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13/03/2007 18:38:15
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01202784
Message ID:
01203201
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>>>>>There would be screaming here if people were given speeding tickets based on elapsed time cameras, without being pulled over by a human being.
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>>>>The New Jersey Turnpike tried something like that many years ago. It wasn't a ticket, but you were handed a warning slip when you paid your toll when you got off. If you went from your point of entry where you received your toll stub to your exit point where you paid in less time than the miles between the point indicated, you got the "warning". They never did implement it with fines or anything. This was back in the '70's or '80's, I think.
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>>>As another Vette guy I am sure you abided by the speed limit all the way <g>.
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>>That was long before my 'Vette days, but of course, I *never* exceed the posted limit in the 'Vette. ;)
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>Excellent self-control. Just because you can go triple the speed limit doesn't mean you have to (nudge nudge, wink wink).
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>FWIW, and not to be used against me in a court of law (statute of limitations), the fastest I ever went was 128 mph somewhere on I-65 late at night. No other cars around, sober as a judge, just curious how much speed I could stand without getting nervous. The impressive thing was the car wasn't even breathing hard at ~4000 rpm.
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>No wonder I still twitch when I see a Corvette on the road.

128 is nothing, my '73 can even do better than that (135-140). The '97 does way better, I've had it up over 150 and there was still plenty of power left at that, and it seems like it's glued to the road (unlike the '73). Of course, that's all theoretical, you know. <s>
Fred
Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP

foxcentral.net
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