Why Are Shelter In Place Orders Causing More Speeding Tickets?

Why Are Shelter In Place Orders Causing More Speeding Tickets?

Anyone who has put on clothes they’re comfortable being seen in and gone for a drive in recent days has without a doubt noticed a difference—that the thrum of society, the movement of cars on the roads that connect towns and cities, is gone and has been replaced by the hallmarks of a pandemic: silence and naked pavement.

And then the inevitable happens. A light goes green somewhere in the distance and the roar of a V8 shakes the air awake. Within seconds, a full-blown riot has taken place, and fresh tire marks are the only evidence to prove that some hooligan has abused their coupe for an adrenaline rush. That scene is one that’s playing out with increasing frequency as gearheads take advantage of now-empty streets and police forces with new priorities, but that doesn’t mean they all get away with it.


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PUGPROUDPUGPROUD - 4/17/2020 2:02:51 PM
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Why not! No one on the road except me. Why pass up the chance to see what this baby can do.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/17/2020 2:47:56 PM
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yes the dumb asses are out being stupid

#OpenAmericaForBusinessNOW


monstermonster - 4/18/2020 12:58:52 AM
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Do you even know how dangerous the virus is? If you were in the NY tristate area you would know. Stop being ignorant for once. This thing is very dangerous and contagious.


mre30mre30 - 4/17/2020 3:46:29 PM
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"On the (slightly) more responsible end of things, there are some drivers who are taking advantage of the clear streets to set new Cannonball records. That includes a group of unknown drivers piloting a retrofitted 2019 Audi A8, who took the 2,787-mile trip from the Red Ball Garage in New York to The Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach, California in 26 hours and 38 minutes. While that does break the previous Cannonball record of 27 hours and 25 minutes set last November by a team driving a 2015 Mercedes E63 AMG, it raises a host of questions. "

Love it! I ordered my Valentine V1 Gen 2 Radar/Lidar detector (traded in my old one) a few months ago and it showed up just before Valentine suspended operations.
https://www.valentine1.com/v1-detectors/

What an amazing device! I can vouch for the empty roads. I moved out of NYC but have to to back in once a week and the trips are lightning fast - especially with the trusty V1 Gen 2 suction cupped to my windshield.

I have always been fascinated by the Cannonball rallies and think its great that there is a new record; in an Audi nonetheless - a super fast, super boring, and super anonymous car (plus the driver probably bought it for $25,000 off sticker, even before Corona!).

I'M BACK !



MDarringerMDarringer - 4/17/2020 4:06:04 PM
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The road in front of my property is a 4 lane divided highway with limited access and at all hours of the day, cars are screaming by in both directions.


PUGPROUDPUGPROUD - 4/17/2020 6:08:27 PM
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Just got a new V1...works great, slimmer better looking than first generation.


qwertyfla1qwertyfla1 - 4/17/2020 7:39:57 PM
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-mre30

How is the V1 with all the cruise control radar and other variants? Much false alarms? I have NOT owned a radar since I lived in Florida and with 30/20 vision, Waze and physic intuition haven't needed one and I routinely drive 140-150 KMH on our highways all over Southern Ontario. NY, PA, OH require extra special attention but I do haul ass through MI and IL and should probably invest in one although they are illegal up here.

Before I get bitched out for speeding I never speed in the city as kids can dart out in front of you and other hazards. The 400 series highways on the other hand are a different story...


mre30mre30 - 4/17/2020 10:50:31 PM
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Qwerty - its fantastic. On Long Island - virtually zero false alarms.

To test the V1, gen 2 I purposely left it on while driving thru Manhattan and it occasionally went off but not excessively. In contrast if I had left my old Valentine One turn on while in Manhattan, I immediately knew it, because it would go crazy 90% of the time.

Get the new on - V1 Gen 2 - as soon as they open up again after quarantine over - its an amazing piece of tech!


Tiberius1701ATiberius1701A - 4/17/2020 4:30:20 PM
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I still have a 30 mile trip each way to work on I-480 in Cleveland and you should see the collective stupid on the freeway. Normal speed on this particular route is 70-75. All too frequently I get blown by(usually in some a$$wipe in a high pried German machine) by someone clipping along at speeds above 85MPH. Nonsense.


jtz7jtz7 - 4/17/2020 6:21:52 PM
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Maybe they stopping people going 5 or 10 over the limit rather than 15 over now.


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 4/17/2020 6:33:14 PM
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In Toronto they put up more cameras and set up on the major highways to catch speeders. More now that before. Bigger tickets and more cars impounded. If you are being stupid (in plain sight) with your car you have nobody to blame but yourself.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/18/2020 12:04:47 PM
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Of course the fascist-socialists put up more cameras.


TomMTomM - 4/20/2020 6:21:23 AM
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In a lot of states - Cameras have been declared Illegal - and in other states - you still have the right to face your accuser - so ask for the person who interpreted the picture to be there - most times they cannot show up - they are not close to being local.


valhallakeyvalhallakey - 4/18/2020 1:07:55 AM
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I think it is more that you are all alone out there, easy target. When everyone is going 85 who are you going to stop? When you are one of the only ones out there and the police are everywhere... you better keep an eye out.


ctsangctsang - 4/22/2020 10:18:50 AM
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let speeders make up the police revenue
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