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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:52 pmPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:30 pmtriquet wrote:Just looking at last weekend's "La Manche Libre" (the lower Normandy local newspaper). Interesting news item: a Brit was busted for doing 213 kph on a 110 kph road (deduced a dual carriageway). He had his car seized pending court on 8 December. Mmmm makes you think ...
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:55 amPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:05 amarticle wrote:I should probably explain why going into Virginia to have fun in a car is a bad idea in the first place. See, they're crazy about speeding there. Really, really crazy. Speed limits are set absurdly low, 45 mph on some highways. Radar detectors are illegal, and cops have devices to detect them. And if you get caught going over 80 mph at all, that's automatically a reckless driving charge.
Reckless driving is not a traffic citation, it's a criminal charge, and a Class One misdemeanor at that. That means it's the highest level of misdemeanor you can be charged with in Virginia, right below a felony. The maximum penalty for a reckless driving conviction is a $2,500 fine, a six month driver's license suspension, and up to a year in jail.
See what I mean when I told you it's serious? They hand it out like it's Halloween candy, too. You drive 20 mph over the limit, it's reckless driving. They even charge you with it for failing to properly signal, or when you're found to be at fault in a car wreck. I've heard of some cases where people get 30 days in jail if they speed over 100 mph.
Other Class One misdemeanors in Virginia include animal cruelty, sexual battery, and aiming a firearm at someone. This is how the state regards people who drive over 80 mph.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:02 amtriquet wrote:Just looking at last weekend's "La Manche Libre" (the lower Normandy local newspaper). Interesting news item: a Brit was busted for doing 213 kph on a 110 kph road (deduced a dual carriageway). He had his car seized pending court on 8 December. Mmmm makes you think ...
trashbat wrote:Virginia, US. Speed and go to jail.
http://jalopnik.com/never-speed-in-virg ... 1613604053
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:09 pmPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:21 pmsussex2 wrote:French roads outside town and cities are generally quiet; therefore good progress can be made by staying at or near the speed limit.
You will not be subject to the constant stops and starts popular in parts of the UK.
There is no need to speed to achieve a reasonable journey time.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:57 pmPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:48 pmtrashbat wrote:Virginia, US. Speed and go to jail.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:09 pmtriquet wrote:Standard single carriageway out of town is 90 kph, dual carriageway 110 kph, motorway 130 kph (but 110 kph if its raining )