankly, I'm also happy to see a 30 y/o who lives in the real world and enjoys horsepower. My 160 MPH blast was in the desert, (pop. 0) but just as illegal and on range land, thus a 2,000 steer could have theoretically walked onto this two lane blacktop.
If I were the judge, I'd give the guy the speeding fine (not more than $2500; I don't know the Indiana law) then require X number hours community service riding with an EMS crew on holidays/weekends mopping up accident scenes and a couple years probation with the threat of jail/fine if he gets caught again. Oh yeah, no points just as an F-U to the insurance company.
Done.
Yes, I do think he should be punished. There will probably be a push from a prosecutor for mega fines, confiscation, jail time, etc. His lawyer will probably push back and he'll just get a mega fine that will equal the cost of the prosecutors time, etc. In the end, his insurance company and lawyer will be the real winners.
What do I think should really happen? Well, screwing the guy's life up is rather counterproductive. Assuming he's not the son of royalty or a trust fund baby, he's probably an earner who doesn't spend his days protesting and whining. Frankly, I'm also happy to see a 30 y/o who lives in the real world and enjoys horsepower. My 160 MPH blast was in the desert, (pop. 0) but just as illegal and on range land, thus a 2,000 steer could have theoretically walked onto this two lane blacktop.
If I were the judge, I'd give the guy the speeding fine (not more than $2500; I don't know the Indiana law) then require X number hours community service riding with an EMS crew on holidays/weekends mopping up accident scenes and a couple years probation with the threat of jail/fine if he gets caught again. Oh yeah, no points just as an F-U to the insurance company.
Done.
A lot of people probably have at one time or another gone over the speed limit by a fair margin, some are lucky and don't get caught, others aren't so lucky. I've done 200km/hr in car once (a tad over 120mph) on a public highway. Weather conditions were perfect, the car was almost new and it was a straight stretch of road. Stupid thing to do?, maybe, but I'll never forget it.
I've driven cars (as fast as they will go) on the Autobahns in Europe. I don't think I have driven more than 135 mph in the states. Very few places I trust and are familiar with to get that kind of speed without endangering others or getting caught. I have a spot on I-95 that I can get extreme speed but I drive (let's say) south bound 2.5 miles between exits that I can see road condition, traffic, and cops and I can turnaround quickly through a fuel stop oasis in the middle of the road and get a test run up to speed and slow down in a little over a mile without endangering anybody or getting caught.
traintech55
Senior Member
I believe the maximum speeding fine is $1,000.00.
Thats a bargain......
There are countries were you get a ticket but it depence on how much money you make in a year . there was a doctor in Finland or Sweden and he drove about 260km ph and he got a ticket............about 40,000,-euro,s!!!!!!!
There are countries were you get a ticket but it depence on how much money you make in a year . there was a doctor in Finland or Sweden and he drove about 260km ph and he got a ticket............about 40,000,-euro,s!!!!!!!
GJS
Senior Member
I honestly couldn't give a squirt less what happens to him. 150 on public surfaces is wreckless endangerment. Fine him out the *** and take the car to auction. If you started blasting off rounds in a public space to show off, you'd lose your firearm. Stands to reason that if you're stupid enough to risk 150 mph, you deserve to lose it.
Sorry, I have a short fuse for the 'new muscle renaissance'. It's like handing out grenades to every simp meathead on the planet.
Sorry, I have a short fuse for the 'new muscle renaissance'. It's like handing out grenades to every simp meathead on the planet.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
WTF does a 150 mph blast for 90 seconds accomplish?
Other than the testosterone relief valve popping and getting a dose of andrenalin...
Yah, I've done it. Glad I came to my senses.
Other than the testosterone relief valve popping and getting a dose of andrenalin...
Yah, I've done it. Glad I came to my senses.
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