Illinois State Police pull over a BMW going 139mph

esoj37 · 04-18-2019, 01:26 PM

Damn, 139!

BMWM5NYC · 04-18-2019, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by shay2nak

No joke. I hate driving in VA. I got a ticket during a visit and had to hire a lawyer when I got back.

I call VA the "Cruise Control" State. It is the only place in country that I used Cruise Control and the right lane the whole way when driving through it. I hate driving through it.

At least they have some 70 mph interstates now.

Chauncey.Bishop · 05-01-2019, 10:44 AM

I'm surprised they were able to pick up all that speed considering how busy that road gets.

omasou · 05-01-2019, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Haywood

That's how it is in VA. Except, reckless is just 20MPH over. It's also the same severity as a DUI which is ridiculous. If you get pulled over and they give you a reckless, there's no amount you pay. You have to go to court and you better get a lawyer. Ask me how I know?! Oh, and radar detectors are illegal in VA which makes it the last state in the country.

Moral of the story: don't ever speed in VA.

Radar detectors are illegal in VA, DC (DC is NOT VA) and CT and probably others.

Haywood · 05-01-2019, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by omasou

Radar detectors are illegal in VA, DC (DC is NOT VA) and CT and probably others.

Nope. They're legal in CT. And yes, I know they're not legal in DC. I meant states. You also can't speed in too many places in DC.

omasou · 05-01-2019, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Haywood

Nope. They're legal in CT. And yes, I know they're not legal in DC. I meant states. You also can't speed in too many places in DC.

Sorry about that you're correct about CT. I only mentioned DC b/c people outside of the area might not know they have their own rules.

Haywood · 05-01-2019, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by omasou

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Originally Posted by Haywood

Nope. They're legal in CT. And yes, I know they're not legal in DC. I meant states. You also can't speed in too many places in DC.

Sorry about that you're correct about CT. I only mentioned DC b/c people outside of the area might not know they have their own rules.

Taxation without Representation.

minn19 · 05-01-2019, 10:57 PM

About :17 seconds in.

bmw1racer · 05-01-2019, 11:20 PM

A ways back, I hit 125mph in a 1987 325is going down Lincoln Blvd. (a one-mile stretch of road with no signals) near LAX... Looking back, it was a pretty stupid thing to do, especially with three passengers in the car.

byroncheung · 05-02-2019, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ntgarage44

Fixed that for you

but you have to drive down there to VIR?

aBMWfan · 05-02-2019, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bmw1racer

A ways back, I hit 125mph in a 1987 325is going down Lincoln Blvd. (a one-mile stretch of road with no signals) near LAX... Looking back, it was a pretty stupid thing to do, especially with three passengers in the car.

That’s nuts! With all those lights!

The Wind Breezes · 05-02-2019, 02:27 PM

For all who don't know this is propaganda at its finest. The majority of cars going that fast street racing that cops see, they don't catch and don't expect to (unless there is a wreck).

Germanauto · 05-02-2019, 03:16 PM

Damn I wouldn't dream of doing that.

I did 120 once at night on an empty rural highway, was young didn't realize I could land in such deep shit. These Bimmers feel so planted and secure you don't think much of it.

bmw1racer · 05-02-2019, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by aBMWfan

That’s nuts! With all those lights!

Lights?

If you mean at night, no... I did this in the middle of the day... Around 1pm.

billnchristy · 05-07-2019, 10:53 AM

I got a reckless in VA when I was in the navy. I made the judge laugh because I didn’t understand no contest. Got out with $77 exceeding and court cost.

I didn’t understand the severity thank goodness, in Florida it would have been a few hundred bucks and you’re on your way.

aBMWfan · 05-07-2019, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bmw1racer

Lights?

If you mean at night, no... I did this in the middle of the day... Around 1pm.

Like the traffic lights

uniqueMR · 05-08-2019, 01:28 PM

Public roads are not for speeding.
100+ mph, good luck.

P1 · 05-11-2019, 09:12 AM

Hope both get jail time, cars impounded and drivers licenses revoked!

clee1982 · 05-14-2019, 08:15 AM

wouldn't try to outrun, the cam might caught your license plate any way...

Corry El · 05-14-2019, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Germanauto

Damn I wouldn't dream of doing that.

I did 120 once at night on an empty rural highway, was young didn't realize I could land in such deep shit. These Bimmers feel so planted and secure you don't think much of it.

