driving from TX to LA..... speed question
Sep 17, 2011 | 12:18 pm
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Fun to see this thread is still alive..... have to say that I experienced some fast driving in both TX and LA.... nobody goes the limit... its pretty much 10 miles over the posted limit and in some of the more desolate parts of the freeways folks are doing 15 and 20 miles over with no issues.... made good time on my journeys, and just tried to go with the flow.
Will be doing quite a few miles again in a few weeks, but this time will be going South and West of Houston... will report back once I return to Argentina...
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Will be doing quite a few miles again in a few weeks, but this time will be going South and West of Houston... will report back once I return to Argentina...
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Sep 20, 2011 | 5:53 pm
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+1 on atchafalaya basin bridge
I've seen countless speed traps at the very end of the bridge and I've heard of people being ticketed for 2-3 over.
I've seen countless speed traps at the very end of the bridge and I've heard of people being ticketed for 2-3 over.
Sep 20, 2011 | 8:07 pm
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I lived in New Orleans for over ten years (1980-1990) and I was able to buy my way out of a couple of speeding tickets and a late night towing incident, with cash on the spot to the officer. At that time $50 was the magic amount that would satisfy a cop or tow truck driver. EVERYONE kept money inside their drivers' licenses (they were folded cardboard at the time).
I now live in Dallas and I would not even think of doing the same here--might end up in jail? In New Orleans, it was a different world--never a second thought about offering money to the police at a traffic stop. As I recall, what you do is innocently ask something like: "I don't have time for court or paperwork, can we take care of this right now?"
...just a helpful hint for tourism in Louisiana (or Mexico or Colombia, perhaps).
I now live in Dallas and I would not even think of doing the same here--might end up in jail? In New Orleans, it was a different world--never a second thought about offering money to the police at a traffic stop. As I recall, what you do is innocently ask something like: "I don't have time for court or paperwork, can we take care of this right now?"
...just a helpful hint for tourism in Louisiana (or Mexico or Colombia, perhaps).
Oct 25, 2011 | 12:56 pm
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I lived in New Orleans for over ten years (1980-1990) and I was able to buy my way out of a couple of speeding tickets and a late night towing incident, with cash on the spot to the officer. At that time $50 was the magic amount that would satisfy a cop or tow truck driver. EVERYONE kept money inside their drivers' licenses (they were folded cardboard at the time).
I now live in Dallas and I would not even think of doing the same here--might end up in jail? In New Orleans, it was a different world--never a second thought about offering money to the police at a traffic stop. As I recall, what you do is innocently ask something like: "I don't have time for court or paperwork, can we take care of this right now?"
...just a helpful hint for tourism in Louisiana (or Mexico or Colombia, perhaps).
I now live in Dallas and I would not even think of doing the same here--might end up in jail? In New Orleans, it was a different world--never a second thought about offering money to the police at a traffic stop. As I recall, what you do is innocently ask something like: "I don't have time for court or paperwork, can we take care of this right now?"
...just a helpful hint for tourism in Louisiana (or Mexico or Colombia, perhaps).
Everyone? Really? Do you have data to back up this urban myth that "EVERYONE" did this? A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HYPERBOLE. I've lived in NOLA all of my life and this is the first time that I've heard of this and, believe me, I could have used this piece of "vital" information a few times in my life here. I've asked around with some of my contemporaries and none of them were aware of this so-called "helpful hint" either. Therefore, I'm calling BS on this "helpful hint". "Magic amount"! HAHAHAHAHA!!!