[HerkHealer]

Originally Posted by H_T

"Driving over 100 mph is a felony in Florida. If you go above 50 mph above the speed limit, that is already considered a felony. At 30 or more miles per hour over the posted limit, the act of speeding becomes criminal. Going 30 to 49 mph over the posted limit is a misdemeanor."

Damn......I wonder if that's why "CJ the Car Nut"(youtube) has disappeared.
I was following him and he made several M550 videos, then suddenly 'poof' he's gone from Youtube and FB for a year now.

Here's one of his vids where he does several 100mph + runs. And he is from FL too.

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by HerkHealer

Damn......I wonder if that's why "CJ the Car Nut"(youtube) has disappeared.
I was following him and he made several M550 videos, then suddenly 'poof' he's gone from Youtube and FB for a year now.

Here's one of his vids where he does several 100mph + runs. And he is from FL too.

Last time he came up. Some cleaver searching suggested he sold his G30.

Hopefully it wasn’t for these reasons!

[HerkHealer]

Originally Posted by LogicalApex

Last time he came up. Some cleaver searching suggested he sold his G30.

Hopefully it wasn’t for these reasons!

I dont know if he sold or not, but his linked IG, FB accts are now gone as well.
He was posting other things on Youtube as well, but now nothing in 1 year.

Just weird...

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by HerkHealer

I dont know if he sold or not, but his linked IG, FB accts are now gone as well.
He was posting other things on Youtube as well, but now nothing in 1 year.

Just weird...

Given the current times. I hope he's alright. COVID has also taken a lot of us. I really hope that hasn't played a role and hope he's doing well.

[CHicksM575]

If you're not going over 100 in Dallas/Ft Worth metro, you're the one that's going to get killed...

[hlothery]

Actually, I had been thinking for several months that I should just stop doing this, as I found myself in triple digits often in my M550, while passing left lane campers. Interestingly, having purchsed an EV, initially without my garage being able to charge it, I was conserving energy like crazy, and driving the speed limits. You know what? I like it, it is much less stressful, and much more enjoyable. I will miss M Track Days at COTA, though......oh yes!!!

[HerkHealer]

Originally Posted by hlothery

Actually, I had been thinking for several months that I should just stop doing this, as I found myself in triple digits often in my M550, while passing left lane campers. Interestingly, having purchsed an EV, initially without my garage being able to charge it, I was conserving energy like crazy, and driving the speed limits. You know what? I like it, it is much less stressful, and much more enjoyable. I will miss M Track Days at COTA, though......oh yes!!!

LOL, that's the problem. The M550 goes from 60 to 100mph so quickly...... its stupid silly.

[admranger]

Originally Posted by hlothery

Actually, I had been thinking for several months that I should just stop doing this, as I found myself in triple digits often in my M550, while passing left lane campers. Interestingly, having purchsed an EV, initially without my garage being able to charge it, I was conserving energy like crazy, and driving the speed limits. You know what? I like it, it is much less stressful, and much more enjoyable. I will miss M Track Days at COTA, though......oh yes!!!

You ran the M550i at COTA? That had to be fun. I ran there for 3 days in 2016 with my E90M3. I bet the brakes on the M550i got a tad warm in the braking zone for the back straight.

[hlothery]

Originally Posted by admranger

You ran the M550i at COTA? That had to be fun. I ran there for 3 days in 2016 with my E90M3. I bet the brakes on the M550i got a tad warm in the braking zone for the back straight.

At M Track Days, you run BMW's cars, not your own....which is awesome, and a lot less expensive. I drove the M3, M4, and M5 at COTA. Actually hit 148 on the straight in the M5, a truly awesome car.

[hlothery]

Originally Posted by HerkHealer

LOL, that's the problem. The M550 goes from 60 to 100mph so quickly...... its stupid silly.

Almost before you can look to see how fast you are going! It is, indeed, stupid silly.

[paquet]

I'm honestly torn on this.
On one hand, speeding without capability (be it vehicle or operator, or both) is dangerous to oneself and those around. No denying that.
On the other hand, forfeiture and seemingly draconian speeding laws seem like an overreach. (at least that's my feeling every time I see news of some speeder being caught in British Columbia...)

Especially when vehicles have the capability to attain high speeds - that makes it feel even more weird.
But I wouldn't want that capability stripped away either.

Like I said, torn (and frayed)...

EDIT: that dingus was posting videos of high speed runs? Isn't that self-incriminating in a way? "and here, you see me on the grassy knoll taking the shot..."
Or is there some 'hey I got permission from local law enforcement to do this in this area, they are watching' etc disclaimer?

[HerkHealer]

Originally Posted by packet

EDIT: that dingus was posting videos of high speed runs? Isn't that self-incriminating in a way?

People do that ALL the time here in the States. There are literally thousands of videos of street racing on Youtube where they show the cars doing burnouts, staging and then racing. You can see the license plates. I dont think the Cops do anything though. There might be some legal reasons why they cant.

If you're caught doing this racing by the Cops, different story.

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by packet

I'm honestly torn on this.
On one hand, speeding without capability (be it vehicle or operator, or both) is dangerous to oneself and those around. No denying that.
On the other hand, forfeiture and seemingly draconian speeding laws seem like an overreach. (at least that's my feeling every time I see news of some speeder being caught in British Columbia...)

