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  1. #1
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    I'm usually happy to be doing half the posted speed limit but two weeks ago I was doing about 36 downhill in a 30 zone. Luckily, no cops.
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  2. #2
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    There's an awful lot of speed cams in montgomery county - I wonder if cyclists trigger them when speeding

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    Quote Originally Posted by Catriona View Post
    There's an awful lot of speed cams in montgomery county - I wonder if cyclists trigger them when speeding
    I keep trying to! My friends then pointed out that the cops wouldn't know where to send the ticket. So I told them that if I can ever trigger it, then after that, I'll wear my license plate number on my bum and hope they send me the ticket, which I will frame.
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    My worst speeding proportionally has been on the bicycle - 22 mph in a 5 mph zone (on an MUP, with nobody on it). The signs say that they use radar but I have never seen any evidence of it.

    BTW I'd never do that speed if there were anybody walking on the MUP.

    I've caught Harleys and cars on some technical descents too...might have been speeding a bit on those occasions as well.

  5. #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catriona View Post
    There's an awful lot of speed cams in montgomery county - I wonder if cyclists trigger them when speeding
    There's one not far from our house, on a road that is one of our usual bike routes. DH tries to trigger it every time. But...it's fairly close to an intersection and try as he might, he just can't get up to speed quick enough.

  6. #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by 7rider View Post
    There's one not far from our house, on a road that is one of our usual bike routes. DH tries to trigger it every time. But...it's fairly close to an intersection and try as he might, he just can't get up to speed quick enough.
    I can't even do the speed limit in the spots I know of with speed cameras. Maybe I can do ~20 on a 30 zone.
    I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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