Holy crap. There are a lot of fast cars out there. You just never know what is under the hood. Be careful who you line up against at the next red light. Ha Ha
What's the fastest you've ever driven on an open public road (US only)
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122mph in a 2016 Dodge Charger Scatpack at the age of 51.
Rt 7 West between Leesburg and RoundHill VA
Rt 7 West between Leesburg and RoundHill VA
I briefly hit 90-95 almost every week in my car. It just feels so good. Literally feels like 65-70mph.
@Lion Son/Husband/Father and I switched cars this past weekend for 20 minutes for the fun of it and I hit 92mph in a 45mph zone in his tuned Audi TT. Different feel getting there but speed is speed.
Not true, not at all.
Bikes traveling at speed are much more stable than most people realize. Suspensions are better, and so are tires. I've run over a buddies sleeping bag when it came loose off his bike at 80mph with nothing more than a slight wobble. I'm not suggesting that anyone try this, of course.
You can believe that if you want. I've seen what was left of bike riders that wiped out at high speed.
Let us know when you survive hitting a ground hog, or a deer. Or some significant gravel.... There is a reason that there are many more fatalities from bikes than cars...
"according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2019, motorcyclists were nearly 29 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash per vehicle miles traveled"
But if you feel that safe, go right at it !!
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I know what I know, you know what you know- I've been riding for over 50 years.
Yep, I was riding over 50 years ago. Prefer a safer mode of transportation at this point.
Sounds like you've been a big contributor. What grab ass job line of work are you in? Ever knock on doors and tell family that their loved one is dead? Till then STFU. I worked the road for my whole career, so I couldn't avoid not citing people. Never was the Station Commander's boy....because I didn't write much. I used to give 20 mph over the speed limit on secondary roads. At some point you have to put pen to paper. Maybe we should eliminate fines and go right to points and/or suspensions? Sure that would make all real happy
Last ticket was about a decade ago, cell phone ticket when I didn't even have a phone in the car. Prior to that was a 61 in a 55 on 95 in Connecticut. Got to attend a state run safe driving course for those two tickets in calendar year. Only two tickets I've ever gotten. I did "match the description of an armed bank robber" once, which got my car searched without a warrant by Philly's finest.
Tickets by and large are about revenue for the state/city/municipality not safety. Speed traps and artificially low speed limits wouldn't be so prevalent otherwise. PA took in 173 million in fines, court fees etc from tickets in 2013.
I've heard of women flashing cleavage and more or crying to get out of a ticket. I've never heard of a woman showing a cop her big cock and balls to get out of a ticket.
I drove about 120 in my dad's old 72 Galaxie with a 400 police interceptor when I was 17. It was down a straight back road in Montgomery County. I hit a hump that usually didn't matter, got air and spun around a number of times. Luckily I went straight down the road. I hardly ever go very fast since then. Still scares me to think about it.
About 15 years ago, I was being driven on the Autobahn to the airport in Bremen. We were going pretty fast and I glanced over at the speedometer and it was at 245 (km). Some mental arithmetic and I realized we going about 145 mph. The driver wanted to work on his English, so kept talking and looking over at me. It was scary and continued until I asked him to slow down.
Quite an experience, but not one I would like to repeat.
Quite an experience, but not one I would like to repeat.
135 on a Suzuki SV1000S (just winding out 4th gear). On PA SR 53. For those familiar with my area, it was between Portage and Lilly.
Yep. At some point they would just being out a shop vac to clean you off the road.
I believe the emergency room doctors call riders of those bikes Organ Donors.
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I think you two are arguing different points and are both right. Bikes (especially modern sport bikes) are more stable at higher speeds to a point. It's also true that at those speeds if you hit something, your pretty much toast. And you have much less reaction time to avoid anything on the road.
There are. You just have to have balls of steel to make them run that fast.
25 years old driving a Honda 500 Intercepter. At 125 mph I backing off the throttle. Was driving on a small 2 lane highway (522) in western Snyder County PA.
As a driver 120 mph.
Age-17 yrs old
Car- 1973 Plymouth Fury
As a passenger 125 mph.
Age-19 yrs old
Car- 1971 Camaro
When I was 21 a friend took me for a ride on his new Suzuki 750. This nutcase gets on Rt. 1 and opens it up and gets the bike up to 90 mph while I’m holding on for dear life. I remember being very angry at him when I got off that bike.
Age-17 yrs old
Car- 1973 Plymouth Fury
As a passenger 125 mph.
Age-19 yrs old
Car- 1971 Camaro
When I was 21 a friend took me for a ride on his new Suzuki 750. This nutcase gets on Rt. 1 and opens it up and gets the bike up to 90 mph while I’m holding on for dear life. I remember being very angry at him when I got off that bike.
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137 in a 2004 BMW 745i on the airport bypass in Denver about 10 years ago, so 50 years old. Passed a car and realized how slow it seemed to be going (it was either a 65 or 75 mph zone). Slowed down after that. I still drive that car, and it rides like a dream at 80- 100, but I rarely get over 80 any more.
CB750 motorcycle frame
modern sportbike frame
(without engine, which acts as a stressed member)
Then compare spoked wheels, narrow bias ply tires, and drum brakes to today's ad you start to understand the difference.
But what really matters is how good the rider is. Most accidents are either young guys who can't ride or older guys who "rode one" 30 years ago and get on one 30 years later believing that they actually know how to ride.
modern sportbike frame
(without engine, which acts as a stressed member)
Then compare spoked wheels, narrow bias ply tires, and drum brakes to today's ad you start to understand the difference.
But what really matters is how good the rider is. Most accidents are either young guys who can't ride or older guys who "rode one" 30 years ago and get on one 30 years later believing that they actually know how to ride.
