The Cannonball Run record has been broken seven times in five weeks

Post by grecy » Sun, May 17, 2020, 4:05 AM UTC

protomyth wrote: post #7

smokelegend wrote: post #4

The open road is open once more... Note, if you get caught at these high speeds on public roads, you will be arrested and vehicle impounded. Most of the time police officers will draw their weapons when making vehicle stops of this nature. Most state laws have a zero tolerance policy for vehicles exceeding 90mph on public roads. But if you got bail money, GODSPEED

I would bet that most traffic on I-90 in South Dakota is at or over 90mph given the speed limit is now 80mph. Heck, North Dakota, not exactly a bastion of enforcement, decided against going higher specifically because of South Dakota. Idaho, Wyoming and Utah have 80mph limits and Texas has road at 85mph. A lot of plain states are not hyper about speed limits. 120mph is going to get you in trouble, badly, but 90 might…

Post by ghettoimp » Sun, May 17, 2020, 4:08 AM UTC

sandworm101 wrote: post #32

Ididntdothis wrote: post #30

What are these guys trying to prove? Who the biggest and irresponsible asshole is? If you want to go fast, go to a race track and race against real drivers. If you don’t like tracks, do rallye.

It's strange how in other areas such behavior is encouraged. Where is the anger when people try to set speed records on boats? Every time some rich idiot gets into trouble on the high seas, other people have to risk their lives to save them. Setting aside rescue personnel, many innocent bystanders have also been killed by racing yachts. 2018: "One Fisherman Killed, 9 Saved After Boat Collides With Ocean Race Yacht" h…

Post by Pxtl » Sun, May 17, 2020, 4:20 AM UTC

ethbro wrote: post #62

RickJWagner wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I get it. For us oldsters, there is a little cool-ness associated with the CannonBall Run from an old (but popular) movie. But it is a stupid thing, for sure.

Static speed limits that apply to all drivers identically are a joke. Because not all drivers are identically skilled. So either you recognize the absurdity inherent in our speed laws, or you think the system is reasonable. The Cannonball Run isn't for the latter.

Post by sandworm101 » Sun, May 17, 2020, 4:31 AM UTC

ghettoimp wrote: post #63

sandworm101 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's strange how in other areas such behavior is encouraged. Where is the anger when people try to set speed records on boats? Every time some rich idiot gets into trouble on the high seas, other people have to risk their lives to save them. Setting aside rescue personnel, many innocent bystanders have also been killed by racing yachts. 2018: "One Fisherman Killed, 9 Saved After Boat Collides With Ocean Race Yacht" h…

> Where is the anger when people try to set speed records on boats? These do not seem to be remotely comparable. Wikipedia has a list [1] of several people that died in water speed record attempts. This list does has several names on it. This pales in comparison with the 36,000 people [2] died in auto-collisions in just the US in 2018. Driving 100mph+ on public roads is completely reckless. If you fuck it up, someone…

Post by Exmoor » Sun, May 17, 2020, 4:48 AM UTC

nfoz wrote: post #64

Meanwhile, in Canada: teenager charged with going 308 km/h (191 mph) in his dad's car on Toronto highway. https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/05/10/ontario-police-19-ye...