09-23-2003, 09:03 PM
I'm all to familiar with speeding tickets.
I blame a big part of it on my parents and how I was raised.
My mom's name is Nita but a number of her friends call her "Nitro" because of her heavy foot. My dad's nickname is "Bondo" and he raised me to respect the speed limit and think of speeding tickets as my driving tax.
So I had my first speeing ticket within six months of getting my drivers license and had it suspended before I turned 18.
The worst I've ever done was driving 75 at night in the rain in a very busy 25mph zone. I think hitting the bus is what actually got my license suspended.
I still speed regularly but haven't had an accident in 15 years (since that bus) but I still get a ticket every other year or so. The one time I was amazed not to get a speeding ticket was coming home from Montreal after the Grand Prix. Everybody was speeding and it was some of the most polite driving I've ever seen. From Montreal city limits to my house in Hamilton and in bed in under 5 hours. I even stopped to get a burger at a drive through off the highway. The blessed mother of acceleration was looking over me that day.
The fun part is that I'm the person that taught my wife to drive and she has also had a few tickets in the seven years she's had her license.
Now that money is tight and I can't afford my "driving tax" I've slowed down a bit. I still enjoy making the car go fast when I can but the opportunity just isn't there as much any more.
I blame a big part of it on my parents and how I was raised.
My mom's name is Nita but a number of her friends call her "Nitro" because of her heavy foot. My dad's nickname is "Bondo" and he raised me to respect the speed limit and think of speeding tickets as my driving tax.
So I had my first speeing ticket within six months of getting my drivers license and had it suspended before I turned 18.
The worst I've ever done was driving 75 at night in the rain in a very busy 25mph zone. I think hitting the bus is what actually got my license suspended.
I still speed regularly but haven't had an accident in 15 years (since that bus) but I still get a ticket every other year or so. The one time I was amazed not to get a speeding ticket was coming home from Montreal after the Grand Prix. Everybody was speeding and it was some of the most polite driving I've ever seen. From Montreal city limits to my house in Hamilton and in bed in under 5 hours. I even stopped to get a burger at a drive through off the highway. The blessed mother of acceleration was looking over me that day.
The fun part is that I'm the person that taught my wife to drive and she has also had a few tickets in the seven years she's had her license.
Now that money is tight and I can't afford my "driving tax" I've slowed down a bit. I still enjoy making the car go fast when I can but the opportunity just isn't there as much any more.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.