Crazy drivers in the snow.

[SirCranksalot]

r. I've spent enough winter nights in Arthur back when the town was still a "dry" Methodist community. The kid brother's in-laws were pastors at the United Church.

 

Now that would be the definition of a 'long winter's night'!!!

[pidge]

Just got back from a nice trip with the miss' to see the Bobby Orr hall of fame in Parry Sound (she's the Bruins fan....Big time) Just past the 400/11 split it was nasty this past Wedensday. Whiteouts where I had to drop the speed to 5km/hr and even less. The roads were a complete dogs breakfast. I shook my head at the heros trying to pass. I drive a 4x4 and know better than to try and pass some one with road conditions like what I seen the other day. A little but of me always wishes to see JoBlow in his Jetta or whatever off in a snow bank for pullin stunts like that. Unbelievable. I rember my driving instructor from way back telling the students if you drive from Toronto to Niagra it'll take X amount of time. If you do the same trip and speed you'll arrive 5 miniuts earlier. At what speed I forget, but the point was is it worth five miniuts? I've always held that thought in my head and just wanted to pass it along. I think it drives home the point. It's been a good way I thought of putting it in perspective. Slow down. you may like what you wouldnt see driving like a jackass. By the way no one out fishing on the lake that the hall of fame is surrounded by. Nice place. Safe driving all.

[aplumma]

A car driving 60 mph is going a mile a minute. A car driving 75 mph is going 1 1/4 miles a minute . If you maintain 15 mph over the speed limit for 60 minutes straight you have arrived at your destination 15 minutes faster. This is equal to 4 average red light signals, one stop at Timmy Hortons or 1/4 of the time it takes for the police officer to write you a ticket. Slow down it can save you or more importantly some other innocent persons life.

 

 

 

Art

[pidge]

Much thanks Art for the math portion. You seem to get it. Now to teach others lol. Safe drives tonight and this weekend fellas and ladies. It's not lookin good out there.

[fishing n autograph]

How long does it take to write a ticket???

[vance]

The last time I was stopped(30yrs ago) the officer asked me if I was in a hurry and I said I was sort of (9mph over) it took him 35 minutes to tell me to slow down.Didnt get a ticket BUT the date was pissed at me for being late and it was a BAD start to the evening that ended worse...So how long was it ETERNITY

 

vance

[fishing n autograph]

Lol that before computers and all the technology we have. To be honest I can generate 5 tickets in less than 5 minutes now and that with our new redundant system. The old e-ticketing program was way faster and I could literally stop a car and issue a ticket in less than 2 minutes

[aplumma]

Much thanks Art for the math portion. You seem to get it. Now to teach others lol. Safe drives tonight and this weekend fellas and ladies. It's not lookin good out there.

I taught defensive driving for DMV for a few years for extra money back in the mid 80's. I wish it was mandatory for all drivers instead of just the ones that had 5 points or more on their license.

 

 

Art

[bigugli]

Back in the early 70's, the stepfather had me ride along in the cruiser while he ran speed traps. He could easily write a ticket every 5 minutes. Of course they were half filled out minus time, speed, and direction of travel. Yes Toronto had ticket quotas way back then.

If a speeder came by while he was writing one ticket, I just had to yell out the cruiser window and Gord would flag the next fool over. I just wrote out the indicated speed for him.