85MPH...Hell yeah Texas!!!!
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Well yeah. Ive seen one that was off by 15mph. The tranny had been worked on. But what police department is going to pony up and say. "Our Bad"
It use to be when people would argue a speeding ticket in court, the officer would be called to testify that he had calibrated his radar at the start of his shift and he would explain what he had performed o calibrate the unit. I always got a laugh at it because they would always come up and explain it to the court and the person would always go home with his speeding ticket plus court cost!!!
Should be pretty accurate if you keep a steady speed while you're checking it. I use one to calibrate the speedo on my motorcycle; there's a gadget you can buy that lets you program in a correction factor for the speedo, and what you have to do is measure your speed via GPS, make note of what the speedo says, then plug the numbers into a calculator app they have on their website to set the correction. Motorcycle speedos are notoriously inaccurate (mostly to the high side, making you think you're going faster than you really are), so I highly recommend one. HealTech Electronics Ltd. - Makers of the SpeedoHealer, GIpro, X-TRE, FI Tuner Pro, Brake Light Pro, MM5, OBD Tool
Other than temp spares or some oddball specialty tires, I can't think of a single tire in my 14 years as a mechanic that didn't carry at least an S rating.
Im guessing that the "L" tires are those farm lug tires that sing going down the road. The tractor looking jobs. You couldn't hold the truck on the road at 85 if you wanted to. 55 will drive you crazy. And most guys fill them solid anyway.
txinvestigator
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More misinformation. Cracks me up
Yeah we all about getting to go fast and think the state loves us. Wake up people it's all about money and a Spanish company is getting a boat load of it. Bribe to the state to let us travel faster, so they can collect higher tolls, and the reduced speed limit on the alternate route to help promote it.
It is not the "speed" that kills, but the idiots who drive in the left lane below the speed limit, and the "racers" who pass on the right side.
In Germany, the Autobahn has fixed rules:
1. The faster car has right-of-way: Always!
2. Unless passing, stay in the right lane.
3. Before passing, use turn signal, check mirror, and clear your rear.
4. Anytime a vehicle approaches from behind and flashes his lights, move over to the right lane immediately, he has the right of way.
5. It is unlawful to pass a vehicle from the right lane.
6. If stopped on the Autobahn, go to the next call box and call for help (call boxes are spaced one kilometer (.6 miles) apart. If you can't walk half a mile, you should not drive.
Enjoy controlled chaos on the Autobahn.
Wish we did that here.
In Germany, the Autobahn has fixed rules:
1. The faster car has right-of-way: Always!
2. Unless passing, stay in the right lane.
3. Before passing, use turn signal, check mirror, and clear your rear.
4. Anytime a vehicle approaches from behind and flashes his lights, move over to the right lane immediately, he has the right of way.
5. It is unlawful to pass a vehicle from the right lane.
6. If stopped on the Autobahn, go to the next call box and call for help (call boxes are spaced one kilometer (.6 miles) apart. If you can't walk half a mile, you should not drive.
Enjoy controlled chaos on the Autobahn.
Wish we did that here.
You should have been over there right after re-unification, that was uncontrolled chaos, LOL. All those East German POS's hitting the roads, damn it was adventure. (Good news a lot of those Trabants brought hot women experiencing freedom for the first time)
A couple of years ago I was going out I 45 from Houston to Galveston and running a solid 85 mph. I didn't pass a soul on the road and the cops were setting on the side just watching what was going on. You don't need a new toll road for that. At 85 I could finally get my Hemi out of the eco zone.
Yeah, take your vehicle to some "in & out in 15 minutes" oil change place and depend on some minimum wage kid to keep a watch for defects that will cause you to explode at 85mph. RIGHT!
The issue I have with 85mph freeways is when bubba sees 85 posted he thinks he HAS to do 85. Rain, heavy traffic, low light conditions, headache, medical issues? Screw it......I GET TO DRIVE 85, by God. And paw-paw forgot how fast things can happen when you are running that speed.
Just saying to BE CAREFUL folks! Oh, I heard a DPS Captain say once that the "unofficial policy" for speeders was give 5, take 6. Not sure they are gonna let you drive 90 now though.
The issue I have with 85mph freeways is when bubba sees 85 posted he thinks he HAS to do 85. Rain, heavy traffic, low light conditions, headache, medical issues? Screw it......I GET TO DRIVE 85, by God. And paw-paw forgot how fast things can happen when you are running that speed.
Just saying to BE CAREFUL folks! Oh, I heard a DPS Captain say once that the "unofficial policy" for speeders was give 5, take 6. Not sure they are gonna let you drive 90 now though.
My opinion is that 85 will mean 85. Not much wiggle room when the speed limit is that high.
Hell yes, I was going to post we need to have the right lane rules like the autobahn. Wanna go 60-65, (which I do in my truck 95% of the time) stay right and keep the f*ck out of the way.
