If everyone is driving five miles per hour above the speed limit, there is a 99% chance that upon seeing a cop, they’ll all drop to twenty miles under without giving adequate warning.
In the spirit of Andy Rooney’s 50-50-90 rule, Trifecta has asked us to come up with our own probability equations.
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true….i did this tonight on the way home from target
good one
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I’ve got my own theory – those radar guns are up to five miles per hour off, and the cops know it, so as long as I don’t set a new flight pattern, I’m not in danger. Which means I’m the one at the back of the psychological traffic jam rolling her eyes. But I’m also a slow driver anyway, so it’s probably the faster drivers’ revenge.
Sounds pretty accurate to me!
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It happens all the time, man. Driving along and … FWOOM … slowed to nothing.
lol I hate when this happens! 😛
It. Is. Maddening. Especially when you were running late to begin with.
Jessie, this is so true it almost hurts. My former bro-in-law warned me to slow down but never hit your brakes, because police will assume you were going WAY over the limit.
Of course, he has a lot more points on his license than I do, and he spends a lot of time in those “driver rehab” boring afternoon programs, so I do what I want!
Great take on the prompt, hon. Like this very much. Amy
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He’s totally right. Scott doesn’t believe me at all, but they react to those brake lights, because it means you KNEW you were speeding.
Yessss. I hate when they do that.
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Totally obnoxious. Completely.
If we were voting, you would have my vote. This is absolutely true and I think you stated it well!
I am trying to start blogging regularly again – the baby is such a little time sucker! But, a cute little sucker all the same 😉
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Hang in there – those adorable time suckers are totally worth it, but it’s so hard not to have A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G of your own.
Agree with all other comments. No anecdote to share.
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Eric, you’re a riot.
Yes!!! Great probability equation, Jester Queen.
Thanks! I just had it happen again this morning!
Pretty true… pretty true (unless you’re driving in Alberta where the speed limit is 120 km/hour and driving over 140 following a cop doing the same speed, then he’ll just wag a finger in your direction and wave you on)
I love your treatment of this topic! 🙂
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Now I have to get my math on and convert the kph to mph
How did you work out those statistics. Great post.
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With a great deal of alcohol (though not while driving) and the help of a husband who can actually talk math!!
Lol, oh so true!
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You know it, you know it.
So true, Jester! Just experienced it on a drive to and from Orlando yesterday. Well done, my friend.
I’m a teensy bit jealous that you live within driving distance of Orlando. Technically, I do to. But eight hours means it’s not an overnighter.
JesterQueen has got my vote! She is the real deal!
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Thanks Amy! I’m getting high on my math ability now. Or maybe that’s just the smoking brain effect of doing all that thinking.
I probably do five under, but I know what you mean.
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Down here, it always seems to be twenty. The road will be surging along at 75 in a 70 zone and the cop pops up poorly hidden, and suddenly, we’re all going fifty. I’m like, “Dude, they’re looking for speeders, not Grandmas.”
I think that everyone who has ever driven on the highway can attest to the accuracy of your piece. Been there, done that, will probably do it again tomorrow sometime. 🙂 Good, concise work.
Sadly true. Doubtless you’ll do it again and again and again.
Well that is a truism if ever I’ve heard one. I’m not a fast driver myself partly for this reason. You’re moving along and all of a sudden the cars in front slow down way too fast! Nicely done, Jessie. Got us all thinking about it!
Yeah – I’m not particularly fast myself. But I go with the flow of traffic as much as possible, as that’s safer typically than being the fastest or slowest car out there.
So true! And… they’ll change lanes in front of you and break.
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Ugh! I know. Or pass you, answer the damned cell phone, and dodge into the slow lane ahead of you going slower than you.
I do this so much! I was once told that if you slam on your breaks that you draw attention to yourself and will most likely get pulled over. However, I still do it!
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It’s a hard habit to break. We once got pulled over because my husband, who was barely speeding, saw the cop and hit the brakes. He doesn’t believe this is why we were flagged.
Somewhere along the line the speed limit in my head became “speed limit +5.” I wish it was more general knowledge so we don’t have silly peeps giving themselves up right in front of the cops!
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Absolutely. It’s absolutely true.
I actually watched a cop play with some folks on the highway yesterday. He was going about 53 in a 60. No one would pass him! (I woulda!)
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Ooooh – evile. I’d have passed him with an 8mph difference. If it’s close, I won’t, but when it’s that big? Yeah, I’ll go around.
This is true, and it bugs me. I do a lot of freeway driving and I always drive over the speed limit. If I see a cop, I just go less over the speed limit. I figure as long as I’m not driving like an idiot, they’ll leave me alone. So far, it’s worked.
P.S. Sometimes they will drive slow on the road. I’ll pass them going up to five miles over. No problem 🙂
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Yeah – they are looking for the egregious offenders most of the time. Or the IDIOTS who slam on the brakes because they saw a cop.
Uh oh. I am the girl you’re writing about.
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And my husband is totally the boy. The ‘oh shit COP’ syndrome is probably buried in the DNA somewhere.
This is the truest thing I’ve read today. 🙂 And it’s a great response to the prompt – you nailed the entire concept.
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Thanks Christine. I realized what I wanted to do when it happened in traffic, but it took mathman ten minutes to explain it back to me in logical terms.
So true. Or a speed camera. 🙂
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Oh yes, or one of those things that says your speed. Like it’s OK to be speeding unless that machine tells everybody else I am.
Thanks for sharing. Thanks so much for stopping by and your kind comment.
So true, and so annoying. Although I have noticed that on my main road to my last job, the police didn’t pay a bit of attention to you until you passed 80, which was nice.
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What if you drive 10 mph over the speed limit??? 😉