Is it illegal to go zero to the speed limit as fast as you can?
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Thanks for the heads up G's. The reason I ask is because I was stopped at a red light, and I look over to my left and there's this guy in a Celica checking out my rims. I thought nothing of it, so when the light turned green I was feeling frisky. Dropped the hammer and I was gone 0 to 50 mph. The speed limit is 50 mph down this stretch of road, so I made sure my speedometer didn't go past that, but this Celica finally catches up to me. The driver is waving a police badge at the same time shaking his head "no". I thought, well I never passed the speed limit or squealed the tires so why is this guy shaking his head. Anyways, he turned at the next light and that was that.
So now I know, and knowing is....
So now I know, and knowing is....
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as a matter of fact about a year ago i was getting on the highway with a cop next to me, he accelerated pretty fast so i followed, we were both gunning it until we hit 70mph, then he pulls me over, he pulls up next to me, rolls down his window and guess what he says...
i won, he says, then he gives me the finger and takes off.
good times
i won, he says, then he gives me the finger and takes off.
good times
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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho
I would say no and fight to the death to defend that. They state a speed LIMIT, as in a maximum speed, NOT a limit on how slowly you must achieve that speed or the rate of acceleration. How would they even clock this? It's far too subjective on the part of the police officer that it would never stand up in court. But I'm not a lawyer...
I agree lol... I always wondered this, and everyone said you will get a ticket, but i dunno
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Originally Posted by MaDdFLaSheR
lol well its a good thing in a way... haha imagine being a pedestrian getting hit by a viper accelerating full throttle to 50mph ![Big Grin](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Exaclty, so its more of a saftey issue. You have more time to react to a kid chasing a ball in the street if you accelrate slower than if you gunned it. Hmm sometimes the law does make sense....keyword "sometimes".
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