Failing to come to a complete stop at a stop sign.

[speedog]

Speedometre?

That has to be the first time I've seen it written that way.

[J-hop]

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My approach:

Cop: "Do you know how fast you were going?"
Me: "Nope. Speedometre accuracy isn't regulated in Canada."

lol

Cops response will be "oh great, we got a smart ass here"

Vehicle manufacturers follow SAE standards. 9/10 times your speedometer will read slightly higher than your actual speed anyways so that isn't an intelligent excuse for being above the speed limit.

[16hypen3sp]

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Speedometre?

That has to be the first time I've seen it written that way.

Yah. It's suppose to be speedometer tho. Meter is the preferred spelling for a device that's measuring something. I'm grammer challenged.

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lol

Cops response will be "oh great, we got a smart ass here"

Vehicle manufacturers follow SAE standards. 9/10 times your speedometer will read slightly higher than your actual speed anyways so that isn't an intelligent excuse for being above the speed limit.

Mostly true. So really, my response to the officer wouldn't be incorrect.

[ExtraSlow]

Have you guys had a cop actually ask you if you know how fast you were going? I don't get that many tickets any more, but back in my misspent youth I had a bunch, and not one single time did the police office ever ask my a question or say anything other than "License, registration, here's your ticket, drive safe"

I thought that question only happened on TV??

[Gestalt]

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Have you guys had a cop actually ask you if you know how fast you were going? I don't get that many tickets any more, but back in my misspent youth I had a bunch, and not one single time did the police office ever ask my a question or say anything other than "License, registration, here's your ticket, drive safe"

I thought that question only happened on TV??

Yes, everytime.

[SKR]

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Have you guys had a cop actually ask you if you know how fast you were going? I don't get that many tickets any more, but back in my misspent youth I had a bunch, and not one single time did the police office ever ask my a question or say anything other than "License, registration, here's your ticket, drive safe"

I thought that question only happened on TV??

I get "do you know why I pulled you over", never "do you know how fast you were going".

[Mista Bob]

The two times I've been pulled over for speeding, they just told me how fast I was going and never really asked any questions.

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I totally get what you're saying, but one could argue that actually stopping at that stop sign in no way impedes your progress by a measurable amount. It literally adds two seconds do your drive.

One doesn't have to "argue" it. It's true.

On the other hand, you are assuming the is a safety advantage of doing so. If you can see in all directions slowly heading to a stop sign and you know full well there are no other vehicles involved, then you're basically just stopping for the sake of a rule, as opposed to doing so for the actual safety of others. And honestly, I'm not good at following rules unless there is a reason for the rule.