rant: SFU

hikin

so im driving up to school today, and cruising along at about 60 up the hill and i get past that last corner (the one after the 4 way intersection at the top) and what do i see? the sfu speed patrol or whatever they're called.

the sign at the bottom of that curve clearly states 50km, so ok i admit i was breaking the speed limit by a whole 10k, but considering i was keeping pace with the friggin 145, i dont think it was too bad.

so i get to the top near the security office where there is a 30km speed limit sign and what do i see? two people in yellow security jackets and a speed sign telling me i'm going double the speed limit (60km/h) even though i havent reached that 30km an hour sign yet.

i naturally slow down after seeing them and putt along at 40km untill i hit the sign and then reduce to 30km. what do i see in my rear view? those assholes writing my plate number down.

the last time i got written up for "speeding" at school was for driving 55 downhill just near the residence entrance (past westmall parking). its friggin stupid cause i swear the bus was doing 70km and was way infront of me.

apparently if you rack up 3 "speed warnings" you will loose your parking privellages at school?

this is BS...

rant over.

JC

JayDub

I really hate the SFU rent-a-cops, they can go suck a nut, they have no jurisdiction over me. Those tickets they give out mean nothing in the real world. When I drive by them I purposely speed because they cannot pull me over and even if they tried I wouldn't stop because it is not a criminal offence.

I always go 80km/h around that corner and then continue doing so through the 30km/h zone and through the rotunda.

hikin

same with me man, i hit 140-160 regularly down hill and uphill usually do 80-100 cause if you dont u most likely get flipped off for not going the flow of traffic.

JayDub

No 140-160 downhill is more than excessive speeding, that is not even cool.

I don't understand how you got ticketed by security for going too fast. They can't do that to you, they don't have that jurisdiction.

bufli

lol thats harsh, next time stop and bitch at them ;)

hikin

140-160 is when im keeping pace with other cars going downhill. usually in the left lane. on average im doing 120 and i can take that final corner at the bottom at around 90-100.

need to grip it in the second lane and pull a bit into the shoulder but can make it nonetheless.

but usually around areas with lots of people i only do 50-60 tops

JayDub

Or you could not drive like an idiot, use the break, drive somewhat closer to the speed limit and take the corner at 70 like you are supposed to.

IVT

JayDub;24745 said:

Or you could not drive like an idiot, use the break, drive somewhat closer to the speed limit and take the corner at 70 like you are supposed to.

JayDub;24714 said:

I always go 80km/h around that corner and then continue doing so through the 30km/h zone and through the rotunda.

baby e

Hahaa I sped by them doing about 100....i highly doubt they could even see my plate number with me going that fast.

Agentbob

Wait...wait...140-160km/h down a freakin' hill? Jeez, I can't even go 70 down a hill without freaking out. I feel old.

JayDub

*Quoting IVT post*

It's true, I may go fast there but I at that speed in that location I do not need to be gripping the wheel as tight as I can and driving on the shoulder to make it.

DaNoobie

except you do it at a corner where theres more likely to have students walking

hikin

i think theres a little misunderstanding.

i dont actually grip the steering wheel as tight as i can. by "grip" i meant a driving method/style called "grip racing/driving".

fwd cars have a tendency to understeer and although grip driving is more designed for AWD and 4WD cars, you can still utilize the same technique with a fwd car. just like a rear wheel drive would utilize its oversteering capabilties to pull a "drift" through that same corner.

the reason why its required that u pull slightly into the shoulder is because you need to take the corner some what tighter so that the car can pull itself through the corner. the corner itself is designed fairly weird in that there is a slight bump and then a dip prior to entering the corner which throws u off a bit before entering the corner. this results in a weight shift in the car and requires that i pull a bit tighter into the corner. when the front wheels enter the corner, if the angle/geometry is correct you can accelerate to pull the rear half of the body through the rest of the corner. ideally if there were no cars around i'd transition from the left lane into the right as i pass through the corner but there are usually people around so i cant do that.

the shoulder is approximately 2-3 meters wide and i'm only pulling about 2 feet into it max. the white line rides on the inside of my right side tires.

btw this is at the corner at the bottom of the hill near the left turn lights to hit broadway. not the corner at the top where people walk and stuff

i like hiking but i also like cars too =)

IVT

^someone plays Gran Tourismo too much

hikin

^i wish i had a playstation! gran turismo looks cool

mnb2

Mm.. I have to vote on "not clever". If requires that much technique to get around the corner, you're driving too fast. What if you slip up, or there's an unexpected obstacle, or the roads are a bit slippery...? Just because you can usually make it doesn't mean yours, or someone else's luck won't run out someday... the idea is to leave a bit of room for error if something goes horribly wrong.

As for those speed control guys...I speed past them all the time... they haven't given me any tickets yet. Of course, not at RIDICULOUS speeds. *cough*

hikin

mnb2;24801 said:

Mm.. I have to vote on "not clever". If requires that much technique to get around the corner, you're driving too fast. What if you slip up, or there's an unexpected obstacle, or the roads are a bit slippery...? Just because you can usually make it doesn't mean yours, or someone else's luck won't run out someday... the idea is to leave a bit of room for error if something goes horribly wrong.

As for those speed control guys...I speed past them all the time... they haven't given me any tickets yet. Of course, not at RIDICULOUS speeds. *cough*

point taken.

i have not actually gotten a ticket but i received a letter in the mail during my first year saying that i was travelling 55km in a 50km zone. i went to the parking services and asked the lady at the counter and she said that if i rack up three of those warning letters i'll loose my parking privileges at sfu?