| nin_man wrote:
>The road in question (and only a section of it, I top out at 80 or so on the rest of it) is very straight, and very flat. It's also very narrow, which is why the speed limit is so low. As you may have guessed, I'm more afraid of getting a ticket than I am of dying, and this road is out of all jurisdictions except for that of the state troopers, who never bother. In ten years, I have never seen one cop on this road. Also, because I've been driving on it almost daily for six years, I do know the road quite well, and know how fast I can safely drive on it, which curves I can cut and which ones I shouldn't, where to apply brakes and gas, and where on the road I should be to avoid flipping or spinning out. This is also one of only two roads I do this on, the other is one I've been driving on for as long and have been riding on since birth, although I don't take that one anywhere near as fast, and I only do that when I'm driving alone. Everywhere else, I just set my cruise control at about five over the speed limit. :)
Ahh, well, I suppose that's not too bad, then. When you mentioned back roads, I immediately thought of the roads in West Virginia (my home when I'm not at college). If you've never been there, the country is beautiful, but the roads can be incredibly twisting. Hairpin curves are not especially uncommon. You *would* have to be insane to drive 120 on them. :) |
