Radar Speed Signs

[Morris Minor]

The company that makes these is based near to me here in GA... was wondering why I'm seeing them multiply.  (They'd be more useful if they went to triple digits):

[dazzleman]

I always speed up when I see one of those.  I like to drive the number on the reading as high as possible. 

[CaminoRacer]

I try to get the number to match the year of the car I'm driving. Usually 69 or 72

[Soup DeVille]

I always speed up when I see one of those.  I like to drive the number on the reading as high as possible. 

The number stops going higher and just starts blinking after about 20 over.

[Morris Minor]

The number stops going higher and just starts blinking after about 20 over.

That rather limits its usefulness as a speedometer calibration tool.

[FoMoJo]

The number stops going higher and just starts blinking after about 20 over.

One I had frequently encountered started flashing the message "SLOW DOWN" after 90 kph in a 60 kph zone.

[dazzleman]

The number stops going higher and just starts blinking after about 20 over.

My goal is to get it to blink fast.

[Soup DeVille]

One I had frequently encountered started flashing the message "SLOW DOWN" after 90 kph in a 60 kph zone.

It's probably a programmable setting. 

[Soup DeVille]

That rather limits its usefulness as a speedometer calibration tool.

Your phone is better for that anyways.

[Rupert]

I don't mind them when it's just as pictured, but when there is an accompanying "Slow Down" message for anything over the limit, I definitely speed up. Fuck you, sign, telling me what to do.

[FoMoJo]

I don't mind them when it's just as pictured, but when there is an accompanying "Slow Down" message for anything over the limit, I definitely speed up. Fuck you, sign, telling me what to do.

Yeah, I have the same impulse.  Gives me a satisfying feeling to trip the warning.  Never much cared for 'Big Brother'.

[dazzleman]

Yeah, I have the same impulse.  Gives me a satisfying feeling to trip the warning.  Never much cared for 'Big Brother'.

Such a defiant old goat.....

[FoMoJo]

Such a defiant old goat.....

The truth is, and you may be experiencing this as well, we never really get over our teenage impulses in some respects .  I'm just a bit more careful about not getting caught though.

[dazzleman]

The truth is, and you may be experiencing this as well, we never really get over our teenage impulses in some respects .  I'm just a bit more careful about not getting caught though.

You're right about that.  I can definitely relate.

[Raza]

There was one of those standalone police ones near my friends house, in a 45 zone. I always tried to get it to 100 to see what would happen. Never could, though. 83 was the best the E320 could do, up a hill in a relatively short distance.

[dazzleman]

There was one of those standalone police ones near my friends house, in a 45 zone. I always tried to get it to 100 to see what would happen. Never could, though. 83 was the best the E320 could do, up a hill in a relatively short distance.

You did pretty well.  My goal when passing one of those things is generally to be about 20 mph over the speed limit, depending upon location and conditions.

Do they ever use "safety man" in your area, a police car with a mannequin in it, out there to fool people into slowing down?

[veeman]

I sometimes dream about firing a shot into one of those in the middle of the night from behind a tree.  And then every year or so, repeat.  Just dreaming.  I'll never have the balls to do that.

[Morris Minor]

There's always pressure in my neighborhood to put in speed bumps to deter speeders. Wondering if these things would be a better bet. Speed bumps are loathsome.

[veeman]

There's always pressure in my neighborhood to put in speed bumps to deter speeders. Wondering if these things would be a better bet. Speed bumps are loathsome.

I never understand why people slow to a crawl when going over a speed bump.  Even in SUVs.  I usually take them at 10-15 mph. 

[CaminoRacer]

I never understand why people slow to a crawl when going over a speed bump.  Even in SUVs.  I usually take them at 10-15 mph. 

My headers will bottom out if I don't crawl over.

Speedbumps are my worst enemy and I refuse to go places that have them.

[Raza]

You did pretty well.  My goal when passing one of those things is generally to be about 20 mph over the speed limit, depending upon location and conditions.

Do they ever use "safety man" in your area, a police car with a mannequin in it, out there to fool people into slowing down?

I've seen cars parked with no one in them as a way to slow people down, but I don't think I've ever seen one with a dummy in it. 

[Raza]

My headers will bottom out if I don't crawl over.

Speedbumps are my worst enemy and I refuse to go places that have them.

I've got to be really careful with speed bumps and certain types of railroad tracks. 

[Soup DeVille]

I've seen cars parked with no one in them as a way to slow people down, but I don't think I've ever seen one with a dummy in it. 

Years ago, a small city called Pleasant Ridge near me would park one out on the half mile of Woodward Ave that they had; older cruiser with what for the life of me looked like a village person blow up doll in it. They stopped when it became a thing to take pictures with the car; usually doing something lewd.

[AutobahnSHO]

[CALL_911]

Lol there's one of these in front of my school's hospital. My record is 42 mph (its a 20 zone

[giant_mtb]

The only ones I've seen locally are the portable trailer kind, which start flashing "SLOW DOWN" once you're more than 5 over the posted limit. Takes away the ability to high score it.

[Raza]

Years ago, a small city called Pleasant Ridge near me would park one out on the half mile of Woodward Ave that they had; older cruiser with what for the life of me looked like a village person blow up doll in it. They stopped when it became a thing to take pictures with the car; usually doing something lewd.

[Rupert]

There's always pressure in my neighborhood to put in speed bumps to deter speeders. Wondering if these things would be a better bet. Speed bumps are loathsome.

I'm determined to take those at the speed limit, but if I have to slow down, sometimes I honk. Fuck those.

[CaminoRacer]

I'm determined to take those at the speed limit, but if I have to slow down, sometimes I honk. Fuck those.

Oh now that would be annoying. Good idea.

[AutobahnSHO]

I'm determined to take those at the speed limit, but if I have to slow down, sometimes I honk. Fuck those.

Excellent.