[NorCalAthlete]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Same here!!! My last two systems were PS2 and XBOX 360. I still have my Sega Saturn with a few choice titles. Colecovision, Atari 2600 & Atari 5200 were the first systems I ever owned and I've owned every game system up until the PS2 and 360 (…e.g…Neo Geo, Turbographx 16, etc. etc.).

P.S. I, too, have a soft spot for Nintendo. I play my gf's son's Switch occasionally.

I mean, you can’t keep the title of undefeated house champ at mariokart unless you keep the skills sharp. I still play N64 mariokart sometimes in addition to switch mariokart.

Sometimes a kid drops the occasional “ok boomer” and you just gotta be like “you gon’ learn today…”

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by NorCalAthlete

I mean, you can't keep the title of undefeated house champ at mariokart unless you keep the skills sharp. I still play N64 mariokart sometimes in addition to switch mariokart.

Sometimes a kid drops the occasional "ok boomer" and you just gotta be like "you gon' learn today…"

I owned him big time. He didn't know I had MK skills going way back to Mario Kart 64. Lol!

[erickonphoenix]

Originally Posted by Murf993

I was born in 1961, I turned 60 this past May and I've been retired 5 years. I've been married for 36 years, it just took me 3 women to get there.

56 here and about to pull the trigger on wife #4.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by erickonphoenix

56 here and about to pull the trigger on wife #4.

Well played.

[erickonphoenix]

Originally Posted by Onesie

So do you already have wife #5 lined up or are you going to be single for a while?

I don't think wife #5 is born yet????

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by 704g30

Curious if when you pull someone over for say speeding or not stopping completely at a stoplight or stop sign if any sort of leniency is considered based on other factors. For example, I have been pulled over 3 times in the 13 years I've lived in NC. Once was a state trooper, once by the county sheriff, and once by city PD. I've been given a verbal warning at each stop when I completely expected a citation for my infraction. There are four things that I've always wondered might make an officer lean in my favor. First, I'm a disabled vet and my license and tags show that. Second, I have a class A CDL. While I don't use it, I still maintain my DOT physical and the license is still valid. Third I have a CCW and each time I was carrying. I identified myself as a permit holder, stating where the firearm was and waited for them to direct me to retrieve my license from my wallet which is in my right rear pocket and the weapon is at my 4 o'clock. Finally, I have an FOP decal on the top corner of my window. It's just my parking permit for the FOP because I am an associate member and use the range often, but it says FOP on it.

This is really a question to help the internal discussion in my head about it, I'm not looking to go start a cannonball run after this haha. My wife was with me for each stop, and she taunted me when I was let off with a warning each time, so I'm looking for more perspective on it if you will.

Oh yes! The latitude is employed on every stop. In most cases I've already determined who's getting a citation and who's receiving verbal education before I even exit the vehicle. Attitude usually moves people who were in the education category into the citation or worse category. Occasionally it goes the other way too (…ex: yesterday I was determined to give the driver of a Toyota Sienna a ticket for completely rolling through a stop sign, but the elderly Asian lady was so cordial, apologetic and respectful that I didn't cite her).

[erickonphoenix]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Oh yes! The latitude is employed on every stop. In most cases I've already determined who's getting a citation and who's receiving verbal education before I even exit the vehicle. Attitude usually moves people who were in the education category into the citation or worse category. Occasionally it goes the other way too (…ex: yesterday I was determined to give the driver of a Toyota Sienna a ticket for completely rolling through a stop sign, but the elderly Asian lady was so cordial, apologetic and respectful that I didn't cite her).

Yknow... a friend of mine and his wife adopted a cute little Chinese baby a few years ago. I went to a brunch party at their house and one of our mutual friends who's Vietnamese pulled me aside and said:

"ugh, they're going to ruin that baby. They spoil her too much"

I said: "idk, they seem like they're just loving their baby"

She said: "not Asian baby, they cute and you don't discipline they get away with everything and ruin their life"

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

The latitude is employed on every stop. .

I like latitude.

RCMP: Hi Jane. Do you know how fast you were going?
Me on my bike: 230kph?
RCMP: That's right. You know this stretch is marked 100?
Me: I do.
RCMP: Okay then. As long as you know.

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[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I like latitude.

RCMP: Hi Jane. Do you know how fast you were going?
Me on my bike: 230kph?
RCMP: That's right. You know this stretch is marked 100?
Me: I do.
RCMP: Okay then. As long as you know.

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Donkey Wompers.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Murf993

Donkey Wompers.

You're just too funny...What would you have done to me?

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[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

You're just too funny...What would you have done to me?

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That depends......a stern warning perhaps.

