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> i punch it at full throttle to 65mph every time i use an > on-ramp. i bought a performance car to use it as advertised. > > perfectly legal, and appropriate,
by intherdfield 11y ago
> i punch it at full throttle to 65mph every time i use an
> on-ramp. i bought a performance car to use it as advertised.
>
> perfectly legal, and appropriate, when traffic permits.
It's not perfectly legal. Look up reckless driving or exhibition of speed laws. If you have a modern performance car and you do this in front of a cop, you're very likely to get a ticket. (An older car's full throttle might be too slow to concern a police officer and the laws are vague to allow the police officer's discretion.)
One can't legally use a performance car as advertised on public roads.
> in fact, if you don't, you're probably a shitty driver
I think you just mean you have to be at appropriate speed for a safe merge, but is full throttle really required? Unlikely.
- beachstartup 11y agothat's great, but i'm still going to do it if it's illegal. i'll just deal with the consequences.
- raisedbyninjas 11y agoThe DOT shortens on-ramps about every decade or so to save space. Unfortunately this means that only sports cars running wide open throttle are the only ones able to safely use them. GP is simply a safe driver.
- varelse 11y agoLittle irks me more than the occasional driver who comes to an unnecessary stop to merge onto a highway (I rear-ended one of these geniuses once, neither car was scratched fortunately). Or the guys who slow down to 20 mph when one is supposed to merge at full speed. Sigh... That said, punching it is indeed an example of exhibition of speed and these videos clearly fit within its definition: http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federal/Exhibition-of-Speed.htm http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federal... Is someone going to arrest these people or what? J/K...