Last week a friend of mine posted on facebook that he was pulled over by a highway patrol officer doing 81 in a 75mph zone. When he was asked by the UHPO if he knew why he was pulled over his response was "Yessir, I believe i was doing 80" to which the UHPO replied "i clocked you at 81, please wait here while i run my check". Once the UHPO returned he said i am not going to book you but we do not encourage people going any faster than 5mph over the signed speed limit (which if you knew the UHPO, you would know that is amazing in itself). That whole conversation made me laugh, seeing as though i drive the interstate everyday which is listed as being 65mph but "freeway speed" invariably is somewhere between 70-80mph. Freeway speed seems to be a big thing over here. Its almost more dangerous to drive the speed limit if you are surrounded by mad men!! I figure as long as you have others around you driving faster you should be safe.
This takes me back to conversations i had with Ashley when i first moved over here. I would constantly comment on how she was a lead foot and that once we moved back to Australia she would be in alot of trouble as there is no such thing as "freeway speed". Police in Australia pay alot more attention to speed and road safety than they do here. It makes me wonder if the Australian method is truly to save lives or the fendraising tactic it is said to be. Now that i am a U.S. driving convert i can only imagine how much trouble i am now going to be in when we move. I have also noticed of lat how lazy a driver i have become because of all of the freeway driving i do. This must be corrected.....and quickly!!
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