[Sedan_Clan]

Seen on a wall in Oceanside…..

[Bimmersandmopars]

I have nothing to add to this thread except I find it entertaining to call out a cop on speed trap... where he writes 40-50 tickets a day.

I was pulled over in my highly modified ram TRX which runs a 10.1-10.2 1/4 mile. He said I rolled the stop sign so I point to my screen and say "no officer my gyrometer records the prior data and see the dot is dead center, but u do like the speed trap you set up in your ghost lettered Camaro where you sit in the turning lanes with a fake left turn signal on to try and catch speeders then throw a u-turn into traffic to pull them over".

He looks and ask me what I'm talking about with a smirk on his face, I response "I see you" and "I was the guy in the Dodge Demon you thought you were going to pull over and got on my tail but I was crystal clean".

He looks at me and says "oh*laughs* I write just a few tickets in the morning, but I'll give you just a warning for the stop sign today".

My casual response...... "couldn't they at least get you something faster than the SS Camaro". He replies "these are fast", my casual response..... "unless it says 200 on the dash it has no smoke to give".

I then proceed to show him one of my older 211mph runs in another one of my cars are we had a good time. I love cops. They're just people too and when you show them you're not the average daily Jackass alls good!

[NorCalAthlete]

So, in a similar vein to the tiered license discussion, thoughts on hyper-e-bikes that can do 60 mph?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...atory-backlash

Earlier this month Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof unveiled its powerful new V model, which comes with two motors, a 700-watt engine, and a top speed of 37 miles per hour. With an expected price of $3,598 in the United States, the V is scheduled to hit the streets at the end of 2022.

For a bicycle, the V is fast — really fast. To offer a comparison, 37 mph exceeds the all-time record for average speed in a Tour de France time trial. Rather than call the V an e-bike, VanMoof describes it as a “hyperbike,” a term the company created. Cofounder Ties Carlier says that the V “will be the most efficient and comfortable way to get around cities like London, Tokyo and Los Angeles.”

VanMoof is not the only company pushing the envelope on a bike’s speed and power. A New Zealand company called Speedi offers a device that can supposedly hack an e-bike’s sensors to boost speed by 50%. Meanwhile, the Vintage Electric Roadster already goes 40 mph, and a vehicle called the Revolution X is advertised as reaching 60 mph. (Such bikes typically have a setting that can restrict speed.) These machines are blurring the already murky distinctions between electric bikes and faster, more powerful mopeds, motor scooters, and motorcycles.

From a policymaking perspective, should a 37-mph e-bike still count as a bicycle, or should it be regulated like faster vehicles with a throttle? Motorcycles and mopeds are often subject to an array of laws and restrictions that e-bikes aren’t, such as license plate mandates, helmet requirements, and special driver’s licenses. Such distinctions break down for the new class of high-speed e-bikes. After all, any two-wheeled vehicles traveling at 40 mph likely create comparable risk to the rider as well as other street users.

Could be the impetus we need to overhaul things.

Also, relevant to BMWs :

Carlier says he doesn’t expect V riders to go flat-out on a downtown ride; automobiles, he notes, are almost always driven well below their top speeds (which, notably, are far above prevailing speed limits). “Twenty miles per hour is very suitable for the center city,” he says.“The V is a bike for going outside the city. We’re looking beyond the bike lane.” Carlier envisions cyclists using the V to commute from th e suburbs, mixing with cars and trucks on main roads as they approach the urban boundary — at which point V riders will slow before continuing their journey.

Carlier says that VanMoof is in discussions with Dutch cities about arranging a geofence that uses sensors to automatically slow speedy V riders who cross into a designated area. The use of such geofences is now common with shared scooters, though it is seldom seen on privately owned vehicles. But the idea seems to be catching on: BMW recently introduced a concept bike that also accommodates geofenced speeds.

Aware of the V’s power, Carlier believes that government oversight is necessary. “There should be a minimum age and driver’s license,” he says. But he demurs on other possible limitations, such as requiring insurance or limiting where a V could be ridden.

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Bimmersandmopars

I have nothing to add to this thread except I find it entertaining to call out a cop on speed trap... where he writes 40-50 tickets a day.

I was pulled over in my highly modified ram TRX which runs a 10.1-10.2 1/4 mile. He said I rolled the stop sign so I point to my screen and say "no officer my gyrometer records the prior data and see the dot is dead center, but u do like the speed trap you set up in your ghost lettered Camaro where you sit in the turning lanes with a fake left turn signal on to try and catch speeders then throw a u-turn into traffic to pull them over".