Especially when vehicles have the capability to attain high speeds - that makes it feel even more weird.
But I wouldn't want that capability stripped away either.

Like I said, torn (and frayed)...

EDIT: that dingus was posting videos of high speed runs? Isn't that self-incriminating in a way? "and here, you see me on the grassy knoll taking the shot..."
Or is there some 'hey I got permission from local law enforcement to do this in this area, they are watching' etc disclaimer?

In America we do a poor job of dealing with vehicle related crimes in general. It isn't a uniquely American problem though. Canada has its issues too. You can generally speaking mow a person down with your car and get very little, if any, punishment whereas killing that person by any other method would result in serious jail time...

Although posting the videos likely is enough to get you fined and or more the police generally aren't interested unless you build up enough complaints or more to end up on their radar...


All that said... I'm not a fan of speed laws unless done well. I think they do more harm than good personally. There is serious risk to driving recklessly. By that I mean driving severely outside of the normal flow of traffic weaving in and out of lanes or tailgating, among other things. Speed in and of itself isn't a problem. But driving slower than the flow of traffic, blocking the passing lane, etc can create serious road hazards.

[paquet]

Agree 100% with everything you said, for both countries.

Recently, and far too often, I've seen some nutsack on I95 or elsewhere weaving in and out of traffic recklessly.

[Al Pinã]

What bugs me is that it's usually some jagbag in a 1993 Dodge Caravan or some other shitbox doing the dangerous speeding, weaving in and out of traffic in a car that should've been crushed 10 years ago.

The other day I was cruising quite comfortably at around 75/80 on Lake shore drive in Chicago when some retard in a clapped out early 2000's 535 BMW comes flying up behind me. I floored it, dusted him and quickly hit about 115mph to kinda show him that there's levels to this shit, but the dude just wouldn't give up!

As I got off at my exit and this chooch was having to lock up his brakes to avoid slamming into slower traffic. I sometimes wonder what's going through these people's heads…

[Bob in IL]

Originally Posted by Al Pinã

What bugs me is that it's usually some jagbag in a 1993 Dodge Caravan or some other shitbox doing the dangerous speeding, weaving in and out of traffic in a car that should've been crushed 10 years ago.

The other day I was cruising quite comfortably at around 75/80 on Lake shore drive in Chicago when some retard in a clapped out early 2000's 535 BMW comes flying up behind me. I floored it, dusted him and quickly hit about 115mph to kinda show him that there's levels to this shit, but the dude just wouldn't give up!

As I got off at my exit and this chooch was having to lock up his brakes to avoid slamming into slower traffic. I sometimes wonder what's going through these people's heads…

So you were doing 115 on LSD? Yikes!

[paquet]

Here in the sunshine state, a lot of jeeps and pickup trucks are doing their version of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
Up north in Canada, it'd be tricked out Honda Civics etc.

My guess is the Dunning-Kruger effect - people think they are better drivers than everyone else, for whatever reason (I'm guilty of that too...), possibly something to do with the hustle and bustle of daily life and the security offered by a small enclosed box that is a vehicle, and other stuff that's above my paygrade

[Al Pinã]

Originally Posted by Bob in IL

So you were doing 115 on LSD? Yikes!

South of McCormick center. It's relatively straight and there wasn't much traffic.

Once I saw the idiot was still trying to keep up I backed off and moved over.

Not sure how much you drive in the city, but the average speed limit on the Dan Ryan is well over 100mph most days.

[BMWKLG]

I'm not a speedster and here in Texas they don't play. "Don't Mess with Texas" slogan is real. I did some spirited driving when I got my M550i last year but it was on some back roads. After seeing an M6 hurdle into an intersection and hit a homeless person, I made it a point to do the right thing and not speed. I will say this car is like the red devil on your shoulder whispering to go crazy on the road. Sometimes I push the pedal but don't go overkill.

[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by Al Pin　

What bugs me is that it's usually some jagbag in a 1993 Dodge Caravan or some other shitbox doing the dangerous speeding, weaving in and out of traffic in a car that should've been crushed 10 years ago.

The other day I was cruising quite comfortably at around 75/80 on Lake shore drive in Chicago when some retard in a clapped out early 2000's 535 BMW comes flying up behind me. I floored it, dusted him and quickly hit about 115mph to kinda show him that there's levels to this shit, but the dude just wouldn't give up!

As I got off at my exit and this chooch was having to lock up his brakes to avoid slamming into slower traffic. I sometimes wonder what's going through these people's heads…

He must of been cousins with the dummy in the 90's Buick going 60mph with the 4inches of unplowed snow on 290. Couple miles up I see his shit box facing the wrong way in the slow lane.

[HerkHealer]

Originally Posted by Mandingo9

He must of been cousins with the dummy in the 90's Buick going 60mph with the 4inches of unplowed snow on 290. Couple miles up I see his shit box facing the wrong way in the slow lane.

LOL, that happens quite a bit in New England also. Lots of winter warriors out there...........until they start doing 360's

[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by HerkHealer

LOL, that happens quite a bit in New England also. Lots of winter warriors out there...........until they start doing 360's

Haha yes.
As Schumacher flys past me while I'm doing 40 I thought to myself, "either he's really dumb or has snow tires that are worth twice the value of his car".