1. Yes, it's easy enough.

2. Double yes, and full inspection to boot.

The OP admitted breaking the law (speeding). I have no sympathy.

If you are speeding on unfamiliar roads with viability less than your stopping distance (Which lets face it it was, because you should be able to see the fact the road ends or if applicable the stop lines), in my opinion should shouldn't have your licence.

Seriously? You've never sped in your entire life? Not even once? By even just 1-2 miles per hour? If you answer No, you've never sped, I'm calling you a liar. Everyone goes over the speed limit once in a while, no matter how hard you try. It might be because some idiot cuts you off and your blood pressure goes up and you unconsciously press down on the gas pedal a little bit in response, or maybe you're desperately late for that doctors appointment and you go a bit faster to make it on time. Whatever the reason, it's pretty much impossible to never speed at least once or twice in your life.

I've never landed in someone's driveway or almost hit their house, and I'm going to jump the gun and say Yacoby probably hasn't either. Reckless driving is reckless driving, regardless of the posted speed limits. I don't know how they teach driving in the States, but in the UK and Europe in general the rule-of-thumb is that you should only drive as fast as your visibility and stopping distance allows. I'm just glad this isn't a thread with a title like, "OMG I just ran someone over, what do I do now???" :shrug:

And in my experience, shaving a few minutes off your travel time by speeding is not going to make much difference to anything, except increase the likelihood of causing a serious accident.

I'm not denying that what the OP did was reckless. It was, very much so, but given the fact that the Stop sign was hidden(and yes, I do believe that part, living in the backwoods of Maryland, I see this all the time), and the fact it was apparently on a hill, I can see going flying over it. And lets not forget, that going 60 on a 55mph road is, while technically speeding, nothing that a cop will pull you over for(Not sure how many of you are familiar wit hit, but generally cops abide by a 5mph leeway rule, where they won't pull you over if you're going within 5 mph over of the speed limit). So Yacoby saying that just because he sped he should lose his license(or just never have it all because he was driving faster then he had the visibility to stop for) is ridiculous. Everyone makes mistakes once in a while, I did some pretty reckless things in my youth, but I learned from them and am now a very safe driver and quite the stickler for the law(regardless, I still end up speeding every once in a great while, it's inevitable). Just getting tired of seeing the negative responses in the thread. I imagine the OP is already shaken over the incident, and realizes what he did was wrong and doesn't need us to berate him further for it.

Intentionally? Not really :shrug: I have done so by accident quite a lot though. However, it was not only the speed that was the issue.


No. Although hopefully we all agree that it is wrong to speed. My comments were not just about the speed. It was the lack of knowing the road and the visibility. If you can't stop in the distance between you seeing something and hitting it you are going far to fast (60mph is about 75m stopping distance), irrespective of the speed limit. Given that the OP totally missed the fact that the road ended I can only make one assumption.

There is a such thing as a blind intersection, and if he was driving in a tropical depression it would make that worse. On a side note...









Go ahead and speed. Go 100 miles an hour over the speed limit. Speed limits are for squares.

Granted, I don't know much about cars, but judging from how low it was in the picture I'd say call a mechanic and check it out, further damage seems likely to me, I could be wrong, but I'd still advice you to check it out.

Of course it is wrong to speed, but nobody said it was wrong to go fast. :rolleyes:

There are actually times when speeding, is good for a car. Such as a car with a newly built engine, and you want to really heat it up to make sure that there's nothing wrong with it that might have to be fixed. When I finished building my Mach 1's Engine from the ground up, I sped all over the place. Though it was mostly during the night, as there wasn't as many cars, I did speed quite a bit to check out the engine and make sure I did everything right.

Ah, that brings back some of them thar days, rollin' at 130 on the highway .

I was going 5 miles over the speed limit. That is not speeding, that is the accepted buffer. Had I been drunk, or something that actually you know, mattered, I could understand the "you broke the law, I have no sympathy" quote, but we are talking about going 5 miles over the speed limit here. What are you, 15?



There are no "stop lines" and the road slanted upwards on intersection.

If you're just looking to rant, go somewhere else. Saying that someone shouldn't have their license for going 5 miles over the speed limit just makes you look like a huge tool bag. You make declarations in a situation you know little about. Stop dragging my topic off base, you moron. I'm looking for car advice, not a rant from a picked on teenager.

Look, the point of my ranting is this.

