Mid-Atlantic Cruise: The Skyline Drive Mega-Cruise

RandyD · 07-26-2011, 06:50 AM

well, for all this spooky ticket-fear, i was pretty spirited all day on the test run... no issues .

i saw one park ranger, who passed me in the opposite direction when i was in the 40's in the park, no issue, and I passed one state trooper parked in the median on 211 doing about 70, also no issue. (we won't be doing that 211 leg even)

I picked the other roads on purpose to be out of the way as well as fun... we can judge by how much traffic is out there when the day comes.

mdztuners · 07-26-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RandyD

well, for all this spooky ticket-fear, i was pretty spirited all day on the test run... no issues .

i saw one park ranger, who passed me in the opposite direction when i was in the 40's in the park, no issue, and I passed one state trooper parked in the median on 211 doing about 70, also no issue. (we won't be doing that 211 leg even)

I picked the other roads on purpose to be out of the way as well as fun... we can judge by how much traffic is out there when the day comes.

Might be a different story when there are 10+ cars going 70

mdztuners · 07-26-2011, 07:42 AM

Plus I heard they dont like radar detectors? (not that they do anything anyway)...

m4a1mustang · 07-26-2011, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mdztuners

Plus I heard they dont like radar detectors? (not that they do anything anyway)...

Radar detectors are illegal in VA and will get you one big fat fine if you are caught with one.

Red__Zed · 07-26-2011, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Radar detectors are illegal in VA and will get you one big fat fine if you are caught with one.

It's actually a relatively low fine, less than $50 last I heard.

m4a1mustang · 07-26-2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

It's actually a relatively low fine, less than $50 last I heard.

It's $100 for radar, plus your speeding ticket, plus whatever else the cop decides to write you for. So the average Z will get written for illegal exhaust, lowering springs, two broken tail lights, and assaulting a police officer.

And I heard a while back that some lawmakers were trying to make radar detectors illegal... that failed. Then some other lawmakers wanted to make a radar ticket, even if you were only speeding under 15 over, reckless.

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07-26-2011, 06:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
RandyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Posts: 2,977 Drives: 2010 370z 7AT Roadst Rep Power: 22	well, for all this spooky ticket-fear, i was pretty spirited all day on the test run... no issues . i saw one park ranger, who passed me in the opposite direction when i was in the 40's in the park, no issue, and I passed one state trooper parked in the median on 211 doing about 70, also no issue. (we won't be doing that 211 leg even) I picked the other roads on purpose to be out of the way as well as fun... we can judge by how much traffic is out there when the day comes.

07-26-2011, 07:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
mdztuners Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cockeysville Posts: 87 Drives: 08 Nissan 350Z BP M6 Rep Power: 16	Plus I heard they dont like radar detectors? (not that they do anything anyway)...