WRX #1, FR-S #2

[finch1750]

[LIST][*]WRX drivers have 2.29 times the number of DUIs and 1.82 times as many at-fault accidents as the national average.

Guess those vapes have a little more then some flavored juice in them

[YamahaR86]

Originally Posted by WNDSRFR

Yeah
Around here everybody speeds. The actual speed limit is considered to be 5 miles an hour above the posted limit. The posted speed limit on I-95 is 70 MPH. But everyone (including the cops) goes at least 75 MPH. And I noticed the other day that when my speedometer indicates 75 MPH, I'm actually going 77 according to the GPS.
And this doesn't seem to be a local phenomena. It seems like everywhere I go the rule is the same. (Maybe not in Canada, I don't know, never been there.)

I think the general rule is 75 mph in the "pass lane". I always go that speed and never gotten a ticket. Limit is 65 on 408 expressway here and on shitty I-4 it's 55. Of course I get on 417 expressway and people are blowing by me doing 85-90, think speed limit is 70.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by MJones_RB

10 vehicles with the most speeding tickets per driver, in descending order:

1. Subaru WRX
2. Scion FR-S
3. Volkswagen GTI
4. Hyundai Genesis coupe
5. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
6. Ram 2500
7. Dodge Dart
8. Infiniti G37
9. Subaru Impreza
10. Hyundai Veloster

Also:

• WRX drivers have 2.29 times the number of DUIs and 1.82 times as many at-fault accidents as the national average.
• The FR-S came in at 1.72 times the average for at-fault accidents, but 25% below the national DUI average.
• GTI accidents were 1.72 times average, DUI 1.43 times.

Hmm...

Subarus are 'gansta' cars.. UK soap has established the link too...

[Th3rdSun]

I haven't owned a ton of cars in my many years of driving,but my FR-S is the only car that I've ever owned that I've never even been pulled over in.

*knock on wood*

Funny thing is that of all the cars I've owned,it would seem like I would've been pulled over in it more that all of my other cars.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by YamahaR86

I think the general rule is 75 mph in the "pass lane". I always go that speed and never gotten a ticket. Limit is 65 on 408 expressway here and on shitty I-4 it's 55. Of course I get on 417 expressway and people are blowing by me doing 85-90, think speed limit is 70.

I pretty much go 75-80 on I4 across the state if traffic allows. Along with everyone else it seems..

[DarkPira7e]

The article should be titles " Enthusiast forums most likely to embellish and re-port this article"

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

The article should be titles " Enthusiast forums most likely to embellish and re-port this article"

This has to be at least the 6th time this has been posted. It is a nice clickbait title that grabs attention just like it is supposed to so every time somebody stumbles across it they want to share this "great info".

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

I pretty much go 75-80 on I4 across the state if traffic allows. Along with everyone else it seems..

Same here, I read a study showing in great detail that speed limits have a percentage of "lee-way" where the safety factor isn't effected due to cars around you also following that speed. Sadly in the U.S. the speed limits don't seem to be full adjusted to that.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by JesseG

Same exact thing around here, going the PSL actually feels dangerous at times. Like you are about to get steam rolled if you aren’t going at least 10 mph over. I do feel like I’ve actually slowed down a little with the FR-S compared to my 2019 Corolla Hatchback. With the FR-S I like to try and keep the RPM around 3,000 - 3,500 on the highway in 6th gear, which equals about 65-70 mph. In the Corolla with a CVT it was much “easier” to go faster on the hwy. It’s not a faster car, just easier to speed on the freeway.


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around 4 years ago, the illinois state highway patrol launched a massive "drive 45" initiative in construction zones during the summer construction season. they said they were going to be out in force more then ever before.

so once, i tried. i agreed with what they were trying to do, and i agreed people need to slow down in construction zones. so that time, as i entered the construction zone, i got over to the far right lane, and set cruise control at exactly 45mph. i might as well have been pedaling a bike at the indy 500.

after nearly dying more times than i could count in 10 minutes, i gave up and sped up to traffics 60-70mph. paying even a $5,000 fine for going the speed of traffic was better than seeing my picture on the front page "local driver cause of multi-car pile up when he takes semi up ass"

[JesseG]

^ Doing the right thing usually ends up being more dangerous, because of all the crazy people around us. There is a street close to where I live with a 35mph speed limit, which I always follow. There are several apartment complexes and a subdivision, so it’s meant to, you know, make life safer for everyone, keep you alive and stuff. I’ve been passed on that road more times than I can count, several with a one finger salute or horn honking. People are fu**ing nuts.


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[Audio]

Originally Posted by HKz

the lower DUI part is sorta interesting,

FR-S handles better. Duhhhh!!!!

[Audio]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i tried that for 2 years once. the last straw was when it was inconsistently going off for 25 miles of open road where i had clear line of sight and no other cars, then 10 minutes after it stopped going off, the first vehicle for miles that turns up turned out to be a cruiser that was checking speed. it never blipped, even once when the cruiser was visible.

i gave up on radar detectors after that.

They don't always have there radar on. They are able to turn it off, which renders the detector useless. But that's where Waze comes in!

[WNDSRFR]

That's what the smart cops do. That way they can catch the speeders with radar detectors. And in some states radar detectors are illegal. So then you get arrested for even having a detector.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by JesseG

^ Doing the right thing usually ends up being more dangerous, because of all the crazy people around us. There is a street close to where I live with a 35mph speed limit, which I always follow. There are several apartment complexes and a subdivision, so it’s meant to, you know, make life safer for everyone, keep you alive and stuff. I’ve been passed on that road more times than I can count, several with a one finger salute or horn honking. People are fu**ing nuts.


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Why 35mph?? Why not 20, 30 or 40.. who comes up with these stupid incremental limits.. using an analogue speedometer you'd be part guessing if you were at 35mph... Thank Subaru engineering for installing a digital readout, without it we'd be fucked!!