I spend 90% of my time behind the wheel. My truck is my office. Yes, I know there are 55 mph zones with stop signs and traffic lights on them. The point is, that the state when they ok the installation of a sign whether it is in a backwater town in the state of Indiana or in some rural area of NJ or NY don't approve "hidden" signs. I've been using a van/truck as an office for 10 years. I've only ever been in one car accident in those 10 years and I was not the cause of said accident. I was rear-ended by an old lady who should not have been driving in the first place. I've taken countless hours of defensive driving, I'm not a master of the roads, or an automotive champion but I do drive for a living.

His comment about the sign being hidden is crap. The sign was not hidden. The area may not have been kept up and had become over grown. Plus I'm almost positive that there were other indications that there was something ahead. Like lines on the road. Other signs indicating a dangerous intersection. But that is all moot.

The real issue is that whether the OP claims the sign was hidden or not is irrelevant to his running it and subsequent damage to his car. The fact is, the OP claims to have been in control of his vehicle when clearly he was not. IF the police had been involved he WOULD have been issued a summons for failure to stop, careless and reckless driving and would have more than likely gone to court. The judge would not allow the argument that, "The sign was hidden your honor." It doesn't matter. The sign was there and I'm sure there were other indications. I don't care about what links are posted. I've driven from one end of NJ to the other and have been on every conceivable road in this frickin' state. Not once have I ever encountered a "ninja" sign that I wasn't able to stop, yield or turn for. His argument is flawed and I do not care how he spins his story. He was NOT paying attention and should NOT have been going as fast as he was on a road he had never been on.

I have absolutely no sympathy for him or his car. Perhaps he should think about trading the 'vette in for something more his speed. A Civic should be sufficient.

Oh, and for the record. I never once stated I thought he was a street racer or speeder. I just feel he is wrong. Also, I have done incredibly stupid things driving. I once rear ended a car that caused a pile-up and then was sued by my then insurance company when I was 17. I've run red lights (just recently in Newark by Penn Station), stop signs, have been caught speeding. Also, yes, the OP posted to an INTERNET forum for help and advice. He got advice, he got help but he also got criticism for his actions. This is all part of the discussion. The fact that he can't seem to take the comments from me as well as others and has resorted to name calling also leads me to believe that he is not mature enough for the car. No one has taken your thread off base. They have however pointed out your errors and you can't seem to acknowledge the facts. It doesn't matter if you say there are no lines or the fact that their aren't any. YOU are in control of your vehicle YOU should be able to judge when something is amiss. YOU are at fault and are in the wrong when YOU can not maintain anything you learn in driver's ed. That however, is my opinion based off of this thread and those in this thread can take it for what it is or not. I really don't care. Because frankly, it isn't going ot change a damn thing.

I have never driven a car outside Europe, but it seems rather strange. In the Uk at least the speed limits are that. Same in Germany. You are unlikely to be stopped if you are within 10% of the limit, but there is nothing to say you won't be. (No one does 33mph past a speed camera in a 30 limit)

I am entitled to my opinions. Having an accident, which luckily no one was hurt, and not considering the fact that it had anything to do with your (possibly excessive) speed really gets me. A dead straight patch of road, fine, I wouldn't be bothered but if you couldn't have seen the top of the hill, why where you still doing over the speed limit at that point though?

That is why I said if applicable. In the Uk, all major roads are marked. Not quite so much in some areas of western Europe, but all major roads I have driven on are. (I have no clue on US road law)

Oh, and please leave off the insults

Something more my speed? Lets see you elaborate on that one? You know me from where again?

Now we all get it. It's the car isn't it? That seems to be your main motive for attacking me. Quite sorry I have something nice - no truly, I am. This is not part of the discussion. The discussion is on possible damage to my vehicle, not attacks on my character. I started working offshore at the age of 18 and I earned my belongings, not that that's any of your business. But I suppose my REAL question for you is how would a different vehicle at all change the situation? It doesn't change the situation.

And for the record, it's not a matter a maturity, it's the fact that you're dragging this off topic, criticizing me, making wild claims, when you don't know me, and you're just being all-around nasty.

You win - If I a simple forum topic is too much to ask, if you just INSIST on insulting me constantly when I came to you all for help, then so be it. I will PM a mod to lock this thread.



I apologize, the user names have started to run together. Surely you understand my frustration here.

Forum rules:

Before this goes over the line its locked.