In my experience living in a small town, the good ol boys are allowed to drive like maniacs, but the cops are up your ass the minute you're over the limit.
39 0 Replythey can sniff-out those out-of-state plates from miles away. they know you aren't likely to come back to hickville to fight that traffic ticket.
42 0 ReplyI'd heard this happened but I didn't believe it until I moved from Maine to Massachusetts and went back to visit for the first time. Got pulled over and ticketed for doing 59 in a 55, on a road I (and everyone else) used to drive 65 on every day. Only difference was the MA plates.
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Damn straight. Hillbilly douche bro blaring country music while driving his pickup at 55mph through downtown?
It's okay, I know his dad and they're good people.
Out of towners/poor people/"lesser stock"/or people they plain just don't like?
you didn't use your blinker long enough to signal. Sorry, nothing I can do about it, $200 fine.
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not true, you dont see (many) manuals in the US
40 12 ReplyReally? They're all over the place where I live. Not saying they're a majority, but maybe 10%, more out in the country
15 1 ReplyDefinitely a lot more out in the country than in the cities or even suburbs. 10% sounds about right.
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I got a 6 speed and my car isn’t even sold outside of North America. They’re coming back among enthusiasts
2 0 ReplyThe numbers are bizarre, I know some old sports cars had inversed gear sticks but r -> 2 looks weird, any car amateurs around to help?
Edit: Thanks! It's not weird! Maybe slightly unusual but that's all!
1 1 Replyuhh looks normal to me
i drive a 2009 alfa romeo 159
you have to lift a ring on the bottom of the shifter to get into reverse and then 1st on top left, 2nd below, 3rd top middle all the way to 6th bottom right
9 0 ReplyI think it's common for 4sp transmissions. 5sp less so since it makes more sense to put 5 and R on the same side of the H (unless it's a dogleg 5sp).
4 0 ReplyIt is pretty common to have R on the left, to avoid accidental shifts while car is in motion
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There's a town near me that pretty much exists as a speed trap. The road goes from 65 to 35 with no warning, and then back up to 50 in intervals.
26 0 ReplyI've got a road that goes from 45 to 25 to 35 to 25-school-zone almost quickly enough to see the next sign from the previous sign.
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