He looks and ask me what I'm talking about with a smirk on his face, I response "I see you" and "I was the guy in the Dodge Demon you thought you were going to pull over and got on my tail but I was crystal clean".

He looks at me and says "oh*laughs* I write just a few tickets in the morning, but I'll give you just a warning for the stop sign today".

My casual response...... "couldn't they at least get you something faster than the SS Camaro". He replies "these are fast", my casual response..... "unless it says 200 on the dash it has no smoke to give".

I then proceed to show him one of my older 211mph runs in another one of my cars are we had a good time. I love cops. They're just people too and when you show them you're not the average daily Jackass alls good!

Cops love it when you try to prove your innocence at the roadside.

[Esteban]

Years ago I had a Mustang GT 5-speed and just had a Saleen supercharger installed. Was on my way home and looked around, didn't see anybody so decided to test the supercharger. Guess I didn't look good enough because all of a sudden I heard a siren and saw the lights behind me.

I pulled over and the officer came to my window and asked if I knew why he pulled me over. I said yes and explained to him that I just had a supercharger installed and was checking it out. He said he appreciated my honesty and said he liked American muscle and if I'd mind opening the hood and showing him the supercharger. I didn't mind at all and we talked about cars for a few minutes and then he let me go with a warning. Nice guy.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Years ago I had a Mustang GT 5-speed and just had a Saleen supercharger installed. Was on my way home and looked around, didn't see anybody so decided to test the supercharger. Guess I didn't look good enough because all of a sudden I heard a siren and saw the lights behind me.

I pulled over and the officer came to my window and asked if I knew why he pulled me over. I said yes and explained to him that I just had a supercharger installed and was checking it out. He said he appreciated my honesty and said he liked American muscle and if I'd mind opening the hood and showing him the supercharger. I didn't mind at all and we talked about cars for a few minutes and then he let me go with a warning. Nice guy.

When I was 16 or 17 I had my first car, a 69 Firebird, it had a carb, intake and mild cam with 4.10 gears. I did a little burn out in front of my high school and got stopped by the local constabulary. The copper asked me if I was trying to impress my girlfriend who was in the car with me. I told him it was for my own personal satisfaction. He laughed and sent me on my way. Honestly is the best policy.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Murf993

When I was 16 or 17 I had my first car, a 69 Firebird, it had a carb, intake and mild cam with 4.10 gears. I did a little burn out in front of my high school and got stopped by the local constabulary. The copper asked me if I was trying to impress my girlfriend who was in the car with me. I told him it was for my own personal satisfaction. He laughed and sent me on my way. Honestly is the best policy.

That sounds like a fun first car. I got my first car when I was 18 and it was a '68 VW Bug. It only had 53hp so no burnouts but it was still fun. Drove that car till the wheels fell off, which only took 2 years. lol

[Bimmersandmopars]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Cops love it when you try to prove your innocence at the roadside.

And I love proving anyone not just cops wrong when they are.

I get bored easily.

I should've been a lawyer, but most of them don't get paid enough.

[6oclockshadow]

Originally Posted by NorCalAthlete

So, in a similar vein to the tiered license discussion, thoughts on hyper-e-bikes that can do 60 mph?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...atory-backlash



Could be the impetus we need to overhaul things.

Also, relevant to BMWs :

I built an e-bike from a kit. It can hit 40mph--with my 210 lb ass on it. Kinda crazy for a bicycle--no one expects a bike to be travelling that fast, so yeah, kinda dangerous. Mine is stealth--looks like a regular bike-but e-bikes are not allowed in bike lanes around here, and anything that goes above 20mph on throttle only is considered a motor bike and requires a license.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by 6oclockshadow

I built an e-bike from a kit. It can hit 40mph--with my 210 lb ass on it. Kinda crazy for a bicycle--no one expects a bike to be travelling that fast, so yeah, kinda dangerous. Mine is stealth--looks like a regular bike-but e-bikes are not allowed in bike lanes around here, and anything that goes above 20mph on throttle only is considered a motor bike and requires a license.

Interesting, I'm curious how heavy it is and what's it like to ride like as a bicycle (not using the electric motor).

I remember about 20 years ago when they came along with those gas powered scooters, the traffic guys were losing their minds because they had no insurance, licence plates etc. I always thought they were cool and wanted to get one.

[6oclockshadow]

It is featherweight (for an e-bike) - under 28lbs. Without throttle, it is like riding a regular 21 speed hybrid bike. 1000w motor in the rear hub (750w is legal limit in the US). The bag under the top bar is the 54.4a battery--and the only giveaway as to what it really is. So far no problems, but I was kicked off a dedicated bike lane with my old e-bike (which did look like an E-bike). Hence the stealth build.