Heine: Look at Speed Limit Steve here, can we drive at least 45 on the highway?
Koup: Hit the bike lane and go around him...
Koup: Hit the bike lane and go around him...
by Keynalla December 17, 2006
Get the Speed Limit Steve mug.by Somebody who thinks of lame jokes March 8, 2008
Get the Speed limit of sex mug.The speed at which a cop won't pull you over in Michigan. Usually 5-10mph over the posted speed limit on main roads and 15-20mph over the posted speed limit on highways. If you don't maintain this speed you will have a line of cars behind you, each within three feet of the car in front of them. If you feel like driving under the posted speed limit and the weather conditions are anywhere near decent, then you better just pull over and let people pass you.
Mike: Hey dude, you're going way too fast, slow it down.
Nick: Naw it's alright, the Michigan speed limit on this road is 65.
Mike: Yeah I know, but you're doin' 90.
Nick: Oh. Yeah I should probably back off.
Nick: Naw it's alright, the Michigan speed limit on this road is 65.
Mike: Yeah I know, but you're doin' 90.
Nick: Oh. Yeah I should probably back off.
by WastingDaylight August 5, 2010
Get the Michigan speed limit mug.An arbitrarily set 'maximum legal speed of travel' that is almost always disobeyed, except in horrible conditions. However, even then, you'll find some still ignoring it. Nonetheless, only the latter in dangerous, and speed limits serve little purpose aside from bringing in revenue. Used also as an excuse for stupid drivers to be able to stay on the road as long as they 'obey the law'. Remember, speed doesn't kill people, people kill people. Aggressive drivers tend to speed a lot but not all speeders are aggressive. The autobahn in Germany has a lesser accident rate than almost every US highway and this includes many out of country drivers (Austria mostly) that are far more dangerous. Out in the midwest, people are usually more laid back, so they drive closer to the limit (though usually slightly above still).
In the east and west, people are usually going 10-15 above (sometimes more in areas with even lower limits). This is great for city and state coffers because people who are only going 5-10 above the usual traffic speed (often to pass) are ticketed for 20, sometimes 25 over the limit. It's also a very easy way to profile certain groups because everyone is already speeding anyway. Realistic limits, or better yet, no speed limits might cause a few idiots to run off the road, but most slow drivers AND fast drivers go the speed they do because they are not comfortable with any faster. Keep right unless you are passing or have nowhere else to drive.
So, next time you get pulled over, remember that you're just being taxed further. Unless of course, you were weaving through traffic like an asshole and really deserved it. However, most people ticketed are just average Joes attempting to get from point A to point B. There's little evidence that speed limits actually increase 'safety'. The assholes who cut people off and fail to use turn signals are the real danger, not speeders.
Also, 'enforcing' these limits is a waste of time, waste of our money, and a danger to police officers who sit on the median and the drivers who panic when they see them.
In the east and west, people are usually going 10-15 above (sometimes more in areas with even lower limits). This is great for city and state coffers because people who are only going 5-10 above the usual traffic speed (often to pass) are ticketed for 20, sometimes 25 over the limit. It's also a very easy way to profile certain groups because everyone is already speeding anyway. Realistic limits, or better yet, no speed limits might cause a few idiots to run off the road, but most slow drivers AND fast drivers go the speed they do because they are not comfortable with any faster. Keep right unless you are passing or have nowhere else to drive.
So, next time you get pulled over, remember that you're just being taxed further. Unless of course, you were weaving through traffic like an asshole and really deserved it. However, most people ticketed are just average Joes attempting to get from point A to point B. There's little evidence that speed limits actually increase 'safety'. The assholes who cut people off and fail to use turn signals are the real danger, not speeders.
Also, 'enforcing' these limits is a waste of time, waste of our money, and a danger to police officers who sit on the median and the drivers who panic when they see them.
I went the speed limit because it was pouring rain.
50 mph? What the fuck? Should be more like 75 mph, AT LEAST.
50 mph? What the fuck? Should be more like 75 mph, AT LEAST.
by Shadow Creator January 11, 2008
Get the speed limit mug.Refers to a driver who insists on driving only at the speed limit and no faster, regardless of the current driving conditions or lane. Usually encountered when one is late or in a hurry. Variant of the term Speed Demon.
by Winston Zedimore February 22, 2005
Get the Speed Limit Demon mug.Commonly seen on highways, it is when someone drives 10-20 kilometers above the speed limit or more, depending on how much ice is on the road.
When not driving this limit the hundreds of drivers that pass you will look at you sternly or think you are crazy for driving too slow. If you are lucky enough you may even get the highway salute. Changing lanes without checking or signalling usually coincides with driving at this speed.
When not driving this limit the hundreds of drivers that pass you will look at you sternly or think you are crazy for driving too slow. If you are lucky enough you may even get the highway salute. Changing lanes without checking or signalling usually coincides with driving at this speed.
"Look at that jackass driving the Alberta speed limit! No wonder my insurance is 300 dollars more a month here."
"I got to get to Tim Hortons man. I'll be driving the Alberta speed limit to beat the rush."
"Had to do that yesterday so I wasn't late for work, but an alberta road block screwed me over."
"The Alberta speed limit makes trips from Red Deer to Edmonton feel like only an hour."
"It was only an hour dumbass, you were going 140."
"I got to get to Tim Hortons man. I'll be driving the Alberta speed limit to beat the rush."
"Had to do that yesterday so I wasn't late for work, but an alberta road block screwed me over."
"The Alberta speed limit makes trips from Red Deer to Edmonton feel like only an hour."
"It was only an hour dumbass, you were going 140."
by The Western October 29, 2010
Get the Alberta speed limit mug.1. A series of antiquated historical markers posted along federally and state maintained roads and highways displaying speeds commonly traveled in those places during the 1950’s.
2. Posted warnings suggesting minimum safe traveling speeds on United States interstate highways.
3. A single “local” sign with unusually small print posting a shockingly low limit. Used by small towns to supplement income, this sign is typically placed precisely at the town limit behind a large bush or other larger sign as a “speed transition point” on rural highways of much higher speed. (to find the secret speed limit sign, look roadside for the projecting front end of the police cruiser pointed in the direction you are currently traveling)
--Speed limit signs are still in black and white as there have been no real reasons to bother updating them to color since most people no longer use them.
2. Posted warnings suggesting minimum safe traveling speeds on United States interstate highways.
3. A single “local” sign with unusually small print posting a shockingly low limit. Used by small towns to supplement income, this sign is typically placed precisely at the town limit behind a large bush or other larger sign as a “speed transition point” on rural highways of much higher speed. (to find the secret speed limit sign, look roadside for the projecting front end of the police cruiser pointed in the direction you are currently traveling)
--Speed limit signs are still in black and white as there have been no real reasons to bother updating them to color since most people no longer use them.
A> "Did you see the speed limit sign just now, it said 55 miles per hour"
B> "If we ACTUALLY GO 55mph on the Beltway we will get KILLED."
B> "If we ACTUALLY GO 55mph on the Beltway we will get KILLED."
by Full Nondisclosure October 3, 2006
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