I generally drive the speed limit +7mph on straightaways of populated roads. But, there are lots of places where you can go way over with virtually no chance of getting caught. One maybe extreme example, US-50 in NV ('America's Loneliest Road'). I drove it just a couple of weeks ago, had the M2 at 130 for a bit. I saw one cop car in like 6 hours on that road (coming in the other direction), there's no place for them to hide alongside the road, and usually no other cars in sight at all (with miles of visibility). And I go more than 20-25mph over the limit all the time around rural road curves posted at 45 mph or less, which is not even seriously pushing the M2 (w/ dry pavement and warm tires). Also, passing on two lane roads I kick it down to get around the other vehicle(s) ASAP, often ending at 100-120 depending the length of vehicle or string of vehicles I'm passing. I've only been pulled over once in total in 40+ yrs of driving, last year an Indiana cop said I was still going 60 in a 45 zone going through a town on a rural highway but I think he was wrong (I saw the 45 sign and was on the brakes to get below 50 before passing it) and he just gave me a warning.

King Rudi · 05-14-2019, 08:56 AM

Two stories:

Story one - I was 19 and headed to work one moring. I was running late and was speeding, not excessively but was speeding. I pass an officer who then turned around to pursue. As soon as I saw him turn around I took a left at an intersection and saw him speeding up to to catch me and do the same. What happened next can only be explained as a figure eight around the next two blocks and then a a reverse figure eight to end up at the same intersection again. Completely lost the guy and made it to work on time.

Story two - Again on my way to work with 1.5 hour commute. On a state highway and encounter a college student in a 328i, I'm in a 2011 IS350. I'm trying to get to work, not running late but definitely not wanting to race on the stretch of road that we are on as it stays infested with state police. The kid in the 328i stayed right beside me. If I slowed down, he slowed down, I speed up, he sped up. It got old really quickly. When I finally had the opening in traffic, I floored the Lexus and got around around a few vehicles to get away from that kid. As soon as I let off the accelerator I see a state trooper, look down and I'm doing 120......it's a 55 mph zone. He hit his lights and I immediately pull over. The trooper was extremely cool. I explained the situation, he still wrote me a ticket but wrote it for 80 in a 65. He could have simply taken my license and taken me to jail. The next week I called the court clerk in the small town I was clocked in to settle up, $87.50. I got off very easy in this situation. Consider myself extremely lucky. In the 3 years I had that Lexus, I had been pulled over countless times for speeding but was let go with a warning or traffic school every time for the exception of this one. Laughably, the traffic school cop asked me the last time I was in there if I wanted to teach the class this time.

mikesx4911 · 05-14-2019, 09:54 AM

I grew up on the south side of Chicago. Most of the roads in IL is SHIT!! This is extremely dangerous.

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King Rudi Lieutenant Colonel 13071 Rep 1,965 Posts Drives: Meat Suit Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (0)	Two stories: Story one - I was 19 and headed to work one moring. I was running late and was speeding, not excessively but was speeding. I pass an officer who then turned around to pursue. As soon as I saw him turn around I took a left at an intersection and saw him speeding up to to catch me and do the same. What happened next can only be explained as a figure eight around the next two blocks and then a a reverse figure eight to end up at the same intersection again. Completely lost the guy and made it to work on time. Story two - Again on my way to work with 1.5 hour commute. On a state highway and encounter a college student in a 328i, I'm in a 2011 IS350. I'm trying to get to work, not running late but definitely not wanting to race on the stretch of road that we are on as it stays infested with state police. The kid in the 328i stayed right beside me. If I slowed down, he slowed down, I speed up, he sped up. It got old really quickly. When I finally had the opening in traffic, I floored the Lexus and got around around a few vehicles to get away from that kid. As soon as I let off the accelerator I see a state trooper, look down and I'm doing 120......it's a 55 mph zone. He hit his lights and I immediately pull over. The trooper was extremely cool. I explained the situation, he still wrote me a ticket but wrote it for 80 in a 65. He could have simply taken my license and taken me to jail. The next week I called the court clerk in the small town I was clocked in to settle up, $87.50. I got off very easy in this situation. Consider myself extremely lucky. In the 3 years I had that Lexus, I had been pulled over countless times for speeding but was let go with a warning or traffic school every time for the exception of this one. Laughably, the traffic school cop asked me the last time I was in there if I wanted to teach the class this time.
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