02-14-2012, 02:58 AM | #1 |
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Police Patrol on canyon road?
Me and a couple friends want to go on a canyon drive this thursday. I've had my share of experience, but never with a large group.
Can an officer ticket you for driving around corners too quickly? I assume anyone pulled over would not get off with a warning If there are 5 cars, what would be the best position for avoiding getting pulled over? Middle of the pack? front? |
02-14-2012, 04:26 AM | #2 |
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If you stay under the speed limit, in your lane, and under control, I don't think that there is anything illegal about it. That said, flying around a blind corner can be dangerous, even if you are in your lane.
Start crossing into the other lane, speeding, power sliding, etc. and you are well into reckless driving and could obviously get ticketed. I can't really offer any specific experiences though.
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If you exceed the posted speed for the corner you can be ticketed. As a sport bike rider I know they have several other options for tickets. Following to close, exhibition of speed (even under the posted speed), careless driving (blanket charge that can cover many offenses), wreckless driving, etc. Cops know where the fun roads are located. Weekends are the worst for canyon play.
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i thought those yellow "advisory" speed signs were just recommended speeds, where-as white speed signs "enforced by radar" were the ones you had to follow? If the speed limit is like 35, i'm sure that's enough to bust out into full understeer on a hairpin curve Originally we wanted to follow about 1-2 car lengths behind each other, for the sake of it looking awesome on video. I said it was a bad idea, even though we would be mostly carrying our speed from corner to corner (not accelerating and then decelerating) and even though we would all be engaged in the act of driving. Thread bust: we're all in highschool. Anyways, thanks everyone! |
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You guys are thinking of doing this on Mulholland (based on your location), am I right?
I hope the drivers in your crew have experience "flying" around up there.
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02-15-2012, 09:36 PM | #9 |
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For the sake of the riders on mulholland, dont fuck up. Don't want to get yourself on rnickeymouse's channel (he gets footage of the road) for the wrong reasons.
And for a second i thought you guys are going to be riding -_- |
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i got it all on GoPro too. it should be a good watch. If my user name wasn't my real name i'd post it for your viewing pleasure.
as far as anyone is concerned, i never actually went |
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I live in South Orange County, there's a lot of horsepower out here, but not a lot of good places to let your car stretch out. At least Buttonwillow is sort of close by.
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Anyways, thanks for all your help |
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02-17-2012, 02:20 AM | #17 |
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i made a pretty cool video, i'll post it here when i get the chance.
would you guys, as older, and wiser adults, say it's okay to post the video on facebook/youtube/e90post? the person driving the car is driving on public roads, wouldn't want to get that person in trouble |
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If it's just a spirited ride, then you're okay, there are literally thousands of videos with GoPro users who do exactly that on Youtube. But if there are dangerous elements to the ride, like people cutting off, or making unsafe passes, or someone's car flying off the road into a ravine, then I'd probably not post that. I know insurance companies now scour and investigate Youtube in their accident reports. A guy in Diamond Bar (not too far from either of us), tried to claim his GTR was in a not-at-fault wreck, and tried to get the insurance to total the car out. They then found a video of him racing an Evo up a hill, and the GTR had lost control and crashed careened off the road causing massive damage to the car. Now he's in court, along with his sister, for insurance fraud.
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74 out to Lake Elsinore can be fun if you can do it during the week.
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02-18-2012, 03:29 AM | #20 | |
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OP. I am not much older than you. But trust me, I have had my share of accidents/very close calls while doing canyon runs. PLEASE, listen to me when i say this. I was in your shoes not too long ago, riding with my buddies, having a good time. 99.5% of the time, no close calls, no accidents nothing. Just having fun. But, all it takes is ONE time for you to fuck up. Nothing else, nothing more. Please dont learn the hard way, enjoy your car, but dont take it on a canyon. One day, i just want you to do me a favor. Go on your favorite road and drive how ever you would normally do. At the end of the run, get out from the car and take a second to look back and think to yourself HOW MUCH FUN THAT WAS !............after that, take a second and imagine if something have went wrong OUT of your reach, tire popped, brakes over heated, you hit a rock w/e and think to yourself if what you were doing is worth your life, people that care about you and to think the least, the insurance premiums you'll be paying for 3 years. Compare it to other things that you enjoy to in life and think to yourself if its really worth the risk. I learned the hard way and thats why i m typing so much at 1:30AM. I almost fell off a cliff in my VW with 4 other people in the car, not doing anything stupid (but was on a canyon regardless) just because my car wasn't in the top mechanical shape and weather played a roll. I crashed into a house/2 parked cars and hit a tree behind the house that was the only thing holding me back from dropping 200-300ft straight into a river) But Like i said, some things you just can't control. It might not be your fault, but since you'll most likely be the only one involved if something goes wrong on a canyon....your insurance won't care. Nobody else involved = automatically your fault no reason required. Please just be safe, go have fun in some other way, go fuck your gf, go to concerts, explore places, but dont do canyon RUNS. Not worth it man. Hopefully that made sense in one way or another and deep down inside i hope i've effected you in a positive way. Thats all that matters to me. I am 19 and this might be cliche for you as we aren't that far apart age wise and when i read stuff like this before my accident, i always said "ehhh, won't happen to me, he was just probably being stuipid or w/e" but we aren't that far apart us kids haha. Just stay safe man & feel free to shoot me a PM if you have a question. Good luck dude |
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02-19-2012, 01:31 PM | #22 |
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lmao, Sauce you might be one of the dumbest here <3
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