pulled doing over 50km, License suspeneded and car towed

[thelefteyeguy]

and your instinct/intuition is better than a radar gun? WE ALL speed at one point or another... some more than others... some get caught and others are still lucky...

i personally would still take it to court IF i get caught

and pray...but apparently you already do that regularly

[roadrunner17]

How do you ration that you never drove faster than 150 when you adamantly said you did go extremely close to that number, at 147kph? That alone casts enough doubt over your claim

Because all the time my speed was increasing as my foot was firm on the gas pedal, when I saw OPP hiding, I glanced my speedometer (which has digital reading) which was at 91 miles and I hit the brakes, not hard but to slow it down.

[roadrunner17]

It's a Mitsubishi Eclipse 3.8L V6 at 263 HP

[thelefteyeguy]

Because all the time my speed was increasing as my foot was firm on the gas pedal, when I saw OPP hiding, I glanced my speedometer (which has digital reading) which was at 91 miles and I hit the brakes, not hard but to slow it down.

sounds like your speedometers is in imperial....the km is slightly off esp due to the size

[Anonymouse]

Again, German autobahn has speeding limits: Speeding limits for buses (hard) and speed limits anywhere around major cities. For years, some disregarded these limits close to the cities (75mph), but there are signs now posted to remind people....

When I lived there, there were some limits close to some cities for noise and pollution reasons, as well as some weather-dependent limits imposed by electronic signs, but the vast majority of the autobahn had no limit. In particular, there was no speed limit for trucks beyond the stipulation that they had to exceed the speed of the vehicle they were passing by 20 km/h.

[rems]

Because all the time my speed was increasing as my foot was firm on the gas pedal, when I saw OPP hiding, I glanced my speedometer (which has digital reading) which was at 91 miles and I hit the brakes, not hard but to slow it down.

so you would have hit 150 if the cop wasn't there then? I don't think you should mention that in court.

[15-20_God]

When I lived there, there were some limits close to some cities for noise and pollution reasons, as well as some weather-dependent limits imposed by electronic signs, but the vast majority of the autobahn had no limit. In particular, there was no speed limit for trucks beyond the stipulation that they had to exceed the speed of the vehicle they were passing by 20 km/h.

if you keep comparing the autobahn and our highways, you might as well compare their licensing requirements and testing to ours as well. is mommy markham in the MPV skilled enough to drive on an autobahn?

[roadrunner17]

so you would have hit 150 if the cop wasn't there then? I don't think you should mention that in court.

No I would have slowed down because it was my exit.

[KawaiiTentacleBeast]

It's a Mitsubishi Eclipse 3.8L V6 at 263 HP

Can we start the part where we all make fun of his car now?

[roadrunner17]

Can we start the part where we all make fun of his car now?

lol, sure go ahead, it won't bother me but that's not why I made this thread, i am genuinely seeking advice here. Can you help me recommending a good lawyer sir?

[johnboy]

The cop was probably not BS'ing.

You were bouncing on and off the 150km/h range and did not know it. Next time, if you try to do that again, take micro second glances if you're speedo near this barrier and go close to it and not over it. lol

sorry, but good luck in court. Maybe you'll get it reduced to 149km/h.. But you might be SOL thinknig you didn't do it as a defence.

[Anonymouse]

if you keep comparing the autobahn and our highways, you might as well compare their licensing requirements and testing to ours as well. is mommy markham in the MPV skilled enough to drive on an autobahn?

shrug. 40 hours of instruction(what do people who take young driver's here get?). 12 hours in a car with a licensed instructor, which is comparable to what young driver's students get. Costs 2000+ euros, though, so people value the process more and study harder so they don't have to repeat it.

Incidentally, the demerit points system was started in Germany, as was (I think) the whole idea of a driver's license.

It's not speed qua speed that's going to kill mommy markham. Really, you're making an argument for better training for everyone, not harsher speeding laws.

One thing I think is better in Germany though is the minimum age of 18 - a 16 year old male should not be behind the wheel.

[Menace]

91 miles? You drive an imported American version? If it has the digital display, it only displays KM/h, right?

I glanced my speedometer (which has digital reading) which was at 91 miles and I hit the brakes, not hard but to slow it down.

[ephemera]

They should take your license away for good.

[roadrunner17]

91 miles? You drive an imported American version? If it has the digital display, it only displays KM/h, right?

Sir, car I have gives me Analog reading in KM and digital reading in Miles. It's a Canadian version.